backronym

== English == === Alternative forms === bacronym === Etymology === Blend of back +‎ acronym. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbæk.ɹəˌnɪm/ Rhymes: -ækɹənɪm === Noun === backronym (plural backronyms) A word that is originally not an acronym but is turned into one by devising a full form for it, sometimes as a folk etymology, sometimes as a contrived acronym to name a new organization, proposal, or other entity. A phrase which assigns a morpheme or word to each letter of a pre-existing acronym. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Verb === backronym (third-person singular simple present backronyms, present participle backronyming or (rare) backronymming, simple past and past participle backronymed or (rare) backronymmed) (intransitive) To create a backronym. === References === “backronym”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. === Further reading === backronym on Wikipedia.Wikipedia