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recursive parsonym 

An acronym contained within an acronym and which is the same as the original acronym.
GNU is an acronym for "GNU's Not Unix." When the derivative acronym is expanded, the original acronym is repeated indefinitely. (Computer and Information Science)

"Yeah, and then he says to me, 'Did you notice that "GNU" is a recursive parsonym?'" "Like I give a f***." "What a flake."
recursive parsonym by dreadsocks December 17, 2007
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Homopedo-pyronympho-necro-beastafelliac 

Some one addicted to having anal sex with dead baby male animals while the animal corpse is on fire.
Girl 1: i might go out with him. Girl 2: dont do that he is a homopedo-pyronympho-necro-beastafelliac

Paronomics

The lifestyle lived by a woman from Paron Arkansas once she has been knocked up and got you for 18 years.
Girl I couldn't make it without paronomics. Thank God I have 3 baby daddies.
Paronomics by jeffrodgers007 September 8, 2016
Derived from 'The Pacman' himself. This involves using the words, "dutty", "stink" or "nasty" in front of anything to emphasize it in a good way (much as one would use 'Bad' to refer to something as good)
"Allyuh, leh we roll fo' ah dutty Burger King nuh"

The word 'dutty' above can be said to be a paconym
Nouns that can be applied to a group of overlapping but not necessarily exclusive objects.

Less precise than a synonym

A euphemism that conceals more than it reveals

Taxonomic names that may be confused due to similarity of spelling.
e.g., car, suv, truck; son, brother, husband

"The paranym 'enhanced interrogation' has been used to deflect the ugly reality of torture."

"Lacey's new vehicle was neither a car nor a truck, so she chose the use the paranymous 'SUV' to describe it."
paranym by camptisam August 6, 2011

parsonym 

An acronym contained within an acronym.
Example 1: USB is an acronym for "Universal Serial Bus." Bus is an acronym for "Bidirectional universal switch." Bus is a parsonym of USB. (Computer and Information Science)

Example 2: THIS is an acronym for "Tanzania HIV Indicator Survey." HIV is an acronym for "Human Immunodeficiency Virus." HIV is a parsonym of THIS. (Science and Medicine)

Example 3: TAPS is an acronym for "TERCOM Aircraft Positioning System." TERCOM is an acronym for "Terrain Comparison." TERCOM is a parsonym of TAPS. (Military and Government)

"Yeah, and then he says to me, 'Did you notice that "Bus" is a parsonym of USB?'" "Like I give a f***." "What a flake."
parsonym by dreadsocks December 17, 2007

recursive parsonym 

An acronym contained within an acronym and which is the same as the original acronym.
GNU is an acronym for "GNU's Not Unix." When the derivative acronym is expanded, the original acronym is repeated indefinitely. (Computer and Information Science)

"Yeah, and then he says to me, 'Did you notice that "GNU" is a recursive parsonym?'" "Like I give a f***." "What a flake."
recursive parsonym by dreadsocks December 17, 2007