List of English apocopations
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This is a '''list of common [[Apocope|apocopations]] in the [[English language]]'''.
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==A==
;'''ab''' :[[Abdomen|abdominal muscle]] ''(slang)''<ref>[http://www.bartleby.com/61/42/A0004250.html ab 2. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
:[[Abalone]]
: [[abscess]] ''(slang)''<ref>[http://www.bartleby.com/61/42/A0004200.html ab 1. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
;'''ad''' :[[advantage]] ''(tennis)''<ref>[http://www.bartleby.com/61/42/A0074200.html ad 2. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
:[[advertisement]]<ref name=advertisement>[http://www.bartleby.com/61/41/A0074100.html ad 1. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
;'''advert''' :[[advertisement]]<ref name=advertisement />
;'''addy''' :(email) [[address]]<ref>[http://www.acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?Acronym=ADDY&p=dict Please report this problem<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
;'''admin''' :[[System administrator|administrator]]<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/admin admin - Definitions from Dictionary.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
:[[Administration (business)|administration]]<ref>[http://www.webster.com/dictionary/admin admin - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
;'''afish''' :[[aficionado]]{{Fact|date=February 2007}}
;'''ag''' :[[agriculture]] ''(informal)''<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=ag ag - Definitions from Dictionary.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
;'''aggro''' :aggravation or aggression ''(UK slang)''<ref>[http://www.bartleby.com/61/19/A0141900.html aggro. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
;'''agit-prop''' :[[agit-prop|agitational propaganda]]<ref>[http://www.bartleby.com/61/33/A0143300.html agitprop. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
<!--not an apocopation; see the definition ;'''America''' :[[United States of America]]<ref>http://www.uhmc.sunysb.edu/surgery/america.html</ref>-->
;'''amp''' :[[ampere]]<ref name=amp>[http://www.bartleby.com/61/30/A0263000.html amp. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
:[[amphetamine]] (as in "amped up"){{Fact|date=February 2007}}
:[[amplifier]]<ref name=amp />
:[[amputation]] or amputee<ref name=amp2>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/amp amp - Definitions from Dictionary.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
:[[ampoule]]<ref name=amp2 />
:[[amplify]]{{Fact|date=February 2007}}
;'''app''' :[[Wiktionary:application|application]]<ref>[http://www.bartleby.com/61/38/A0373850.html app. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
;'''arco''' :[[arcology]]{{Fact|date=February 2007}}
;'''auto''' :[[automobile]]<ref>[http://www.bartleby.com/61/28/A0532800.html auto. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
:[[automatic]]<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/auto auto - Definitions from Dictionary.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
;'''av''' or '''avvie''' (also '''avvy''') :[[avatar (computing)|avatar]]
==B==
;'''b'''
:bad (as in the phrase "my bad" meaning "my mistake" or "my apologies"){{Fact|date=February 2007}}
;'''bennies'''
:[[benzedrine]] ''(slang)''<ref>[http://www.bartleby.com/61/14/B0191400.html benny. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
:[[benefits]]<ref>[http://www.businessweek.com/1997/51/b3558018.htm 12/22/97 BATTLE OF THE BENNIES<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2003/06/09/story8.html A few biotechs still beat the drum for bennies - San Francisco Business Times:<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=OWVmMDgyYWRmOTNjOTM2M2JlNGZhZTI5YTlmYjY4ZWY= Stanley Kurtz on Gay Marriage on National Review Online<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
;'''bi'''
:[[bisexuality|bisexual]] ''(slang)''<ref>[http://www.bartleby.com/61/54/B0225400.html bi. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
;'''bike'''
:[[bicycle]]<ref>[http://www.bartleby.com/61/49/B0244900.html bike. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
;'''bio'''
:[[biology]]<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=bio&r=66 bio - Definitions from Dictionary.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
