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Word Shortenings #2

Can you guess the long form of these shortened words?
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First submittedMarch 27, 2012
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Short
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Bike
Bicycle
Rhino
Rhinoceros
Algo
Algorithm
Evac
Evacuation
Petrol
Petroleum
Expat
Expatriate
Auto
Automobile /
Automatic
Groom
Bridegroom
Short
Long Version
Prez
President
Grad
Graduate
Trig
Trigonometry
Prof
Professor
Ref
Referee /
Reference
Tho
Though
Fridge
Refrigerator
Intel
Intelligence
Short
Long Version
Exam
Examination
Improv
Improvisation
Org
Organization
Fan
Fanatic
Gator
Alligator
Gent
Gentleman
Prom
Promenade
Pram
Perambulator
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103 Recent Comments
canadianeh
+10
Level 38
Mar 27, 2012
I had no idea what prom was short for. Got the rest though :)
brandybuck96
+7
Level 82
Jun 11, 2015
In the sense of a student party or whatever I think prom has lost its original meaning, but if you know anything about the Proms - or "Promenade Concerts" - it's not that hard.
ander217
+5
Level 73
Mar 21, 2017
At our local school they still have the students line up outside the gym before "prom" so they can do the grand promenade inside, stopping briefly at a backdrop for parents to take photos. I guess they figure it's the least they can do for the hundreds of dollars spent on dresses, tuxes, flowers, tickets, etc. It's a tradition for people to come out and watch the promenade.
Supertramp
+1
Level 67
Jul 1, 2025
Isn't prom short from "promotion" in its meaning for the party or senior year?
milk
+2
Level 36
Mar 27, 2012
yocoy , 'evac' is always used as a noun.. "We need evac[uation] ", not "we need *to* evac[uate] "
Tragic
+14
Level 70
Mar 24, 2015
I disagree, have heard it many times as "we need you to evac the area."
mariofan367
+26
Level 14
Mar 27, 2012
spelled rhinoceros 10 different ways before giving up
Koopa
+5
Level 88
Mar 26, 2025
What were the 10?
Synchronicity
+2
Level 48
Mar 27, 2012
Evac isn't *always* used as a noun (e.g. "We need to evac out of here"), but yes, both forms should be accepted.
LadyDulcinea
+20
Level 67
Mar 27, 2012
I think "although" should be accepted for "tho" as well.
plattitude
+2
Level 94
Apr 16, 2013
i++;
kitshef
+1
Level 88
Apr 24, 2014
definitely
Quizmaster
+6
Level ∞
Dec 11, 2014
That will work now.
Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 63
Apr 24, 2022
I'm glad it is tho I've never heard it that way before.
Ithabise
+1
Level 27
Mar 27, 2012
100 percent - easy.
delky06
+1
Level 27
Mar 28, 2012
100% with 3:06 remaining :-)
happygrrl
+9
Level 14
Mar 29, 2012
I was confused and took groom to be the form of grooming a dog. Curse of being single i suppose. ;)
CBTemple
+1
Level 84
Mar 30, 2012
Isn't "though" short for "although"?
Sulps
+4
Level 55
Mar 24, 2015
I googled it and got here: http://grammarist.com/usage/although-though/ . From what I can tell, sometimes it is and sometimes it's not.
duhhnielle
+3
Level 30
Apr 5, 2012
I couldn't spell Rhinoceros.
jbro
+1
Level 76
Mar 18, 2022
lol, me too
bunny123
+4
Level 17
Mar 27, 2025
Why is rhinoceros so hard to spell? (Auto correct helped me here)
enits
+1
Level 30
Apr 10, 2012
As I understand it, intel can only mean intelligence - as in a secret agent like context. So it wouldn't be used as an abbreviation for intellectual.
AUSCUBA
+1
Level 43
Sep 7, 2012
Although for tho, I agree.
MissTaylor133
+1
Level 41
Jun 21, 2014
Guessed intellect, intellectual, and intelligent. Sigh.
em182
+1
Level 22
Jul 4, 2014
Spent the majority of that time trying to work out what fridge was short for....
smartcookie17
+3
Level 44
Jul 18, 2014
Ouch.
celebeth
+1
Level 72
Aug 30, 2014
100% with 2:24 left.
ander217
+1
Level 73
Dec 29, 2014
2:57
ChrisInAfrica
+8
Level 24
Mar 24, 2015
Groom is a full word when it comes to people who care for horses, just saying.
determinedtobeatthis
+3
Level 68
Feb 26, 2021
yeah, that's definitely where my mind went
bugnuts
+2
Level 76
Jul 1, 2025
Or you could consider 'groomsman'
celebeth
+1
Level 72
Mar 24, 2015
100% with 2:32 left.
T9
+1
Level 9
Mar 25, 2015
%100 with 2:54 left
Janjan
+5
Level 68
Feb 24, 2016
Reference is also frequently shortened to ref, particularly in written correspondence.
barmanitan
+2
Level 84
Mar 14, 2025
Yes I also expected reference to be the answer at first, but did then get referee
tylman9
+1
Level 72
Nov 22, 2016
Autograph, Autobiography?
stone222
+6
Level 47
Oct 13, 2018
when have you heard someone ask a famous person for their auto? they would think you want their car ! ditto, go into a bookshop and ask for Clinton's auto.....they'd send you to a car dealership.
megaloceros
+2
Level 71
Jan 25, 2025
auto just means 'self' anyway, it's a silly abbreviation of anything
vincc
+1
Level 57
Mar 21, 2017
magazine for zin should work
Lilylee
+5
Level 79
Mar 21, 2017
You must be thinking of "zine".
JPR
+1
Level 41
Oct 26, 2020
Would be so much easier if we could just type in the short form... ;-)
dunkinggandalf2
+3
Level 72
Feb 13, 2021
I'll probably get crucified by the usual crowd for this, but I'll say it anyway: I find that Americans specifically seem way more prone than other people to abbreviate words as soon as they have more than two or three syllables. I'm not judging or anything, it's just something I have noticed. Would you agree? Does anyone know of a possible explanation for this?
HydratedMite
+3
Level 68
Sep 4, 2024
I guess word shortenings just catch on faster here, don't really know why though, probably something to do with demographics
Quizmaster
+22
Level ∞
Mar 25, 2025
Someone's never been to Australia.
blizzrd33
+12
Level 81
Mar 26, 2025
I think you meant to say:

