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Internet Slang
booktok
· noun · internet
TikTok's reader corner — the algorithm-powered engine selling out backlist romance and fantasy.
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The book-recommendation subculture on TikTok. Crying-over-a-paperback videos, tier lists, trope rants, smut warnings. Single creator hyping a midlist book has been enough to send it back to print — Colleen Hoover, Sarah J. Maas and the dark romance wave all owe it dinner.
“I bought it because booktok wouldn't shut up about it and yeah, fair, they were right.”
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booktok In A Sentence
I bought it because booktok wouldn't shut up about it and yeah, fair, they were right.
Origin & Usage
Portmanteau of 'book' + 'TikTok'. Exploded during 2020 lockdowns and reshaped publishing's bestseller charts.
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