A stackronym is an acronym built using other acronyms.
A stackronym is not the same as a recursive acronym, which is an acronym built with itself as part of the acronym.
A stackronym is not the same as a recursive acronym, which is an acronym built with itself as part of the acronym.
AIM - AOL Instant Messenger
AOL - America Onine
AIM = America Online Instant Messenger
GTK+ - GIMP Toolkit
GIMP - GNU Image Manipulation Program
GNU - GNU's Not Unix
GTK+ = GNU's Not Unix Image Manipulation Program Toolkit
AOL - America Onine
AIM = America Online Instant Messenger
GTK+ - GIMP Toolkit
GIMP - GNU Image Manipulation Program
GNU - GNU's Not Unix
GTK+ = GNU's Not Unix Image Manipulation Program Toolkit
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blending the words sarcastic and acronym.
When you turn a sarcastic phrase such as probs and turn it into an acronym
When you turn a sarcastic phrase such as probs and turn it into an acronym
Nathan: alright son
Max: P.L.Y.A (Probs like you alot)
Nathan: Ahhh i see, good use of sacronym there
Max: Probs
Max: P.L.Y.A (Probs like you alot)
Nathan: Ahhh i see, good use of sacronym there
Max: Probs
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FEMA - Failure to Effectively Manage Anything
ETS - Evil Testing Serpent (see awesome book Up Your Score)
NCAA - Nothing Collegiate About the Athletes
UN - Useless Neutrality
MCAT - Miserable Cramming After Twilight
NHS - Nasty Hoes' Society
USC - University of Second Choice
TTYC - Too Talkative, You Crackhead
HONDA- History Of No Dramatic Acceleration
All of the big acronyms used in the media can be converted to smacronyms.
ETS - Evil Testing Serpent (see awesome book Up Your Score)
NCAA - Nothing Collegiate About the Athletes
UN - Useless Neutrality
MCAT - Miserable Cramming After Twilight
NHS - Nasty Hoes' Society
USC - University of Second Choice
TTYC - Too Talkative, You Crackhead
HONDA- History Of No Dramatic Acceleration
All of the big acronyms used in the media can be converted to smacronyms.
by Adel7 January 12, 2008
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"Before COB tommorrow, please convert all MQL's to SQL's and load to CRM for direct post to SLT for QTD and YOY Results in Q1!"..."WTF? Lay off the smackronyms and speak english!"
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derived from spastic and acronym
derived from spastic and acronym
"FCUK means French Connection United Kingdom"
"That's such a spacronym"
Examples of spacronyms:
USA PATRIOT = Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism
CAPTCHA = Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart
ACT UP = AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power
"That's such a spacronym"
Examples of spacronyms:
USA PATRIOT = Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism
CAPTCHA = Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart
ACT UP = AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power
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