Ditloid

[drybroch]

what is a ditloid?

[davies2209]

Ok, if you have a phrase, or saying, or just a fact you can turn it into a ditloid. For example - 365 days in a year would be 365 d in a y. They are used in quizzes etc. The fact needs to have a number in it, then you just use the first letter of the word to represent it. Some more examples - 18 H on a GC is 18 holes on a golf course 23 P of C in the HB is 23 pairs of chromosomes in the human body.. hope this helps

[Quizmonster]

The word 'ditloid' actually comes from the title of the Alexander Solzhenitsyn novel 'One Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich'. That can, of course be abbreviated to "I = ditloid'. Hence, all of these incredibly tedious other examples.