What is an acronym?

Main Entry: ac?ro?nym
Pronunciation: 'a-kr&-"nim
Function: noun
Etymology: acr- + -onym
Date: 1943
: a word (as NATO, radar, or snafu) formed from the initial letter or letters of each of the successive parts or major parts of a compound term
- ac?ro?nym?ic /"a-kr&-'ni-mik/ adjective
- ac?ro?nym?i?cal?ly /-mi-k(&-)lE/ adverb

How to play: Someone types a word, then someone else makes an acronym from the word and so on. Game on!

Sample word: dog
Acronym: diligent obedient goose

First word: iPod