List of English apocopations

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 :aficionadoFact|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:amplifyFact|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 :arcologyFact|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) :avatar

B

;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 and honey (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 :gymnasium

H

;hash :hashish;hep:hepatitis;hetero or het :heterosexual;hippo :hippopotamus;homo :homosexual:homogenized (milk);hydro :hydroelectricity:hydrotherapy:hydrothermal:hydroponic;hype :hyperbole;hypo :hypodermic;hyper :hyperactive

I

;Inc:Incorporated;inf :infinitely;info :information;infra dig:"infra dignitatem" (beneath one's dignity) (borrowed from Latin);inti :intifada;intro:introduction;ipecac :ipecacuanha;Itey :Italian

J

;Jap :Japanese (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"' :Pakistani "(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:"pianoforte" [ [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, a baby 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:rumbullion "(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:spermatozoön;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 error

U

;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 garden

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