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Acronym craze spurs new group SLOTH for lazy housewives
Joy Stilley reports on the fad of forming acronyms from word initials across agencies and groups, with a cheeky note about creating SLOTH for a proposed Society for Lazy Or Tired Housewives. The piece reflects on how names evolve to convey purpose while playful names emerge nationwide.
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Joy Stilley
New York
AID
Agency For International Development
VISTA
America
CORE
Congress of Racial Equality
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
New Deal
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Works Progress Administration
WPA