bookcross

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verb

To leave a book in a public location to be found and read by others, who then do likewise.

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Meanings

verbbookcross (third-person singular simple present bookcrosses, present participle bookcrossing, simple past and past participle bookcrossed)

present singular third person bookcrosses · participle present bookcrossing · participle past bookcrossed · past bookcrossed

  1. To leave a book in a public location to be found and read by others, who then do likewise.

Origin

From book + cross, after the name of a Web site for this purpose, bookcrossing.com.

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APA

bookcross. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bookcross

MLA

“bookcross.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bookcross. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bookcross,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bookcross.

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