A list of 23 words by TankHughes.
- COLBERTwas added by TankHughes and appears on just this list
- AT-ATwas added by TankHughes and appears on 2 lists
- R.O.U.S.was added by TankHughes and appears on just this list
- C.H.U.D.was added by TankHughes and appears on just this list
- WABAC machinewas added by TankHughes and appears on just this list
- FLUDDwas added by TankHughes and appears on just this list
- U.N.I.T.was added by alexz and appears on just this list
- D.A.R.Y.L.was added by alexz and appears on 2 lists
- SMERSHwas added by alexz and appears on 2 lists
- HALwas added by alexz and appears on 3 lists
- ALFwas added by alexz and appears on 2 lists
- S.W.O.R.D.was added by alexz and appears on just this list
- KARRwas added by alexz and appears on just this list
- KITTwas added by alexz and appears on 3 lists
- MUTOwas added by alexz and appears on 2 lists
- WOPRwas added by alexz and appears on 3 lists
- F.A.G.was added by alexz and appears on just this list
- I.N.T.E.L.L.I.G.E.N.C.E.was added by alexz and appears on 2 lists
- C.O.B.R.A.was added by TankHughes and appears on just this list
- SPECTREwas added by TankHughes and appears on 2 lists
- TARDISwas added by TankHughes and appears on 7 lists
- U.N.C.L.E.was added by TankHughes and appears on 3 lists
- S.H.I.E.L.D.was added by TankHughes and appears on just this list
alexz commented on the list fictional-acronyms
seems the James Bond SMERSH was based on a real SMERSH ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMERSH_(James_Bond)
August 20, 2015
TankHughes commented on the list fictional-acronyms
I guess I was thinking of acronyms that go under the radar (ha!) and that aren't immediately recognizable as acronyms from the sound of them. Most (if not all) seem like backronyms.
LCARS is a hybrid, part initialism. L-CARS. like T-Mobile, b-boy, or the Animaniacs referring to Dr. Scratchansniff as a p-sychiatrist.
August 20, 2015
TankHughes commented on the list fictional-acronyms
The WABAC machine from Rocky & Bullwinkle looks like an acronym, but I can't find anything that shows it really ever stood for anything. The wiki says it's on analogy with UNIVAC, sort of a portmanteau, or just a stylizing of way back with a machine-looking spelling.
We could make an acronym, make a backronym for this fake acronym (fauxcronym?), call it an anachronym. Maybe one of the A's could be anachronistic or animated.
October 7, 2015
tankhughes commented on the list fictional-acronyms
Today, I was looking for a list of fictional backronyms like this, and lo and behold, it existed already and I'm the one who made it.
Thanks 2015 me.
October 19, 2022
ruzuzu commented on the list fictional-acronyms
This is great!
October 19, 2022