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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

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
Word of the Day on May 29, 2018

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
Cigarette: Northern slang for a cigarette, used oft by mashed up mancunian ravers becasue of the resemblance of a hot(electric)stove to the end of a lit cigarette. Originated circa 1991 in the early halcyon days of the rave culture; we speculate during a drug fuelled hallucination by said manc.
'fuck me noel, i am bolloxed, is that a ciggy in your mouth, or the stove from me 'nans kitchen'/
General use: 'Give us a stove you cunt'
stove by anthony willison March 18, 2004
Word of the Day on August 4, 2026

Walky-Talky 

A derogatory term for able bodied people or people that can walk. This definition was coined by disabled influencer Valerie Weber
Person in wheelchair: “look at that walky-talky over there.”

Friend in wheelchair: *looking at person who is walking* “yeah haha
Walky-Talky by odd muffin October 5, 2021
Word of the Day on August 3, 2026