A situation or instance that perfectly illustrates a concept or principle, often resembling the straightforward examples found in educational textbooks. This phrase is used to emphasize how directly something aligns with theoretical definitions or expectations.
When she aced the exam despite minimal studying, her success became a literal textbook example of the 'surprising outcomes' section on student performance.
by Emotional Cruiser September 19, 2025
Get the literal textbookmug. A book of text, or words
A schoolbook
That book which your teacher gives you to copy problems and questions out of for homework
Also known to weigh way too much
Sometimes will have answers at the end, but only the odd ones (like in Common Core)
A schoolbook
That book which your teacher gives you to copy problems and questions out of for homework
Also known to weigh way too much
Sometimes will have answers at the end, but only the odd ones (like in Common Core)
My school gave me a textbook but I lost it so I had to pay like 50 bucks.
My textbook is so heavy that I leave it at home so I don’t have to carry it.
My textbook is so heavy that I leave it at home so I don’t have to carry it.
by itsasecreticanttell May 19, 2019
Get the Textbookmug. If a women still hangs around a group a women & party all the time or doesn’t have a priority’s together & can’t bring that much value to a man she is TextBook
by Moneybagg Matt September 15, 2023
Get the Textbookmug. Someone who intends to or has completed an academic piece of work or endeavour by memorising information from a textbook, often leading to a shallow understanding of the topic.
"How did you get an A on the exam?"
"I just went over the textbook until I could recite it"
"You're definitely a textbook monkey"
"I just went over the textbook until I could recite it"
"You're definitely a textbook monkey"
by MFBlu May 2, 2024
Get the Textbook Monkeymug. Learning something intellectually, as from written or verbal instruction, rather than learning through actual experience.
Although he had received a very thorough textbook education in how to deliver a baby, the intern had no hands-on experience with actual childbirth.
by NW Knows January 20, 2016
Get the textbook educationmug. A type of anxiety or apprehension felt towards a situation or decision because it is commonly perceived as difficult, overwhelming, or universally feared, rather than based on personal experience. It’s the fear of facing something simply because it has been widely described as daunting, often amplified by societal expectations or common narratives.
I really want to move away for university, but the textbook fear of being on my own keeps holding me back.
by FreshStartHero December 19, 2024
Get the Textbook fearmug. by claramca January 17, 2018
Get the textbook errormug.