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acronymophilia

noun

Etymology

From acronym + -o- + -philia.

  1. derived from ἄκρον
  2. borrowed from Akronym
  3. formed as acronymophilia — “acronym + -o- + -philia”

Definitions

  1. The abnormal liking or tendency for the use of acronyms.

    • Acronymophilia seems to be afflicting some of our more physical colleagues.
    • Acronymophilia has been, and continues to be, rampant in scales and interviews concerned with ADHD.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for acronymophilia. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA