thrifting
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thrifting
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From thrift + -ing.
noun
- Shopping 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.
verb
- present participle of thrift
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verb Shopping for cheap items
| Français | chiner |
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Talk about this word "thrifting." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/thrifting. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. thrifting. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/thrifting "thrifting." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/thrifting.
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@misc{thrifting_2026,
title = {thrifting},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thrifting},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
