Tsundoku - my new favorite word

[Anonymous]

A Japanese word meaning the act of leaving a book unread, piling it up with other unread books.

[Anonymous]

Ooh, a good one. Thanks for introducing me to it. Where did you learn it?

[Anonymous]

< Guilty! >

[Anonymous]

I am prolific at this

[Anonymous]

Love it! I wonder if there's a version of the word for e-books? Specifically, endless cues of library books via Libby.

[Anonymous]

Okay.. but I’ll still use, DNF.

[Anonymous]

Does it have roots in Tsunami?
Or Sudoku?

Like I have a deluge huge wave of books that cannot be decrypted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does it have roots in Tsunami?
Or Sudoku?

Like I have a deluge huge wave of books that cannot be decrypted.

a) Tsumu = pile up things
b) Oku = leave/put things somewhere
TsundeOku = a) + b)
—> Tsundoku (slang)