The Garage Sale Dictionary:
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Yard Sale: (American heritage dictionary)
n. A sale of used or unwanted household goods, personal items, bric-a-brac, etc., typically held in one's garage or yard. Also called tag sale, yard sale.
[Origin: 1960–65, American]
Yard Sale: (urbandictionary.com)
When a skier or snowboarder eats it on the slopes and loses all of their gear. If a skier loses his skies, poles, hat, goggles, and anything else, shout "YARD SALE" from the ski lift above him.
"While the skier denied that he lost his skis and poles in the fall, everyone that saw it knew that in reality his fall was a classic yard sale"
Garage Sale: (wordnet)
n. an outdoor sale of used personal or household items held on the seller's premises
Garage Sale: (urbandictionary.com)
A peculiarly middle-to-lower class phenomenon where the children of a household sell all their parents belongings at the weekend claiming poverty.
It works well on two levels for the children as:
1) they get the proceeds of the sale and
2) they get a pocket money raise because the parents feel guilty for not giving them enough pocket money in the first place
Rummage Sale: (American Heritage Dictionary)
n.
1. A sale of assorted secondhand objects contributed by donors to raise money for a charity.
2. A sale, especially of unclaimed or excess goods, as at a warehouse or wharf.
Tag Sale: (American Heritage Dictionary)
n.
A sale of used household belongings, with prices typically marked on labels affixed to the items.
Tag Sale: (urbandictionary.com)
An east coast version of a garage sale. A sale put on by one or more houses in a neighborhood in which you sell belongings no longer used in the house.
"Every time my dad sees a sign for a tag sale, he buys a whole lot more crap that no one wants."
Flea Market: (American Heritage Dictionary of idioms)
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]
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n. A sale of used or unwanted household goods, personal items, bric-a-brac, etc., typically held in one's garage or yard. Also called tag sale, yard sale.
[Origin: 1960–65, American]
Yard Sale: (urbandictionary.com)
When a skier or snowboarder eats it on the slopes and loses all of their gear. If a skier loses his skies, poles, hat, goggles, and anything else, shout "YARD SALE" from the ski lift above him."While the skier denied that he lost his skis and poles in the fall, everyone that saw it knew that in reality his fall was a classic yard sale"
Garage Sale: (wordnet)
n. an outdoor sale of used personal or household items held on the seller's premises
Garage Sale: (urbandictionary.com)
A peculiarly middle-to-lower class phenomenon where the children of a household sell all their parents belongings at the weekend claiming poverty. It works well on two levels for the children as: 1) they get the proceeds of the sale and 2) they get a pocket money raise because the parents feel guilty for not giving them enough pocket money in the first place
Rummage Sale: (American Heritage Dictionary)
n. 1. A sale of assorted secondhand objects contributed by donors to raise money for a charity. 2. A sale, especially of unclaimed or excess goods, as at a warehouse or wharf.
Tag Sale: (American Heritage Dictionary)
n. A sale of used household belongings, with prices typically marked on labels affixed to the items.
Tag Sale: (urbandictionary.com)
An east coast version of a garage sale. A sale put on by one or more houses in a neighborhood in which you sell belongings no longer used in the house.
"Every time my dad sees a sign for a tag sale, he buys a whole lot more crap that no one wants."
Flea Market: (American Heritage Dictionary of idioms)
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]
