Acronyms
Don’s sister told him to RSVP to the invitation ASAP.
Répondez s’il vous plaît; as soon as possible
_______ Pennsylvania Avenue
1600
a kaleidoscope
of butterflies
American finance/capitalism
Wall Street
The Army listed the soldier as MIA, but he was really just AWOL.
Missing in action; absent without leave
________ dollar question
64,000
a colony
of ants
the US government or America personified
Uncle Sam
A background check showed that the applicant had both a B and E and a DUI on his record.
Breaking and entering; driving under the influence
______ finger discount
5
an army
of caterpillars
Main Street America
ordinary Americans; small-town values
Joe had a low GPA, but he was still a BMOC because he played football.
Grade point average; big man on campus
_______ Degrees of Separation
6
a cloud
of grasshoppers
Joe Sixpack
an average working-class American man
The CFO worried that the bottom line would be hurt if the company lost the TM on its most popular brand.
Chief financial officer; trademark
_______ -wheeler
18-wheeler
a plague
of locusts
Madison Avenue
American advertising industry