flea

IPA: fɫˈi

A small, wingless, parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera, renowned for its bloodsucking habits and jumping abilities.
(derogatory) A thing of no significance.

(transitive) To remove fleas from (an animal).
Obsolete spelling of flay [(transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To cause to fly; put to flight; drive off (by frightening).]

Examples of "flea" in Sentences

John Donahoe what was it you call the flea market crowd?
They ridiculed them for pursuing what they called a flea circus.
Jewish culture in flea markets, used records stores, and auctions all over.
They occasionally escape from headquarters or get distracted by discarded e-brains they find in flea markets.
Inside you'll find a scene he characterizes as a flea market, with individuals bidding on big cats for "canned hunts."
Pirate VCDs of Lord of the Rings are already for sale in flea-markets in the UK (and hence are presumably available for download on Morpheus and Gnutella).
Counterfeiters and duplicators snap them up and hours later, faithful copies, often complete with look-alike packaging, are being peddled on street corners and in flea-markets.
But the Recording Industry Assn. of America and the Motion Picture Assn. of America say they sometimes need to use subterfuge as they pursue bootleggers in flea markets and on the Internet.