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'How many trees did you kill to print that?'

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.

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Printophilia

Created by: Andlat

Pronunciation: prin-toe-phee-lee-uh

Sentence: She had such a bad case of printophilia that she printed out her entire hard drive.

Etymology: Print+philia (Grk. for love)

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Clericalamity

Created by: bzav1

Pronunciation: clear-ick-al-a-mity

Sentence: A colossal clericalamity, Jane had changed the lock for the photocopy room and insisted that all office correspondence pass through her in order to be categorized by a colour coding that she had devised.

Etymology: clerical+calamity

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Printaphile

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: print-ah-file

Sentence: when he finished printing out every file he had that was related to 'paper wastage in modern society', he realised he was a hopeless printaphile

Etymology: print a file, the suffix 'phile'

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COMMENTS:

excellent word - very usable - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-07: 09:41:00

Excellent and apt! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-07: 16:35:00

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Papyrush

Created by: Kyoti

Pronunciation: Puh-PIE-ruhsh

Sentence: Leighann knew that CDR media was totally reliable to store hundreds of her digital documents for years, but sadly they never gave her the same papyrush as the fresh smell of laser copies and printouts.

Etymology: Papyrus: classic Egyptian paper + Rush: an intoxicating wave of euphoria.

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Epsonatrix

libertybelle

Created by: libertybelle

Pronunciation: Ehp-sun-ate-ricks

Sentence: The time that Carla spends at the office printer making hard copies of every email proves that she is an Epsonatrix in the worst way. She even prints her SPAM.

Etymology: Epson (type of printer) + dominatrix (person often associated with fetishes)

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Tangilitis

MissRabbit

Created by: MissRabbit

Pronunciation: tān'jil-ītis

Sentence: Apparently unaware that her office had "gone paperless" for a reason, Angie cheerfully printed out ream after ream of online receipts, records and emails. Her sympathetic coworkers believed she suffered from a severe case of tangilitis.

Etymology: From tangible: capable of being touched; and -itis: excessive preoccupation with, indulgence in, reliance on, or possession of the qualities of

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Hypocopya

mrskellyscl

Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: high-po-copy-a

Sentence: Jen had hypocopya and regarded her copier key as a datalisman which would protect her from losing her soul if her hard drive was destroyed. She had joined the office cult of datalism, a belief that the data she created in this life would go with her to the afterlife where she would be judged by the quality of the work she produced.

Etymology: hypochondria: abnormal anxiety about the state of one's health + copy

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datalism, good word - Nosila, 2010-03-04: 18:12:00

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Printrat

Created by: aiiden

Pronunciation: prynt-raht

Sentence: Rachel printrat's so much crap mail, her office files take up less space.

Etymology: print-rat

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Psychoticopy

Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: sy-kot-ih-kop-ee

Sentence: Studies have shown that most office workers over the age of 50 have succumbed to varying degrees of psychoticopying during their tenure.

Etymology: psychotic + copy

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COMMENTS:

another great word - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-07: 10:38:00

Looks good:great symmetry about it! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-07: 16:39:00

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Hoardcopy

Created by: madprime

Pronunciation: hord - cop - ee

Sentence: "Emily keeps tying up our printer, making hoardcopies of all her emails."

Etymology: hoard + hardcopy

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COMMENTS:

Great word! - purpleartichokes, 2007-11-07: 13:27:00

Fantastic and very South African! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-07: 16:33:00

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Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-11-07: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James'

remistram - 2007-11-07: 09:09:00
I worked with someone like this!

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-03-04: 00:16:00
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James

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