off the book 

doing sth without following the standards or procedures

don't do the experiment off the book!

off the book by Bai LI September 12, 2007

blowing the dust off the book 

when one brings up a joke or a bit from the past

wow bro my handwriting used to be- and I'm really blowing the dust off the book with this one, dog water. but now its good

blowing the dust off the book by M3 Garand August 27, 2025

The book off

The act of getting a book out on the train, tube bus or plane in order to avoid talking to the person next to you. Substitutes include a newspaper, phone or iPod.

Person one: "Blablabla isn't the weather terrible blablabla"
Person two: (gets book out thus giving Person one "The book off")
Person one stops talking.

The book off by 0xxMillyxx0 September 20, 2009

Off the Booklist 

Legitimate (legit) or real. Opposite of fake.

That man is straight off the booklist!

I wouldn't joke about this. It's off the booklist.

Off the Booklist by CrashCore December 7, 2009

off the books 

No paper trail , on the down low.

Don't tell no one. kind of like when someone is hiding money they keep it "OFF THE BOOKS"

ELLIE : HEY I NEED YOU TO DO ME A SOLID, BUT KEEP IT OFF THE BOOKS.

ANGEL : I GOT YOU , SAY NO MAS.

off the books by Elliedizzle420 December 1, 2018