"burn book" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-burn book.ogg [Australia] Forms: burn books [plural]
Etymology: From slang burn (“insult”) + book; first used in the 2004 film Mean Girls. Etymology templates: {{m|en|burn||insult}} burn (“insult”), {{m|en|book}} book Head templates: {{en-noun}} burn book (plural burn books)
  1. (slang) A book for writing unpleasant information about others. Wikipedia link: burn book Tags: slang Related terms: book burning
    Sense id: en-burn_book-en-noun-xpZlqL5L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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