Stories Collected While Living in France

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Brocanting Isn’t a Word, I Made it Up.

Lunch after “Brocanting”
Brocante is a French word for an upscale flea market, and some brocantes border on antique markets. I borrowed the word and turned it into an English verb—brocanting—to describe spending the day wandering through brocantes, hunting for unique treasures.
It has a good ring to it.

Did you go brocanting last Sunday?

I certainly did go brocanting last Sunday!

Brocanting (Franglais, n./v.) — To spend the day exploring brocantes and collecting stories, antiques, and curiosities

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One response to “Brocanting Isn’t a Word, I Made it Up.”

  1. georgeanne

    And now a legion of fans, readers and followers use it as part of our every day lexicon. Going forward I will give proper credit -citation -to the inventor of this wonderfully evocative word-and I am glad to say those that know- KNOW!

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