Acronyms and abbreviations
AliExpress: Alibaba Express
Amtrak: American track
Gerrymandering: Gerry salamandering
Grade A Under A: Grade A. Underachiever
H B O: Home Box Office
H Q: Hype Quiz
Instagram: Instant telegram
Pac-Man: Program and control Man
PCalc: Programmer’s calculator
Pixelmator: Pixel + mater (to mate)
Qualcomm: Quality communications
Skype: Sky peer-to-peer → Skyper → Skype
Tanzania: Tanganyika & Zanzibar
Uniqlo: Unique clothing
Velcro: Velours crochet
Verizon: Veritas horizon
Walmart: Walton-mart
Yandex: Yet another indexer
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The more you know.