thrifting

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounthrifting (uncountable)
  1. uncountableShopping for cheap items, as for example at a garage sale, flea market, or thrift shop.

    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.

    2007 April 29, Ruth La Ferla, “The Pack Rat Who Supplies the Scenic Illusion”, in New York Times
verb
  1. participlepresentpresent participle of thrift

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
thrift shopping

Origin

From thrift + -ing.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Dutch koopjesjagen
  • koopjesjagenShopping for cheap items
French chiner
  • chinerShopping for cheap items
Cite this entry
APA

thrifting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thrifting

MLA

“thrifting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thrifting. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thrifting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thrifting.

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