- List of English apocopations
This is a list of common apocopations in the
English language .A
;ab :abdominal muscle "(slang)" [ [http://www.bartleby.com/61/42/A0004250.html ab 2. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000 ] ] :
Abalone :abscess "(slang)" [ [http://www.bartleby.com/61/42/A0004200.html ab 1. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000 ] ] ;ad :advantage "(tennis)" [ [http://www.bartleby.com/61/42/A0074200.html ad 2. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000 ] ] :advertisement [http://www.bartleby.com/61/41/A0074100.html ad 1. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000 ] ] ;advert :advertisement ;addy :(email)address [ [http://www.acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?Acronym=ADDY&p=dict Please report this problem ] ] ;admin :administrator [ [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/admin admin - Definitions from Dictionary.com ] ] :administration [ [http://www.webster.com/dictionary/admin admin - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary ] ] ;afish :aficionado Fact|date=February 2007;ag :agriculture "(informal)" [ [http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=ag ag - Definitions from Dictionary.com ] ] ;aggro :aggravation or aggression "(UK slang)" [ [http://www.bartleby.com/61/19/A0141900.html aggro. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000 ] ] ;agit-prop :agitational propaganda [ [http://www.bartleby.com/61/33/A0143300.html agitprop. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000 ] ] ;amp :ampere [http://www.bartleby.com/61/30/A0263000.html amp. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000 ] ] :amphetamine (as in "amped up")Fact|date=February 2007 :amplifier :amputation or amputee [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/amp amp - Definitions from Dictionary.com ] ] :ampoule :amplify Fact|date=February 2007;app : [ [http://www.bartleby.com/61/38/A0373850.html app. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000 ] ] ;arco :arcology Fact|date=February 2007;auto :automobile [ [http://www.bartleby.com/61/28/A0532800.html auto. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000 ] ] :automatic [ [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/auto auto - Definitions from Dictionary.com ] ] ;av or avvie (also avvy) :avatarB
;b:bad (as in the phrase "my bad" meaning "my mistake" or "my apologies")Fact|date=February 2007;bennies:
benzedrine "(slang)" [ [http://www.bartleby.com/61/14/B0191400.html benny. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000 ] ] :benefits [ [http://www.businessweek.com/1997/51/b3558018.htm 12/22/97 BATTLE OF THE BENNIES ] ] [ [http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2003/06/09/story8.html A few biotechs still beat the drum for bennies - San Francisco Business Times: ] ] [ [http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=OWVmMDgyYWRmOTNjOTM2M2JlNGZhZTI5YTlmYjY4ZWY= Stanley Kurtz on Gay Marriage on National Review Online ] ] ;bi :bisexual "(slang)" [ [http://www.bartleby.com/61/54/B0225400.html bi. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000 ] ] ;bike:bicycle [ [http://www.bartleby.com/61/49/B0244900.html bike. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000 ] ] ;bio:biology [ [http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=bio&r=66 bio - Definitions from Dictionary.com ] ] :biography "(informal)" [ [http://www.bartleby.com/61/96/B0259600.html bio. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000 ] ] ;Birks:Birkenstocks ;biz:business "(informal)" [ [http://www.bartleby.com/61/0/B0290000.html biz. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000 ] ] ;bod:body "(slang/informal)" [ [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bod bod - Definitions from Dictionary.com ] ] ;bookie:bookmaker [ [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bookie bookie - Definitions from Dictionary.com ] ] ;bra:brassiere [ [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bra bra - Definitions from Dictionary.com ] ] ;bread:bread andhoney (money);bro:brother "(slang)" [ [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bro bro - Definitions from Dictionary.com ] ] ;bronc:bronco [ [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bronc bronc - Definitions from Dictionary.com ] ] ;bronto:"Brontosaurus"Fact|date=April 2007;bud:buddy "(informal)" [ [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bud bud - Definitions from Dictionary.com ] ] ;budgie:budgerigar [ [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/budgie budgie - Definitions from Dictionary.com ] ] ;bunk:bunkum [ [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bunk bunk - Definitions from Dictionary.com ] ]C
;cab :
