Verboticism: Fileanthropist

'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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Fileanthropist

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: file/an/throw/pist

Sentence: Noted for her many benevolent efforts, the famous fileanthropist Felicity Fileworthy established a museum for the printed word. The building itself is constructed of papier mache.

Etymology: file + philanthropist

Points: 980

Comments: Fileanthropist

artr - 2008-10-06: 06:16:00
Papier mache, a nice touch.

TJayzz - 2008-10-06: 06:50:00
Nice!

zxvasdf - 2008-10-06: 10:51:00
So you dabble in fileanthropy?

Jabberwocky - 2008-10-06: 11:58:00
"curses - filed again"

zxvasdf - 2008-10-06: 13:47:00
haha

OZZIEBOB - 2008-10-07: 04:48:00
Good one

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