faxlore

noun
/ˈfækslɔː/UK/ˈfækslɔɹ/US

Etymology

From fax + lore.

  1. inherited from *laizō
  2. inherited from *laiʀu
  3. inherited from lār
  4. inherited from lore
  5. compounded as faxlore — “fax + lore

Definitions

  1. A kind of folklore comprising humorous material and urban legends that are shared by fax…

    A kind of folklore comprising humorous material and urban legends that are shared by fax machine.

    • The origins of the [cabbage soup] diet are unknown, bu it gained popularity by word of "faxlore" in the 1980s because it spread virally through people sharing it via fax machines.
    • Xeroxlore, photocopylore, faxlore, folklore by facsimile, office graffiti, or formerly typescript broadsides refer to materials circulated through fax machines, Xerox machines, or other photocopiers—usually within a workspace.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for faxlore. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA