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baecronym

a word whose claim to be an acronym is dubious like "bae"
"Trump" is a baecronym, although the fit with Terrifying Repugnant Ugly Malicious President might lead you to believe otherwise
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Backronym

A backronym is an acronym constructed retrospectively to fit a word. The term was probably first used by Alan Chapman a business consultant based in Leicester England.
When used as an acronym good is actually a backronym.
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Bacronym

An example of a Neologism and an alternative spelling of the word backronym, a term was probably invented by Alan Chapman a business consultant based in Leicester England. Both spellings are used on his website (Businessballs), but bacronym might just be linguistically purer than backronym (being closer in appearance to acronym).
When used as an acronym fine is actually a bacronym.
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backronym

1. A meaning assigned to an acronym, after the acronym has already been established, that is different from its original meaning.

2. An acronym wherein the definition was created after the acronym was decided upon, usually involving bad grammar or extra words in order to make the acronym "spell something."
1. CC used to mean "Carbon Copy," but recently it's been redefined with the backronym "Courtesy Copy."

2. The definition "Get Rid Of Slimy girlS" is a backronym set up specifically so we could call our club "G.R.O.S.S"
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backronym

a reversed acronym. The word "backronym" was coined in 1983 by KRS-ONE, who created his rap name and then made a backronym for it, making the letters stand for something.
KRS-ONE making his name to stand for "Knowledge Reigns Supreme - Over Nearly Everyone" is an example of a backronym.
by LilBibby2342 September 3, 2005
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Blacronym

A cross between an acronym, street slang, and leet.
Regular speech:

"I was taking a nap"

Blacronym:

"I wuz sleep"
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Blacronyms

bitch was using a blacronyms every sentence she spoke

Idfwpwfwpidfk (I don’t fuck with people who fuck with people I don’t fuck with) Is one of the many blacronyms
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