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
#RADAR = Radio Detecting And Ranging
#SCUBA - Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
#WASP - White Anglo Saxon Protestant
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1. The raised fortified area of an ancient Greek city.
2. The Acropolis in Athens, the best known example of (1).
3. Where the Parthenon is.
2. The Acropolis in Athens, the best known example of (1).
3. Where the Parthenon is.
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Get the acropolis mug.This expression is akin to "Woke up on the wrong side of the bed" or "Who pissed in your Cheerios?" To have a "hair" across ones ass means to be overly sensitive to irritation. Usually one who over-reacts to a situtation because there is already an issue afflicting them.
What do you have a hair across your ass about?" "Bob is usually an easy going fella but today it would seem he has a hair across his ass
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Get the Hair Across Your Ass mug.Acronumb: (adj.) to be thoroughly put off of a conversation due to its acronym content. The state of being so bored by a conversation that you could not understand, even with a dictionary and a geek translator.
(v) to be put off of a conversation inundated with the use of highly technical acronyms and jargon.
(v) to be put off of a conversation inundated with the use of highly technical acronyms and jargon.
Dude, I was standing in line and these two Computer Science guys started talking...within three minutes, I was acronumbed.
Oh man, I was reading this military website, and I had to wrap my head around how they acronymize everything...by the end of the first page, I was acronumb. Too much acronymonics is just not a good thing if you are trying to entice kids to join the armed forces, they might develop acronymphobia.
I am always amazed at the way that your socially awkward cousin manages to be so damn acronymious, even at a party! I mean, a girl even tried to talk to him and he made her acronumb! What a geek!
Will you stop being so damn acronymatic? There are cool people here, and you are going to make them acronumb.
Oh man, I was reading this military website, and I had to wrap my head around how they acronymize everything...by the end of the first page, I was acronumb. Too much acronymonics is just not a good thing if you are trying to entice kids to join the armed forces, they might develop acronymphobia.
I am always amazed at the way that your socially awkward cousin manages to be so damn acronymious, even at a party! I mean, a girl even tried to talk to him and he made her acronumb! What a geek!
Will you stop being so damn acronymatic? There are cool people here, and you are going to make them acronumb.
by Pixielo May 8, 2008
Get the Acronumb mug.Those who profusely string together acronyms or abbreviations as part of normal speech.
e.g. OMG! ATM IDK. LOL! G2G.
e.g. OMG! ATM IDK. LOL! G2G.
by turk182.5 January 5, 2010
Get the acronymrod mug.One who is not educated in formalized spelling who is confined to using simple letter abbreviations for words and sentences to communicate with others through some electronic device. This person is known as an Acronist.
Being and Acronist Johnny's message was never understood by the 911 operator and hence he was not able to reach safety in time.
lol = Laugh out loud
ntc = I'm in the can
lol = Laugh out loud
ntc = I'm in the can
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