Someone's never been to Oz

dunkinggandalf2
+2
Level 72
Mar 26, 2025
Good point. I haven't!
Carnelian
+2
Level 52
Jun 28, 2025
but then it would be words like refo, refee, preso, pressie, trigo or trigee.

We shorted then add o or ee to the end.

Tinny, Robbo,

TurkeyCookTime
+2
Level 85
Feb 16, 2021
I tried "Presentation" and "Intellectual"
InfiniteBulk
+2
Level 73
Mar 10, 2021
Tho is getting into slang.
RobNobody
+2
Level 80
Mar 31, 2025
Pretty much all of these started as slang.
busby
+3
Level 65
Jun 6, 2021
I thought prom was for promenade, "I do like to stroll along the prom, prom, prom, while the brass band plays tiddly om-pom-pom". Never been to a prom, we really should have them in Europe, but they always seem to end badly in US films! So maybe not.
busby
+1
Level 65
Jun 6, 2021
NNever heard of Zinfandel, will look it up.
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
Aug 19, 2021
I tried spelling it Prezident after seeing it like that
Koopa
+2
Level 88
May 2, 2022
I remember getting one incorrect answer on a cut-and-paste activity in early grade school, because I pasted "fridge" to the "F" box, instead of the "R" box. I was unsure as to why I got it marked incorrectly, until the teacher explained it to me. I was just so used to saying "fridge," I simply forgot its full name.
XYU
+3
Level 62
Jun 15, 2022
Good quiz. A common meaning of Trig here in Britain is "triangulation", so you could add that.
HydratedMite
+2
Level 68
Sep 4, 2024
Pretty sure triangulation uses trigonometry
kiwiquizzer
+3
Level 68
May 31, 2023
Well, I must not be American, because I couldn't think for the life of me what Prez was. I was so shocked when it wasn't Presbyterian!
overtired
+5
Level 88
Mar 25, 2025
Please allow "organisation" for us Commonwealthers.

(Commoners for short)

kitsims
+1
Level 86
Mar 25, 2025
Came here to say this also - non-US spellings are usually included as accepted answers in cases like this, so I assume this was just an oversight.
mpepperdine
+6
Level 80
Mar 25, 2025
Commoners? We're the elites, the OGs, the ones who spell properly.
Quizmaster
+4
Level ∞
Mar 25, 2025
The only problem with American spelling is that we didn't adopt MORE of Webster's improvements such as tung instead of tongue.
Rae87
+1
Level 46
Mar 25, 2025
Also came to say this, missed that one and couldn't understand why it wouldn't accept 'organisation'
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Mar 25, 2025
Organization will work now.
barmanitan
+9
Level 84
Mar 25, 2025
Your brain refuses to accept non-US spelling even as you accept non-US spelling, incredible scenes
Alina365
+7
Level 86
Mar 25, 2025
Perambulator??
shrekcena
+3
Level 60
Apr 2, 2025
I only know what "perambulate" means because I took 4 years of Latin but I had never heard of "pram". Sounds violently british
JudgeRudy
+1
Level 67
Jun 30, 2025
Same. Latin background. Knew perambulate both phonetically and have heard it used. Pram is a bloody sham, get it out of the quiz!
dumBunny
+1
Level 61
Jun 28, 2025
I have heard Pram used for a stroller. I haven't heard of Perambulator, either.
sumguy
+2
Level 87
Mar 25, 2025
I had no trouble with the first quiz. On this one, I didn't know that prom and pram were short for anything. I surprised myself when I guessed perambulator and it was right, but I never would have guessed that a high school dance is called a promenade.
FrankiiLynx
+3
Level 89
Mar 26, 2025
In this case I believe it's referring to a different kind of "prom" - a type of walkway or path along a waterfront. Not far from where I live we have Otterspool Prom.

