backronym
Plural: backronyms
Noun
- 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.
- A phrase which assigns a morpheme or word to each letter of a pre-existing acronym.
Verb
- To create a backronym.
Origin / Etymology
Blend of back + acronym.
Scrabble Score: 0
backronym: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionarybackronym: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
backronym: not valid in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 0
backronym: not valid in Words With Friends