:[[biography]] ''(informal)''<ref>[http://www.bartleby.com/61/96/B0259600.html bio. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
;'''Birks'''
:[[Birkenstocks]]
;'''biz'''
:[[business]] ''(informal)''<ref>[http://www.bartleby.com/61/0/B0290000.html biz. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
;'''bod'''
:[[body]]''(slang/informal)''<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bod bod - Definitions from Dictionary.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
;'''bookie'''
:[[bookmaker]]<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bookie bookie - Definitions from Dictionary.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
;'''bra'''
:[[brassiere]]<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bra bra - Definitions from Dictionary.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
;'''bread'''
:[[bread]] and [[honey]] (money)
;'''bro'''
:[[brother]]''(slang)''<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bro bro - Definitions from Dictionary.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
;'''bronc'''
:bronco<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bronc bronc - Definitions from Dictionary.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
;'''bronto'''
:''[[Apatosaurus|Brontosaurus]]''{{Fact|date=April 2007}}
;'''bud'''
:buddy ''(informal)''<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bud bud - Definitions from Dictionary.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
;'''budgie'''
:[[budgerigar]]<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/budgie budgie - Definitions from Dictionary.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
;'''bunk'''
:bunkum<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bunk bunk - Definitions from Dictionary.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
==C==
;'''cab'''
:[[Cabernet Sauvignon]]
:[[cabriolet]]
;'''caff''' (UK slang)
:[[café]]
;'''cal'''
:[[calorie]] (in combination, especially "lo-cal")
;'''Cal''' or '''Cali'''
:[[California]]
:[[Calcutta]]
;'''cam'''
:[[camera]]
:[[camouflage]]
;'''camo'''
:[[camouflage]]
;'''Can'''
:[[Canada]] or Canadian (in combination)
;'''cap'''
:[[captain]]
;'''caps'''
:[[capital letter|capitals]]
;'''carbs'''
:[[carbohydrates]]
;'''cardio'''
:[[cardiovascular|cardiovascular training]] ([[aerobic exercise]])
;'''cat'''
:[[catalytic converter]]
:[[catamaran]]
;'''chem'''
:[[chemistry]]
;'''chemo'''
:[[chemotherapy]]
;'''chimp'''
:[[chimpanzee]]
;'''cig'''
:[[cigarette]]
;'''civ'''
:[[civilization]]
;'''civvy''' or '''civie'''
:[[civilian]]
;'''civvies'''
:[[civilian clothes]] (military slang)
;'''clit'''
:[[clitoris]]
;'''coed'''
:coeducational
;'''coke'''
:[[cocaine]]
;'''Coke'''
:[[Coca-Cola]]
;'''com'''
:[[command (military formation)|command]]
:[[communication]] (especially in combinations)
;'''combi''' or '''combo'''
:[[combination]]
;'''con'''
:[[confidence trick]]
:[[Convention (meeting)|convention]]
:[[convict]]
;'''condo'''
:[[condominium]]
;'''congrats'''
:congratulations
;'''co-op'''
:[[cooperative]]
;'''corp'''
:[[corporation]]
;'''cred'''
:credibility
;'''crip'''
:cripple
;'''croc'''
:[[crocodile]]
;'''curio'''
:curiosity
;'''cuz'''
:<!--not an apocopation; see the definition: [[because]]-->
:[[cousin]]
;'''cyber'''
:[[cybernetic]] (especially in combination)
==D==
;'''decaf'''
:[[caffeine|decaffeinated]]
;'''decal'''
:decalcomania
;'''decij'''
:decision
;'''deco'''
:decoration
;'''deets'''
:details
;'''defrag'''
:[[defragment]]
;'''deli'''
:[[delicatessen]]
;'''delish'''
:delicious
;'''Dem'''
:[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
;'''demo'''
:[[Demonstration (people)|demonstration]]
:[[demolition]]
;'''derm'''
:[[dermatologist]]
:[[dermatological]]
;'''detox'''
:[[detoxification]]
;'''dicot'''
:[[dicotyledon]]
;'''dif''' (or '''diff''')
:difference
;'''digi'''
:digital
;'''digi cabes'''
:digital cable
;'''dino'''
:[[dinosaur]]
;'''dis''' (or '''diss''')
:disrespect
;'''disco'''
:[[discotheque]]
;'''doc'''
:[[Physician|doctor]]
:[[document]]
;'''dorm'''
:[[dormitory]]
==E==
;'''ed'''
:[[education]]
;'''emo'''
:emotional
;'''ep'''
:[[episode]]
;'''ex'''
:ex-(boyfriend, wife, etc)
:[[Wiktionary:exhibition|exhibition]]
: [[war exercise]]
;'''exam'''
:[[examination]]
;'''exec'''
:[[corporate officer|executive]]
;'''expo'''
:[[exposition]]
==F==
;'''fab'''
:fabulous
;'''fan'''
:[[fanatic]]
;'''fed'''
:[[federal (disambiguation)|federal]]
;'''frag'''
:[[grenade|fragmentation grenade]], also verb: to kill with such a grenade.
