See shelfie on Wiktionary
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"ref": "2013 December 18, Hector Tobar, “Hey everybody, let's 'shelfie!'”, in Los Angeles Times:",
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"ref": "2024 February 9, Edwin Heathcote, “‘Bookshelf wealth’ is the oldest decorating trick in the book”, in Financial Times:",
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