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bibliosnitch en · NOUN

Etymology

From biblio- + snitch, from snitch (“thief”).

Meanings

1. Someone who does not return books after borrowing them.
   • Are You a Bibliosnitch ? 1931, British Books - Volume 134:
   • BIBLIOSNITCH: THIS BOOK IS LOANED YOU. READER. TO AMUSE. TO READ, TO TEACH, TO STUDY, NOT ABUSE. DON'T DOG ITS EARS... 1900, William Harrison Ainsworth, The star-chamber:
   • So she was an unregenerate bibliosnitch with jockocratic tendencies. Is anyone Perfect? 2003, J. V. Blovian, Chez Vicalle: A Comedy of Rational Sexuality, page 40:

Forms

Synonyms

biblioklept