Shorthand for notebook, those lovely 70-page, spiral bound masterpieces of history notes and math problems.

Used when you simply don't have the time to write out all eight letters, or as an affectionate name for a diary or journal.

By the book faggot refers to people who insist on doing things 'by the book' or properly, in fear of being reprimanded.

This type of person is extremely annoying to all rule breakers out there.

These people often run their day to day lives 'by the book' - having to set out their routine ie. go to work, do the laundry, do an assignment, hand in the assignment, go see their boyfriend, go to work and partying on the weekend. While driving to work they follow every single road rule but because they are society faggots and 'by the book faggots' they go slow thus, they should stick to the left lane; however this is NOT done because they are ignorant people. This is VERY annoying for the rule breakers who want to get by them!

These people are closely related to society faggots.

The theory that states that any subjective assignment (such as a book review) can be done without knowing what you are talking about (like writing a book review without reading the book).

to Read And Paraphrase according to our teacher. This is a very long assignment in which I dread. My hand always ends up hurting. Private schools suck.

To borrow a book (generally a textbook) immediately prior to disappearing for a long period of time. This often causes stress and concern for the original owner of the book, as he is unable to complete his assignment on time.

wiping feces on the page of a book

marking the page of a book or other publication with feces.

Taking a book off the library shelf and bringing into the bathroom to smear shit on a page