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Acronym
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Acronyms are words or names formed from the initial components of longer names or phrases. In some cases, the acronym can be pronounced like a word[1] while others are pronounced as single letters.[2] Some ships are condensed into acronyms, for example Zim and Dib Romance from Invader Zim is abbreviated to ZADR (pronounced Z-A-D-R or as ZAY-DER). It may be more common on sites like Twitter, where character space is important.
Fanspeak uses many acronyms, especially to abbreviate media titles, group names, common sayings, and fanwork tropes.
A popular Tumblr post noted that a long line of acronyms can be read as a detailed fanwork summary:
Fannish Language and Acronyms
Some examples of acronyms popular in fandom:
- DLDR- Don't Like, Don't Read
- BNF- Big Name Fan
- BAMF- Bad Ass Mother Fucker
- CNTW- Choose Not to Warn
- BDA- Big Dumb Alien
Fandoms Which Use Acronym Ship Names
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- Invader Zim - for example, ZADF = Zim & Dib with Zir and Dib
- Dream SMP - for example, DNB = Dreamnoblade with DreamWasTaken and Technoblade
- Pokémon - for example, HPYU = PostwickShipping with Gloria and Hop
- Transformers - for example, MOP = Megatron/Optimus Prime
Further Reading
References
- ^ See: TARDIS
- ^ See: BDSM, RL
- ^ Tumblr post, Archived version by bootycap, posted 12 December 2014.