I learnt a new acronym yesterday. The parents have gone SKIing. Not immediately obvious is it! Well it means Spending the Kids Inheritance. Not the nicest of acronyms either so one to be used with care. It reminds me of some other amusing acronyms that I have heard over the years. One of my favourites is another that must be used with caution - SINBAD - meaning Single Income No Boyfriend And Desperate. Which immediately makes you think of another notable acronym that combines salary and marital status - DINKY - meaning Dual Income No Kids Yet.
There are other classics. YUPPIE must be my favourite late 1980s acronym. This one means Young Urban Professional or Young Upwardly Mobile Professional. If you can make your acronym sold like it is an actual word (when in reality it isn't) so much the better. My favourite of these is NIMBY - Not In My Back Yard.
It is not a new phenomenon either, soldiers in the Second World War made use of acronyms such as NORWICH - (K)nickers Off Ready When I Come Home - with the idea of making it through the sensor!
I am not even going to go into the wave of new Internet inspired acronyms. So TTFN.
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