From Backronym - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
A backronym is an acronym created by back-formation from a word that was not previously an acronym. It may also be an alternative expansion of an existing acronym, often to comical effect. Backronym creation is a common form of wordplay. The word "backronym" is a portmanteau of back and acronym.
- Adidas - Used once as a marketing tagline for the athletic apparel maker -- All Day I Dream About Sports. Also title of a song by Korn: "All Day I Dream About Sex". A popular schoolground one in the UK is "After Dinner I Do A Shit".
- Army - Aren't Real Men Yet. or Aren't Ready for Marines Yet
- Ahimsa is a religious concept which advocates non-violence and a respect for all life; it is Sanskrit for avoidance of himsa. Himsa is injury to sentient beings. It is commonly backronymed as "Abstinence from animal products, Harmlessness with reverence for life, Integrity of thought, word, and deed, Mastery over oneself, Service to humanity, nature, and creation, and Advancement of understanding and truth".
- Marine - Muscles Are Required, Intelligence Not Essential; My Ass Rides In Navy Equipment.
- Bush - Beat Up Saddam Hussein.
- Clinton - Come Lewinsky, I Need To Oral Now.
- Diana - Died In A Nasty Accident.
- Linux - Linux Is Not UniX; LINus' UniX.
- Microsoft - My Incompetent Computer Randomly Operates Sensibly/Stupidly On Floating Point Tasks; Most Intelligent Customers Realise Our Software Only Fools Teenagers.
I'll stop now LOL !!