Cabernet Sauvignon :cabriolet ;caff (UK slang):café ;cal :calorie (in combination, especially "lo-cal");Cal or Cali :California :Calcutta ;cam :camera :camouflage ;camo :camouflage ;Can :Canada or Canadian (in combination);cap:captain ;caps:capitals;carbs :carbohydrates ;cardio:cardiovascular training (aerobic exercise );cat:catalytic converter :catamaran ;chem:chemistry ;chemo :chemotherapy ;chimp :chimpanzee ;cig :cigarette ;civ :civilization ;civvy or civie :civilian ;civvies:civilian clothes (military slang);clit :clitoris ;coed:coeducational ;coke :cocaine ;Coke :Coca-Cola ;com :command :communication (especially in combinations);combi or combo :combination ;con :confidence trick :convention :convict ;condo :condominium ;congrats:congratulations;co-op :cooperative ;corp :corporation ;cred:credibility;crip:cripple;croc :crocodile ;curio:curiosity;cuz: :cousin ;cyber:cybernetic (especially in combination)D
;decaf :decaffeinated;decal:decalcomania;decij:decision;deco:decoration;deets:details;defrag :
defragment ;deli :delicatessen ;delish:delicious;Dem :Democrat;demo :demonstration :demolition ;derm :dermatologist :dermatological ;detox :detoxification ;dicot :dicotyledon ;dif (or diff):difference;digi:digital;digi cabes:digital cable;dino :dinosaur ;dis (or diss):disrespect;disco :discotheque ;doc :doctor :document ;dorm :dormitory E
;ed :
education ;emo :emotional;ep :episode ;ex:ex-(boyfriend, wife, etc)::war exercise ;exam :examination ;exec :executive;expo :exposition F
;fab:fabulous;fan :
fanatic ;fed :federal;frag :fragmentation grenade, also verb: to kill with such a grenade.;frank :frankfurter ;fridge:refrigerator G
;ganj :ganja;gas :
gasoline ;gat :Gatling gun ;gig :gigabyte ;gin:Geneva [ [http://www.bartleby.com/61/87/G0128700.html gin 1. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000 ] ] ;glutes :gluteus maximus ;go fig:go figure;gov:governor:government ;grad :graduate (or graduation, as in "grad night");Guac:Guacamole ;gym :gym nasiumH
;hash :
hashish ;hep:hepatitis ;hetero or het :heterosexual;hippo :hippopotamus ;homo :homosexual:homogenized (milk);hydro :hydroelectricity :hydrotherapy :hydrothermal :hydroponic ;hype :hyperbole ;hypo :hypodermic ;hyper :hyperactiveI
;Inc:Incorporated;inf :infinitely;info :
information ;infra dig:"infra dignitatem " (beneath one's dignity) (borrowed from Latin);inti :intifada ;intro:introduction;ipecac :ipecacuanha ;Itey :ItalianJ
;Jap :
Japan ese (considered rude)K
;kilo :
kilogram ;klepto :kleptomaniac L
;lab :
laboratory :(cap.)Labrador retriever ;lav:lavatory;legit :legitimate;les, lez "or" lesbo :lesbian ;lib :liberal:liberation :(cap.)Libertarian ;limo :limousine ;lino :linoleum ;lit :literature ;lo-cal:low-calorie ;log :logarithm M
;mac :
macadam :macaroni :(with initial capital) Macintosh:McIntosh apple :(or mack)mackintosh ;macro :macroinstruction ;mag :magazine :magnet :magnification :magnesium alloy wheels :magnum ;Man United :Manchester United ;Mass :Massachusetts ;maths (UK) or math (U.S.) :mathematics ;matric:matriculation [ [http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=matric matric - Definitions from Dictionary.com ] ] ;max :maximum ;mayo :mayonnaise ;med :medication :medic:(with initial capital)Mediterranean (the sea or the surrounding area);meg :megabyte ;memo:memorandum ;meth :methamphetamine ;meths:methylated spirits ;Mex or Mexi :Mexican ;mezc :mescaline ;mike or mic:microphone :microgram ;mil:millilitre ;Minn :Minnesota ;Miss :Mississippi ;mod:moderator :modern:modification :modular :modulo ;mono :monaural :monochrome :mononucleosis ;monocot :monocotyledon N
;natch:naturally;negs:(photographic) negatives;neocon :
neoconservative ;nympho :nymphomaniac O
;op:optical art [ [http://www.webster.com/dictionary/op op - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary ] ] :optical:operation:operator:opportunity;op-ed:"opposite the
editorial (page)";orang :orangutan P
;Paki"' :
Pakistan i "(pejorative)";pants:pantaloons [ [http://www.bartleby.com/61/64/P0046450.html pant 2. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000 ] ] ;pec:pectoral muscle [ [http://www.bartleby.com/61/88/P0138875.html pec. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000 ] ] ;peeps:people "(slang)" [ [http://www.webster.com/dictionary/peeps peeps - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary ] ] ;Peke:Pekingese ;"'Penn:Pennsylvania ;perp:perpetrator "(slang)" [ [http://www.bartleby.com/61/31/P0203100.html perp. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000 ] ] ;perv:pervert [ [http://www.webster.com/dictionary/perv perv - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary ] ] ;photo:photograph "(informal)" [ [http://www.bartleby.com/61/0/P0260000.html photo. