Faxlore
//ˈfækslɔː// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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.
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