单词 | backronym |
释义 | backronymor bac·ro·nym[ bak-ruh-nim ] / ˈbæk rə nɪm / nounan existing word turned into an acronym by creating an apt phrase whose initial letters match the word, as to help remember it or offer a theory of its origin. For example, rap has been said to be a backronym of “rhythm and poetry.” the phrase itself. For example, “port out, starboard home” is a misleading backronym for posh. Origin of backronymFirst recorded in 1980–85; back1 + (ac)ronym Words nearby backronymbackpressure, back projection, backrest, Back River, back road, backronym, back room, back row, backrub, back run, backrush Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 |
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