thrifting

Etymology

From thrift + -ing.

thrifting means shopping for cheap items, as for example at a garage sale, flea market, or thrift shop. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.

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.”