bookception
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Meaning · English
A work of fiction (especially a novel) featuring a frame story or metanarrative structure.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
“The Words” offers too many “stories,” and this “bookception” fails to offer a seamless serious drama.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “bookception” mean?
A work of fiction (especially a novel) featuring a frame story or metanarrative structure.
Is “bookception” formal or informal?
bookception is generally slang.