swap meet
Americannoun
Usage
What does swap meet mean? A swap meet is a place, often physical but sometimes virtual, where vendors sell or exchange goods, typically secondhand.How is swap meet pronounced?[ swop meet ]
Etymology
Origin of swap meet
First recorded in 1960–65
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Example Sentences
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Turning a blind eye to infringing sellers at your swap meet is infringement.
From Slate • Nov. 28, 2025
“Can I ask you a question?” an immigration agent asked a man at the Santa Fe Springs swap meet.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025
Organization staff and volunteers fanned out across the Bakersfield area — to a Home Depot, a swap meet and other locations where the Border Patrol had been spotted.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2025
Perez recently bought a swap meet bootleg DVD of the 2001 evening labeled, “George Perez’s first time doing comedy.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2024
Jay found it at the swap meet a few weeks ago.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
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