- 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...
-
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"...
- A boma is a
livestock enclosure,
community enclosure, stockade, corral,
small fort or a
district government office,
commonly used in many
parts of the...
- 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...
- blond, and full of creme", with
creme being a
euphemism for ****. A
backronym has been
constructed for twink,
according to
which it
stands for "'teenaged...
- The logo of
Bravia television. Its
backronym is "Best
Resolution Audio Visual Integrated Architecture"....
-
other such folk
etymology phrases.
These are all
incorrect and are
simply backronyms from sic. Use of sic
greatly increased in the mid-20th century. For example...
-
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...
