"I think it comes down to a choice between "The League Against Salivating Monsters" or my own personal preference, which is "The Committee for the Liberation and Integration of Terrifying Organisms and their Rehabilitation Into Society". "Erm, one drawback with that: the abbreviation is CLITORIS."
— Arnold Rimmer, Red Dwarf, after having his anger stolen
We were going to call it, 'The League Against Beasts Infiltrating America', but that would have spelled out LABIA.
— The Spoony One in his Terror TRAX game review
Cat: This is the Super Luxurious Omnidirectional Whatchamajigger or S.L.O.W. for short.
Sally: S.L.O.W.?
Cat: Yeah, S.L.O.W. It's better than the last name we had. Super Hydraulic Instantaneous Transporter.
Conrad: Oh, you mean-
Cat: Oh! Quick, to the S.L.O.W.!
Sally: S.L.O.W.?
Cat: Yeah, S.L.O.W. It's better than the last name we had. Super Hydraulic Instantaneous Transporter.
Conrad: Oh, you mean-
Cat: Oh! Quick, to the S.L.O.W.!
DJ: What's so military about the Military Intelligence Bureau, anyway?
Stanfield: Damned if I know, son. I think they just made it up to facilitate the acronym.
Stanfield: Damned if I know, son. I think they just made it up to facilitate the acronym.
— Neon Exodus Evangelion 2:8, Dies Irae
"Decided to participate in protecting our City from monsters every night? Your City thanks you, but it’s important to stay safe and be prepared! Never forget the P.A.R.T.S. of safe patrolling!
P. Patrol in a familiar area.
A. Alertness is key.
R. Rest when you’re tired.
T. Team up for safety.
S. Stay home when needed!
Remember these tips, and you’ll be a pro in no time!"
P. Patrol in a familiar area.
A. Alertness is key.
R. Rest when you’re tired.
T. Team up for safety.
S. Stay home when needed!
Remember these tips, and you’ll be a pro in no time!"
Agent Brand: I represent the Sentient Worlds Observation and Reaction Division.
Beast: The government and their acronyms. Honestly, it's adorable.
Beast: The government and their acronyms. Honestly, it's adorable.
— Astonishing X-Men #6
Toby: And we are...
All Four Girls: The Kappa Kappa Kappas!
Gisele: Or the KKK. But we don't wear hoods, we wear hoodies!
All Four Girls: The Kappa Kappa Kappas!
Gisele: Or the KKK. But we don't wear hoods, we wear hoodies!
Basil: I'm sorry. That data is SuPer-Admin Restricted Desktop Access password-protected.
Maya: SuPer-Admin Restricted Desktop Access password-protected!? What!? This is madness!
Phoenix: No, Maya, this is SPARDA.
Maya: SuPer-Admin Restricted Desktop Access password-protected!? What!? This is madness!
Phoenix: No, Maya, this is SPARDA.
Zelda: Oh yeah! We are awesome baby! Z.A.P!
Amy: Z.A.P.?
Zelda: It's our new group! Zelda, Amy, and Peach! I tried P.A.Z. but it didn't catch on…
Amy: Z.A.P.?
Zelda: It's our new group! Zelda, Amy, and Peach! I tried P.A.Z. but it didn't catch on…
— Paper Mario X, Chapter 63: Beating Bowser, Part 2: The Girls are Beaming
Ganondorf: B.E.G.? What the heck does THAT stand for?
Eggman: It's our initials, dingdong!
Sonic: No, it means you beg for mercy! [high-fives Link]
Kirby: It also fits because Team Z.A.P. is an acronym of initials too!
Bowser: Yeah…That's still a pretty clever name…beats G.E.B., that's for sure.
Eggman: It's our initials, dingdong!
Sonic: No, it means you beg for mercy! [high-fives Link]
Kirby: It also fits because Team Z.A.P. is an acronym of initials too!
Bowser: Yeah…That's still a pretty clever name…beats G.E.B., that's for sure.
— Paper Mario X 2, Chapter 75: Big Beatings Back to Back
Maria Hill: What does S.H.I.E.L.D. stand for, Agent Ward?
Grant Ward: Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division.
Maria Hill: And what does that mean to you?
Grant Ward: It means somebody really wanted our initials to spell "shield".
Grant Ward: Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division.
Maria Hill: And what does that mean to you?
Grant Ward: It means somebody really wanted our initials to spell "shield".
— Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., "Pilot"
"M.U.T.O., Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organism. It is, however, no longer terrestrial, it is airborne."
— Admiral Stenz, Godzilla (2014)
Dr. Doofenshmirtz: Today is the day we reveal to the Tri-State Area the existence of the League Of Villainous Evildoers Maniacally United For Frightening Investments in Naughtiness!
Dr. Bloodpudding: You want us to be called L.O.V.E.M.U.F.F.I.N.?
Dr. Bloodpudding: You want us to be called L.O.V.E.M.U.F.F.I.N.?
— Phineas and Ferb, "Nerdy Dancin'"
Calvin: Our top-secret club, G.R.O.S.S.– Get Rid Of Slimy GirlS!
Susie: "Slimy girls?!"
