List of 133 Words That Are Acronyms


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There are many acronyms we use so regularly in our life that we don't give a second thought about the words they are made of. Here's a list of acronyms and what they mean.
AA Alcoholics Anonymous
AAAS American Association for the Advancement of Science
AARP American Association of Retired Persons
ABS Anti-lock Braking System
ADA American Dental Association
ADD Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ADP Automated Data Processing
AFK Away From Keyboard
AFL American Football League
AIDS Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
AKA Also Known As
AMA Against Medical Advice
AMA American Medical Association
APA American Psychological Association
ASAP As Soon As Possible
AWOL Absent Without Leave
BAE Before Anyone Else
BBIAB Be Back In A Bit
BBL Be Back Later
BBS Be Back Soon
BBW Big Beautiful Woman
BEG Big Evil Grin
BF Boyfriend
BRB Be Right Back
BTW By The Way
CAPTCHA Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart
CC Carbon Copy
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CIA Central Intelligence Agency
CPS Child Protective Services
CSI Crime Scene Investigation
CST Central Standard Time
DAEMON Disk And Execution Monitor
DARE Drug Abuse Resistance Education
DBA Doing Business As
DIY Do It Yourself
DMV Division of Motor Vehicles
DNC Democratic National Committee
DND Do Not Disturb
DOA Dead On Arrival
DOB Date Of Birth
DOD Department of Defense
DZ Drop Zone
E-FIT Electronic Facial Identification Technique
EDS Electronic Data Systems
EG Evil Grin
EOD End Of Day
ESL English as a Second Language
ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network
EST Eastern Standard Time
ETA Estimated Time of Arrival
F2F Face to Face
FAQ Frequently Asked Questions
FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation
FISH First In, Still Here
FLAG Foreign Language Association of Georgia
FYI For Your Information
GF Girlfriend
GIF Graphics Interchange Format
HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HR Human Resources
ID Identification
IDK I Don't Know
IMO In My Opinion
IQ Intelligence Quotient
IRL In Real Life
KISS Keep It Simple, Stupid
LASER Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
LDR Long-Distance Relationship
LMK Let Me Know
LOL Laughing Out Loud
MADD Mothers Against Drunk Driving
MBA Master of Business Administration
MD Medical Doctor
MIA Missing In Action
MLA Modern Language Association
MOTOS Member Of The Opposite Sex
MOTSS Member Of The Same Sex
MST Mountain Standard Time
NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASDAQ National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations
NBA National Basketball Association
NFL National Football League
NHL National Hockey League
NIMBY Not In My Backyard
NOYB None Of Your Business
OMG Oh My God
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OT Overtime
OTC Over The Counter
PANS Pretty Awesome New Stuff
PAWS Progressive Animal Welfare Society
PGA Professional Golfers' Association
PHAT Pretty, Hot, And Tempting
POG Passion fruit, Orange, and Guava
POS Parents Over Shoulder
POS Point Of Service
POTUS President Of The United States
POW Prisoner Of War
PPV Pay-Per-View
PR Public Relations
PS Postscript
PST Pacific Standard Time
RADAR Radio Detection And Ranging
REAP Reserve Educational Assistance Program
RNC Republican National Committee
ROFL Rolling On the Floor Laughing
SCOTUS Supreme Court of the United States
SCUBA Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
SMART Goals Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Time-bound Goals
SMH Shaking My Head
SO Significant Other
SONAR Sound Navigation And Ranging
SOWETO South Western Townships
SPCA Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
SUV Sports Utility Vehicle
SWAT Special Weapons And Tactics
SWOT Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats
TASER Thomas A. Swift Electric Rifle
TBA To Be Announced
TBD To Be Determined
TTYL Talk To You Later
UFO Unidentified Flying Object
UN United Nations
USAF United States Air Force
VBD Very Bad Date
WTH What The Heck
WWE World Wrestling Entertainment
YOLO You Only Live Once
ZIP Zone Improvement Plan