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alphabet soup
al′phabet soup′
n. 1. a soup containing small noodles in the shapes of letters of the alphabet. 2. a jumble of abbreviations, as of names of government agencies. [1905–10] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | alphabet soup - a confusing assortment; "Roosevelt created an alphabet soup of federal agencies"assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety, mixture - a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions" | | 2. |  alphabet soup - soup that contains small noodles in the shape of letters of the alphabetsoup - liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food |
alphabet soup
alphabet soup1. Literally, a soup that contains noodles shaped like the letters of the alphabet. I used to love alphabet soup when I was a kid.2. By extension, an incoherent or disorganized mix (typically of letters or abbreviations). All of these acronyms in the manual have started to look like alphabet soup.See also: alphabet, soupalphabet soupinitialisms and acronyms, especially when used excessively. The names of these government agencies are just alphabet soup. Just look at the telephone book! You can't find anything because it's filled with alphabet soup.See also: alphabet, soupalphabet soup incomprehensible or confusing language, typically containing many abbreviations or symbols. informal The expression alludes to a kind of clear soup containing pasta in the form of letters. 2000 Montreal Mirror Like the IMF, WB, WTO and the rest of the alphabet soup, the FTAA is yet another engine of global capital. See also: alphabet, soupalphabet soup n. initialisms and acronyms in general. Just look at the telephone book! You can’t find anything because it’s filled with alphabet soup. See also: alphabet, soupalphabet soup
Words related to alphabet soupnoun a confusing assortmentRelated Words- assortment
- miscellanea
- miscellany
- mixed bag
- motley
- potpourri
- salmagundi
- smorgasbord
- variety
- mixture
noun soup that contains small noodles in the shape of letters of the alphabetRelated Words |