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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.
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Xerobsession
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: zee robs esss yun
Sentence: her boeese reaction to her xerobsession, when discovered, was unprintable.
Etymology: xerox obsession
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COMMENTS:
Good one. - Mustang, 2008-10-06: 18:58:00
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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)
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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Printpulsion
Created by: zxvasdf
Pronunciation: print pul sion
Sentence: When Bob became smitten with printpulsion, his apartment quickly became a recycler's paradise.
Etymology: Print (to print with an electronic printer) & compulsion (impulse to act regardless of rationality)
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COMMENTS:
nice combo - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-06: 12:00:00
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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)
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.
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)
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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COMMENTS:
great sentence - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-06: 10:26:00
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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.
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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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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