Not Caring About Athletes (NCAA backronym)
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit association that organizes collegiate athletic programs. Athletes are not paid salaries, and some people have accused the NCAA of…
Alphebetical for "n"
Not For Long (National Football League or NFL nickname)
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league, headquartered in New York City. In 1988, Houston Oilers head coach Jerry Glanville said to an NFL official (video is…
Not Safe For Work (NSFW)
Many workers look at many websites while at work. "NSFW" ("Not Safe For Work" or "Not Suitable For Work") is a warning that material will be on the screen that might…
Not Serving Americans or Not Serving Anyone (National Security Agency or NSA nickname)
The National Security Agency was formed in 1962 to improve foreign intelligence within the United States government. The NSA's intelligence gathering is limited to foreign communications, but…
Not-So-Great Reset
The "Great Reset" planned in 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic wasn't welcomed as "great" by everyone. Some critics called it the "Not-So-Great Reset."…
NOTA (None Of The Above)
"NOTA" (None Of The Above) is often a favorite political candidate. The term "NOTA" has been cited in print since at least 1972 and the state of Nevada did add "none of the…
Nothing Burger (Nothingburger)
A "nothing burger" (or "nothingburger") is a person who is a non-entity, or an idea that is without merit, or anything that's a lot of nothing. A "nothing burger"…
Nothing But Crap (NBC nickname)
The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) began in 1926 and is headquartered at the GE Building in Manhattan's Rockefeller Center. Critics have said that "NBC" stands for "Nothing…
Nots (Nets basketball team nickname)
The New Jersey Nets team joined the NBA in 1976 and has been an underperforming professional basketball franchise for most of its NBA existence. The nickname "Nots" has been used since at…
Now Spying on Americans (National Security Agency or NSA nickname)
The National Security Agency was formed in 1962 to improve foreign intelligence within the United States government. The NSA's intelligence gathering is limited to foreign communications, but…
Now You’re Unemployed (New York University or NYU nickname)
New York University (NYU) is a private university in New York City that was founded in 1831. A popular backronym (back acronym) of NYU has the letters stand for "Now You're…