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000 ] ] ;photo op:photo(graphic) opportunity [ [http://www.webster.com/dictionary/photo%20op photo op - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary ] ] ;phys ed:physical education "(informal)" [ [http://www.bartleby.com/61/56/P0275600.html phys ed. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000 ] ] ;piano:"piano forte" [ [http://www.bartleby.com/61/24/P0282400.html piano 1. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000 ] ] ;pic ("plural" pics "or" pix):(motion) picture "(slang)" [http://www.bartleby.com/61/35/P0283500.html pic. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000 ] ] :(photographic) picture "(slang)";pol:politician "(informal)" [ [http://www.bartleby.com/61/62/P0406200.html pol. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000 ] ] ;polio:poliomyelitis [ [http://www.bartleby.com/61/24/P0412400.html polio. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000 ] ] ;poly:polyester [http://www.bartleby.com/61/95/P0419500.html poly. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000 ] ] :polyethylene :polygraph "(U.S. government, as in "full scope poly")" [ [http://www.reference.com/search?q=CI%20poly&r=d&db=web CI poly - Information from Reference.com ] ] :polymer [ [http://www.webster.com/dictionary/poly poly - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary ] ] :polytechnic [ [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/poly poly - Definitions from Dictionary.com ] ] ;po-mo:post-modern [ [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/po-mo po-mo - Definitions from Dictionary.com ] ] ;pop:popular "(informal)" [ [http://www.bartleby.com/61/43/P0444300.html pop 3. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000 ] ] ;porn "or" porno:pornography "(slang)" [ [http://www.bartleby.com/61/15/P0451500.html porn. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000 ] ] ;pram:perambulator, ababy carriage .;prefs:preferences;preg:pregnant;prelim:preliminary (examination);prep:preparatory;pres "or" prez:president ;pro:professional ;prof:professor ;prom:promenade ;promo:promotion;prop:propaganda :propeller :proposition:property;psych:psychology ;psycho:psychopath;pub:publication :public house ;pullie:pullover;pulsar:pulsating:star ;pyro:pyromaniac Q
;quad:quadrangle (courtyard):quadruplet;quin, quint (U.S. and Canada):quintuplet
R
;rad :
radian :radiator :radical :(military)radio ;radio :radiotelegraphy ;raspberry:raspberry tart (fart; more commonly, the derisive sound made with the tongue and lips; a Bronx cheer);Rasta :Rastafarian ;Reb :Rebel (i.e., Confederate);rec:recreation;recon :reconnaissance ;ref :referee :reference ;reg:registration ( [rɛdʒ] UK; of a motor vehicle):regulation ( [rɛɡ] );rehab :rehabilitation ;rep:repetition:representative:(with initial capital) Republican:reputation ;repo:repossession;res:reserve (Indian or military):residence:resolution;retro:retro-rocket ;rev:revolution (of a record, engine, etc);rhino :rhinoceros ;ruck :rucksack ;rum:rum bullion "(obsolete)" [ [http://www.bartleby.com/61/31/R0343100.html rum 1. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000 ] ];San Fran :
San Francisco ;sarge :sergeant ;sarky (UK) :sarcastic ;Satch :Joe Satriani ;sax :saxophone ;schizo :schizophrenic;Scottie :Scottish Terrier ;Sea-Tac :Seattle -Tacoma;sec :second :secant ;Semper Fi! :Semper Fidelis ;sig:significant (figures) ::(Internet) signature;sim :simulation ;sis:sister;soph :;spats :spatterdashes;spec :specialist:specification :speculation ;specs:specifications:spectacles ;sperm :spermaceti :sperm atozoön;staph :staphylococcus ;stat :"statim" (borrowed from Latin);stats :statistics ;steno :stenographer ;stereo :stereophony ;strep :streptococcus ;stude :student ;sub :subaltern :subeditor :subsidiary :sublieutenant :submarine :subordinate :subscriber :(especially as subs)subscription :subsistence money (an advance payment):substitute :subway;sum:summarize;sus (or suss):suspect;sush :sushi ;sync "or" synch:synchronization ;synth :synthesizer ;syph :syphilis T
;tan :tangent;tarp:tarpaulin;taxi "or" taxicab :taximeter cabriolet;tech :
technician :technology ;techno :technology ;teddy :teddy bear ;teen :teenager ;tele "or" telly :television ;titfer:tit for tat (hat);tog:obsolete togeman, from obsolete French togue, cloak, from Latin toga, garment;trad:tradition(al);tranq :tranquilizer ;trig :trigonometry ;tux :tuxedo;typo :typographical errorU
;undies :
underwear ;uni :university ;unicam :(unicameral) legislature (Nebraska, United States only)V
;veg:vegetate;veg "or" veggie:vegetable:
vegetarian ;vet :veterinarian :veteran W
;Wisc :
Wisconsin X
;xolo :
xoloitzcuintli Y
;Yank :
Yankee Z
;zep :
zeppelin ;Zin:Zinfandel ;zinco:zincograph;zoo :zoological gardenReferences
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