ashley (ashleyisachild) wrote,

Tonight's retronyms

A retronym is a set of words you pick retroactively to be represented by a word or acronym that has already existed. For example, "squid" becomes "Superconducting QUantum Interference Device". Or...

MUNI becomes:
  • Migraine Until Not Inside
  • Might Undulate Near Intersection
  • Making Urban Nearness Intolerable


BART:
  • Build A Ridiculous Tube
  • Beeping At Random Times
  • Bitches Ain't Real Tardy


UPS:
  • Ummmn... Packages? Sure!


SoMa:
  • Step Over Meth Addicts
  • Slums Outside My Apartment


NoPa:
  • Newly Over Priced Apartments


Haight:
  • Hippies And Indigent Get High Together


Castro:
  • Can't A Simple Tranny Receive Oral?
  • Coveting A Supple Twink's Rear Orifice


And the winner is...

Mission:
  • Mexican Immigrants Still Squatting In Our Neighborhood
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