basal book

A "basal book" is one that is absolutely crucial to a particular academic discipline or profession, a book that everyone who knows anything knows about. It is a book (or perhaps an article) that forms the basis for understanding a certain topic or joining a certain conversation. It is often the sort of book that everyone wants to have read but no one wants to read. It is always the sort of book or article that cannot be digested properly by reading it all the way through just once, but must be studied and digested (analytical reading helps with this).

Greg Glassman's article "What is Fitness?" is a basal article for the Crossfit movement.

Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" is a basal book for the environmentalist movement.

"Mein Kampf" is a basal book for the Nazi movement.

by LA Wordsmith October 23, 2012

In-Your-Face-book Friend

A Facebook Friend who constantly posts or re-posts religious or political slams...or other "In-Your-Face" type content.

Jane: Did you see what your cousin posted on Facebook? I don't know why we're Friends...he's always posting stuff that pisses me off.

Joe: Yeah...he's my In-Your-Face-book Friend. If he's posted that Chick-fil-A crap once, he's posted it a thousand times! Enough already...get that shit outta-my-face, man!

by Pennaynay August 2, 2012

Flick-book Relationship

Where an individual has that many one night stands or dates with different people that they all merge into their version of a relationship.

1: "You've been on that many dates this week that they all seem to merge into a flick-book relationship!"

by Obasis September 2, 2013

Book Palace

The correct and more entertaining term for a "library."

Derek was on his way to the Mildred Johnson Book Palace when he saw someone had misspelled "book palace" as "l-i-b-r-a-r-y"

by Kurtz24 April 12, 2012

Book of Awesome

A long book that details extraordinary people that commonly use the term 'awesome' to define themselves, thus ultimately making it true.

The Book of Awesome says that the boy over there said he was awesome, so it must be true!

by SirAwesome April 29, 2012

Shadow Book

Retail: A catalogue of products containing their bar-codes for quick access at registers.

"Could I see your shadow book, please? I can't find the price for these wall plugs!"

by Gubs Mcgee December 27, 2011

Jackie Book

A book written for a mature audience. This type of book usually has sex scenes and other content that would be inappropriate for younger readers. This is a term used to cover up the fact you are reading a "naughty book".

A: This is such a great book!
B: What's it about?
A: Oh, you know, its a jackie book

by Scribbles888 January 11, 2012