backronym English

Meaning backronym meaning

What does backronym mean?

backronym noun

— A 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.

backronym verb

— To create a backronym.

Synonyms backronym synonyms

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