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Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 10:06 am
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Acronyms are cool, and I wanted to possibly start a list of them. I ask that as well as commonly used ones (such as... well, I can't think of any /common/ commonly used ones, but things like "MADD," Mothers Against Drunk Driving), you put not-very-known ones, like the examples I will type out below.
Example:
THE ACRONYM: words it stands for; meaning; history/origin if known.
THE LIST IS HERE.
POSH: Port Out, Starboard Home; fashionable; "the story goes that the more well-to-do passengers travelling to and from India used to have POSH written against their bookings, standing for 'Port Out, Starboard Home' (indicating the more desirable cabins, on the shady side of the ship)." ((From AskOxford.com))
TIP: To Insure Promptness, or TIPS: To Insure Prompt Service; the extra money given for quality service; pub owners in England would place a jar on the counter with a sign that said, "To Insure Promptness."
COOL: Constipated, overrated, out of date loser; I've no idea where this originated.
SNAFU: Situation Normal All *Fouled* Up; Used when a smoothly-running something or other gets ruined.
ASA It's a club at my school. It means: Asian Students Association.
SCUBA is an acronym for 'self contained underwater breathing aparatus'.
A.K.A: Also known as.
Just post 'em up and I'll add them. Thanks for the contributions!
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Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 10:12 am
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Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 10:53 am
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BlueBlythe ASA It's a club at my school. It means: Asian Students Association. But I like saying: Awesome Sexy Asians.
Hahaha... Well, that makes me think of the club at my school, but I really can't think of any others.
PRISM: People Respecting Individuality, Sexuality, and Minorities.
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Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 9:33 pm
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Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 12:06 am
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Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 11:59 am
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Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 7:17 pm
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Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 8:42 pm
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Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 11:55 am
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