garbage stale

What the printed plastic sign actually reads when you purchase it at the hardware/department store; this truly represents what many of the typical household-surplus provenders are attempting to pawn off on others over the weekend. Prior to posting the sign, people have to make a neat horizontal cut underneath the "r", and two vertical cuts --- one between the "r" and the "b", and the other between the "s" and the "t" --- and then slide the two halves of the sign together one letter's width to cover those two pesky "revealing letters" and form a new (and deceitful!) message.

Be on the lookout for staples and tape holding the "garbage stale" sign together, if you want to determine what those sidewalk-shysters are **really** selling.

by QuacksO September 23, 2017

garbage sale

What a garage sale really is. It's where you sell your left over garbage for less than 20 dollars, unless you're a cheapskate.

The neighbors just cleaned out their house, and are now having a garbage sale.

by Alexi August 31, 2003

garage sale trail

The path most consumer technology takes, from gee wiz. to so what, to make an offer. In other words technology will become quickly outdated and lose most of its value. The rule of the garage sale trail is a curse to the first owner but a blessing for the next owner.

The rule of the garage sale trail makes a $1,000 tv worth $50 in 5 years.

by knowman December 20, 2011

garage sale masochism

A savagely uncontrollable addiction to garage sales that can lead to self-destruction.

He compulsively loaded up the car with so much shit that he couldn’t see out to drive, thanks to his garage sale masochism.

by Dr Bunnygirl January 9, 2019

garage sale

a way to show the world how quickly you give up on hobbies

1: this is a nice baseball bat, where did you get it?
2: i used to play but i gave up so now i'm selling it for two cents

by christin September 6, 2003

midnight garage sale

Breaking and entering late night into someone's garage, and taking what one wants while the owners are asleep.

Seen in the Tilly and the Wall song "Nights of the Living Dead":
"We've got a bottle of wine, a fresh pack of smokes.
We're going to end up screaming about some midnight garage sale."

by Dresdenburning November 23, 2006

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.

by Rodney Basil December 22, 2003