Faxlore

//ˈfækslɔː// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

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

    "Both Xeroxlore and faxlore have an increasing emphasis of visual material: / [It may be] a characteristic of both the increasingly visual sophistication of youth in our society and the capacities of the fax machine which sends images rather than alphanumeric messages; […]"

Example

More examples

"Both Xeroxlore and faxlore have an increasing emphasis of visual material: / [It may be] a characteristic of both the increasingly visual sophistication of youth in our society and the capacities of the fax machine which sends images rather than alphanumeric messages; […]"

Etymology

From fax + lore.

Related phrases

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