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See also InitialismTitle and AcronymAndAbbreviationOverload. Many examples involve a ShoehornedFirstLetter.

* {{Subverted}} with [=TCNick3=] of the ''LetsPlay/PartyCrashers'', as he's admitted that the "T" and "C" in his username don't actually stand for anything, he just thought that those two letters [[RuleOfCool sounded cool together]]. That doesn't stop the others from poking fun at what the letters could mean though, such as T being "The" or "Toxic" and C being "Carried" or "Cringe".
* The old Youtube comedy sketch channel POYKPAC stood for "'''P'''ictures '''O'''f '''Y'''our '''K'''ids '''P'''ooping '''A'''nd '''C'''rying"
* ''{{WebVideo/Smosh}}'' has done this more than once. Two examples: from "How To Survive a Burglary", there's '''A'''lways '''S'''ilently '''S'''hut '''D'''oors '''I'''n '''C'''ase of '''K'''leptomaniacs, or '''ASSDICK''' for short, and in "Stop Miley" there's '''S'''topping '''M'''iley '''F'''rom '''T'''werking '''A'''nd '''A'''cting '''L'''ike '''A'''n '''A'''ll '''A'''round '''T'''ool '''B'''ag, or '''SMFTAALAAATB''' for short.

-->[[TheStinger ''Brought to you by the]] [[Website/TVTropes Total Vernacular of Television, Radio and Organized Presentations, Electronically Supplied.'']]

** "Porsche" is short for "'''P'''roof '''O'''f '''R'''ich '''S'''poiled '''C'''hildren '''H'''aving

** "Ford" is short for "'''F'''ound '''O'''n '''R'''oad '''D'''ead, " "'''F'''ixed '''O'''r '''R'''epaired '''D'''aily," ""'''F'''ucked-'''O'''ver '''R'''ebuilt '''D'''odge," or "'''F'''ast '''O'''nly '''R'''olling '''D'''ownhill."

** "Hyundai" is short for "'''H'''ere's '''Y U''' '''N'''ever '''D'''rive an '''I'''mport."

** In the second Bardock special, the [[spoiler:prehistoric Saiyans]] heal Bardock with their '''S'''uper '''P'''olymorphic '''U''"unleashing '''Ge'''l, the acronym for which is pronounced "spooge".

SuperTrope of AICronym and ShoehornedAcronym.

* In the ''Series/{{Dinosaurs}}'' two parter, [[Recap/DinosaursS02NutsToWar "Nuts to War"]], when the four legged dinosaurs have disagreements to trade pistachios to two legged dinosaurs, The Council of Elders starts a campaign they call, '''W'''e '''A'''re '''R'''ight, which of course means starting a war. Much later when Earl finally disagrees with the war, he protests with a picket sign that reads on one side '''W'''e '''A'''re '''R'''ong and on the other, '''P'''istachio '''E'''aters '''A'''gainst '''C'''hief '''E'''lders.
* ''Series/CaptainScarletAndTheMysterons'': the security & intelligence agency of the World Government is called SPECTRUM: it is never explained what this is an acronym of, or even if it is one, at all.

[[folder:'''R'''andom '''A'''nalogue and '''D'''igital '''I'''nterwave '''O'''perations, or Radio]]

[[folder:'''P'''laying '''I'''n '''N'''ifty '''B''' '''A''' '''L''' '''L''', or Pinball]]

[[folder:'''W'''ide '''E'''ntertainment through '''B'''rowsing '''V'''ery '''I'''nteresting '''D'''igital '''E'''mbedded '''O'''nline '''S'''teams, or Web Videos]]

[['''P'''laying '''I'''n '''N'''ifty '''B''' '''A''' '''L''' '''L''', or folder:Pinball]]

[['''P'''eople '''O'''n '''D'''igital '''C'''ommunications '''A'''damantly '''S'''haring '''T'''oo-Good-To-Be-True '''S'''tories, or folder:Podcasts]]

[['''S'''hows '''O'''f by '''C'''haracters in '''K'''nitcraft, or folder:Puppet Shows]]

[['''R'''andom '''A'''nalogue and '''D'''igital '''I'''nterwave '''O'''perations, or folder:Radio]]

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[[folder:Puppet Shows]]

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* '''S'''ublime'''U'''nlimited '''R'''eadable '''F'''un, or FunWithAcronyms/WebOriginal

* FunWithAcronyms/ProfessionalWrestling

* FunWithAcronyms/TabletopGames

* FunWithAcronyms/WebAnimation
* FunWithAcronyms/{{Webcomics}}
* FunWithAcronyms/WebOriginal

* In the Series/{{Dinosaurs}} two parter, [[Recap/DinosaursS02NutsToWar "Nuts to War"]], when the four legged dinosaurs have disagreements to trade pistachios to two legged dinosaurs, The Council of Elders starts a campaign they call, '''W'''e '''A'''re '''R'''ight, which of course means starting a war. Much later when Earl finally disagrees with the war, he protests with a picket sign that reads on one side '''W'''e '''A'''re '''R'''ong and on the other, '''P'''istachio '''E'''aters '''A'''gainst '''C'''hief '''E'''lders.
* [[folder: puppet shows]]
Series; Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons: the security & intelligence agency of the World Government is called SPECTRUM: it is never explained what this is an acronym of, or even if it is one, at all.

[[folder:Web Video]]

[[folder:Web Videos]]

* In one episode of ''Radio/AbsolutePower'', Charles is tasked with creating a name for a male pressure group. His efforts include '''B'''ritish '''A'''ssociation of '''L'''ovable '''L'''ad'''S''' and '''G'''enera'''L''' '''A'''sssociatio'''N''' for the '''S'''upport of the '''P'''riapically '''EN'''dowed '''I'''n '''S'''ociety.

Of course, sometimes a neat acronym can be derived from a sensible name. This is what we call the best of both worlds. (Or should that be the best of both [[IncrediblyLamePun words]]?) For even more fun, make it a RecursiveAcronym, or add AcronymConfusion.

* FunWithAcronyms/ComicBooks

* FunWithAcronyms/LiveActionTV

* FunWithAcronyms/StandUpComedy

* '''B'''ig '''O'''cean '''O'''f' '''K'''nowledge, or FunWithAcronyms/{{Literature}}