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xeroxlore

xeroxlore noun: synonym of photocopylore (“a kind of folklore comprising humorous material and urban legends that are reproduced on xerox machines (photocopiers)”).

Noun

xeroxlore (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of photocopylore (“a kind of folklore comprising humorous material and urban legends that are reproduced on xerox machines (photocopiers)”).
    • […]the word's protean expressiveness has been observed in a xeroxlore item printed in Robert Anton Wilson's Playboy's Book of Forbidden Words[…]1980, Gershon Legman, The New Limerick
    • I did some of my research on xeroxlore, or photocopylore, in a textile dyeing plant of about 250 people.1995, Indiana University, Journal of folklore research, volume 32
    Synonyms:
    photocopylore

Synonyms of xeroxlore

Origin of xeroxlore

From xerox + lore.

Questions about xeroxlore

What does xeroxlore mean?
Xeroxlore means synonym of photocopylore (“a kind of folklore comprising humorous material and urban legends that are reproduced on xerox machines (photocopiers)”).
What part of speech is xeroxlore?
Xeroxlore is a noun.

Words near xeroxlore in the dictionary

  1. xeroxed
  2. xeroxer
  3. xeroxers
  4. xeroxes
  5. xeroxing
  6. xeroxlore
  7. Xers
  8. xerself
  9. xertz
  10. xertzed
  11. xertzes

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