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minus-squareHonoraryMancunian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28arrow-down1·1 year agoAnimals that live up to their backronym: pig Pink inquisitive grunter
minus-squareSiethron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down3·1 year agoIt’s probably a typo but ‘backronym’ is a great word and concept. Backwards acronym.
minus-squareabrasiveteapot@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·1 year agoIt’s a real word. And used correctly in context so unlikely to be a typo. https://www.dictionary.com/browse/backronym https://www.wordnik.com/words/backronym Acronyms were very rare prior to about mid 20thC. A number of words sound like they should be an acronym or people searching for an explanation of them make backronyms out of them. Posh and rap being turned into acronyms as per the first like are good examples of a backronym.
Animals that live up to their backronym:
Pink inquisitive grunter
It’s probably a typo but ‘backronym’ is a great word and concept. Backwards acronym.
It’s a real word. And used correctly in context so unlikely to be a typo.
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/backronym
https://www.wordnik.com/words/backronym
Acronyms were very rare prior to about mid 20thC.
A number of words sound like they should be an acronym or people searching for an explanation of them make backronyms out of them.
Posh and rap being turned into acronyms as per the first like are good examples of a backronym.