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“Think You Know Acronyms?”: This Trivia Will Either Prove You Right Or Humble You Fast
“Think You Know Acronyms?”: This Trivia Will Either Prove You Right Or Humble You Fast
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“Think You Know Acronyms?”: This Trivia Will Either Prove You Right Or Humble You Fast

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Acronyms are everywhere—streamlining our conversations, simplifying complex ideas, and sometimes, leaving us scratching our heads. From LOL and OMG to more technical abbreviations like SWOT and VPN, these handy shortcuts are a big part of our daily lives. But how many of them do you actually know the meaning of?

With this trivia challenge, we’re putting your acronym knowledge to the test. Unscramble their full forms, decode their meanings, and prove once and for all that you’ve got what it takes to dominate the acronym game!

Ready to decode or be defeated? Let’s get started!

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    Alec
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    IDGAF is missing for some reason

    Paul C.
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a strong dislike for acronyms. When I worked for a pension provider, company meetings were a nightmare with so many being used in presentations. It annoyed me that the speaker was assuming everyone knew what they meant. I often had no clue what they were talking about, as I'm sure a lot of others felt the same. Being 60 at the time I just kept interrupting to ask what they were saying, otherwise there was no point me being there. They soon stopped.

    Jaya
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We really do need an acronym for Develop Innovative Yarn 😁

    PirateOctopus
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These are not acronyms, they are initialisms.

    Summer Woodsong
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Title is misleading, this might be deciphering, decoding or some other title that indicates you need to know what the acronym stands for. It is not unscrambling. But, fun nonetheless. Thanks!

    zovjraar me
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    btw, my bff irl needs to stfu and gtfo ASAP, imo.

    Lene
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    25 correct ones. But, honestly, it's taken me quite a few trips to google during the last few years to learn most of those. I guess I should thank my fellow BPs for having me googling all those words so I could have so many correct answers. Lol

    Maxine Cooper
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    28/30 way better than I thought I'd do lol

    WorkAholic1
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I guessed on quite a few and still got 27 out of 30.

    Panda McPandaface
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most of these are not acronyms, nearly all are initialisms.

    Gabby Ghoul
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For those of a certain age and geographic location, TMI also means Three Mile Island.

    TheForrestGreene (he/they/it)
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    25/30 the only reason i clicked on this was because i was hoping that laser(light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation) or lcd(liquid crystal display) would be on here, but I guess not :/

    Adam Zad
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Technically, many of these are initialisms, not acronyms.

    Abel
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    25/30, Failing GIF and CEO was awful because I knew them but I doubted. Also NBA, IRL and FOMO. Whatever.

    Greg Wilhelm
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    GG is a dark souls term. Means Get Good

    Winston Gieseke
    Community Member
    11 months ago

    This comment has been deleted.

    ggus44
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Got the DVD wrong. Versatile? Instead of video? 😮

    Apatheist Account2
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, because you can store files on it that aren't videos.

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    Peter Warholm
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    SWAT / SWOT :-( DM = Dungon master ;-)

    Alexandra
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did bad on the technology-related acronyms but 100% on the international and national organisations. Yes, I know, I'm old :)

    KatSaidWhat
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    29/30 because itchy trigger finger clicked wrong answer even though I knew it. TBH... I just clicked "honest" without reading properly...

    James016
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    29/30, got the NBA one wrong.

    Brian Droste
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A lot of these were old ones which I already knew. I thought this would be more upto date ones.

    Kelly Scott
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    AI also means artificial insemination. Just sayin'.

    Apatheist Account2
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    30! Not bad for a boomer :) NVM isn't strictly an acronym, that would just be "NM", it's a contraction. James Bond also uses the acronym YOLT.

    Alec
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    IDGAF is missing for some reason

    Paul C.
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a strong dislike for acronyms. When I worked for a pension provider, company meetings were a nightmare with so many being used in presentations. It annoyed me that the speaker was assuming everyone knew what they meant. I often had no clue what they were talking about, as I'm sure a lot of others felt the same. Being 60 at the time I just kept interrupting to ask what they were saying, otherwise there was no point me being there. They soon stopped.

    Jaya
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We really do need an acronym for Develop Innovative Yarn 😁

    PirateOctopus
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These are not acronyms, they are initialisms.

    Summer Woodsong
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Title is misleading, this might be deciphering, decoding or some other title that indicates you need to know what the acronym stands for. It is not unscrambling. But, fun nonetheless. Thanks!

    zovjraar me
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    btw, my bff irl needs to stfu and gtfo ASAP, imo.

    Lene
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    25 correct ones. But, honestly, it's taken me quite a few trips to google during the last few years to learn most of those. I guess I should thank my fellow BPs for having me googling all those words so I could have so many correct answers. Lol

    Maxine Cooper
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    28/30 way better than I thought I'd do lol

    WorkAholic1
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I guessed on quite a few and still got 27 out of 30.

    Panda McPandaface
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most of these are not acronyms, nearly all are initialisms.

    Gabby Ghoul
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For those of a certain age and geographic location, TMI also means Three Mile Island.

    TheForrestGreene (he/they/it)
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    25/30 the only reason i clicked on this was because i was hoping that laser(light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation) or lcd(liquid crystal display) would be on here, but I guess not :/

    Adam Zad
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Technically, many of these are initialisms, not acronyms.

    Abel
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    25/30, Failing GIF and CEO was awful because I knew them but I doubted. Also NBA, IRL and FOMO. Whatever.

    Greg Wilhelm
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    GG is a dark souls term. Means Get Good

    Winston Gieseke
    Community Member
    11 months ago

    This comment has been deleted.

    ggus44
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Got the DVD wrong. Versatile? Instead of video? 😮

    Apatheist Account2
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, because you can store files on it that aren't videos.

    Load More Replies...
    Peter Warholm
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    SWAT / SWOT :-( DM = Dungon master ;-)

    Alexandra
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did bad on the technology-related acronyms but 100% on the international and national organisations. Yes, I know, I'm old :)

    KatSaidWhat
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    29/30 because itchy trigger finger clicked wrong answer even though I knew it. TBH... I just clicked "honest" without reading properly...

    James016
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    29/30, got the NBA one wrong.

    Brian Droste
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A lot of these were old ones which I already knew. I thought this would be more upto date ones.

    Kelly Scott
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    AI also means artificial insemination. Just sayin'.

    Apatheist Account2
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    30! Not bad for a boomer :) NVM isn't strictly an acronym, that would just be "NM", it's a contraction. James Bond also uses the acronym YOLT.

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