flea market

flea market

A typically outdoor market or bazaar where sundry goods, antiques, household items, or trinkets are sold, bartered, or traded. Possibly from the French marché aux puces, a name given to an outdoor market in Paris where second-hand goods were sold. I love our town's local flea market— you never know what you might find there!
See also: flea, market
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

flea market

A market, usually held outdoors, where used goods and antiques are sold. For example, We picked up half of our furniture at flea markets. The term is a direct translation of the French marché aux puces and presumably implies that some of the used clothes and furniture might be flea-infested. [1920s]
See also: flea, market
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
See also:
  • sundry
  • all and sundry
  • barter with
  • barter for
  • bits and pieces
  • any (one) worth (one's) salt
  • bits and bobs
  • keel over
  • Who wears the trousers?
  • young man
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Flea market at Al Majaz Waterfront gains popularity
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