backronyming

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A form of backronym — 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.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of backronym
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APA

backronyming. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backronyming

MLA

“backronyming.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backronyming. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backronyming,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backronyming.

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