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Word Shortenings Quiz #2

Guess the long form of these shortened words.
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First submittedMarch 27, 2012
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Short
Long
Bike
Bicycle
Gas
Gasoline
'Fess
Confess
Auto
Automobile
Automatic
Slaw
Coleslaw
Prez
President
Prof
Professor
Ref
Referee
Short
Long
'em
Them
Fridge
Refrigerator
Tho
Though
Intel
Intelligence
Exam
Examination
Pec
Pectoral
Petrol
Petroleum
Evac
Evacuation
Grad
Graduate
Short
Long
Prom
Promenade
Rhino
Rhinoceros
Trig
Trigonometry
Co-op
Co-operative
Expat
Expatriate
Porno
Pornographic
Groom
Bridegroom
Zin
Zinfandel
Coke
Cocaine
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100 Recent Comments
mal
+21
Level 63
Mar 27, 2012
sorry, probably showing my ignorance- but what the hell in 'zinfandel'?

other than that only missed one!

Tacitus
+3
Level 28
Dec 12, 2013
White wine.
ColoHarpare
+3
Level 50
Jun 10, 2014
More often red. If white, it's called "white Zinfandel". They have to peel the grapes to make it be a white (or pink) wine.
nonono
+2
Level 90
Dec 2, 2015
Zin is generally the heaviest of the reds. Even more so than Cabernet Sauvignon. Although original from Dalmatia (Croatia) and found in Italy as well, the best Zinfandels are probably from the US--northern California (Napa/Sonoma) and the Pacific Northwest. White Zin is wine produced with the same Zin grapes but in a manner to produce a light, sweet, rose that is widely disparaged by wine snobs.
EcceHomo
+1
Level 83
Mar 5, 2021
Known as primitivo in Italian, if I'm not mistaken. Incidentally, I love a zinfandel, the red one, and I have only ever heard of it shortened to zinf.
ruudsje
+5
Level 69
Mar 27, 2015
it's actually a grape variety
mal
+1
Level 63
Mar 27, 2012
*is
AlexThirkell
+6
Level 75
Apr 14, 2021
A lonely correction from the olden days...
swagjunction21
+1
Level 26
Mar 27, 2012
i think zinfandel is like a wine grape or something
LadyDulcinea
+9
Level 66
Mar 27, 2012
I think "although" should be accepted for "tho" as well.
plattitude
+1
Level 96
Apr 16, 2013
i++;
kitshef
+1
Level 85
Apr 24, 2014
definitely
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Dec 11, 2014
That will work now.
Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 62
Apr 24, 2022
I'm glad it is tho I've never heard it that way before.
lollypop
+7
Level 26
Mar 27, 2012
i was kinda freaked out when i spelled out co ca cola for coke and cocain came up
smartcookie17
+7
Level 45
Jul 18, 2014
Well, actually, it's because Coca-Cola used to be made with cocaine. Now THAT is scary.
smartcookie17
+2
Level 45
Jul 18, 2014
I suppose that could be why I've never liked it.
loganite
+13
Level 90
Mar 24, 2015
...or why I CAN'T stop drinking it!
Sifhraven
+5
Level 72
Jul 21, 2019
that's why I used to like it but not anymore..
Nyneve922
+3
Level 41
Mar 27, 2012
I've only ever heard "white zin" -- never just "zin" by itself. Also there is no such word as "bridesgroom". Also lol @ wildman.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 72
Jul 21, 2019
you sure about that... just because you havent heard of a word doesnt mean it doesnt exist. I am sure there are some young kids out there that dont believe the word though exist and will insist that it is tho...

Even I know it and english is not my mother tongue. I actually knew it since I was 10 or something (I remember finding it rather odd, I allready found groom a very weird word, it reminded me of broom and grooming (which then was used for dogs and not immoral things) but putting bride in front of it made it look weird, sort of double. )

Sifhraven
+2
Level 72
Jul 21, 2019
Looking at a comment further down the comment section, I see that apparently the displayed answer used to be the incorrect bridesgroom. (and i didnt register or mistook your s for a simple spelling error)>

So yes, you are right, bridesgroom does not exist :) You ofcourse have the bride's groom ;)

Ithabise
+1
Level 28
Mar 27, 2012
100 percent - easy.
ctleng76
+2
Level 65
Mar 28, 2012
I don't think bridesgroom with the "s" is a word? No dictionary that I can find even lists it as a form of the actual word "bridegroom."
delky06
+1
Level 28
Mar 28, 2012
100% with 3:06 remaining :-)
happygrrl
+2
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. ;)
happygrrl
+1
Level 14
Mar 29, 2012
lol and i put coca-cola but i thought cocaine immediately after i had put it in. I did actually know that their used to be coke in coke. :)
CBTemple
+1
Level 82
Mar 30, 2012
Isn't "though" short for "although"?
Sulps
+2
Level 56
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
+1
Level 32
Apr 5, 2012
I couldn't spell Rhinoceros.
jbro
+1
Level 71
Mar 18, 2022
lol, me too
enits
+1
Level 31
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.
mathdrew
+2
Level 63
Mar 8, 2014
I'm surprised that nobody else reported my little problem here ...

