alphabet soup

noun

1. a soup containing small noodles in the shapes of letters of the alphabet.

Word History and Origins

Origin of alphabet soup¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

The Liberian civil conflict was a bewildering alphabet soup of acronyms, each a rebel group led by a warlord.

From The Daily Beast

The problem with State of the Union speeches is that they are by their nature and design alphabet soup.

From The Daily Beast