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?
Big Red Button
Be Right Back
Best Real Bros
What does FYI mean?
For Your Information
Further Your Intelligence
For Your Interest
What does ETA mean?
Estimated Time of Arrival
Exact Time Allocation
Every Thing Assessed
What does ATM mean?
Automatic Money
Automated Teller Machine
Access To Money
What does TBA mean?
To Be Announced
Try Being Around
Tough Being Alone
What does PC mean?
Private Clinic
Politically Correct
Please Cooperate
What does MIA mean?
Missing in Action
Made In America
Malaysian International Airport
What does ASAP mean?
As Soon As Possible
Always Say A Prayer
After School Activities Program
What does RIP mean?
Rest In Peace
Rest In Paradise
Research In Progress
What does SPF mean?
Sun Protection Factor
Sun Protecting Formula
Sun Processing Formula
What does COP mean?
Constable On Patrol
Current Operating Plan
Cost Of Product
What does HR mean?
Hit and Run
Human Rights
Human Resources
What does OCD mean?
Organizing & Cleaning Disease
Obsessive Cleaning Disorder
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
What does AWOL mean?
Active While On Leave
Always On Leave
Absent Without Official Leave
What does SOS mean?
Save Our Souls
Shouting Out for Saving
Surviving On Slowly
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!!!