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Sunday, 15 July 2012

11 ACRONYMS DISGUISED AS EVERYDAY WORDS


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11 Acronyms Disguised As Everyday Words
By Jkelly,
Buzz Feed, 13 July 2012.

The English Language has a metric-ton of words. But how many do you know stand for more words? These are wordception words.


1. RADAR:
Radio Detection and Ranging
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2. SCUBA:
Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
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3. LASER:
Light Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation
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4. ATM:
Automatic Teller Machine
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5. IRS:
Internal Revenue Service
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6. NABISCO:
National Biscuit Company
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Source: andrews.edu


7. SNAFU:
Situation Normal: All Fucked Up
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The situation is bad, but that this is a normal state of affairs. Source: 4.bp.blogspot.com


8. FUBAR:
Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition/Any Repair/All Reason
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Yup, that's one of the first Google images for FUBAR. Source: cdn.ticketfly.com


9. ZIP Code:
Zone Improvement Plan Code
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10. EPCOT:
Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow
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EPCOT was actually the name of a community-of-the-future that Walt Disney had envisioned before his death. Source: wdwinfo.com


11. IBM:
International Business Machines
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[Source: Buzz Feed. Edited. Top image added.]


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