Word Sponge

A person who is devoted, and addicted, to reading.

Jimi Herndon is a serious "Word Sponge"! He soaked up 72 books in 52 weeks! Amazing!

by talk2me-JCH2 March 07, 2017

Word Sponge

Someone who, when participating in a conversation, chooses to say little no words, generally because they have nothing interesting to contribute.

That guy was a real word sponge, he didn't say a single thing.

by The Word Sponge July 28, 2015