Recursive acronyms
By M C Escher
A recursive acronym … is an abbreviation that refers to itself in the expression for which it stands. The term was first used in print in April 1986. – Wikipedia
Examples:
In Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid, published 1979, Douglas Hofstadter uses the acronym GOD, ‘GOD Over Djinn’. As a genie explains to Achilles, GOD stands for GOD Over Djinn, remarking that “GOD can never be fully expanded.”
In The Simpsons episode That 90′s Show, Homer defines “GRUNGE” as Guitar Rock Utilizing Nihilist Grunge Energy.
Can you create an original recursive acronym? For example one for this blog: ‘think again’?