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{{Short description|Acronym invented to fit an existing word}}
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[[File:COLBERT_patch.jpg|thumb|right|Humorous example of a backronym featuring [[Stephen Colbert]]]]
A '''backronym''' is an [[acronym]] formed from an already existing word by expanding its letters into the words of a phrase. Backronyms may be invented with either serious or humorous intent, or they may be a type of [[false etymology]] or [[folk etymology]]. The word is a [[portmanteau]] of ''back'' and ''acronym''.<ref name="oxforddictionaries.com"/>
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