backronym
A word that is originally not an acronym but is turned into one by devising a full…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 backronym is an acronym that's specially constructed to fit an existing word.
Meaning
2 sensesA 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.
Backronym
A phrase which assigns a morpheme or word to each letter of a pre-existing acronym.
Examples
1 sentencesA backronym is an acronym that's specially constructed to fit an existing word.