yard sale

yard sale
 n.— Â«On the other hand, goggles can be a pain, tend to fog up at the wrong moments and are just another piece of hardware to recover after a “yard sale” type fall.» â€”“Re: ski goggles” by grr@cbmvax.commodore.com (George Robbins) Usenet: rec.skiing Jan. 3, 1991. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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