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anacronym, n. orig. U.S.
Brit. |anˈakrənɪm|, U.S. |ænˈækrəˌnɪm|
[Probably a blend of anachronism n. and acronym n.]
An acronym (or other initialism) for which the expanded form is not widely known.
1975Los Angeles Times 21 Mar. f14/1 NAYRU is an anacronym that has been mouthed by racing sailors since 1898. The letters stand for North American Yacht Racing Union. 1983N.Y. Times 3 July xi. 19/5 OSHA is the anacronym for the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration. 1998Wisconsin State Jrnl. (Electronic ed.) 18 Sept. Some familiar anacronyms: ASCII, BASIC and UNIX. 2005Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 29 Apr. (Arts section) d4 What's the U in SNFU stand for? Give up? The band's name is an anacronym for Society's No F—ing Use. |