pseudo-acronyms

A form of pseudo-acronym — A term that is seemingly an acronym or (loosely) an initialism, but the letters of which do not stand for specific words.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of pseudo-acronym
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pseudo-acronyms. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudo-acronyms

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