MUSTIE

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmʌstɪ/

• Audio (General American):

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• Rhymes: -ʌsti

Noun

MUSTIE (uncountable)

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 (library science) Acronym of misleading, ugly (i.e. badly worn or damaged), superseded, trivial, irrelevant, (available) elsewhere (“a set of criteria for weeding books from a library”).

See also

• CREW