backronym

/bak-ruh-nim/US // ˈbæk rə nɪm //

后缀名,后缀词,缩写,后缀

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : an existing word turned into an acronym by creating an apt phrase whose initial letters match the word, as to help remember it or offer a theory of its origin. For example, rap has been said to be a backronym of “rhythm and poetry.”
- : the phrase itself. For example, “port out, starboard home” is a misleading backronym for posh.