Calvin: I know that’s redundant, but otherwise it doesn’t spell anything.
Susie: "Slimy girls?!"
Calvin: I know that’s redundant, but otherwise it doesn’t spell anything.
I could claim that NOAH stands for “Nominated Observers of Artifacts Historical,” and so it does, technically — but my true reason for choosing this name stems from the fact that it is shared by a vaunted Allagan archmagus.
— G'raha Tia, Final Fantasy XIV
Tabitha looks from me to Clyde. "Fucked system," she says very deliberately.
I realize that it would be very hard to tell if Tabitha ever spontaneously developed Tourette's. Still, Clyde reaching across the table and high-fiving her is probably a fair sign it didn't just happen.
"The what?" I manage.
Tabitha rolls her eyes at my ineptitude. "Functional Userface for Counter-Thaumaturgy. F.U.C.T. FUCT system."
I glance at Felicity. She shrugs apologetically. "Unfortunate acronym."
I realize that it would be very hard to tell if Tabitha ever spontaneously developed Tourette's. Still, Clyde reaching across the table and high-fiving her is probably a fair sign it didn't just happen.
"The what?" I manage.
Tabitha rolls her eyes at my ineptitude. "Functional Userface for Counter-Thaumaturgy. F.U.C.T. FUCT system."
I glance at Felicity. She shrugs apologetically. "Unfortunate acronym."
— Broken Hero, by Jonathan Wood
Welcome back to Robyn from the all-new, totally revamped Department for Social Affairs and Citizenship. I've got no fucking idea what it means, but it spells "SAC"!
— Malcolm Tucker, The Thick of It
"Leading figure in C.L.O.N.C, the Criminal League Of Naughty Critters!"
— Moshi Monsters: the Movie
Harry Potter: "Spew? What's this about?"
Hermione Granger: (impatiently) "Not spew, it's S-P-E-W. Stands for the Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare."
Ron Weasley: "Never heard of it."
Hermione Granger: (briskly) "Well, of course you haven't, I've only just started it!"
Ron Weasley: (slightly surprised) "Yeah? How many members have you got?"
Hermione Granger: "Well, if you two join, three."
Ron Weasley: "And you think we want to walk around wearing badges saying 'spew', do you?"
Hermione Granger: (hotly) "S-P-E-W! I was going to put Stop the Outrageous Abuse of Our Fellow Magical Creatures and Campaign for a Change in Their Legal Status- but it wouldn't fit. So that's the heading of our manifesto."
Hermione Granger: (impatiently) "Not spew, it's S-P-E-W. Stands for the Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare."
Ron Weasley: "Never heard of it."
Hermione Granger: (briskly) "Well, of course you haven't, I've only just started it!"
Ron Weasley: (slightly surprised) "Yeah? How many members have you got?"
Hermione Granger: "Well, if you two join, three."
Ron Weasley: "And you think we want to walk around wearing badges saying 'spew', do you?"
Hermione Granger: (hotly) "S-P-E-W! I was going to put Stop the Outrageous Abuse of Our Fellow Magical Creatures and Campaign for a Change in Their Legal Status- but it wouldn't fit. So that's the heading of our manifesto."
"We ended up getting detention, except my school didn't call it detention, they called it 'C.A.R.E.' Which I'm sure was an acronym for something. If it wasn't an acronym, that would have been a weird thing to call detention."
— James "theodd1sout" Rallison, "Academy Anecdotes (School Stories)"
Robin: It this true? Are you really building a doomsday device?
Jade: No, it's not my doomsday device, it's my D.O.O.M.S.D.A.Y.- oh, oh! I see the confusion! D.O.O.M.S.D.A.Y. stands for Digitally Ordering Online Movies Streaming Directly At You. In retrospect, we probably should have gone with a better title, but believe me, it is going to revolutionize the movie industry! Once finished, it will broadcast my superhero movies all over the world!
Jade: No, it's not my doomsday device, it's my D.O.O.M.S.D.A.Y.- oh, oh! I see the confusion! D.O.O.M.S.D.A.Y. stands for Digitally Ordering Online Movies Streaming Directly At You. In retrospect, we probably should have gone with a better title, but believe me, it is going to revolutionize the movie industry! Once finished, it will broadcast my superhero movies all over the world!
P is for 'priceless', the look upon your faces
E is for 'extinction', all your puny races
R for 'revolution', which will be televised
F is for how 'f**ked' you are, now allow me to reprise
E is for 'eccentric', just listen to my song
C is for 'completion' that I waited for so long
T is for the 'terror' upon you I'll bestow
My name is Perfect Cell. And I'd like to say...hello.
E is for 'extinction', all your puny races
R for 'revolution', which will be televised
F is for how 'f**ked' you are, now allow me to reprise
E is for 'eccentric', just listen to my song
C is for 'completion' that I waited for so long
T is for the 'terror' upon you I'll bestow
My name is Perfect Cell. And I'd like to say...hello.
— "The Perfect Guy", Dragon Ball Z Abridged
"Advice for new bands: When coming up with a band name, make sure it's acronym displayed really large on your artwork or t shirts won't be complicating matters. You're welcome."
