why is a fleamarket named fleamarket?

[tychicus81]

why is a fleamarket named fleamarket?

[u_sux_cow]

beacause mexicans go there n they have fleas

[starlite90]

Beacuse Fleas shop there LOL

[hotclaws]

used to sell old clothes which were full of fleas Eeewww

[Joe the answer man]

"The original flea market is likely to be the Marché aux puces of Saint-Ouen, Seine-Saint-Denis, in the northern suburbs of Paris, a large, long-established outdoor bazaar, one of four in Paris, that earned their name from the flea-infested clothing and rags sold there. "































en.wikipedia.org

[blewz4u]

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[rehobothbeachgui]

flea marketA market, usually held outdoors, where used goods and antiques are sold. For example, We picked up half of our furniture at flea markets. The term is a direct translation of the French marché aux puces and presumably implies that some of the used clothes and furniture might be flea-infested.

[marchand198]

Two theories: The first `flea market' may have been New York's raucous Fly Market, a fixture in Lower Manhattan from before the American Revolution until around 1816, the `Fly' came from the Dutch name for the market, `Vly' or `Vlie,' which meant `valley,' and was pronounced, you guessed it, `flea.' Voila, `flea market.' Maybe.The other -- and most likely -- theory, originates in Paris, where Le Marche aux Puces ("market of the fleas") was an early version of the outlet shopping mall. The market took its name from the partly humorous, partly accurate assumption that the market's ragtag goods more than likely were infested with fleas. The phrase "flea market" first appeared in English in the 1920s and probably was a simplified translation of the French market's name.

[neesha s]

because the prices are as small as a flea

[trickymickey]

these were sheds that used to store imported wood and fleeces, which were then sold on to the public, obviously these fleeces and wood contained all types of insects so these sheds were commonly known as fleamarkets.