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scrapbook

American  
[skrap-book] / ˈskræpˌbʊk /

noun

  • scrapbooks
    plural
  1. an album in which pictures, newspaper clippings, etc., may be pasted or mounted.


scrapbook British  
/ ˈskræpˌbʊk /

noun

  1. a book or album of blank pages in which to mount newspaper cuttings, pictures, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of scrapbook

First recorded in 1815–25; scrap 1 + book


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In the former, the protagonist acquires a scrapbook containing a 17th-century drawing of a demon that will leap from the page.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

His incredible work went largely unreported for nearly 50 years - until his wife found a scrapbook in their loft, which contained names of the 669 children, who were mostly Jewish, that he had rescued.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

To him, his albums live on as a scrapbook of sorts, archiving nearly all his moments of passion and heartbreak.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

Stamps and signatures from every home club Tony has visited line the pages of his precious scrapbook, a behemoth record of the ultimate football groundhopping adventure.

From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026

It was obviously a soft spot for Doris, and after that, she never really looked at Jazz's scrapbook again.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds

Boxes with scrapbooks and pitch decks started arriving in the hiring manager’s office.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

Some went a step further, locating hair preserved in family scrapbooks that dated back as much as a century.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 7, 2026

Angela has kept scrapbooks containing newspaper cuttings chronicling Karl's journey.

From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2025

Junk journals read like the rowdy daughters of the 2000s-era scrapbooks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2025

Underneath the scrapbooks is my old photo album, the black pages held together with the tie like a shoelace.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

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