burn book

English

Etymology

From slang burn (“insult”) + book; first used in the 2004 film Mean Girls.

Pronunciation

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Noun

burn book (plural burn books)

  1. (slang) A book for writing unpleasant information about others.

See also

References

  • Aaron Peckham, Urban Dictionary: Fularious Street Slang Defined,[1] Andrews McMeel Publishing (2005), →ISBN, page 63.
  • Anastasia Goodstein, Totally Wired: What Teens and Tweens are Really Doing Online,[2] Macmillan (2006), →ISBN, page 89.
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