ALL meanings of backronym
back·ro·nym
B b - noun Technical meaning of backronym (jargon) (Backward acronym) A word which has been turned into an acronym by inventing an expansion, rather than the other way around. E.g. "ping". 1
- noun backronym A fanciful expansion of an existing acronym or word, such as “ port out, starboard home ” for posh. 1
- noun backronym an 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.”. 1
- noun backronym the phrase itself. For example, “port out, starboard home” is a misleading backronym for posh . 1
- noun backronym A word that is either not an acronym but is taken to be one and for which a full form is invented by back-formation, or is an acronym and for which an alternative full form is invented by back-formation. 0