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Acronomatopoeiaym

An acronym that when spoken sounds like what it stands for.
"TSHTF" is an acronomatopoeiaym for "the sh.. hits the fan".
by Oregon Jim Kramer January 27, 2009
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Acronymphomaniac

Someone who goes crazy and gives everything an acronym.

One who over uses acronyms when using the actual words is no extra effort.
"OMG that guy makes up acronyms all day long- I have no idea what he's saying anymore. He's a fricking Acronymphomaniac."
by Urban mother August 24, 2016
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Accronance

the intentional presenation of bad news in a public setting in order to avoid a scene.
John: "I don't want to be in a relationship anymore. I think I'm going have an accronance with my girlfriend."

Ben: "She is insane and going to be pissed. Where are you going to do it?"

John: "Probably at Starbucks."
by Screebee June 6, 2013
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Acronymph

A really hot girl who speaks and or writes largely using acronyms.
And then she said "omg, brb I've got to perform CPR..." and I realized she was more than just an average acronymph.
by Brewton September 29, 2014
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acronounce

verb: the act of verbalizing multi letter acronyms by assholes in real life situations.
hey joe, your mother is a whore, i "lol" (acronounced as loll) when i saw her sucking that crackhead's dick.

can you give me this penicillin "asap" (acronounced as a-sap) this gonorrhea is really fucking up my junk.
by jujuyy January 27, 2009
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recursive acronym

An acronym whose meaning contains the original acronym. For example, the programming language PHP stands for "PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor", where one of the words the acronym shortens is the acronym itself.
- Dude, I just thought of a great acronym: FIAW! It stands for "FIAW Is A Word"!
- That's a recursive acronym, you dummy.
by Geo1088 June 17, 2015
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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
by laramie2 June 3, 2005
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