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

New to the alphabet soup of seat assignments?

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Hammerhead cranes at the nearby port facilities dotted the horizon as classic cars turned down E Street, and posters and T-shirts in the crowd advertised membership in an alphabet soup of union locals.

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But where did this broadcasting alphabet soup originate?

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Week by week, psychiatrists there said Noah seemed to be making some strides as they adjusted his alphabet soup of medications.

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But just when it appeared that those three might be the showstoppers of the summer, an alphabet soup of additional potential threats emerged: KP.3.1.1,

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