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Declaring Bookruptcy 

"Declaring Bookruptcy" is the act of abandoning a book that one has been reading before reaching the end of the work. May be coupled with "Chapter __" to declare just how far into the work one managed to get.
"Oh man, this class has us reading "Brothers Karamazov". Have you read it?"
"Nah, I declared bookruptcy a few hundred pages in."

"Wuthering Heights was really awful, I couldn't get through it without declaring bookruptcy"
"My friend said it gets better towards the end"
"Oh, I wouldn't know, it was a chapter 3 bookruptcy"
Related Words

Bookbumps 

The bumps you get on your skin when experiencing strong emotions whilst reading a book
Thomas: MUM! I'm in awe after reading this chapter, I have bookbumps again.
Mum: Stop being such a pussy Thomas.
Bookbumps by Glader June 29, 2014
The grindset is a contemporary ideology of self-exploitation disguised as strength, deeply tied to the aesthetics of the “sigma male” and to new digital forms of patriarchy. It promotes the idea that human worth depends on productivity, economic success, absolute emotional control, and the ability to work endlessly, turning vulnerability, rest, community, and tenderness into signs of weakness. Beneath its rhetoric of discipline and power often lies a profound inability to relate healthily to pain, fragility, and human interdependence.
“That’s the grindset, brother. While weak men sleep and complain, sigma males stay disciplined, work in silence, suppress emotions, and build power while everyone else wastes time chasing comfort.”
Grindset by Omega-Male May 22, 2026
Word of the Day on May 23, 2026
well known from south park
rednecks get angrry that future folk took there jobs so they yell
They took ouare jerbs!
Them future folk took ouare jerbs!
jerb by Jimberley Kim April 7, 2005
Word of the Day on May 22, 2026
An Irish phrase meaning shit, derived from ass
(Not to be confused with the literal description of one's buttocks)
"Did you hear the song Aylek$ dropped?"
"Hardly. Her music is absolute cheeks."

"My boyfriend say LaFlame is cheeks."
"Tell your boyfriend I said it's his mixtape that's cheeks."
Cheeks by thecartisan April 26, 2020
Word of the Day on May 21, 2026

sans sheriff 

Lawless use of fonts or typography, with no regard to aesthetics or legibility
I'm putting this CV straight in the bin. Written totally sans sheriff.
sans sheriff by Jamarley July 3, 2019
Word of the Day on May 20, 2026