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black book

NOUN
book of phone numbers or undesirables
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The names of many New Yorkers who never met Epstein appear in the DOJ files—and many listed in his black book never knew him either.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 20, 2026

Far too many of the names in the black book are no longer with us — Dave Niehaus, Dave Henderson, Bobo Brayton, Ron Santo, Don Baylor, Jim Bouton.

From Seattle Times Nov. 3, 2023

And in this box, as you say, I came across this little black book, and it was tied with cream ribbon.

From Salon Oct. 22, 2023

He was a big driver behind the introduction of the little black book.

From BBC Oct. 11, 2023

At Arriaga, in northern Chiapas, snapshots of the dead are placed in a black book on Police Chief Reyder Cruz Toledo’s desk.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario



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