Meanings
nounburn book (plural burn books)
plural burn books
- slangA book for writing unpleasant information about others.
Origin
From burn (“an insult”) + book. First used in the film Mean Girls (2004).
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
burn book. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burn%20book
MLA
“burn book.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burn%20book. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “burn book,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burn%20book.
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