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nacronym 

A name that was once an acronym but outgrew the relevance to the words it represented.
JILA, formerly known as the Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, better known for Nobel Prize winning research in ultracold matter, is a nacronym.
nacronym by ZenGeek September 24, 2013
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Necronym 

n. The birth name of somebody who has changed their name. Most commonly attributed to trans people, but can be attributed to any person who has changed their name. (See: dead name)

v. 1. To call somebody by their necronym.

v. 2. To out somebody's necronym to the public.
Don't call her by her necronym . She hasn't gone by that name in years.
Necronym by anonymous November 21, 2021

namcronym 

An acronym constrived of people's first names. Mainly describing a group of friends that are always seen together.
Sam, Amy and Connie are going to the mall. SAC is going to the mall. SAC is an namcronym.

nackronym 

It means "to beat up the check of booty". Comes from the word "acronym" and "kando".
Man, that nackronym is all up like my homophone and my antonym, but he can't get a slice of this booty.
nackronym by Goober April 9, 2005

Necronym 

A much more bourgeois sounding word for deadname. A necronym is the name being replaced (usually their birth name) by a transgender person. Derived from "Necro" meaning dead and "nym" meaning name, as in pseudonym. Sentence:
"Sally almost outed Grace by calling her by her necronym."
Necronym by Traphouse Slutbunny February 17, 2025
n. A screenshot fabricated by a company to misrepresent the graphics of a game; a combination of the words bullshit and screenshot.

Originated from Penny Arcade, a popular gaming webcomic.
-Have you seen Madden 2006 for the Xbox 360? The graphics are gonna be awesome!
-Dude, the Madden 2006 images they showed at E3 were bullshots. It doesn't look nearly as good as they said.
bullshot by Worker Unit #503,298,545 September 26, 2005
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