Junk shop

Junk shop

A junk shop is a retail store that sells secondhand goods cheaply. A low-quality antique shop may be bordering on a junk shop.

See also

* Bric-a-brac
* Flea market
* Charity shop

External links

* [http://nymag.com/urban/guides/bestofny/shopping/BONY2001_shopping_junk_shop.htm Best of New York — Junk Shop]


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  • Junk shop — Junk Junk, n. [Pg. junco junk, rush, L. juncus a bulrush, of which ropes were made in early ages. Cf. {Junket}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Pieces of old cable or old cordage, used for making gaskets, mats, swabs, etc., and when picked to pieces, forming… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • junk shop — n a shop that buys and sells old furniture, clothes etc …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • junk shop — ► NOUN informal ▪ a shop selling second hand goods or inexpensive antiques …   English terms dictionary

  • junk shop — junk ,shop noun count a store that buys and sells inexpensive used things, especially things that are broken, very old, or of low quality …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • junk shop — noun a shop that sells cheap secondhand goods • Hypernyms: ↑shop, ↑store * * * junk shop noun A shop where assorted second hand bric à brac is sold • • • Main Entry: ↑junk * * * junk shop UK US noun [cou …   Useful english dictionary

  • junk shop — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms junk shop : singular junk shop plural junk shops a shop that buys and sells used things such as furniture, books, or pictures …   English dictionary

  • junk-shop —  Shop where second hand articles (usu. cheap and shoddy) are sold (e.g. furniture) …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • junk shop — /ˈdʒʌŋk ʃɒp/ (say jungk shop) noun a shop selling second hand goods, especially of inferior quality …  

  • junk shop — A building or room in which junk is sold. Duluth v Bloom, 55 Minn 97, 56 NW 580 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • junk shop — noun informal a shop selling second hand goods or inexpensive antiques …   English new terms dictionary

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