bibliosnitch

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noun

Someone who does not return books after borrowing them.

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Meanings

nounbibliosnitch (plural bibliosnitches)

plural bibliosnitches

  1. Someone who does not return books after borrowing them.

    Are You a Bibliosnitch ?

    1931, British Books - Volume 134
    2 more examples

    BIBLIOSNITCH: THIS BOOK IS LOANED YOU. READER. TO AMUSE. TO READ, TO TEACH, TO STUDY, NOT ABUSE. DON'T DOG ITS EARS...

    1900, William Harrison Ainsworth, The star-chamber

    So she was an unregenerate bibliosnitch with jockocratic tendencies. Is anyone Perfect?

    2003, J. V. Blovian, Chez Vicalle: A Comedy of Rational Sexuality, page 40

    Synonyms: biblioklept

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSomeone who does not return books after borrowing them.

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biblioklept

Origin

From biblio- + snitch, from snitch (“thief”).

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Cite this entry
APA

bibliosnitch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bibliosnitch

MLA

“bibliosnitch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bibliosnitch. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bibliosnitch,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bibliosnitch.

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