Some interesting terms related to "Books".
Straight out of the WhatsApp inbox of Dr Shashi Tharoor.
Check how many of these you know...
1. Dog's Ear: While reading a book, when we get up, we fold the corner of the page we were reading. That is known as Dog's Ear.
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Straight out of the WhatsApp inbox of Dr Shashi Tharoor.
Check how many of these you know...
1. Dog's Ear: While reading a book, when we get up, we fold the corner of the page we were reading. That is known as Dog's Ear.
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2. Librocubicularist: The person who reads book lying on the bed.
3. Epeolatry: A person who worships words. Tries to string out the sweetness from every word. This is found mainly with Linguists.
4. Logophile: A person who is fascinated with words. e.g. Dr Shashi Tharoor
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3. Epeolatry: A person who worships words. Tries to string out the sweetness from every word. This is found mainly with Linguists.
4. Logophile: A person who is fascinated with words. e.g. Dr Shashi Tharoor
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5. Bibliosmia: The smell of old books.
6. Book bosomed: A person who cannot stay a moment without books.
7. Omnilegent: A person who reads all types of books without judging the subject.
8. BallyCumber: Books which are half read. These books are called BallyCumber.
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6. Book bosomed: A person who cannot stay a moment without books.
7. Omnilegent: A person who reads all types of books without judging the subject.
8. BallyCumber: Books which are half read. These books are called BallyCumber.
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9. Tsundoku: It's a Japanese word with no English equivalent. It means that after purchase the book was not opened even once.
10. Princep: The first printed copy of any book is called Princep.
11. Sesquipedalian: A word which has many Syllable such as ses/qui/pe/da/li/an.
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10. Princep: The first printed copy of any book is called Princep.
11. Sesquipedalian: A word which has many Syllable such as ses/qui/pe/da/li/an.
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12. Colophon: The spine of the book or where the publishers logo is seen.
13. Bibliclasm: To spoil a book knowingly.
14. Fascine: Part. 1st part, 2nd part etc. A book which is published in many parts such Encyclopedia Britannica, Oxford Dictionary etc.
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13. Bibliclasm: To spoil a book knowingly.
14. Fascine: Part. 1st part, 2nd part etc. A book which is published in many parts such Encyclopedia Britannica, Oxford Dictionary etc.
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15. Afficted: After reading a book if a person feels like crying at the end but is unable to do so, it is called afficted.
16. Bookklempt: When you've finished reading the last episode and you know that there's no other episode to read but you're unable to digest this truth.
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16. Bookklempt: When you've finished reading the last episode and you know that there's no other episode to read but you're unable to digest this truth.
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17. Chaptigue: The tired feeling which you get in the morning after reading a book for the whole night is known as Chaptigue.
18. Delitrium: The good feeling which you get from the smell of a newly purchased book.
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18. Delitrium: The good feeling which you get from the smell of a newly purchased book.
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19. Madgedy: Repeatedly reading a sad story and hoping that the end will be different.
20. Mehnertia: After reading a book for sometime and than reading it from the start all over again because you forgot what you were reading.
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20. Mehnertia: After reading a book for sometime and than reading it from the start all over again because you forgot what you were reading.
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21. Rageammed: When you advocate your friends to read a book which you liked and they inform you that they have already read the book and they did not like it. The feeling which you have at that moment is known as Rageammend
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22. Swapshame: When after reading a book for sometime you think that there was another book which you liked and you are in a dilemma which one to read first, this condition of yours is known as Swapshame.
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