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garage sale 

When people sell their old/used/worthless things on their front yard at bargain-basement prices. Called such because people often clear stuff out of their garage, put it on their front yard, and decide that instead of throwing it away, they may as well sell it.
If you add a "b" between the "r" and the second "a" in garage sale, you'll see what a garage sale really is.
garage sale by Rodney Basil December 22, 2003

garage sale 

n. When people who want to earn an extra buck throw their lameass crap on their front lawn and ask people to buy it for slighty over what they paid it for. These events are usually frequented by wordold people/word, wordsoccer moms/word, and wordcheapskates/word.
Garage sales usually smell like old people and antiques. I didn't even know antigues smelled until I went to a garage sale.
garage sale by Stuff It August 29, 2003

garage sale 

In canoeing, a difficult stretch where the inexperienced frequently capsize.

This term makes more sense applied to canoing where there are boatloads of gear than in skiing where the gear strewn is limited to skiis, poles, and maybe a hat.
We should be at the garage sale rapids before noon.
garage sale by mandingoe May 24, 2004

garage sale 

The act of a skiier wiping out big time. Usually classified by the uncontrolled flailing and loss of poles and skis.
The skiier who thought he was hot shit garage saled big time in the middle of the trail.
garage sale by AcR August 29, 2003

garage sale 

Sociological term: A method by which people of the 20th and 21st century transferred unwanted items around from one house to the next.
She bought a pogo stick at a garage sale last Spring and sold it at her own garage sale the next Spring.
garage sale by annieannieannie October 28, 2003

garage sale 

Usually used in snow skiing or snowboarding. When a rider has a horrible wipe-out with clothing and gear spread all over the slope, looking like a yard sale.
Man! Bob just made a huge yardsale going down the black diamond
garage sale by the brehmander August 31, 2003