What’s a Backronym?

November 1, 2008

“A backronym (or bacronym) is a phrase that is constructed “after the fact” from a previously existing word or abbreviation, the abbreviation being an initialism or an acronym. Backronyms may be invented with humorous intent, or may be a type of false or folk etymology.”

[Wikipedia]

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