;'''frank'''
:[[frankfurter]]
;'''fridge'''
:[[refrigerator]]
==G==
;'''ganj'''
:[[cannabis|ganja]]
;'''gas'''
:[[gasoline]]
;'''gat'''
:[[Gatling gun]]
;'''gig'''
:[[gigabyte]]
;'''gin'''
:[[gin|Geneva]]<ref>[http://www.bartleby.com/61/87/G0128700.html gin 1. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
;'''glutes'''
:[[gluteus maximus]]
;'''go fig'''
:go figure
;'''gov'''
:governor
:[[government]]
;'''grad'''
:[[Graduation|graduate]] (or graduation, as in "grad night")
;'''Guac'''
:[[Guacamole]]
;'''gym'''
:[[gym]]nasium
==H==
;'''hash'''
:[[hashish]]
;'''hep'''
:[[hepatitis]]
;'''hetero''' or '''het'''
:[[heterosexuality|heterosexual]]
;'''hippo'''
:[[hippopotamus]]
;'''homo'''
:[[homosexuality|homosexual]]
:[[homogenization|homogenized]] (milk)
;'''hydro'''
:[[hydroelectricity]]
:[[hydrotherapy]]
:[[hydrothermal]]
:[[hydroponic]]
;'''[[hype]]'''
:[[hyperbole]]
;'''[[hypo]]'''
:[[hypodermic]]
;'''hyper'''
:[[hyperactivity|hyperactive]]
==I==
;'''Inc'''
:Incorporated
;'''inf'''
:[[infinity|infinitely]]
;'''info'''
:[[information]]
;'''infra dig'''
:''[[infra dignitatem]]'' (beneath one's dignity) (borrowed from Latin)
;'''inti'''
:[[intifada]]
;'''intro'''
:introduction
;'''ipecac'''
:[[ipecacuanha]]
;'''Itey'''
:[[Italian language|Italian]]
==J==
;'''Jap'''
:[[Japan]]ese (considered rude)
==K==
<!--not an apocopation of an English word: ;'''karaoke'''
:''[[karaoke|kara-ookesutora]]'' (borrowed from Japanese)-->
;'''kilo'''
:[[kilogram]]
;'''klepto'''
:[[kleptomaniac]]
==L==
;'''lab'''
:[[laboratory]]
:(cap.) [[Labrador retriever]]
;'''lav'''
:lavatory
;'''legit'''
:legitimate
;'''les''', '''lez''' ''or'' '''lesbo'''
:[[lesbian]]
;'''lib'''
:[[liberal]]
:[[liberation]]
:(cap.) [[Libertarian]]
;'''limo'''
:[[limousine]]
;'''lino'''
:[[linoleum]]
;'''lit'''
:[[literature]]
;'''lo-cal'''
:low-[[calorie]]
;'''log'''
:[[logarithm]]
==M==
;'''mac'''
:[[macadam]]<!--source: OED, second ed.-->
:[[macaroni]]
:(with initial capital) [[Apple Macintosh|Macintosh]]
:[[McIntosh|McIntosh apple]]
:(or '''mack''') [[mackintosh]]
;'''macro'''
:[[macroinstruction]]
;'''mag'''
:[[magazine]]
:[[magnet]]
:[[magnification]]
:[[magnesium alloy wheels]]
:[[magnum]]
;'''Man United'''<!--pronounced as written-->
:[[Manchester United]]
;'''Mass'''
:[[Massachusetts]]
;'''maths''' (UK) or '''math''' (U.S.)
:[[mathematics]]
;matric
:[[matriculation]]<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=matric matric - Definitions from Dictionary.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
;'''max'''
:[[maximum]]
;'''mayo'''
:[[mayonnaise]]
;'''med'''
:[[medication]]
:[[medicine|medic]]
:(with initial capital) [[Mediterranean]] (the sea or the surrounding area)
;'''meg'''
:[[megabyte]]
;'''memo'''
:[[memorandum]]
;'''meth'''
:[[methamphetamine]]
;'''meths'''
:[[methylated spirits]]
;'''Mex''' or '''Mexi'''
:[[Mexican]]
;'''mezc'''
:[[mescaline]]
;'''mike''' or '''mic'''
:[[microphone]]
:[[microgram]]
;'''mil'''
:[[millilitre]]
;'''Minn'''
:[[Minnesota]]
;'''Miss'''
:[[Mississippi]]
;'''mod'''
:[[moderator]]
:modern
:[[modification]]
:[[modular]]
:[[modulo]]
;'''mono'''
:[[monaural]]
:[[monochrome]]
:[[mononucleosis]]
;'''monocot'''
:[[monocotyledon]]
==N==
;'''natch'''
:naturally
;'''negs'''
:(photographic) negatives
;'''neocon'''
:[[neoconservative]]
;'''nympho'''
:[[nymphomaniac]]
==O==
;'''op'''
:[[op art|optical art]]<ref>[http://www.webster.com/dictionary/op op - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
:optical
:[[Military operation|operation]]
:operator
:opportunity
;'''op-ed'''
:"opposite the [[editorial]] (page)"
;'''orang'''
:[[orangutan]]
==P==
;Paki'''
:[[Pakistan]]i ''(pejorative)''
;pants
:pantaloons<ref>[http://www.bartleby.com/61/64/P0046450.html pant 2. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
;pec
:[[pectoral muscle]]<ref>[http://www.bartleby.com/61/88/P0138875.html pec. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
;peeps
:people ''(slang)''<ref>[http://www.webster.com/dictionary/peeps peeps - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
;Peke
:[[Pekingese]]
;'''Penn
:[[Pennsylvania]]
;perp
:perpetrator ''(slang)''<ref>[http://www.bartleby.com/61/31/P0203100.html perp. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
;perv
:[[pervert]]<ref>[http://www.webster.com/dictionary/perv perv - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
;photo
