MUSTIE

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Acronym of misleading, ugly (i.e. badly worn or damaged), superseded, trivial, irrelevant, (available) elsewhere (“a set of criteria for weeding books from a library”).

Pronunciation

/ˈmʌstɪ/ En-us-musty.ogg

Word forms

MUSTIE

Etymology

Acronym chosen to sound ilke the word musty, which may describe old books.

Related words

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