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	sociology - Backronym
		A backronym or bacronym is a reverse acronym, that is, the words of the expanded term were chosen to fit the letters of the acronym.
		Some backronyms are back-formed from an existing acronym by creating a new expanded term for the initials when the original term becomes inaccurate.
		Generally these backronyms are apronyms, as the word used as the backronym is relevant to the expanded term it stands for.
	www.aboutsociology.com /sociology/Backronym (196 words)

	Backronym - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A backronym or bacronym is a type of acronym that begins as an ordinary word, and is later interpreted as an acronym.
		When a backronym is peddled as the origin of a word, it is often an example of false etymology; when widely believed, it may have the status of a folk etymology; but more usually it is intended and understood as a joke.
		Many 'backronyms' are apronyms, as the word used as the 'backronym' is relevant to the expanded phrase it stands for.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Backronym (2337 words)

	Backronym - Digging My Blog - Dan Hounshell
		Backronym - ha ha - that is the first time I've seen that.
		I don't know if Dennis is the originator or not, his freewheeling use of it suggests not, but it is great.
		Backronym = reverse engineering a proper name to match a predefined acronym.
	danhounshell.com /blogs/dan/archive/2006/04/04/1050.aspx (211 words)

	Backronym - Voyager, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A backronym or bacronym is a type of acronym that is formed to match the letters of a word already in use.
		Some backronyms are back-formed by replacing one word in an acronym with another, when the original meaning is deemed obsolete or inaccurate.
		Generally these 'backronyms' are apronyms, as the word used as the 'backronym' is relevant to the expanded term it stands for.
	voyager.in /Backronym (657 words)

	A.Word.A.Day -- backronym
		In a backronym, an expansion is invented to treat an existing word as an acronym.
		An example is the PERL programming language whose name is now explained as an acronym of Practical Extraction and Report Language.
		Often, backronyms serve a useful purpose as mnemonics.
	wordsmith.org /words/backronym.html (196 words)

	backronym - Definitions from Dictionary.com
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	dictionary.reference.com /browse/backronym (50 words)

	Crips - Voyager, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		For many years, Crips were characterized by their tendency to wear blue in order to easily identify each other.
		One suggested origin of the selected color is traced to the school colors of Washington High School in South L.A. Crips also wear blue bandanas and British Knights sport shoes (using the company moniker BK, which the Crips use as a backronym meaning "Blood Killas").
		They usually refer derogatively to their rival, the Bloods, as "slobs." The crip gang members call each other "Cuzz."
	www.voyager.in /Crips (1551 words)

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