noun
a stack of unread books that you own
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Tsundoku is a Japanese term that refers to the habit of buying books and letting them pile up without reading them.
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My friend has a serious case of tsundoku - her bookshelf is overflowing with unread books.
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I need to stop tsundoku-ing so much or I'll run out of space for new books!
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Tsundoku can also apply to other things besides books, like collecting items and never using them.