bibliosmia

Sometimes the best thing about a book is that wonderful sensation of bibliosmia: the effect the book has on the nostrils as you breathe in the scent of the pages. Some people are a junkie for that.

bibliosmia by Prospero Samuels August 20, 2014

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Bibliosmia

Loving that new book smell so much, and I mean so much you need a fucking word for it.

Entitled Person: I hate reading online

Victim: Why?

Entitled Person: I have Bibliosmia, so reading online takes away from the new book smell

Victim: The fuck?

Bibliosmia by DumButDumB September 24, 2022

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Related Words

bibliosmia • bibliomancy • Bibliosomnia • bibliomaniac • Bibliomanic

Bibliomancy

bib·li·o·man·cy
/ˈbiblēəˌmansē/
noun
foretelling the future by interpreting a randomly chosen passage from a book, especially the Bible.

Thanks to his knowledge of bibliomancy the priest knew how the world would end.

Bibliomancy by kaosmoker September 30, 2018

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bibliomaniac

A person who is obsessive over books. Unlike a bibliophile, and bibliomaniac does not have a defined and concise collection, but rather obsesses over having every single book possible, and gives preference to signed books or other books of value; ie. Antique books. Additionally, a bibliomaniac can and does give justification for having more than one copy of the same book.

1) Steve is a total bibliomaniac, he's always buying all these books just cause they're on sale, and gives books preference over his food budget.
2) Yomiko's house is filled to the brim with books. She's a total bibliomaniac.
3) Maggie and Michelle are true bibliomaniacs, they've got 14 copies of Jane Eyre, and 19 reasons why they should.

bibliomaniac by James_Howlett January 13, 2008