Shelfie

//ˈʃɛlfi// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A photograph of a bookshelf/bookcase taken by its owner and shared on social media. slang

    "Besides a feline closeup she’s placed on one shelf, and an opera mask on another, her shelfie shows a wonderful collection of books about music, including “The Rough Guide to Opera,” several biographies of Mozart and the history “Women Making Music.”"

Example

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"Besides a feline closeup she’s placed on one shelf, and an opera mask on another, her shelfie shows a wonderful collection of books about music, including “The Rough Guide to Opera,” several biographies of Mozart and the history “Women Making Music.”"

Etymology

From shelf + -ie, by analogy with selfie.

Related phrases

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