Textbook definition

The most obvious, simple and blatant defenition of something.

Regina George from Mean Girls is the textbook definition of a main character.

by AKG31 May 16, 2023

Textbook move

Moves typically made in the opening plays of Chess. Textbook moves are moves that are studied heavily and therefore have no thought to it. Purely a textbook move.

You see him just play Nf3? All he does are textbook moves.

by MonkeyBumGambit August 16, 2021

Textbook Mcgee

An insult for when you can't think of any other name to call someone.

Friend 1: Your mother. Friend 2: You're a... a Textbook Mcgee

by TheZeroFaReal October 22, 2010

Textbook Pimp

a male who derives all his female wooing steps by first congregating with fellow, natural pimps and experienced girls, before even sending a text, message, voicemail, date, etc.

guy1- Can you believe Danny boy scored a date with Charol? Shes FAR beyond his league..

guy2- Well, Danny has been hanging out with that preppy kid, Todd who gets all the ladies and i've heard he's referred to Todd before typing each, and every text message to her. Psh. obviously it doesn't come natural to this Textbook Pimp..

by kx186 December 30, 2008

Textbook-Stalking

When you're so bored of reading your textbook, you go to the list of names on the front cover and look them up on Facebook.

Yo dude I was so bored reading that AP world texting book, that I totally started textbook-stalking.

by Allahforchantilly September 12, 2011

Textbook Warrior

*Someone who claims knowledge in combat operations and/or combat tactics but has never been in a combat situation.

*Someone who only gets their tactical knowledge from a reference and not from actual experience.

*Also known as a REMF or POG

That guy teaching weapons qual is a real Textbook Warrior, he's never even been in the Military!

by AirborneRiot April 15, 2008

textbook basic

noun: one whose lifestyle, personality, behaviors, or situation are so simple that they are described completely and frequently in various foundational, introductory, or base-level textbooks; often but not necessarily one who finds great difficulty in circumstances with which a reasonable person would not struggle

David is such a textbook basic that my Psych 101 book had covered all of his problems by the third page.

by chronofiler October 22, 2014