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DEFINITION: v., To compulsively print out paper copies of all electronic files. n., A printing fetish common among paper pushers who suffer from a paranoid fear that their digital files are disintegrating on their hard drives.
Verboticisms
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Reamdundant
Created by: MrDave2176
Pronunciation: ream-DUN-dant
Sentence: Tom asked Carol to print out his email, fax copies to the field office and make reamdundant copies of the faxed copy for the office files. Carol considered Tom's faxation to be just a small sample of his neurotronic diskorder. faxation = a complete misunderstanding of how faxes work (believing that the original is somehow magically sent to the other location). neurotronic diskorder = ascribing physical properties and attributes to digital files (degrading condition, "originals", organization, etc.)
Etymology: ream (a measure of quantity for paper[500 sheets]) + (re)dundant; fax + (fix)ation; neuro(tic )+ (elect)tronic; disk + (dis)order
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COMMENTS:
you obviously work in a busy office!! - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-07: 12:50:00
Actually I am an out of work PHP programmer in MD. if you have any work let me know! - MrDave2176, 2007-11-07: 13:45:00
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Reamlove
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: reem-luv
Sentence: Every night I hope and pray a reamlover will come my way A girl to hold in my arms and know the magic of her charms 'cause I don't want (want) a file (a fiel) to fall (to fall) apart (apart) I want a reamlover so all my correspondence is truly secure in a filing cabinet
Etymology: ream (pack of paper) + love + dreamlover
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COMMENTS:
with credit to the misfits - petaj, 2007-11-07: 02:33:00
Love it. Whose been channelling Bobby Darin!? - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-07: 04:58:00
Ancient Egyptians referred to it as papylust. Thanks for ousting Reamweaver from my skull. - purpleartichokes, 2007-11-07: 12:03:00
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Papyrulimia
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: puh/pahy/ruhlim/ee/uh
Sentence: With unlimited reams of corporate paper, Sally slowly descended the long, lonely path of papyrulimia where she continuously feed the photocopy machine as much paper as it could swallow and with great satisfaction watched it spew out copy after copy after copy.
Etymology: papyrus (PAPER) + bulimia
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COMMENTS:
Interesting and great blend! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-07: 16:34:00
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Eforestation
Created by: wordslikevenom
Pronunciation: ee-for-est-station
Sentence: Kellie could never shake the old adage drummed into her since back in the days before eforestation was coined as a winning word on Verbotomy dot com. "If it's not printed out on fan-fold, continuous stripy green paper, it's not backed-up", she'd mumble.
Etymology: (d)eforestation: electronic removal of a forest or stand of trees
Pulpgulp
Created by: thegoatisbad
Pronunciation: pulp-gulp
Sentence: Few coworkers suspected that Kimberly and Zinnia were waging a silent war against each other, but suspicions were raised after Zinnia spearheaded an effort to reduce "pulpgulp" and Kimberly responded by insisting that all correspondence with her desk occur via facsimile.
Etymology: Pulp (mushy mix of paper fibers and water) + Gulp (to consume quickly)
Papyrulimia
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: puh/pahy/ruhlim/ee/uh
Sentence: With unlimited reams of corporate paper, Jenny slowly descended the long, lonely path of papyrulimia where she continuously feed the photocopy machine as much paper as it could swallow and with great satisfaction watched it spew out copy after copy after copy.
Etymology: PAPYRULIMIA - noun - from PAPYRUS (paper) + BULIMIA (an eating disorder characterized by frequent episodes of grossly excessive food intake followed by self-induced vomiting)
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COMMENTS:
very funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-06: 10:19:00
Thanks for the mental picture. I can't look at a printer the same way again...
Good one. - zxvasdf, 2008-10-06: 13:48:00
Good one! - TJayzz, 2008-10-06: 16:56:00
Terrific blend - OZZIEBOB, 2008-10-07: 04:49:00
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Pulpatic
Created by: pungineer
Pronunciation: pulp/pah/tic
Sentence: When Josephine offered to print up 50 double sided A5 flyers with details of her family's intervention for her worrying pulpatic behaviour of late, she finally started to believe that they might have a point...
Etymology: Pulp - trees, water and stuff + fanatic/lunatic - one who displays obsessive behaviour
Documental
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: däkyəməntl
Sentence: Millie doesn*t trust computers. She prints out every e-mail, report and memo that comes her way. She is so documental that she even prints notices from her e-mail service telling her that her inbox is over its limit. She spends so much time sorting and filing her paper that she barely has any time to do her work as an efficiency expert.
Etymology: document (a piece of written, printed, or electronic matter that provides information or evidence or that serves as an official record) + mental (insane; crazy)
Reprobsessed
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: reh-prob-SESSD
Sentence: Millicent is reprobsessed, burdened by a perceived 'need' to print out everything from her emails, office correspondence, on line bill payments, and other kinds of on-line data that she is inundated with daily.
Etymology: Blend of 'reproduce' (To make a copy of) and 'obsessed' (the domination of one's thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James'
remistram - 2007-11-07: 09:09:00
I worked with someone like this!
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James
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