orphan initialism
orphan initialism · orphan initialisms
An existing initialism which has been redefined as a nonacronymous name, severing its…An existing initialism which has been redefined as a nonacronymous name, severing its link to its previous meaning.
Meaning
1 sensesAn existing initialism which has been redefined as a nonacronymous name, severing its link to its previous meaning.
Origin
From orphan + initialism. Coined by Dan Puckett in the stylebook of the St. Petersburg TimFrom orphan + initialism. Coined by Dan Puckett in the stylebook of the St. Petersburg Times in mid 2015.
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Forms
plural: orphan initialisms| Singular | orphan initialism |
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