Abbreviations & Acronyms
Shortened words for addresses or locations
What is St, BLVD, Hwy, Rd, Ave, Ste, Apt, Mt
A yearly event awards featuring best movies, performances etc
What are the Academy Awards, commonly and now officially known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the film industry
These are common titles for most people
What is
After a big turkey or chicken dinner people have to wait a few days before they can do this
What is Make a wish on a wishbone
What is Nike
Shortened forms when you are converting distances from imperial to metric
What is miles to km, inches to cm, yards to M
An award given to recognize outstanding achievements in the music industry
What is a Grammy
The names given to one who controls the ship
What is a captain - The person in charge of a ship or boat is the skipper. Another word for the skipper is the "captain," but skipper is so much more fun to say. Skipper is an informal name for the captain, a way to address the person who's at the helm of a boat or in command of a Navy ship
The term knock on wood is usually done for this reason
What is Express a wish that something will or will not occur
When you care enough to send the very best (think special occasions)
What is Hallmark
When someone tells you FYI and you LOL
What is For your information and laugh out loud
The Emmys are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for this industry
What is the American and international television industry
This is the highest ranking job title (not political job)
What is a CEO
This superstition seems to arise from the belief that mirrors don't just reflect your image; they hold bits of your soul.
What is, According to folklore, breaking a mirror is a surefire way to doom yourself to seven years of bad luck. The number seven is often associated with luck. Seven years is a long time to be unlucky, which may be why people have come up with counter-measures to free themselves after breaking a mirror. These include touching a piece of the broken mirror to a tombstone or grinding the mirror shards into powder.
KFC or Kentucky Fried Chicken says this
What is Finger Lickin’ Good
On your computer, for banking etc you need a PIN
What is Personal Identification number
This Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre
What is the Tony Award
These are some other synonyms for woman?
the superstition about the number 3
What is
Snap! Crackle! Pop! was coined by this cereal company
What is Rice Krispies
You need to be somewhere and they ask you your ETA
What is estimated time of arrival
An American awards show, recognizing people in entertainment, voted online by the general public and fans. The show has been held annually since 1975, with the winners originally determined using Gallup Polls until a switch to online voting in 2005
What is The People's Choice Awards
Some of the traditional nobility titles are
This is something that makes promises or warns that something bad will happen if you ignore it
What is a A chain letter (or the more-modern form, the chain email) is a form of superstition or scam wherein people are convinced that they need to copy, forward, or pass on a letter or email or else they will either suffer bad consequences or miss out on a reward. There are various versions, some resembling a pyramid scheme and others more vaguely promising good or bad luck depending on whether instructions are followed.
More generally, forwarding by mail, fax, email, social media, or communications apps (such as WhatsApp) is a common way of spreading urban legends and other rumors, some harmless but others with very serious consequences.
The quicker picker upper is the motto for this company
What is Bounty