bacronym

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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

nounbacronym (plural bacronyms)

plural bacronyms

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of backronym.
verbbacronym (third-person singular simple present bacronyms, present participle bacronyming or (rare) bacronymming, simple past and past participle bacronymed or (rare) bacronymmed)

present singular third person bacronyms · participle present bacronyming · participle present rare bacronymming · participle past bacronymed · past bacronymed · participle past rare bacronymmed · past rare bacronymmed

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of backronym.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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