acronymize

vt; vi To reduce a perfectly acceptable title or phrase into an acronym. . Generally thought to be best avoided in most cases, certainly those not in extensive use, or those whose original phrasing was selected for it's poetic or prosaic beauty or clarity. Especially egregious are acronyms that have been "Reverse Acronymized", or cooked up from acronyms that happen to be words, but whose constituent words are contrived at best.

e.g "Office of Academic Freedom" become OAF
"Compound Acronymizing" is practiced by techie geeks, e.g. JXML

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acronymize

the act of turning something into an acronym

dude, your dad acronymizes all the time

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acronymize

1. To make words into acronyms that don't stand for anything with the sole purpose of emphasizing the word! Especially as wall posts or status updates on social networking sites.

2. A step above ALL CAPS and exclamation marks!!!!

BOB post: "This S.A.T.U.R.D.A.Y! This party is F.I.E.R.C.E.!"

BJ comment: "What does S.A.T.U.R.D.A.Y. stand for?"

BOB comment: Nothing it's just S.A.T.U.R.D.A.Y. because I.T. I.S. F.I.E.R.C.E.!!!

BJ comment: "O.K.... way to acronymize"

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acronymize

v The process of reducing as many words as possible to a series of acronyms. This practice is often found in organizations where groupthink is rampant and human interpersonal skills are undeveloped.

Instead of saying "We're going out for lunch. Will you be at the afternoon staff meeting," you could acronymize and say "We're going OFL. Will you be at the ASM?"

Extreme version: WGOFL. WYBATASM?

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acronym

Abbreviated Coded Rendition of Name Yielding Meaning.

A.C.R.O.N.Y.M. is an acronym.

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Acronym

An acronym is an initial abbreviation that can be pronounced as a word, such as NASA or WASP. This term is also used to refer to a series of initials pronounced individually, such as FBI or TGIF, but the technical term is initialism.

Acronyms #NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization

#RADAR = Radio Detecting And Ranging

#SCUBA - Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus

#WASP - White Anglo Saxon Protestant

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acronymical

The use of an acronym in the form of a sentence, using upper case for the emphasis of the acronym.
Examples;
"Choosing Underhand Nasty Tactics"
"Following Utter Comedic Kings, Over Fellow Followers"
" Imagine, Living Over Valleys Evermore, Yielding Our Utopia"

The Acronymical sentence does not have to make sense, but it's genius when it can be done!

Try re-reading my text, the Acronymical sentence is what I really wanted to say

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