Ever wonder what AFI stood for? Ever get frustrated after your search for the band landed you on the American Film Institute’s site?
Band names can be everything from interesting to ridiculous, and occasionally bands with acronym names never really live outside of the short form. What they may have in common, however, is other organizations, businesses and groups with similar initials.
Below are 12 acronym bands and the names behind their initials.
O.A.R.
Stands for: Of a Revolution.
Not to be confused with: OAR, the Ontario Association of Radiologists.
P.O.D.
Stands for: Payable on Death.
Not to be confused with: PoD, Personal Overseas Development, a non-profit overseas volunteering organization.
LMFAO
Stands for: Loving My Friends and Others.
Not to be confused with: LMFAO, the internet abbreviation for Laughing My F--king Ass Off (but they already knew that).
AFI
Stands for: A Fire Inside.
Not to be confused with: AFI, the American Film Institute.
ABBA
Stands for: the initials of band members Agnetha, Benny, Björn, Anni-Frid.
Not to be confused with: A.B.B.A., The Alberta Bodybuilding Association.
LFO
Stands for: Lyte Funky Ones.
Not to be confused with: FLO, Low-frequency oscillation.
ELO
Stands for: Electric Light Orchestra.
Not to be confused with: E.L.O., the Electronic Literature Organization.
KMFDM
Stands for: Kein Mehrheit Für Die Mitleid.
Not to be confused with: Nothing! Congrats to KMFDM.
R.E.M.
Stands for: Rapid Eye Movement. Apparently, when picking a name for the band, Michael Stipe randomly selected R.E.M. from a dictionary.
Not to be confused with: Resource Engineering and Management.
N.E.R.D.
Stands for: No one ever really dies.
Not to be confused with: N.E.R.D., New England Reptile Distributors.
M.O.P.
Stands for: Mash Out Posse.
Not to be confused with: M.O.P., Modern Organic Products.
OMC
Stands for: Otara Millionaires Club.
Not to be confused with: O.M.C., Oregon Mountain Community.
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