unhaul

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English

Etymology

From un- +‎ haul (showcase of recently-purchased items.).

Verb

unhaul (third-person singular simple present unhauls, present participle unhauling, simple past and past participle unhauled)

  1. (transitive, Internet slang) to get rid of (unwanted books)
    • 2021 December 22, Malka, “The Benefits of Unhauling Books”, in Paper Procrastinators, archived from the original on 2024-09-27:
      I recently unhauled a large number of books from my shelves. Some I had already read, while others were lounging on my TBR. There were hardcovers, paperbacks, and ARCs in the mix.
    • 2022, Sacha Black, The Anatomy of a Best Seller: 3 Steps to Deconstruct Winning Books and Teach Yourself Craft,  :
      This is where we really piss off Marie Kondo. Instead of unhauling all the books that we’ve read or no longer bring us joy, we hoard sentences and tabs like the author-monsters we are.
    • 2024 May 27, Jillian DeSousa, “Books I’ve Unhauled so Far in 2024”, in Jillian the Bookish Butterfly Blog, archived from the original on 2024-09-27:
      Ironically, I created my PangoBooks account in 2021 to do only that. In the years prior, I unhauled books either by donating to my local library when their donations box was open or at book drives my grad school hosted. I told myself PangoBooks was exclusively for unhauling books. I told myself I would buy just one book to see how it worked. And then I saw all those books…all those cheap prices…

Noun

unhaul (plural unhauls)

  1. (Internet slang) The act of getting rid of unwanted books.
    • 2021 December 22, Malka, “The Benefits of Unhauling Books”, in Paper Procrastinators, archived from the original on 2024-09-27:
      There was solid logic for each book that I got rid of, and I figured I could share my method and provide some advice to any of you that are considering an unhaul of your own.
    • 2024 May 27, Jillian DeSousa, “Books I’ve Unhauled so Far in 2024”, in Jillian the Bookish Butterfly Blog, archived from the original on 2024-09-27:
      Besides, with all the new books I’ve bought last year, I had to be brutal with my unhaul.