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tsundoku
TSOON-do-koo · noun · informal
Buying manga and books you never actually read
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Definitions
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The habit of acquiring reading material and letting it pile up unread; a knowing joke among manga collectors.
“My tsundoku pile of unread volumes now has its own shelf.”
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tsundoku In A Sentence
My tsundoku pile of unread volumes now has its own shelf.
Origin & Usage
Japanese 積ん読 (tsundoku), a pun on 'pile up' and 'read'.
People Also Ask
What does tsundoku mean?
It is the habit of buying books or manga and letting them pile up unread.
Where does the word tsundoku come from?
It comes from Japanese 積ん読 (tsundoku), a pun combining 'pile up' and 'read'.
Is tsundoku a negative term?
Not really. It is used as a knowing, self-aware joke among collectors about their growing pile of unread volumes.
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