From Confusion To Clarity: Understanding The True Meaning Of These Acronyms (25 GIFS)

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H&M started as a women’s fashion company and was tilled Hennes which is Swedish for Hers. After buying out the hunting and fishing apparel company Mauritz Widforss, the name was changed to Hennes & Mauritz. The name was later shortened to H&M.

 

TCBY was originally named This Can’t Be Yogurt until another frozen yogurt chain I Can’t Believe It’s Yogurt sued and TCBY changed to The Country’s Best Yogurt.

 

REI simply stands for Recreational Equipment, Inc.

 

The “Zip” in Zip Code stands for Zone Improvement Plan.

 

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Aflac is not just the noise a duck makes. The company was founded as the American Family Life Insurance Company of Columbus, and it was later changed to the American Family Life Assurance Company or Aflac.

 

LG initially meant Lucky-Goldstar but now it stands for Life’s Good.

 

UPS stands for United Parcel Service, not United Postal Service like I thought for my entire life until right now.

 

UNICEF started as United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund. A change in the company’s mandate shortened the name to United Nations Children’s Fund.

 

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NECCO stands for New England Confectionery Company.

 

Smart Cars aren’t just called that for their high IQ, the “Smart” is short for Swatch Mercedes Art.

 

AEW stands for All Elite Wrestling and was founded as an alternative to mainstream wrestling.

 

PAM stands for Product of Arthur Meyerhoff, the founder of PAM Products.

 

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10   Comments ?
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Sibbie 11 month s ago
#5 Werke translates better to "factory"
       
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Sampson 11 month s ago
Sibbie,

that's not true, 'works' is perfectly OK in this context.

It's also called "motor works" because they were an airplane engine manufacturer back in the day.
       
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Delphia 11 month s ago
Sampson,
Nope. Sibbie is right.
       
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Celinda 11 month s ago
Delphia, Nope. Sampson is right.
       
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Sibbie 10 month s ago
Celinda,

Nope. Sibbie is right
       
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Lodi 11 month s ago
#7 - no one was confused about that
       
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Aggy 11 month s ago
#3 I think we all know that FIAT stands for "Fix It Again Tony".
       
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Sampson 11 month s ago
#3 actually stands for "Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino" you ignorants
       
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Virdie 10 month s ago
Sampson,

The same way FORD stands for Found On Road Dead, and BOAT stands for Bring Out Another Thousand
       
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Sampson 11 month s ago
#6 "Block" stands for "Bloch" eh?

#17 an actual piece of information, hooray 35

#23 Germans just call them "Smart" not "Smart car" (or "Smart auto")
       
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