Old, dirty, and/or broken, discarded items ranging from bathroom shower curtain rings, to under-stuffed chairs with oily stains and animal hair, for sale. Items are displayed on blankets and folding tables inside of a garage, or on the driveway, and across the lawn. Common identifiers of a "yard sale" are lines of cars (old and new) parked with two wheels sinking into a neighbors' grass and women, usually in pairs, with big butts and wiggly arms, grabbing everything marked 50 cents. Cardboard signs directing drivers to the sale are seen for years after.
1. I answered the door and there was Judy from down the street. "Our street is having a multi-family yard sale, would you like to chip in for a newspaper ad?" said, Judy.
2. I bought my mattress at a yard sale and sprayed it with disinfectant.
2. I bought my mattress at a yard sale and sprayed it with disinfectant.
by Teresa Roberts Davis May 24, 2006
Get the yard salemug. An alibi often used to explain the origin of petty contraband. Often works because it is nearly impossible to disprove, plausible, and usually absolves the owner of guilt.
Officer: Son, mind explaining where you got those milk crates with 'Property of Milk Company' written on them?
Dude: Yard sale.
Officer: Dammit.
Dude: Yard sale.
Officer: Dammit.
by JamesXThompson December 26, 2006
Get the yard salemug. by KarTails July 9, 2010
Get the Yard Salemug. A term to describe a person or place that doesn't have their sh*t together, overall drama and too much to deal with. Or someone that has second hand ideas thinking they are original.
"Man i just got back from hanging out at Brenda's house...wow, sh*t was a YARD SALE! Looked like she hadn't cleaned the place in over a year!"
"...yeah that dude Dave is crazy his head is a straight up YARD SALE!"
"...yeah that dude Dave is crazy his head is a straight up YARD SALE!"
by DJ WHORES August 1, 2012
Get the Yard Salemug. A woman or man who is all over the place. They can be semi crazy or insane. They are all over the place when they talk or do things.
"I met this girl last night, but she was a Yard Sale. Talking about how she doesn't like bubble gum to how her mom sews kitten sweaters."
"She was so crazy her thoughts were everywhere like a damn Yard Sale."
"She was so crazy her thoughts were everywhere like a damn Yard Sale."
by Catfish13 January 6, 2012
Get the Yard Salemug. In lacrosse, one player stick-checks another, knocking his stick out of his hand. Usually followed up by a loud chorus of "YARD SALE!!!" or "Hey, how much for that stick?"
Player: "Dude, did you see that guy get Yard Saled?"
Player 1: "That guy just got wrecked!"
Player 2" "Hey, #43, how much for that stick?"
Player 1: "That guy just got wrecked!"
Player 2" "Hey, #43, how much for that stick?"
by FlamesOfThePhoenix May 1, 2010
Get the Yard Salemug. People place used household items, clothes, etc. in their yard and offer them for sale. Usually held on a week end, a "yard sale" often involves one, or a few families who pool their unwanted items to sell, often very cheaply.
Parallel term: "Yard saliing." To drive about from yard sale to yard sale.
Parallel term: "Yard saliing." To drive about from yard sale to yard sale.
I bought this sweater at a yard sale for a dollar and a half.
The Jones family are having their yard sale next week/
The Jones family are having their yard sale next week/
by Robert Allen August 29, 2003
Get the yard salemug.