The names of these government agencies are just alphabet soup.
•Just look at the telephone book! You can't find anything because it's filled with alphabet soup.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
alphabet soup — n. 1. a soup containing pasta in the shape of letters 2. Slang a jumble of initials, as of government agencies or other organizations … English World dictionary
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Alphabet soup — An alphabet soup is a metaphor for an abundance of abbreviations or acronyms, named for a common dish made from alphabet pasta. Use dates at least as far back as Franklin D. Roosevelt s alphabet agencies of the New Deal.Fact|date=September 2008… … Wikipedia
alphabet soup — noun 1. a confusing assortment Roosevelt created an alphabet soup of federal agencies • Hypernyms: ↑assortment, ↑mixture, ↑mixed bag, ↑miscellany, ↑miscellanea, ↑variety, ↑salmagundi, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
alphabet soup — n. initialisms and acronyms in general. D The names of these government offices are just alphabet soup. □ Just look at the telephone book! You can’t find anything because it’s filled with alphabet soup … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
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alphabet soup — al′phabet soup′ n. 1) coo a soup containing small noodles in the shapes of letters of the alphabet 2) a jumble of abbreviations, as of names of government agencies • Etymology: 1905–10 … From formal English to slang
alphabet soup — a soup containing small noodles in the shapes of letters of the alphabet. [1905 10] * * * … Universalium
alphabet soup — noun a) A type of soup that contains noodles in the shape of various alphabetical letters b) An overabundance of acronyms and abbreviations … Wiktionary
alphabet soup — noun informal a confusing or confused mixture of things. Origin early 20th cent.: alluding to a kind of clear soup containing pasta in the shapes of letters … English new terms dictionary
alphabet soup — noun Date: 1934 a hodgepodge especially of initials (as of the names of organizations) … New Collegiate Dictionary
