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pagerism 

When one references a news or science article they didn't actually read, but rather saw only the title and first couple lines of the article on Facebook or a similar website.
1: "Hey, I read this really interesting article about the school to prison pipeline the other day?"
2: "Did you actually read it though, or did you just see someone post it on Facebook?"
1: "...yeah one of my friends posted it. Sorry, that's pagerism."
pagerism by Mr Adventure July 5, 2015
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Pagerism 

Similar to plagiarism, pagerism is the act of saying a quote that is a Facebook fan page to your friends, and taking credit for it as your own.
Dave: "Don't drink and drive, you might hit a bump and spill your drink."

*Everybody Laughs

Luke: "Dude you got that on Facebook. That's pagerism, noob."

*Silence
Pagerism by a7776gh4 October 25, 2011
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Anti-Paperism 

The belief that paper is a waste of money, time, and resources and can be replaced by computers. Boomers are often opposed to it and so is the paper industry. A person who believes it is called an anti-paperist
Me: I believe in anti-paperism. There is no reason we need paper, all it does is waste resources
Boomer: But computers are hard to use and think about the paper industry
Me: Ok boomer
Anti-Paperism by mrguy122345 May 5, 2021

Paperism 

A cult in which you use paper for writing instead of typing. Paperists often believe that cell phones cause cancer. They also seem to think paper is unlimited. Paperists are often boomers who don't know how to type or use a computer
Boomer: I support paperism, I do not want to use these fancy gadgets
Paperism by mrguy122345 May 5, 2021

paperism 

imma fuck that paper
thats paperism@!
paperism by cocksucker4949 September 15, 2017
The discrimination against people named Paige.
“Paige is so ugly.”
“Hey! That’s PAGEISM!”
pageism by Jackson 🤩🤩 October 29, 2023
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