burn book in English

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  "etymology_text": "From slang burn (“insult”) + book; first used in the 2004 film Mean Girls.",
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        "A book for writing unpleasant information about others."
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        "(slang) A book for writing unpleasant information about others."
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  "etymology_text": "From slang burn (“insult”) + book; first used in the 2004 film Mean Girls.",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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        "A book for writing unpleasant information about others."
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        "(slang) A book for writing unpleasant information about others."
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"burn book" meaning in English

Noun

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