A psychological disorder emanating from continuous exposure to absurd and meaningless, sometimes indecipherable, acronyms such as what happens when you’ve worked for years in a civil service job such as the post office, politics, or a state prison.
I wasn’t even sure what PTAD was due to this sad and disabling condition called Posttraumatic Acronym Disorder!
by Dr Bunnygirl July 5, 2020

The use of acronyms in everyday conversation. Taken from the instant messaging chat speak way of communicating.
Teacher: "I'd like you to do your presentation first please"
Student: "N.T.Y."
This student is saying "No Thank You" using Acronym Chat (AC)
However 'lol' is usually said "lllolll" rather than L.O.L so would not classify as an AC.
Student: "N.T.Y."
This student is saying "No Thank You" using Acronym Chat (AC)
However 'lol' is usually said "lllolll" rather than L.O.L so would not classify as an AC.
by Natreeba December 16, 2008

The Anti Acronym Hypocrites are... well... hypocrites. I bet they all have CFD (See definition of Communism Fondness Disorder (CFD)
by Rybrotic November 14, 2016

Help for desperate paranoid parents who don´t feel having enough control on their kids, and who feel lost when they find acronyms like "ftw,” “pyt” and “otp,” when spying on their internet activities.
"Ever wonder what your child is really saying online?
Well now it’s easy to find out with the all new Teen Chat Acronym Decoder!"
Well now it’s easy to find out with the all new Teen Chat Acronym Decoder!"
by rperazag June 16, 2010

Testosterone Negative Tendencies 1. politically correct term for a man thought to be gay. 2. A man in touch with his feminine side. (positive compliment)
What a lovely outfit your husband picked out for you!" "John has such a wonderful sense of women fashion style for a welder,"T.N.T. acronym for Testosterone Negative Tendencies"
." commented Brenda, to John's wife, Paula
." commented Brenda, to John's wife, Paula
by Oxithemoron (the orginal) September 14, 2011

BS, MS, PhD (college degree acronyms) really stand for Batchler of Science, Master of Science, and Doctorate of Philosophy.
by iHarteSax June 23, 2011

An acronym where each letter is used in a more creative manner to express more meaning than a simpler letter-for-word acronym would enable.
BDSM is technically an acronym, but not a traditional letter-for-word acronym like "TSA" or "LMAO". Instead, the term BDSM acts as a compound acronym. It stands for "Bondage and Discipline, Domination and Submission, Sadism and Masochism". If that term were expressed as a conventional acronym, it would be written out as "BDDSSM", and so consolidating the redundant letters of the acronym and expressing the term as a compound acronym, "BDSM", makes for a term that is far easier to say.
by Inlovewithabsol July 5, 2023
