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It's an acronym. It can't transcend its literal meaning. The amount of convenient and false assumptions you made in your post is indeed baffling.

• anjc 10y ago
  I understand that it's an acronym. You mustn't be thinking straight if you feel acronyms can't transcend their literal interpretation. Spend 10 seconds thinking about it and you'll think of many nouns which originated as acronyms.
  • kybernetikos 10y ago
    Like OK, Laser, Pin, Id. There are also words like 'posh' which have claimed acronym origins (although they are probably incorrect). http://www.etymonline.com/baloney.php http://www.etymonline.com/baloney.php And according to the Oxford dictionary the particular word in question counts too. http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/american_english/milf http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/american_englis...
    • anjc 10y ago
      And Captcha!