Backronym

noun

/ˈbæk.ɹəˌnɪm/

Definitions

1.nounA word that is originally not an acronym but is turned into one by devising a full form for it, sometimes as a folk etymology, sometimes as a contrived acronym to name a new organization, proposal, or other entity.

2.verbTo create a backronym.

Synonyms

backronymy apronym recursive acronym acronyming acronymy pseudo-acronym macronym orphan initialism abbreviature acronym anacronym expansion

Rhymes With

acronym

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