Did you know that acronyms have become so widely used in modern language that some common words are actually acronyms? You may have been using these words without realizing their origins!
You're probably aware of the term 'care packages', as in the gift boxes you send to people as a pick-me-up. However, you may not be aware that 'care' is an acronym! CARE in 'CARE packages' stands for Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere, a humanitarian agency founded in 1945. In the aftermath of World War II, the organization sent food relief in these packages.
Gifs, the delightful animated images that loop endlessly on the computer, have caused much debate on the word's pronunciation. Whether you pronounce it as 'gif' or 'jif', something that doesn't garner as much attention is that GIF is actually an acronym that stands for Graphics Interchange Format.
Test your knowledge of some popular acronyms with this fun quiz! See if your acronym game is up to the mark by scoring at least a 12 out of a possible 15.
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Can You Get 12/15 on This Acronym Quiz? Questions
What does BRB mean?
Best Real Bros
Big Red Button
Be Right Back
What does FYI mean?
Further Your Intelligence
For Your Information
For Your Interest
What does ETA mean?
Every Thing Assessed
Exact Time Allocation
Estimated Time of Arrival
What does ATM mean?
Automated Teller Machine
Automatic Money
Access To Money
What does TBA mean?
To Be Announced
Tough Being Alone
Try Being Around
What does PC mean?
Private Clinic
Please Cooperate
Politically Correct
What does MIA mean?
Missing in Action
Malaysian International Airport
Made In America
What does ASAP mean?
Always Say A Prayer
As Soon As Possible
After School Activities Program
What does RIP mean?
Rest In Peace
Rest In Paradise
Research In Progress
What does SPF mean?
Sun Processing Formula
Sun Protection Factor
Sun Protecting Formula
What does COP mean?
Current Operating Plan
Cost Of Product
Constable On Patrol
What does HR mean?
Hit and Run
Human Resources
Human Rights
What does OCD mean?
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Organizing & Cleaning Disease
Obsessive Cleaning Disorder
What does AWOL mean?
Absent Without Official Leave
Always On Leave
Active While On Leave
What does SOS mean?
Save Our Souls
Surviving On Slowly
Shouting Out for Saving
3 Comments
PC also means personal computer.
15/15
Before it meant politically correct, PC meant personal computer.
And AWOL is a military acronym.
15/15!!!