Meanings
present singular third person unhauls · participle present unhauling · participle past unhauled · past unhauled
- InternettransitiveTo get rid of (unwanted books).First known use 2013
Have you ever unhauled a book, or are you too attached to every book you own?
2017 January 21, Maddie, Bee, “Our First Book Unhaul!”, in A Heart Full of Books, archived from the original on 20 Nov 20245 more examples
So many people are unhauling Matched by Ally Condie & it's making me nervous bc I want to read it but I'm scared that it's bad xD
2014 March 11, @thingslucyreads, Twitter, archived from the original on 20 Nov 2024So it's kind of a response to that, kind of just a general discussion about how and why I unhaul books. So like I said, I pretty regularly get rid of books.
2015 December 10, rincey reads, 0:33 from the start, in Let's Talk | Unhauling Books #vlogmas, via YouTube, retrieved 04 Feb 2025I recently unhauled a large number of books from my shelves. Some I had already read, while others were lounging on my TBR. There were hardcovers, paperbacks, and ARCs in the mix.
2021 December 22, Malka, “The Benefits of Unhauling Books”, in Paper Procrastinators, archived from the original on 27 Sep 2024This is where we really piss off Marie Kondo. Instead of unhauling all the books that we’ve read or no longer bring us joy, we hoard sentences and tabs like the author-monsters we are.
2022, Sacha Black, The Anatomy of a Best Seller: 3 Steps to Deconstruct Winning Books and Teach Yourself Craft, […]Ironically, I created my PangoBooks account in 2021 to do only that. In the years prior, I unhauled books either by donating to my local library when their donations box was open or at book drives my grad school hosted. I told myself PangoBooks was exclusively for unhauling books. I told myself I would buy just one book to see how it worked. And then I saw all those books…all those cheap prices…
2024 May 27, Jillian DeSousa, “Books I’ve Unhauled so Far in 2024”, in Jillian the Bookish Butterfly Blog, archived from the original on 27 Sep 2024
plural unhauls
- InternetThe act of getting rid of unwanted books.First known use 2012
If you have, what your most controversial unhaul pick?
2017 January 21, Maddie, Bee, “Our First Book Unhaul!”, in A Heart Full of Books, archived from the original on 20 Nov 20244 more examples
Hello and welcome to my first book unhaul. In this video I'm going to show you a group of books that I'm planning on donating in one form or another, whether or not it's to charity shops, book swaps, or maybe even to a giveaway.
2012 November 23, Susie Kirk, 0:00 from the start, in BOOK UNHAUL! (1), via YouTube, retrieved 04 Feb 2025I know! I've decided to do an unhaul so I'll bring some books to swap/give away...will probably make a video about it =)
2014 January 16, @Charli952, Twitter, archived from the original on 20 Nov 2024There was solid logic for each book that I got rid of, and I figured I could share my method and provide some advice to any of you that are considering an unhaul of your own.
2021 December 22, Malka, “The Benefits of Unhauling Books”, in Paper Procrastinators, archived from the original on 27 Sep 2024Besides, with all the new books I’ve bought last year, I had to be brutal with my unhaul.
2024 May 27, Jillian DeSousa, “Books I’ve Unhauled so Far in 2024”, in Jillian the Bookish Butterfly Blog, archived from the original on 27 Sep 2024
Origin
From un- + haul (“showcase of recently-purchased items”). Although haul is used in general for any type of items, unhaul has come to be used particularly for books.
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Cite this entry
unhaul. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unhaul
“unhaul.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unhaul. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unhaul,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unhaul.
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