Faxlore

//ˈfækslɔː//

Synonyms for "faxlore" (3 found)

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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; […]

Source: wiktionary

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.

Source: wiktionary

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.

Source: wiktionary

Faxlore is a sort of folklore: humorous texts, folk poetry, folk art, and urban legends that are circulated, not by word of mouth, but by fax machine. […] Some faxlore is relatively harmless. Cartoons and jokes often circulate as faxlore; the poor graphic quality becoming worse with each new person who resends the joke to the next recipient.

Source: wiktionary

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