faxlore
noun/ˈfækslɔː/UK/ˈfækslɔɹ/US
Etymology
Definitions
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