abbreviation

Dash, the company name which came from Dave’s nickname in the Air Force—as Dave, just returned from Nepal, tells me—was reinterpreted as an abbreviation for Dave and Shelley.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

Jackson’s music videos — “short films,” he preferred to call them — did that too, in abbreviation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026

In that payment, a "Peter Mandelson" is named on the account as "BEN", which is often an abbreviation for beneficiary.

From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2026

People joke that the abbreviation Lao PDR means "Lao Please Don't Rush".

From Barron's ● Dec. 1, 2025

We only realized that your abbreviation Willi G implied Wilhelm Gustloff when Niels heard a report from Sweden years later about the sinking.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

It was confusing and frustrating, full of obscure abbreviations and requiring way too many clicks to put in a simple order.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

Castellanos said Quintana’s account would post Instagram stories with “symbols or abbreviations which coincided with intersections allowing for all to respond in a flash mob fashion and overwhelm the location.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2025

In the experiments, texters who used abbreviations received shorter and fewer responses and were less likely to receive contact information from the other texter.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2024

Indians are fond of their abbreviations and acronyms and you’re likely to come across a fair few of those in this live page.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2024

Even moderately common abbreviations should be spelled out on first use.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker