backronym
/ˈbæk.ɹəˌnɪm/IPA: /B AE1 K R AH0 N IH0 M/
noun
- 1
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.
verb
- 1
To create a backronym.
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