yard sale
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[edit]yard sale (plural yard sales)
- (US) A sale of used household goods held on the seller's own premises.
- Synonyms: garage sale, tag sale, rummage sale
- (sports) The state of a skier, snowboarder, skateboarder, cyclist, etc. and their equipment after a severe crash, laid out across the ground like items in a yard sale.
- 2019 December 9, “The 2019 Outsiders of the Year”, in Outside[1]:
- Pro athletes are expected to be Very Online. Some polish their profiles to a high shine; Courtney rides her own line. There are the obligatory golden-hour shots, but her Insta also has quirky strength-training videos and footage of total yard sales—like her endoing on a training ride this spring.
- 2021 February 16, Charlie Berens and DudeDad, The 5 People on the Ski Slopes:
- No yard sales on my watch!
- (sports, by extension) A notable fall during a sports activity, such as trail running.
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[edit]- (sports): ragdoll