:[[photograph]] ''(informal)''<ref>[http://www.bartleby.com/61/0/P0260000.html photo. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
;photo op
:photo(graphic) opportunity<ref>[http://www.webster.com/dictionary/photo%20op photo op - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
;phys ed
:[[physical education]] ''(informal)''<ref>[http://www.bartleby.com/61/56/P0275600.html phys ed. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
;piano
:''[[piano]]forte''<ref>[http://www.bartleby.com/61/24/P0282400.html piano 1. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
;pic (''plural'' pics ''or'' pix)
:(motion) picture ''(slang)''<ref name=pic>[http://www.bartleby.com/61/35/P0283500.html pic. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
:(photographic) picture ''(slang)''<ref name=pic />
;pol
:[[politician]] ''(informal)''<ref>[http://www.bartleby.com/61/62/P0406200.html pol. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
;polio
:[[poliomyelitis]]<ref>[http://www.bartleby.com/61/24/P0412400.html polio. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
;poly
:[[polyester]]<ref name=poly>[http://www.bartleby.com/61/95/P0419500.html poly. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
:[[polyethylene]]<ref name=poly />
:[[polygraph]] ''(U.S. government, as in "full scope poly")''<ref>[http://www.reference.com/search?q=CI%20poly&r=d&db=web CI poly - Information from Reference.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
:[[polymer]]<ref>[http://www.webster.com/dictionary/poly poly - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
:[[polytechnic]]<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/poly poly - Definitions from Dictionary.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
;po-mo
:[[post-modern]]<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/po-mo po-mo - Definitions from Dictionary.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
;pop
:popular ''(informal)''<ref>[http://www.bartleby.com/61/43/P0444300.html pop 3. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
;porn ''or'' porno
:[[pornography]] ''(slang)''<ref>[http://www.bartleby.com/61/15/P0451500.html porn. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
;pram
:perambulator, a [[baby carriage]].
;prefs
:preferences
;preg
:[[pregnancy|pregnant]]
;prelim
:preliminary (examination)
;prep
:preparatory
;pres ''or'' prez
:[[president]]
;pro
:[[professional]]
;prof
:[[professor]]
;prom
:[[promenade]]
;promo
:promotion
;prop
:[[propaganda]]
:[[propeller]]
:proposition
:property
;psych
:[[psychology]]
;psycho
:[[psychopathy|psychopath]]
;pub
:[[publication]]
:[[public house]]
;pullie
:[[pullover(garment)|pullover]]
;pulsar
:pulsating
:[[star]]
;pyro
:[[pyromaniac]]
==Q==
;'''quad'''
:quadrangle (courtyard)
:[[multiple birth|quadruplet]]
;'''quin''', '''quint''' (U.S. and Canada)
:[[multiple birth|quintuplet]]
==R==
;'''rad'''
:[[radian]]
:[[radiator]]
:[[radical]]
:(military) [[radio]]
;'''radio'''
:[[radiotelegraphy]]
;'''raspberry'''
:[[raspberry]] [[tart]] (fart; more commonly, the derisive sound made with the tongue and lips; a Bronx cheer)
;'''Rasta'''
:[[Rastafarian]]
;'''Reb'''
:[[Rebel]] (i.e., [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]])
;'''rec'''
:recreation
;'''recon'''
:[[reconnaissance]]
;'''ref'''
:[[referee]]
:[[reference]]
;'''reg'''
:[[registration]] ([rɛdʒ] UK; of a motor vehicle)
:[[regulation]] ([rɛɡ])
;'''rehab'''
:[[rehabilitation]]
;'''rep'''
:repetition
:representative
:(with initial capital) [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
:[[reputation]]
;'''repo'''
:repossession
;'''res'''
:reserve ([[Indian reserve|Indian]] or [[military reserve|military]])
:residence
:resolution
;'''retro'''
:[[retro-rocket]]
<!--Note: "retro" meaning "reviving the past" comes from the prefix "retro-" and so is not an apocopation-->
;'''rev'''
:[[revolution]] (of a record, engine, etc)
;'''rhino'''
:[[rhinoceros]]
;'''ruck'''
:[[rucksack]]
;'''rum'''
:[[rum]]bullion ''(obsolete)''<ref>[http://www.bartleby.com/61/31/R0343100.html rum 1. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
==S==
;'''San Fran'''
:[[San Francisco]]
;'''sarge'''
:[[sergeant]]
;'''sarky''' (UK)
:[[sarcastic]]
;'''Satch'''
:[[Joe Satriani]]
;'''sax'''
:[[saxophone]]
;'''schizo'''
:[[schizophrenia|schizophrenic]]
;'''Scottie'''
:[[Scottish Terrier]]
;'''Sea-Tac'''
:[[Seattle]]-[[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]]
;'''sec'''
:[[second]]
:[[secant]]
;'''Semper Fi!'''
