Acronym Edit Meaning

1.

Abbreviated Coded Rendition of Name Yielding Meaning.

A.C.R.O.N.Y.M. is an acronym.

See acronym, fubar<fucked up beyond recognition>

2.

acronym, ak' ru · nim, noun.

(Greek Orgin--derived from the word "acro" and "onoma".)

The word "acronym" is derived/formed from the initial letters/syllables -- as radar-- " Radio Detecting and Ranging."

Is NIDthe new acronym that everyone is using?

Translation: Is the term "Negro In Distress," being used by the masses.

See abbreviate, acro, code, coding

3.

An abbreviation for a phrase created by taking the first letter or so of each word, AND is pronounced as a word itself.

"USA" is technically NOT an acronym, because people don't pronounce it as "You-Sah". However, "MADD" (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) is an acronym because it's pronounced exactly as it's spelled.

4.

A string of letters that stand for something

Also used as an excuse to pass chatspeak off as 'Acceptable'

CD - An Acronym for Compact Disc

Person1 lol omg that pwns

Person2 Cut with the chatspeak

Person1 omg, itss not chatspek its an acronym

See chatspeak, 1337, 1337speak, bullshit

5.

A word coined from the first letters of other words. Many idiots confuse abbreviations with acronyms (and vise versa). Others think it's the actual letters in abbreviations/acronyms that are acronyms. They should learn how to read a dictionary, take an English class, and/or stop their pseudo-intellectual tendencies.

(Abbreviations are just shortenings of words. Remember, the words, abbreviation and acronym, are never the letters themselves, albeit the letters are core components of these words.)

MILF (Mother I'd Like to Fuck), ASS (Angle-Side-Side), LASER (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation), AIDS (some medical jargon I can never remember)

Not: HTTP, CEO, LCD, et. al., MD, SBC, etc.(these are abbreviations)

6.

A sortening of words by taking the first letters of each and making it a word. Ussually a company name. However it is useless to say them outloud-save it for writing!

Do you want to see the movie 'S.W.A.T'? No, but I'd like to see the movie 'Special Weapons And Tactics(team)'

7.

NOT AN ABRIVIATION!!!! an acronym is when a phrase is put together by joining the first letters of each word and an abriviation is when u shorten a word(not a phrase) cuz your fingers are to retarted to type. (and or hands/write)

Just Kidding (JK) Lol (laugh out loud) are acronyms

See jk, lol, wtf, retarted