Skip to main content

Read Possession 

The percentage of time you actually read during study hours.
Dani: "So, did you finish that book today?"

Chris: "Nah, my read possession was ridiculous. I felt I was in control before lunch, but I totally fumbled in the second half. At one point I was browsing Pokémons online!"
Read Possession by killer bee October 25, 2012

Read Velvet 

Read Velvet is a reading group formed in South Korea. The group formed on August 1, 2014, with their digital e-book "Happiness: The Tutorial to Joy". The group originally consisted of four members but in March 2015, they officially added a new member. The group is now composed of five members: Iread, Soulgee, Whendy, Joy and Yeread.
Read Velvet is one of the best reading groups in the world!
Read Velvet by ChairYoung September 27, 2021

Read the Paper 

A euphemism for the action 'to chunder' or 'to vomit' due to the influence of alcohol or drugs.
'Mate where did Jimmy go last night? He was plastered..'
'Went to read the paper...'
'Did he read it thoroughly?'
'Front to back mate'
Read the Paper by Fullers February 21, 2009

read another book 

The appropriate response to any stupid political analogy that uses material from the Harry Potter books as a reference point.
HP devotee #1: "When Voldemort is president, Dumbledore's army needs a whole lot of Hermoines!"
HP devotee #2: "If the students at Hogwarts can defeat the death eaters, then we can defeat the NRA!"
George Takei tweet: "So, are we basically saying now that Senator McCain is Severus Snape?"
Normal person: "Seriously? Read another book."

read the thread 

When the question has already been answered.
"Who's the best James Bond? Sean Connery, of course. Read the thread."
read the thread by JormanThoad September 14, 2020

read a movie

To watch a subtitled Foriegn film.
"Should we open a bottle of wine and (read a movie)?"

"Gerard Depardieu is my favourite actor, I've read nearly all of his movies"
read a movie by scuryseapup February 19, 2009