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
Best Real Bros
Be Right Back
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?
Automated Teller Machine
Access To Money
Automatic Money
What does TBA mean?
Tough Being Alone
To Be Announced
Try Being Around
What does PC mean?
Private Clinic
Politically Correct
Please Cooperate
What does MIA mean?
Missing in Action
Malaysian International Airport
Made In America
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 Protecting Formula
Sun Processing Formula
Sun Protection Factor
What does COP mean?
Current Operating Plan
Constable On Patrol
Cost Of Product
What does HR mean?
Human Resources
Human Rights
Hit and Run
What does OCD mean?
Obsessive Cleaning Disorder
Organizing & Cleaning Disease
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
What does AWOL mean?
Always On Leave
Active While On Leave
Absent Without Official Leave
What does SOS mean?
Surviving On Slowly
Save Our Souls
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!!!