Appronym

A word created by arranging the order of icons on your iPhone .

I got the appronym 'TWin' out of the Times, Wikipedia, and LinkedIn icons, but I'm hoping to start stringing them together into full-blown sentences soon.

by TrE33 March 11, 2010

apronym

Apronym, a portmanteau of apropos and acronym, is a word which, as an acronym or backronym, has a meaning related to the meaning of the words constituting the acronym or backronym; such as PLATO for "Programmed Logic for Automated Teaching Operations" alluding to Plato, the philosopher and teacher.

"Oral tradition indicates that the fish was the recognition symbol of the first Christians. The Greek word for it is ICHTYS, with the individual letters of the apronym for Iesòus Christòs Theòu Yiòs Sotèr (Jesus Christ the Son of God the Savior)."

by natalie portmanteaux July 1, 2021

Aptronym

A very fitting name for a particular person.

A criminal named "Rob Banks" would be an example of an aptronym. The opposite of an aptronym is an "inaptronym." (Ex. a philanthropist with the last name "Paine.")

by Ubeenbamboozledson December 27, 2021

approxymate

Pretty much comparable to acting on someone else's behalf.

Visiting every corner of an important event while capturing it all on 4K video to later show to your colleague might be approxymately equivalent to his attending said shindig himself.

by QuacksO December 14, 2024