Backronym - Wikipedia
A backronym is an acronym formed from an already existing word by expansion of its letters into the words of a phrase. Backronyms may be invented with either serious or humorous intent, or they may be a type of false etymology or folk etymology. The word is a portmanteau of back and acronym.[1]
Backronym - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Acronym invented to fit an existing word Not to be confused with Retronym . A backronym treats an already existing word as an acronym and expands its letters into the words of a phrase, and so is effectively an acrostic . The word is a portmanteau of back and acronym . [ 1 ] Backronyms may be invented with either serious or humorous intent, or they may be a type of false etymology or folk etymology . A normal acronym is a word derived from the initial letter(s) of the words of a phrase, [ 2 ] such as ra
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