apronym
an abbreviation (like NASA)
TRANSLATION
apronym = eine besondere Art von Akronym, das ein anderes Wort oder einen anderen Satz buchstabiert, der sich auf die Bedeutung des abgekürzten Satzes bezieht (z.B. BASIC, das für Beginner’s All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code steht, ist auch eine sehr einfache Programmiersprache)
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
A very involved APRONYM is the "USA PATRIOT Act" which is derived from "Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism."
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apronym
noun
- a special kind of acronym that spells out another word or phrase relating to the meaning of the phrase that it abbreviates (i.e. BASIC, which stands for Beginner’s All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code, is also a very simple programming language)
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WORD ORIGIN
“Apronym” is a blend of apropos + acronym.
“Acronym” is made up of the Greek roots acr- meaning “summit or tip” and “-onym” meaning name.
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TEST YOUR -NYMS
How many of the following acronyms do you know the full derivation for? (scroll down for answers)
- AWOL
- GIF
- IMAX
- LASER
- MASH
- PIN
- POTUS
- SCUBA
- SONAR
- TIME (magazine)
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- AWOL = Absent Without Official Leave
- GIF = Graphics Interchange Format
- IMAX = Image Maximum
- LASER = Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
- MASH = Mobile Army Surgical Hospital
- PIN = Personal Identification Number
- POTUS = President of the United States
- SCUBA = Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
- SONAR = Sound Navigation Ranging
- TIME (magazine) = The International Magazine of Events
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"Did you know that SPAM is an APRONYM originally associated with tinned meat launched in the US by the Hormel Corporation in 1937. It stands for SPiced hAM. Nowadays, we also use ‘SPAM’ to mean junk or unsolicited emails - it’s current meaning comes from a Monty Python sketch in which the tinned meat is endlessly repeated on a restaurant menu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLih-WQwBSc "
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