"jumble sale" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: jumble sales [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} jumble sale (plural jumble sales)
  1. (UK, Ireland) A sale of used goods by individuals operating tables or stalls, usually held indoors and open to the public. Tags: Ireland, UK Hypernyms: sale Coordinate_terms: autojumble, boot sale, boot fair, car boot sale, flea market, swap meet, yard sale, garage sale, junk shop, w:antique mall Translations (sale of used goods by individuals operating tables or stalls): бит-пазар (bit-pazar) [masculine] (Bulgarian), brocante [feminine] (French), ჩალის ფასად გაყიდვა (čalis pasad gaq̇idva) (Georgian), margadh mangarae [masculine] (Irish), mercatino (Italian), mercato delle pulci [masculine] (Italian), hoko hanumi (Māori), loppemarked [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), wyprzedaż rzeczy używanych [feminine] (Polish)

Inflected forms

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