"The golem of myth is a clay creation that moves under its own power. Our spelling's a mite different, though. The original blokes are spelled G, O, L, E, M, but me and me mates are G, A, U, L, E, M. That's an acronym for General-purpose AUtonomous Labor Electronic Machine. Truth to tell, it's a bit rubbish when you write it out all like that, but I figure they wanted to make sure they had the "golem" thing in there, what with us being robots and all."
— G-OLM, Virtue's Last Reward
Barry: I knew it was a mistake to issue weapons. We're a government department not a paramilitary unit!
Derek: Yeah, the Astro Investigation and Defence Service!
Ozzy: Wish we'd change that name!
Derek: Yeah, the Astro Investigation and Defence Service!
Ozzy: Wish we'd change that name!
Bunny: So you're up against ZEALOT, which is an acronym for; The Evil Anti-defamation League of Taruz.
Fal: Isn't that "TEADLT?"
Bunny: Anti-defamation is hyphenated, and the O in "of" is kept.
Fal: That's still "TEALOT."
Bunny: Not if you say it like their commander does.
Fal: Isn't that "TEADLT?"
Bunny: Anti-defamation is hyphenated, and the O in "of" is kept.
Fal: That's still "TEALOT."
Bunny: Not if you say it like their commander does.
Gelatin: Whoa! Where'd you send him?
Announcer: I.D.K.
Gelatin: Oh... is that like some box somewhere that you named after an acronym?
Announcer: No. I just don't know where he went.
Announcer: I.D.K.
Gelatin: Oh... is that like some box somewhere that you named after an acronym?
Announcer: No. I just don't know where he went.
"I'm Special Agent Gordon, Department of Homeland Special Ops Unit. Also known as DOHSOU. (beat) It doesn't acronym well."
— Lab Rats
"In the thick of things, we released this [insect Spy Bot]. A Batesian Universal Ground recon unit. "B.U.G." for short."
— Dr. Light, Death & the Family
Saltydkdan: We are the Guardians Of The Heart Pieces And Top Tier YouTubers!
Pappy G: So...your group is called...GOTHPATTY?
Saltydkdan: (Beat) Yep.
Pappy G: So...your group is called...GOTHPATTY?
Saltydkdan: (Beat) Yep.
""A/C"? Hmmm... That's short for 'Automatic Conditionata'! And that's fancy fancy talk for: 'Let's get this party started! Like, instantly!'"
— SpongeBob, SpongeBob SquarePants, "Nautical Novice"
"BDSM: Bikes Do So Much!"
— Monsters, Pokémon Friendlocke
Endless Space 2 is a 4X game, which, if you're not familiar with, stands for the four X's: EXpand, EXplore, and EXterminate all Xenomorphs, before they do the same to you.note
Doofenshmirtz: And best of all, without your leadership, it will totally put an end to the...yes... What's the name of your organization again?
Monogram: The O.W.C.A. The Organization Without a Cool Acronym.
Doofenshmirtz: Okay. Well, I'm going to put an end to OW...CA... I guess? Wow, that really isn't a cool acronym.
Monogram: Told ya.
Monogram: The O.W.C.A. The Organization Without a Cool Acronym.
Doofenshmirtz: Okay. Well, I'm going to put an end to OW...CA... I guess? Wow, that really isn't a cool acronym.
Monogram: Told ya.
—Phineas and Ferb, "Summer Belongs To You!"
"What's G.A.W.? Garnish & Wafflehouse? Sounds totally bougie!"
—Sylvie Paula Paula to Antonov, The King of Fighters XV
Gloomy Manor
Haunted Towers
Old Clockworks
Secret Mine
Treacherous Mansion
Grouchy Possessor
Harsh Possessor
Overset Possessor
Scornful Possessor
Tough Possessor
Gradual Infiltration
Hostile Intrusion
Outlandish Interruption
Severe Infestation
Terrifying Invasion
Haunted Towers
Old Clockworks
Secret Mine
Treacherous Mansion
Grouchy Possessor
Harsh Possessor
Overset Possessor
Scornful Possessor
Tough Possessor
Gradual Infiltration
Hostile Intrusion
Outlandish Interruption
Severe Infestation
Terrifying Invasion
— The five mansions, five bosses, and five bonus levels from Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon.
"I suggested holding a "Python Object Oriented Programming Seminar", but the acronym was unpopular."
— Joseph Strout
"Wow. Apparently, there is an exact term for it. Apparently, it's called Justification Experimentation Serving Unusual Sexuality. Or in abbreviated terms, J.E.S.U.S!"
M is for the misery she caused me
O is for the other things she did
T is for the traitor who's my brother
H is for the hump who is his kid
E is for extremely frightening girl talk
R is for the rifle in my mouth
Put them all together, they spell "Mother"
A word that's only half of what I feel
O is for the other things she did
T is for the traitor who's my brother
H is for the hump who is his kid
E is for extremely frightening girl talk
R is for the rifle in my mouth
Put them all together, they spell "Mother"
A word that's only half of what I feel
—Charlie Harper, Two and a Half Men, "Hello, My Name is Alan Cousteau"
