English Explanatory Dictionary

orphan initialism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An existing initialism which has been redefined as a nonacronymous name, severing its link to its previous meaning.

Word forms

orphan initialism orphan initialisms

Etymology

From orphan + initialism. Coined by Dan Puckett in the stylebook of the St. Petersburg Times in mid 2015.

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