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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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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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Addoction

Created by: xirtam

Pronunciation: uh-dok-shuh n

Sentence: Larry’s insistence that every piece of electronic communication coming into his legal office be printed was just another sign of his addoction.

Etymology: Doc: abbr Document: Latin documentum; A written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence. + Addiction: Latin addictiōn; The condition of being habitually or compulsively occupied with or involved in something.

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Rughaper

Created by: WriteBrighton

Pronunciation: Rug-hay-pur

Sentence: The office rughaper would be arrested for raping trees without consent or consideration if Mother Nature was in charge of the law.

Etymology:

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2nd Choice: KINKBLOTCH - WriteBrighton, 2018-03-04: 14:38:00

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Reamlove

petaj

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:

petaj 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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Printaphile

Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: Prin-ta-file

Sentence: When Susan got a visit from the head of the 'Save the trees campaign', she realised she had become a compulsive printaphile. She promised that she would get help for her addiction and vowed she would try to keep her fondness for printing out all her personal files to a bare minimum in the future.

Etymology: Print(produce a paper copy,(information stored on a computer) + Phile(combining form denoting a person having a fondness for or tendency towards a specific thing) ORIGIN Greek 'loving' = Printaphile. See also File(a collection of data stored on a computer)

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great sentence - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-06: 10:26:00

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Printcess

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: print/zess

Sentence: Sally was a printcess obsessed with printing out everything written to her in hopes of finding secret messages from her Prints Charming.

Etymology: print + princess + obsess

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COMMENTS:

very funny - got my vote! - remistram, 2007-11-07: 09:10:00

Good word; hilarious sentence! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-07: 16:36:00

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Lexmarksalot

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: Lex-marx-uh-lot

Sentence: Mildred made so many copies she burned out three new office printers in a month and was given the nickname "Lexmarksalot".

Etymology: Lexmark printers, = marks-a-lot pens

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Documentia

Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: dok-yuh-MEN-sha

Sentence: As memomagma poured from Roxie's printer, fellow worker worried that her documentia would become dendricidal.

Etymology: Blend of document & dementia.

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libertybelle So clever!! Almost.... too clever... - libertybelle, 2007-11-07: 09:14:00

I think most lawyers suffer from this disease. - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-07: 09:40:00

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Fearox

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: feer rox

Sentence: Xena,the Printses Warrior, lived in eternal fearox that all her electronic files would be wiped out, so she printed out copies of everything that came through her computer. She requested a bigger office but was miffed when her boss refused. Xena's argument that she needed more storage space for her print-outs fell on deaf ears. Her boss cited paper costs and space shortage as reasons to reduce her paper files. Her viewpoint was further proven when a fire started in the piles of paper Xena had stored behind her desk. Thanks to her, now none of them has any records, or jobs either!

Etymology: Fear (paranoia;afraid) & Xerox (duplicator that copies graphic matter by the action of light on an electrically charged photoconductive insulating surface in which the latent image is developed with a resinous powder)

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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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