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{{quote|''"King Kofi Kingston also has a nice ring to it... not so nice on the initials, but a nice ring."''|'''[[CM Punk]]''', ''[[WWE]] [[Monday Night Raw]]''}}
In fictional acronyms, priorities are reversed. It's not so important that the full name be clear, memorable and to the point; it matters much more that the actual acronym spell out a word or phrase, preferably a [[Meaningful Name|meaningful]], [[Rule of Cool|impressive]] (or just plain [[Rule of Funny|funny]]) one. This results in "backronyms", acronyms created before the names they allegedly stand
For instance, no writer would have allowed New York's police force to come up with the abbreviation "NYPD". That can't even be properly pronounced. No, they'd have named it, ehm... something like the [[COPS|Central Organization of Police Specialists]]. It doesn't matter so much that the full title is essentially
This isn't just for names that are cool, of course. It's also for names which ''accidentally'' hint at the true nature of an organization (e.g., a pro-tobacco council with the name CHOKE), or just as "accidentally" spell out something naughty or undignified.
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