To guard the printer at work.
When you have printed something you know you shouldn't have, using your office's printer/ink.
You then guard the printer while your paper is being printed so that no one else can accidentally grab your paper. Which could result in embarrassment and/or reprimanding.
Also "Printer Anxiety":
While you are Printer Guarding, you may experience Printer Anxiety because (a) You have printed something long and it is taking forever. (b) Your paper has gotten jammed. (c) Someone is printing at the same time as you, so you both are standing near the printer, awkwardly.
When you have printed something you know you shouldn't have, using your office's printer/ink.
You then guard the printer while your paper is being printed so that no one else can accidentally grab your paper. Which could result in embarrassment and/or reprimanding.
Also "Printer Anxiety":
While you are Printer Guarding, you may experience Printer Anxiety because (a) You have printed something long and it is taking forever. (b) Your paper has gotten jammed. (c) Someone is printing at the same time as you, so you both are standing near the printer, awkwardly.
Office Girl 1- "Wow, that was sketchy, I just got done printing 13 pages of my coupons, in color!"
Office Girl 2- "So what?"
Office Girl 1- "So, I had to Printer Guard for like 20 minutes while it was printing!"
Office Girl 2- "So what?"
Office Girl 1- "So, I had to Printer Guard for like 20 minutes while it was printing!"
by RazorBladesInCandyBars November 19, 2010
Get the Printer Guard mug.Waiting in front of a shared office printer to promptly collect the output, to prevent your colleagues from discovering that you're printing your resume.
My manager noticed me holding a printer vigil today; he is becoming suspicious that I am looking for a better job.
by Kent W. May 14, 2011
Get the printer vigil mug.when failing infrastructure that needs to get repaired gets a face lift instead
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by dihydromonoxide December 19, 2011
Get the painted rust mug.Did you see John? He has been working on that printer for over an hour. I think he has entered printer zone. I would stay away from for a while.
by Polo Pat December 10, 2012
Get the Printer Zone mug.Unnecessary articles, documents, or other materials printed solely for the purpose of being left on the printer to be observed by peers or co-workers.
Worker 1: "Wow, who printed this 40 page article on particle-physics? Someone is really operating on an advanced degree!"
Worker 2: "Don't believe the hype. Nick printed this two days ago and left it just so the boss would see and think he's smart. It's printer-fodder, he's not actually going to read it."
Worker 2: "Don't believe the hype. Nick printed this two days ago and left it just so the boss would see and think he's smart. It's printer-fodder, he's not actually going to read it."
by freedompress May 17, 2015
Get the printer-fodder mug.When having sex with a virgin, you go so hard that the blood manages to get on your face, making you look like a Indian painted for battle.
by Bubdlub August 20, 2017
Get the painted like a indian mug.In the movie Office Space, there is a scene where cubicle workers steal the printer from their office and take it out into a field. There, they beat the printer to smithereens using baseball bats and their fists. The "Printer scene" is used among office workers as a fantasy of what they want to be real. It is a term that people who feel locked-up by their jobs use.
by whiteboyz36 October 9, 2017
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