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What does 'Bookworm' mean?

A person who enjoys reading and spends a lot of time doing it.

What is the origion of 'Bookworm'?

The term 'bookworm' originates from the literal worms that feed on the binding of books. By metaphor, it has come to describe someone who is devoted to reading. The earliest use is from the writing of Thomas Chaloner an English statesman and poet.

Emoji meanings

  • 📚 represents 'book'

  • indicating the object of the person's interest🪱 represents 'worm'

  • metaphorically describing a person who is so absorbed in reading that they 'burrow through books' like a worm

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