Acronyms and Initials, A-Z

[Sunny]

In this game, we list acronyms (initials put together to form a "word", such as NASA, UNICEF, etc. or well-known initials, such as FDR, .... or special words coined by putting together parts of other words, such as Brexit. List goes in alphabetical order, please. I'll start.

AOL (America On Line)

B

 

[Pink Biz]

BBB (Better Business Bureau)

C

 

[officerripley]

CERN (Conseil européen pour la recherche nucléaire; in Engl.: European Organization for Nuclear Research)

D

 

[Sunny]

DOD - Dept. of Defense

E

 

[JustBonee]

ETA - Estimated Time of Arrival .. + many others

F

 

[Sunny]

FDA - Food & Drug Administration

G

 

[hollydolly]

GEICO = Government Employees Insurance Company

E

 

[officerripley]

ESA - European Space Agency

F

 

[Sunny]

H should have been next, Holly.

HEPA - High Efficiency Particulate Air (filter)

It's part of a furnace and/or air conditioning system. Good thing they use the acronym!

I

 

[Pink Biz]

IBM ... International Business Machines

J

 

[Sunny]

JFK - John Fitzgerald Kennedy

K

 

[officerripley]

KFC - Kentucky Fried Chicken

L

 

[Pink Biz]

LSD - Lysergic Acid Diethylamide

M

 

[Sunny]

M.O. - Modus Operandi

N

 

[Pink Biz]

NFL - National Football League

O

 

[officerripley]

OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration

P

 

[tinytn]

PTA ---- Parent Teacher Association

Q

 

[Pink Biz]

Q.E.D. - Quod Erat Demonstrandum

R

 

[Sunny]

R&R - Rest & Relaxation

S

 

[officerripley]

SEC - (U.S.) Security and Exchange Commission

T

 

[Sunny]

TTYL - Talk to you later
U

 

[Paco Dennis]

UFP - University for Prodigies

V

 

[officerripley]

VIP - Very Important Person

W

 

[Pink Biz]

WWW - World Wide Web

X

 

[Farrah Nuff]

XXX - Moonshine


Y