Definitions

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  • verb To leave a book in a public location to be found and read by others, who then do likewise.

Etymologies

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From book + cross, after the name of a Web site, bookcrossing.com.

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Examples

  • I decided that I would bookcross this copy and I'm leaving it at Delicious cafe in 1 Utama tomorrow night around 6p.m. for fate to decide the next leg of its journey.

    Books Among The Baked Beans Sharon Bakar 2005

  • I decided that I would bookcross this copy and I'm leaving it at Delicious cafe in 1 Utama tomorrow night around 6p.m. for fate to decide the next leg of its journey.

    Archive 2005-03-01 Sharon Bakar 2005

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