- A
backronym is an
acronym formed from an
already existing word by
expanding its
letters into the
words of a phrase.
Backronyms may be
invented with either...
-
newborns can
receive a
score from 0 to 2. The list of
criteria is a
backronym of Apgar's surname.
Apgar originally developed the
criteria as a way to...
-
younger Italian male
immigrants arriving in America. One
false etymology or
backronym of **** is that it is an
acronym for "without p****port" or "without papers"...
-
number of
federal agencies from more than 400 to
fewer than 100. DOGE is a
backronym referencing Dogecoin, a
cryptocurrency ****ociated with Musk and which...
- A boma is a
livestock enclosure,
community enclosure, stockade, corral,
small fort or a
district government office,
commonly used in many
parts of the...
- most
coherent or
humorous sentence that fits the
acronym - in essence, a
backronym.
After a set
amount of time expires, each
player then
votes anonymously...
- language.
Though Perl is not
officially an acronym,
there are
various backronyms in use,
including "Practical
Extraction and
Reporting Language". Perl...
- daughter, born in 1978.
Backronyms are
oftentimes used for
comedic effect[citation needed]. An
example of
creating a
backronym for
comedic effect would...
- The R.550
Magic (
backronym for
Missile Auto-Guidé
Interception et Combat) is a short-range air-to-air
missile designed in 1965 by
French company Matra...
- more
generic terms, like Game
Master (GM), Game
Operations Director (a
backronym of GOD), Judge,
Referee or Storyteller. Some use more
esoteric titles...