It's a logistics issue of the way spelling looks on the screen whenever there is the lower case letter "r" followed by the lower case letter "n" ... and besides the word "barn" I guess the word "porno" is one of the only other words commonly used ... but when i kept reading "porno" I keep seeing "pomo" and so I was guessing "pomegranate" and other crazy words ... I wish that in the future you could somehow make the "r-n" combination MORE CLEAR!! Maybe by doing it in CAPS like "PORNO" or maybe by using dashes between letters like "p-o-r-n-o" ... either of which would have been completely legible - without the chances of any reading errors! Thanks!! And btw, I WAS wearing my reading glasses when playing as I always do ... and throughout all the Quizzes, the only ones i ever have had trouble with have been the "r-n" sequence of lower letters.

IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 90
Dec 29, 2018
We're on the internet where there's porno everywhere, but hardly a pomegranate ever Go with the obvious.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 72
Jul 21, 2019
Or zoom the screen. I know what you mean and in other places (papers/books) I have experienced it myself. Never once on this site though, the distinction is clear enough (though indeed small) especially when it isnt nonsensical words ( or ones you have never heard of
leontodon
+1
Level 71
Dec 20, 2023
Pomo is short for postmodern: that would be a fun one too! There are quite a lot of porno pomo novels.
nanook
+2
Level 51
May 29, 2014
Never heard of zinfandel!
MissTaylor133
+1
Level 35
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
+1
Level 45
Jul 18, 2014
Ouch.
kittykris
+1
Level 48
Aug 5, 2014
I am totally shocked at how many people don't know what Zinfandel is ?????

Guess being from California--it's pretty much a way of life. Maybe I should make up a wine quiz....

Sifhraven
+1
Level 72
Jul 21, 2019
I cant see anythingbut frikandel when looking at that word. Every time it is mentioned in the comment section that is what I think,,, eventhough I just read in that same comment section that it is actually a wine, but my mind goes, nope, frikandel...

This is a frikandel

oranje
+2
Level 65
Jun 22, 2021
From australia. I have never heard the term Zin or Zinfandel before
kiwiquizzer
+1
Level 68
May 31, 2023
From NZ, and never heard of Zin or Zinfandel before either.
DocEckleburg
+1
Level 61
Jan 8, 2025
From the UK, have heard of zinfandel wine but don't think it is particularly popular over here and have never heard it shortened to zin before.
barmanitan
+1
Level 81
Mar 14, 2025
UK, never heard of either zin or zinfandel
celebeth
+1
Level 71
Aug 30, 2014
100% with 2:24 left.
ander217
+1
Level 75
Dec 29, 2014
2:57
precisioncontrol
+6
Level 63
Feb 21, 2015
Interestingly, most linguists and etymologists will tell you that "'em" is not actually short for "them," but a survival of Middle English "hem," which was an alternative third person plural pronoun.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/'em

Shouldn't change the quiz, but an interesting note nonetheless.

