backronymy

English

Noun

backronymy (uncountable)

  1. The back-formation of a phrase to fit an acronym.
    • 2012 July, Ingrid Fandrych, “Small is beautiful: from initials to words”, in MIRANDA:
      This is made possible by the almost instantaneous demotivation of acronyms (see also Fandrych 2004: 21, 122, 132, and Ungerer 1991a and 1991b), which enables processes such as remotivation, backronymy and playfulness.
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