Meanings
plural jumble sales
- IrelandUKA sale of used goods by individuals operating tables or stalls, usually held indoors and open to the public.
1 more example
Today's children at Christmas-time take a cast-off toy to the Toy Service held in many churches, and it is a pretty sight to watch those tiny mites clutching their toys and parting from them. However, it has been said that they should take one which they really love, otherwise it is no sacrifice. What busy-bodies some of these grown-ups are! Do they send off their best clothes to the local jumble sale?
1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 35
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian бит-пазар
- бит-пазар (bit-pazar)sale of used goods by individuals operating tables or stalls
French brocante
- brocantesale of used goods by individuals operating tables or stalls
Irish margadh mangarae
- margadh mangaraesale of used goods by individuals operating tables or stalls
Italian mercatino, mercato delle pulci
- mercatinosale of used goods by individuals operating tables or stalls
- mercato delle pulcisale of used goods by individuals operating tables or stalls
Māori hoko hanumi
- hoko hanumisale of used goods by individuals operating tables or stalls
Norwegian Bokmål loppemarked
- loppemarkedsale of used goods by individuals operating tables or stalls
Polish wyprzedaż rzeczy używanych
- wyprzedaż rzeczy używanychsale of used goods by individuals operating tables or stalls
Cite this entry
jumble sale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jumble%20sale
“jumble sale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jumble%20sale. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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