swap meet

noun

: a gathering for the sale or barter of usually secondhand objects

Examples of swap meet in a Sentence

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The chicken spot’s mascot is a rubber chicken, an ode to the rubber chicken the company's founders bought at a swap meet, the company told USA TODAY on April 16. Saleen Martin, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026 Crystal and Jackie move over to a nearby high-school gym, where a group of people have set up a swap meet of sorts called the Funderdome. Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2026 Bo came up to me that day and said, ‘Our department’s going to a swap meet. Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026 The site for many years was home to a drive-in theater and a weekend swap meet. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for swap meet

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of swap meet was in 1965

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“Swap meet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swap%20meet. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.

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