Verboticism: Antipaperless
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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Microhardoffensive
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: my kro hard off fen siff
Sentence: When she was in school, long ago, Millie learned that computers (or machines that did your talking and thinking for you) were something out of science fiction. Trying to not feel like a dinosaur on a space station, she had dutifully taken all the computer courses her company had offered. She managed most programs with good efficiency, but one aspect dogged her progress in the company. It was noted that she always printed off absolutely everything that she received or sent over the computer. In a paperless society, she had managed to accrue more paper files than anyone else. It was said she had a microhardoffensive disorder...she had a compulsion to print out everything, not trusting the memory or hard drive of the systems her company used. It was a touch of irony that when the BIG CRASH came and wiped out all primary and back-up systems, that the management came to Millie to get her paper files in order to rebuild and salvage their records!
Etymology: Microhard (as opposed to Microsoft,the computer giant) & Hard (not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure)also Hard (as in hard copy...a printed version of something on screen) & offensive (unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses)
Duplomat
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: dupe/low/mat
Sentence: She was the office duplomat with a duploma in duplicating.
Etymology: diplomat + duplicate
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COMMENTS:
Nice word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-07: 16:30:00
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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.
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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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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Dittolusion
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: dĭt-ō-lōō'-zhən
Sentence: Marlene's desk simply could not handle the weight -- it wasn't built to handle that type of load. Due to her technophrenia, and her compulsion to actually handle these apparently invisible files everyone kept telling her were stored inside her computer, she would print out every single e-mail and add it to the growing stacks, forming a 'literal fort' inside her cubicle. It's obvious that she's suffering from a dittolusion, and her desk finally paid the price.
Etymology: ditto (a duplicate or copy) + delusion (a false belief in spite of invalidating evidence).
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COMMENTS:
Trees actually cringe when Marlene walks by, and printers consider her Satan's avatar. - Tigger, 2007-11-07: 22:31:00
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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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