pseudo-acronym
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]pseudo-acronym (plural pseudo-acronyms)
- (linguistics) A term that is seemingly an acronym or other abbreviation, but does not stand for anything.
- 2021 September 21, βLeT using pseudo-acronym TRF for terror acts in J&K to maintain 'plausible deniability'β, in The Times of Indiaβ[1]:
- Pakistan-based handlers of proscribed terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has been using the pseudo-acronym TRF to take responsibility for the terror strikes in Jammu and Kashmir aimed at maintaining "plausible deniability and evade Law Enforcement Agencies".
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[edit]pseudo-acronym