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Sometimes these acronyms' expanded meanings made sense, but most of the time they were words incongruously crammed together for the mere purpose of obtaining a catchy acronym, traditionally a heroic sounding one for the good guys and an appropriately menacing one for the bad guys.
These are not merely catchy sayings. Even though some sources may identify a phrase as a catchphrase, this list is for those that meet the definition given in the lead section of the catchphrase article and are notable for their widespread use within the culture. This list is distinct from the list of political catchphrases.
Call to action (CTA) is a marketing term for any text designed to prompt an immediate response or encourage an immediate sale.A CTA most often refers to the use of words or phrases that can be incorporated into sales scripts, advertising messages, or web pages, which compel an audience to act in a specific way.
acronym = an abbreviation pronounced as if it were a word, e.g., SARS = severe acute respiratory syndrome, pronounced to rhyme with cars initialism = an abbreviation pronounced wholly or partly using the names of its constituent letters, e.g., CD = compact disc , pronounced cee dee
A normal acronym is a word derived from the initial letters of the words of a phrase, [2] such as radar from "radio detection and ranging". [3] By contrast, a backronym is "an acronym deliberately formed from a phrase whose initial letters spell out a particular word or words, either to create a memorable name or as a fanciful explanation of a ...
A three-letter acronym (TLA), or three-letter abbreviation, is as the phrase suggests an abbreviation consisting of three letters. The abbreviation for TLA, TLA, has a special status among abbreviations and to some is humorous since abbreviations that are three-letters long are very common and TLA is, in fact, a TLA. TLA is autological.
Encouragement for a hot dancer [149] gay. Main article: Gay. 1. Happy or lively Happy, joyful, and lively [188] 2. No connection to homosexuality in 1920 [188] get a wiggle On Get a move on, get going [7] get in a lather Get worked up; angry; agitated e.g. Stay away from Eddy when he get's into a lather [189] get sore Get mad; angry [187 ...
"Hope" – 2008 U.S. presidential campaign slogan of Barack Obama during the general election. "Ready for change, ready to lead" – Hillary Clinton campaign slogan, also "Big Challenges, Real Solutions: Time to Pick a President," "In to Win," "Working for Change, Working for You," and "The strength and experience to make change happen."