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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsHere are my two nominations for Acronym Of The Day:
CAP: Contemporary African Photography
PWA: People With Albinism
Whaddya think? Feel free to add your own favorites ASAP.
unweird
(2,522 posts)Pretty Damn Quick
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)posted is probably the most common and understandable one.
https://www.acronymfinder.com/PDQ.html
Then I couldn't resist looking up STAT that I hear so often watching Mash re-runs.
It comes from the Latin Statim which translates as "with no delay; at once".
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/stat
Well, this could keep us busy for the rest of the day. At least.
unweird
(2,522 posts)I thought the Army was bad but the Telecommunications industry is ate up with monogram vernacular.
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lastlib
(23,140 posts)"To Make A Long Story Short"
An important one for the Lounge: "YOMANK" --"You Owe Me A New Keyboard"
hlthe2b
(102,106 posts)for the dog-lovers here, "sleeping with dogs" (my favorite past time)
csziggy
(34,131 posts)"There ain't no such thing as a free lunch"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_ain%27t_no_such_thing_as_a_free_lunch