Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
flea market — UK US noun [C] COMMERCE ► a market where old or used goods are sold cheaply, usually outside: »Flea market operators worry that they may soon lose much of their business … Financial and business terms
flea market — flea markets N COUNT A flea market is an outdoor market which sells cheap used goods and sometimes also very old furniture … English dictionary
flea market — flea .market n a market where old or used goods are sold … Dictionary of contemporary English
flea market — flea ,market noun count a market where old things are sold at low prices … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
flea market — ► NOUN ▪ a street market selling second hand goods … English terms dictionary
flea market — 1917, especially in reference to the marché aux puces in Paris, so called because there are so many second hand articles sold of all kinds that they are believed to gather fleas. [E.S. Dougherty, In Europe, 1922] … Etymology dictionary
flea market — n. a bazaar, usually outdoors, dealing mainly in cheap, secondhand goods … English World dictionary
Flea market — Swap Meet redirects here. For CSI episode, see Swap Meet (CSI). Flea market in Hietalahdentori, Helsinki, Finland … Wikipedia
flea market — noun an open air street market for inexpensive or secondhand articles (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑open air market, ↑open air marketplace, ↑market square * * * noun, pl ⋯ kets [count] : a usually outdoor market in which old and used goods are sold * * … Useful english dictionary
flea market — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms flea market : singular flea market plural flea markets a market where old things are sold at low prices … English dictionary
flea market — {n. phr.} A place where antiques, second hand things, and cheap articles are sold, and especially one in the open air. * /The local antique dealers held a flea market and fair on the high school athletic field./ * /There are many outdoor flea… … Dictionary of American idioms
