Acronymophilia
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The abnormal liking or tendency for the use of acronyms. uncountable
"While London's black cabs were proclaiming that 1994 was the year of the taxi, GPs in Britain could be forgiven for thinking it was actually the year of rampant acronymophilia. Acronyms, pronounceable words formed from the initial letters of other words, have multiplied on all sides, but particularly in the literature of cardiovascular medicine."
Example
More examples"While London's black cabs were proclaiming that 1994 was the year of the taxi, GPs in Britain could be forgiven for thinking it was actually the year of rampant acronymophilia. Acronyms, pronounceable words formed from the initial letters of other words, have multiplied on all sides, but particularly in the literature of cardiovascular medicine."
Etymology
From acronym + -o- + -philia.
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