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typosphere noun the community of people who use, buy and sell, write about and read about typewriters
Online, he is a proud member of the ‘typosphere’, a global community of typewriter geeks.
[New York Times (US broadsheet) 31 March 2011] 

type-in noun a social event where people bring and use typewriters
In the last three months, type-ins have clattered into cities from coast to coast and even overseas.
[New York Times (US broadsheet) 31 March 2011] 

typecasting noun the activity of using a typewriter to write messages that you then scan and post to a Web site
One of his favorite typecasting blogs, Strikethru, is run by a Microsoft employee. [New York Times (US broadsheet) 31 March 2011] 

nail tat noun a temporary tattoo applied to the nails
‘Nail tats’ are tres chic and much more haute couture than nail art. [Grazia (UK celebrity magazine) 18 Oct 2010] 

me-tailing noun online retail in which the accent is on bespoke goods
This is the ‘me-tailing’ phenomenon. [BBC Radio 4 06 Nov 2010]

Courtesy:
Cambridge Dictionaries Online!

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