ChrisInAfrica
+3
Level 24
Mar 24, 2015
Groom is a full word when it comes to people who care for horses, just saying.
determinedtobeatthis
+2
Level 68
Feb 26, 2021
yeah, that's definitely where my mind went
TheWombat
+2
Level 73
Mar 24, 2015
I tried 'gasolene' about 20 times before it struck me there was an alternative spelling. Any chance of accepting 'gasolene'?
jm
+1
Level 86
May 22, 2021
I've never seen it spelled gasolene, it's gasoline here. I think you might make a pitch for gasolene as an alternative acceptable spelling.
Sulps
+1
Level 56
Mar 24, 2015
I typed kohl-slaw and it wasn't accepted. Coleslaw and kohl-slaw seem like synonyms to me. So why not accept that too?
APHill
+5
Level 76
Mar 24, 2015
Because kohl-slaw isn't a thing?
stone222
+1
Level 48
Oct 13, 2018
isn't kohl that black eyeliner stuff used by the Egyptians etc ?
JonOfKent
+1
Level 57
Nov 18, 2020
And also a salad made out of a dead German chancellor.
rshewmaker
+3
Level 28
Mar 24, 2015
cocaine, lol In a non-drug induced environment maybe Coca Cola would be a better fit.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 72
Jul 21, 2019
same difference..
celebeth
+1
Level 71
Mar 24, 2015
100% with 2:32 left.
eward17
+1
Level 22
Mar 24, 2015
why is coke short for cocaine?
MasterKenobi
+3
Level 61
Mar 26, 2015
Well, because coke was a slang term for cocaine before it was a term for Coca-Cola (and in fact still is). In fact, Coca-Cola was only invented by accident. It was originally concocted by a corner druggist in the late 19th century as a headache cure, with cocaine as one of the main ingredients. Nothing was done to hide that fact, either, since believe it or not, cocaine used to be prescribed by doctors and promoted by health books as a cure for all kinds of aches and pains, and even altitude sickness. Obviously we now know that's not a good idea, but if somebody hadn't accidentally put carbonated water into the formula for "Dr. Pemberton's Pick-Me-Up," it never would've become Coca-Cola. Hope that helps!
SpencerGT
+1
Level 68
Nov 16, 2021
What a time to be alive.
T9
+1
Level 10
Mar 25, 2015
%100 with 2:54 left
Thorvald
+2
Level 72
Mar 26, 2015
How about accepting "magazine" for "zin"? I've heard it many times, also used in another shortening: fanzin - fan magazine
leontodon
+1
Level 71
Dec 20, 2023
That's generally spelt "zine", and appears on the previous quiz in the series.
Janjan
+3
Level 68
Feb 24, 2016
Reference is also frequently shortened to ref, particularly in written correspondence.
barmanitan
+1
Level 81
Mar 14, 2025
Yes I also expected reference to be the answer at first, but did then get referee
Devondragin
+7
Level 52
Apr 7, 2016
Can you get rid of zinfandel?
leontodon
+1
Level 71
Dec 20, 2023
Usually by drinking it.
tylman9
+1
Level 71
Nov 22, 2016
Autograph, Autobiography?
stone222
+3
Level 48
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.
octopus72
+1
Level 66
Jan 25, 2025
auto just means 'self' anyway, it's a silly abbreviation of anything
mariposita
+8
Level 69
Jan 10, 2017
Can reference also be accepted for ref? It's used as slang to refer to references for jobs or academic citations, and is what I immediately thought of.
Bonzo007
+2
Level 65
Mar 21, 2017
+1
vincc
+1
Level 58
Mar 21, 2017
magazine for zin should work
Lilylee
+3
Level 76
Mar 21, 2017
You must be thinking of "zine".
Hydrx
+1
Level 67
Aug 20, 2018
Never heard of Zin or Zinfandel before.
Kaz60
+1
Level 49
Sep 17, 2018
Nor me x
Antimatter
+2
Level 45
Dec 29, 2018
Huh we only use about eight of these in the UK... America must be in more of a linguistic rush than us ;)
dariamustdie
+1
Level 48
Nov 8, 2019
zin for zinfandel is just another level of laziness
JackintheBox
+1
Level 81
Feb 9, 2020
Never heard of 'pec', 'zin' or 'Zinfandel' before. But got all the others.
Regtheledge1000
+1
Level 29
Jul 26, 2020
Coke could also be Coca-Cola
nickcityplanner
+2
Level 51
Jul 26, 2020
Me: Types Coca-Cola for Coke

*works*

Answer: Cocaine

bonk
+3
Level 75
Oct 26, 2020
To be fair, cocaine was present in Coca Cola for a while, so both answers make sense
JPR
+1
Level 41
Oct 26, 2020
Would be so much easier if we could just type in the short form... ;-)
dunkinggandalf2
+1
Level 70
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
+1
Level 67
Sep 4, 2024
I guess word shortenings just catch on faster here, don't really know why though, probably something to do with demographics
TurkeyCookTime
+1
Level 81
Feb 16, 2021
I tried "Presentation" and "Intellectual"
InfiniteBulk
+1
Level 68
Mar 10, 2021
Tho is getting into slang.
busby
+1
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.
oranje
+3
Level 65
Jun 22, 2021
Looks like a lot of people have done scientific research for Porno to be up at 93%
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 72
Aug 19, 2021
I tried spelling it Prezident after seeing it like that
My3dviews
+1
Level 58
Jan 27, 2022
Got them all but "zin". Never heard of the shore or long word.
Koopa
+1
Level 81
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
+1
Level 62
Jun 15, 2022
Good quiz. A common meaning of Trig here in Britain is "triangulation", so you could add that.
HydratedMite
+1
Level 67
Sep 4, 2024
Pretty sure triangulation uses trigonometry
kiwiquizzer
+1
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!
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