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The act of getting a book out on the train, tube bus or plane in order to avoid talking to the person next to you. Substitutes include a newspaper, phone or iPod. > Person one: "Blablabla isn't the weather terrible blabl…
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- The act of getting a book out on the train, tube bus or plane in order to avoid talking to the person next to you. Substitutes include a newspaper, phone or iPod. > Person one: "Blablabla isn't the weather terrible blablabla" > Person two: (gets book out thus giving Person one "The book off") > Person one stops talking.