shelf-ride

Finding pleasure in placing something on a shelf, and deliberately not using it while being well aware of its existence and location.

EX1:
Friend- "wow, dude thats the Japanese import of FF7, but you don't read Japanese!"

Dude- "I don't need to read Japanese. I'm gonna shelf-ride the SHIT out of this thing!"

EX2:
Son- "My dad's got some stuff he's been shelf riding since the 60's"

EX3:
Girl - "I gave you a gift, and you never use it!."

Guy - "What do you mean?. I shelf-ride it every day!."

by Roman Sidorov August 18, 2008

shelf cred

Respect and trust for a person's opinions and recommendations about reading material based on the caliber of their own chosen reading material; can be based on preference of genre, but typically earned by reading stories and novels of subtance.

I'm shocked that Amanda read the Twilight saga. She has a lot of shelf cred with me. Well...she used to anyway."

Whenever I feel like a reading a romantic novel, I ask Maggie. She's got the most shelf cred when it comes to love stories.

by formicah February 21, 2011

magic shelf

That place your mother used to keep from you.

"No, honey. You can't have one of those. I keep them in my magic shelf."

by Harrisons_Mom September 24, 2014

Outside The Shelf

To be Outside The Shelf or OSTS is to be an innovator of words and ideas beyond the bounds of a collection of books on a shelf or the collection of arts including music, fine art, expressions, writing, and other recorded history.

One who is Outside The Shelf is a writer or artists with a new perspective far from the common view of things. This type of writer has a neo-cosmic delivery and a broad cognizance of the world.

That writer is innovative and aware; therefore, he is outside the shelf.

by Cosmiknowledge January 5, 2012

shelf stacker

Homosexual reference to a 'veteran shelf stacker', implying they're a bit of a slut.

"omg, Mitch have you see Louie today? he's looking fine"
"gurl stay away from him, he's a total shelf stacker"

by Linda85 September 15, 2021

Top Shelf

The best possible outcome or an exceptionally good product or action.

Nice backfill tommy that was Top Shelf.

by AIthirteen January 25, 2016

Rear Shelf

1) A raised flat portion of a sedan or coupe that is usually located behind the second row of seats. The rear shelf is on the same level as the trunk of a car making items placed upon them visible through the vehicle's rear window.

2) Someone with such a huge fat ass that you can place items on, for instance the entire Encyclopedia Britannica.

Dear god! Why won't the rear shelf stop making noise? Please kill me now.

by Simon Burch March 9, 2006