Thrifting

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Shopping for cheap items, as for example at a garage sale, flea market, or thrift shop. uncountable

    "Chiding himself for his incessant shopping, he explained that the playful Greek hunting scene that hangs above his mantel was unearthed during one of his frequent thrifting trips to upstate New York."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle of thrift form-of, participle, present

Synonyms

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thrift shopping

Example

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"Chiding himself for his incessant shopping, he explained that the playful Greek hunting scene that hangs above his mantel was unearthed during one of his frequent thrifting trips to upstate New York."

Etymology

From thrift + -ing.

Related phrases

flea marketgarage sale

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