I got that one, but had absolutely no idea pram was short for anything haha

Qikiq
+2
Level 89
Mar 26, 2025
I think it's more about how couples used to promenade around the hall at a formal ball.
Pharley
+1
Level 75
Apr 3, 2025
It isn't
blizzrd33
+1
Level 81
Mar 26, 2025
In the state of Australia I live in, there is a large peninsula called Wilson's Promontory but nobody ever calls it that, we all call it Wilson's Prom.
Tim000w
+3
Level 74
Mar 26, 2025
I thought ventilator for fan, but apparently the 2 aren’t connected
undeadwarrior
+2
Level 66
Mar 26, 2025
Accept "groomsman" for groom please?
sumguy
+7
Level 87
Mar 26, 2025
A groomsman is a member of the groom's wedding party. Groom always means bridegroom.
JonOfKent
+1
Level 61
Mar 27, 2025
"Groomsman" is American for "usher", I think
81928128
+4
Level 63
Mar 26, 2025
Oh, I thought "fan" meant the thing that blows wind and was very confused
DonTheLamplighter
+2
Level 87
Mar 26, 2025
"I have to push the perambulator a lot."

I guess the abbreviated form is a bit more practical.

Carnelian
+1
Level 52
Oct 17, 2025
especially if you are trying to make a rhyme for Camelot
Bengus
+1
Level 60
Mar 27, 2025
Good quiz.
mrdoughnut1
+1
Level 69
Mar 27, 2025
Not me typing Gatorade for gator...
JonOfKent
+3
Level 61
Mar 27, 2025
"Grad" is also an abbreviation for gradian.
ehkopperud
+2
Level 72
Mar 28, 2025
Had to look up 'pram'. Definitely not a term commonly used in the States. Here it's just a stroller.
plattitude
+5
Level 94
Mar 30, 2025
Have worked with 'algos' for nearly 20 years, and have never heard it shortened like that before. Guessing either Aussie or Wall Street slang?
jetlifari
+1
Level 69
Mar 31, 2025
I've never heard of that either!
Pharley
+1
Level 75
Apr 3, 2025
Not Aussie.
kitshef
+1
Level 88
Apr 3, 2025
Never heard this either.
partdavid
+1
Level 74
Jun 30, 2025
Yes, it has some popular currency around ad targeting/marketing automation algorithms at places like Google or automated investing among the techbro/finbro crowd. It's not a general shortening of the word "algorithm" in the comp sci sense.
buurman
+1
Level 55
Mar 31, 2025
just got 100% with 2:46 remaining :^)

surprisingly Groom almost got me haha

shrekcena
+3
Level 60
Apr 2, 2025
Pram? What the british
AlexaStone
+1
Level 33
Apr 4, 2025
Sat there for 3 minutes because I could not for the life of me remember how to spell "algorithm".
eurotec
+1
Level 56
May 16, 2025
Wow, learned a few words that I didn't know before. 15/24 and somehow missed Tho despite I use it every week.
thegoatisgoaty
+1
Level 75
May 24, 2025
Wow. I'm actually surprised that I knew all of these. Doesn't happen often with these vocabulary quizzes.
poororo
+1
Level 74
Jun 28, 2025
accept rhinoplasty for rhino?
stinkmans
+1
Level 60
Jun 28, 2025
Hehe first thing that popped into mind when I saw ref was refrigerator cause here in the Philippines thats what it's short for
Tsizzle
+4
Level 78
Jun 28, 2025
Get rid of pram. You can't mix UK with US.
MaxSomething
+1
Level 77
Jun 28, 2025
Just meant to say, organisation (English spelling) should also be accepted. Many of us haven't learned the American spellings.
partdavid
+1
Level 74
Jun 30, 2025
Apparently you haven't learned any spelling, since "organisation" is certainly accepted.
Quelyn
+2
Level 32
Jun 28, 2025
I've never heard the word perambulator and had no clue pram was short for anything until now. Got the rest pretty easily though.
CtG526
+1
Level 59
Jun 29, 2025
No idea what a pram or preambulator are supposed to mean. In fact "preambulator" gets a red underline, which indicates an incorrect spelling.
GreenFriday
+1
Level 87
Jan 15, 2026
That would be because you spelt it wrong. It's perambulator, not preambulator.
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