Why do we call it a flea market?

Question

Why do we call it a flea market?

Answer 1

Va va va voom!    

I like pears.

I get excited when it rains.

July follows June.

I'm going to be in bed my midnight tonight.

Answer 2

You can't buy ticks and bugs cheaper anywhere else.

Answer 3

because the hobos that sell stuff thats been in their basement for 15 years have fleas.....lol j/k  Flea market comes from the French marché aux puces, a name originally given to a market in Paris. The fleas were thought to be in the goods, because they were of the kind to attract vermin. The earliest English use dates from 1922

Answer 4

It is a large, long-established outdoor bazaar, one of four in Paris. They earned their name from the flea-infested clothing and rags sold there. From the late 17th century, the makeshift open-air market in the town of Saint-Ouen began as temporary stalls and benches among the fields and market gardens where ragpickers exchanged their findings for a small sum.

Answer 5

*tesco* was already taken

Answer 6

Last weekend, my son asked my husband and I this Q. My husband replied because they sell items like blankets that have fleas on them.lol.

Answer 7

bcoz theyre usually full of smelly unhygienic scavs looking to pickpocket people