> It combines elements of 「積んでおく」 tsunde-oku (to pile things up ready for later and leave) and 「読書」 dokusho (reading books).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsundoku
Just the existence of 積んでおく as an idiomatic concept is pretty cool in itself.
@notclacke Japanese is a great language for poetry. Stacking roots can give deeper meaning than the word itself
@notclacke @cypnk you can combine -oku with any verb pretty much
@notclacke no, it's 置く in the sense of doing something in preparation
“I have a book on tsundoku, never finished it tho”
in English: hoarding
@excecate Nah, "hoarding" has specific connotations of being messy and otherwise unsanitary, whereas this is specific to book purchases and seems to indicate an otherwise normal proclivity
not all hoarders live in filth, but maybe that is the final destination of all?
@excecate Not necessarily. There's a line between eccentricity and an actual problem for one's self and neighbors. Many people live with mountains of books just fine and don't have a problem inviting guests in as well
That's a bigger issue for actual hoarders who are often embarrassed about their condition (of their place and their state of mind)
@cypnk I wonder if the same word could be applied to video games, or if a separate one already exists (looking at you, steam library)
@Tak Oh, I’m sure there’s a word for that too *cough*
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