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tsundoku

(n.) The piling up of newly acquired books or other reading materials for utilitarian (lack of reading time/space/bookshelves), artistic and/or psycho-pathologic (abibliophobia, fetish, OCD, hoarding or addiction) reasons.

The tsundoku scale ranging from just one unread item to a serious hoard, just about everyone (except for the most illiterate amongst us) has one.

The term dates back to the japanese Meiji era (1868-1912) and literally means 'reading pile'. Formed from the expression 'tsunde oku' (to let something pile up), in which 'oku' was swapped out for 'doku' (to read); the words then got cleverly mushed together.
He had no feelings of guilt regarding the books he had not read and perhaps would never read; his tsundoku, ode to the Great Unread, shrine to the Word and bibliophile's inukshuk, had unlimited patience. It would wait for him until the end of his days.
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Tundup

accomplishing a desired aim or result.
synonyms: victorious, triumphant; More
fortunate, lucky
antonyms: unsuccessful
synonyms: prosperous, affluent, wealthy, rich, well-to-do, doing well, moneyed; More
famous, eminent, at the top, top;
informalon the up and up, well heeled, flush, rolling in it, in the money, made of money,

flourishing, thriving, booming, buoyant, burgeoning, doing well, profitable, profit-making, moneymaking, lucrative, gainful, fruitful, solvent.
'The guy looks like TUNDUP'
'The child one day become TUNDUP'
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