:[[Semper Fidelis]]
;'''sig'''
:[[significant figures|significant]] (figures)
:[[Wiktionary:signal|signal]]
:(Internet) [[signature block|signature]]
;'''sim'''
:[[simulation]]
;'''sis'''
:sister
;'''soph'''
:[[wiktionary:sophomore|sophomore]]
;'''spats'''
:[[spats|spatterdashes]]
;'''spec'''
:specialist
:[[specification]]
:[[speculation]]
;'''specs'''
:specifications
:spectacles
;'''sperm'''
:[[spermaceti]]
:[[sperm]]atozoön
;'''staph'''
:[[staphylococcus]]
;'''stat'''
:''statim'' (borrowed from Latin)
;'''stats'''
:[[statistics]]
;'''steno'''
:[[stenographer]]
;'''stereo'''
:[[stereophony]]
;'''strep'''
:[[streptococcus]]
;'''stude'''
:[[student]]
;'''sub''' <!--Source: Chambers Dictionary, 1998 ed.-->
:[[subaltern]]
:[[subeditor]]
:[[subsidiary]]
:[[sublieutenant]]
:[[submarine]]
:[[subordinate]]
:[[subscriber]]
:(especially as '''subs''') [[subscription]]
:subsistence money (an advance payment)
:[[substitute]]
:subway
;'''sum'''
:summarize
;'''sus''' (or '''suss''')
:suspect
;'''sush'''
:[[sushi]]
;'''sync''' ''or'' '''synch'''
:[[synchronization]]
;'''synth'''
:[[synthesizer]]
;'''syph'''
:[[syphilis]]
==T==
;'''tan'''
:[[tangent (trigonometric function)|tangent]]
;'''tarp'''
:tarpaulin
;'''taxi''' ''or'' '''taxicab'''
:[[taxicab|taximeter cabriolet]]
;'''tech'''
:[[technician]]
:[[technology]]
;'''techno'''
:[[technology]]
;'''teddy'''
:[[teddy bear]]
;'''teen'''
:[[teenager]]
;'''tele''' ''or'' '''telly'''
:[[television]]
;'''titfer'''
:[[tit for tat]] (hat)
;'''tog'''
:obsolete togeman, from obsolete French togue, cloak, from Latin toga, garment
;'''trad'''
:tradition(al)
;'''tranq'''
:[[tranquilizer]]
;'''trig'''
:[[trigonometry]]
;'''tux'''
:[[tuxedo (clothing)|tuxedo]]
;'''typo'''
:[[typo|typographical error]]
==U==
;'''undies'''
:[[underwear]]
;'''uni'''
:[[university]]
;'''unicam'''
:([[Unicameralism|unicameral]]) legislature (Nebraska, United States only)
==V==
;'''veg'''
:vegetate
;'''veg''' ''or'' '''veggie'''
:vegetable
:[[vegetarian]]
;'''vet'''
:[[veterinarian]]
:[[veteran]]
==W==
;'''Wisc'''
:[[Wisconsin]]
==X==
;'''xolo'''
:[[xoloitzcuintli]]
==Y==
;'''Yank'''
:[[Yankee]]
==Z==
;'''zep'''
:[[zeppelin]]
;'''Zin'''
:[[Zinfandel]]
;'''zinco'''
:[[zincography|zincograph]]
;'''zoo'''
:[[zoo|zoological garden]]
==References==
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[[Category:Lists of English words]]