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alphabet soup

noun

: a hodgepodge especially of initials (as of the names of organizations)

Examples of alphabet soup in a Sentence

a bowl of alphabet soup the alphabet soup of designer drugs that were available to patrons of the once-notorious disco
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An alphabet soup of congressional proposals, such as the SAFE Act and SCORE Act, would also regulate athlete pay and behaviors, though to differing degrees. Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2025 Most of your followers don't care about your alphabet soup. Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 An alphabet soup of left-wing social activist groups manned booths at Monday’s rally, including the Party for Socialism and Liberation, the Denver Communists and Colorado Indivisible. John Aguilar, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2025 Troops and agents from an alphabet soup of different agencies have set up checkpoints on busy city arteries, injecting their authority into daily life. Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for alphabet soup

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of alphabet soup was in 1884

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“Alphabet soup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alphabet%20soup. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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