Book in this expression is a set of established rules or, originally, of moral or religious precepts. It makes their husbands, boyfriends, and other friends think they are doing something smart. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. An archaic phrase once used to signify public listings of a persons name, address and phone number in a phonebook. Perfect for those who want to pick up some new slang and those who want to translate it, urban dictionary is a gritty and witty look at our everchanging language. Book definition is a set of written sheets of skin or paper or tablets of wood or ivory. View american english definition of by the book change your default dictionary to american english. Okay, so we can use this idiom by the book like that, or we can say, to do it by the book, to do things by the book, for example. Specifically this means people of monotheistic beliefs like. Since then, urban dictionary has been cited in court, in graduation speeches, and by countless media outlets, including cnn and time magazine. Freshest street slang defined volume 3 new by, peckham, aaron isbn. Urban dictionary has a good description of this usage.
Note that notes your usage as slang, and has a number of book meanings which could have contributed to your meaning. From russian toilette to going ham, this even more fularious edition of urban dictionary features the latest and greatest definitions ever for the words that define our world. Is there a clean version of the urban dictionary, online or in a book. Book in definition, a handwritten or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers.
Is there a clean version of the urban dictionary, online. The lawyers want to make sure weve done everything strictly by the book. By the book definition is by following the official rules very strictly. Though he asked no one about it, reluctantly and with feigned indifference answered his friends inquiries as to how the book was going, and did not even inquire of the booksellers how the book was selling, sergey ivanovitch was all on the alert, with strained attention, watching for the first impression his book would make in the world and in literature. Definition of book written for english language learners from the merriamwebster learners dictionary with audio pronunciations, usage examples, and countnoncount noun labels. Inspired by the use of this phrase in star trek ii. Or, per urban dictionary it may be related to leaving a party quickly to go and study hit the books. Urban dictionary is a crowdsourced online dictionary for slang words and phrases, operating under the motto define your world. Definition and synonyms of by the book from the online english dictionary from macmillan education this is the british english definition of by the book. Derived from 70s college slang when you had to leave a party to study. I am looking for a book or website with modern slang words and sayings that does not have any of the bad meanings or bad words.
Information and translations of book in in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions. But if a person does everything by the book that means they obey all of the rules. The wrath of khan, buythe book is used to communicate to the other party that there is a third party listening. Founded in 1999 by college student aaron peckham as a parody of the dictionary, features definitions written by people from all over the world. It covers pronunciation and spelling differences along with a comprehensive dictionary of the words which have a different meaning or are unknown in. Fularious street slang defined by, peckham, aaron isbn. If you do the cooking by the book, then youll have a cake. Urban dictionary is the online dictionary with definitions written by everyone. The online slang dictionary april 11, 2019 you can now contact the online slang dictionary securely via the signal app. Hardcover completely revised and expanded, this is the ultimate slang dictionary, giving the meaning of more than 15,000 words and phrases of modern slang. Contains all tricks ever known to man, sorted by date. A book is a number of pieces of paper, usually with words printed on them, which are. The world book dictionary is a twovolume english dictionary published as a supplement to the world book encyclopedia. Signal is an encrypted instant messaging and voice and video calling platform.
They do not select a rule to not do, they do all of them. Ntcs dictionary of american slang and colloquial expressions national textbook language dictionaries richard a. From predictive software used in cell phone text messaging. Edgar allan poe was writing of the card game whist when he said, to have a retentive memory, and to proceed by the book, are points commonly regarded as the sum total of good playing the murders in the rue morgue, 1841. Without proper proof, i believe the origin to be something akin to enter the record books. Perform unlimited searches for free, forever define any word, whether its slang or not vote on definitions you like share on facebook, twitter, txt and email see the full text of any definition see todays urban word of the day shake for a random word on. By the book definition of by the book by merriamwebster. Definition of go by the book in the idioms dictionary. Urban dictionary, now in its 20th year, is a digital repository that contains more than 8 million definitions and famously houses all manner of slang and cultural expressions. Buy urban dictionary by, aaron peckham from waterstones today. Refers to females who are flat and have small titties, or breasts due to the undeniable fact that the book has metaphorically fallen on their chest. Book in phrasal verb definition and synonyms macmillan. Book in definition of book in by the free dictionary. Book definition and meaning collins english dictionary.
A book is like a nonvolatile, stable database that does not lose data no matter how many times you drop it, spill your beer on it, or close it incorrectly. Urban dictionary by, 9781449409906, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. In the book definition and meaning collins online dictionary. Originally, urban dictionary was intended as a dictionary of slang, or cultural words or phrases, not typically found in standard dictionaries, but it is now used to define any word, event or phrase. Storage is only limited by the amount of space and volume that the owner can physically carry. Numbers, book of definition and meaning bible dictionary. A code women use to get together and drink large amounts of alcohol, especially margaritas. It was originally published in 1963 under the editorship of clarence barnhart, who wrote definitions for the thorndikebarnhart graded dictionary series for children, based on the educational works of edward thorndike whom clarence barnhart had known and worked with decades. Since then, urban dictionary has been cited in court, in graduation speeches, and by countless news. By the book meaning in the cambridge english dictionary.
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