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1	[[quoteright:350:[[WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/thomas_logos.png]]]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350:"Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends", "Thomas and Friends", and [[FanNickname "Thomas the Tank Engine"]].[[note]]Top is the original logo from 1984-1999. Bottom is the current logo from 1999-onwards]][[/note]]
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4	A newly premiered work has a long and/or elaborate title. If the show survives to become popular, however, a certain phenomenon is known to occur: This long and elaborate title is shortened to just half its original size, if that, and advertised as such.
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6	While this is obviously done often among fandom, especially on the internet, this trope is specific to when the show is officially ''advertised'' with its shortened name in promotional material. The former can sometimes cause the latter, if the shortened name becomes much more well known than the full title. Other legitimate causes include [[ArtifactTitle events]] [[CharacterDevelopment within the show]] or in [[RealLifeWritesThePlot real life]] necessitating a change. It's also quite common for a work with an EitherOrTitle to jettison the "or" section.
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8	Other reasons could be that perhaps the long title served to attract attention to the series and, mission accomplished, can go to a shorter title. Or perhaps network executives thought ViewersAreMorons and wouldn't pay attention to or be able to read a long title. This has a mundane application as well: Advertising time is extremely expensive, so the less time they have to spend saying the name of the recognizable title the better.
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10	PortmanteauSeriesNickname is a related trope, mostly applying to Japanese-language works; indeed, both are VERY common with LightNovels. Also compare ShortTitleLongElaborateSubtitle.
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13	!!Examples:
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17	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
18	* ''Manga/The100GirlfriendsWhoReallyReallyReallyReallyReallyLoveYou'' is typically shortened to ''Hyakkano'', or ''100 Girlfriends''.
19	* ''Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon'' (''Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon'' or ''Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon'') is almost always titled just ''Manga/SailorMoon'' when marketed outside Japan.
20	* ''Literature/ScrappedPrincess'' has "[=SutePuri=]," an abbreviation of "''Suterareta Purinsesu''" (Abandoned Princess) in its eyecatches. Translated in English subtitles as [=ScraPri=].
21	* ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' to ''Gurren Lagann'' when brought to the U.S.
22	* ''Katekyo Hitman Reborn!'' is known as simply ''[[Manga/Reborn2004 Reborn!]]'' in the United States.
23	* ''Anime/PrettyCure'' is officially shortened to just its PortmanteauSeriesNickname, ''Precure''. This was always used in Japanese sources, but the full title was always written out in English up until ''Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure'', which uses the shortened variation. These days, English sources flip-flop between the two.
24	** By extension, the English title of ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure'' is officially shortened to just ''Pretty Cure'', though fans still use the full title due to the NamedAfterFirstInstallment situation.
25	* The title of ''Top o Nerae! Gunbuster'' was a play on another series called ''[[Manga/AimForTheAce Ace o Nerae!]]'' When it was adapted for US audiences, it became known as simply ''Anime/{{Gunbuster}}''.
26	* ''Manga/HisAndHerCircumstances'' (''Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou'') had its real title (''His and Her Circumstances'') relegated to sub-title when it crossed the Pacific.
27	* ''Manga/{{Kochikame}}'' is short for ''Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Koen Mae Hashutsujo'', which translates to ''This Is the Police Station in Front of Kameari Park in Katsushika Ward''.
28	* When ''[[Manga/{{Kodocha}} Kodomo no Omocha]]'' was dubbed in America, it was called ''Kodocha''.
29	* ''Digimon: Digital Monsters'' is referred to as simply ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' in some official media.
30	* ''Ore No Imouto Ga Konna Ni Kawaii Wake Ga Nai'' is sometimes called ''Literature/{{Oreimo}}'' on official products, and for the English release.
31	* ''Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai.'' ("We Still Don't Know the Name of the Flower We Saw That Day") is officially shortened to ''Anime/AnoHanaTheFlowerWeSawThatDay'' for the English release.
32	* ''[[Literature/OniAi Onii-chan Dakedo Ai Sae Areba Kankeinai Yo Ne!]]'' is officially shortened to ''[=OniAi=]'' for the English release.
33	* ''Ore no Kanojo to Osananajimi ga Shuraba Sugiru'' is officially shortened to ''Literature/{{Oreshura}}''.
34	* ''Manga/NoMatterHowILookAtItItsYouGuysFaultImNotPopular'' (''Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dō Kangaete mo Omaera ga Warui!'') is officially shortened to "Watamote".
35	* The ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' franchise usually names its shows ''Mobile Suit Gundam [Title]'', and shortens it to simply ''Gundam [Title]'' (eg, ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam'' is normally referred to as ''Zeta Gundam'', and ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeed'' is usually just ''Gundam Seed''). There are some variations on the formula, though.
36	** The long-form title occasionally switches things up (for example, ''G Gundam'''s full title is ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'', since the primary mecha are [[AMechByAnyOtherName called "mobile fighters"]] instead of "mobile suits" as is usual for the franchise, and a literal translation for the Japanese title of ''Gundam Wing'' is "New Mobile Report Gundam Wing", though they still used ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'' in English)
37	** For movies and {{OVA}}s, which tend to have longer titles anyway, they'll often drop more than just "Mobile Suit" from the full title (eg, ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamThe08thMSTeam'' becomes ''08th MS Team'', and ''Anime/Gundam00AWakeningOfTheTrailblazer'' turns into just ''A Wakening of the Trailblazer'').
38	* ''Manga/KiniroMosaic'' was officially shortened to ''[=KinMoza!=]''.
39	* ''Jungle wa Itsumo Hale Nochi Guu'' is marketed in the U.S. as ''Anime/HareGuu.''
40	* ''[[Literature/MyMentalChoicesAre Ore no Nounai Sentakushi ga Gakuen Love Come o Zenryoku de Jama Shiteiru]]'' (''My Mental Choices are Completely Interfering with my School Romantic Comedy'') is shortened to ''[=NouCome=]''.
41	* ''Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou'' (''Manga/DailyLivesOfHighSchoolBoys'') is shortened to ''Dannichi''.
42	* ''Anime/SamuraiFlamenco'' is sometimes known as ''Samumenco''.
43	* ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'' is [=TaiBani=].
44	* ''Manga/RecentlyMySisterIsUnusual'' is shortened to ''[=ImoCho=]''.
45	* The Japanese title of ''Literature/IsItWrongToTryToPickUpGirlsInADungeon'', ''Dungeon Ni Deai O Motomeru No Wa Machigatteiru No Darou Ka,'' is shortened to ''[=DanMachi=]'' and also known as ''Familia Myth''.
46	* ''[[Manga/MaidSama Kaichou wa Maid-sama!]]'' was shortened to ''Maid-Sama!'' for its English release rather than using it's direct translation, ''"The Student Council President is a Maid!"''.
47	* ''Saishuu Heiki Kanojo'' was officially shortened to it's more common fan name "Manga/SaiKano", likely because it couldn't be decided how to best translate it ("She, the Ultimate Weapon", or "My Girlfriend, the Ultimate Weapon").
48	* ''Manga/YumeiroPatissiere'', is sometimes called "[=YumePati=]" for short in Japan.
49	* ''Kono Subarashii Sekai Ni Shukufuku O'' has the official short title ''Literature/KonoSuba'', which is used throughout the anime, and also is the title used by Creator/YenPress' in the translations.
50	* ''Manga/MermaidMelodyPichiPichiPitch'' has "Pichi Pichi Pitch" or just "Pichi" officially, but a lot of non-Japanese-speaking fans (and some official localizations, like Italy's) use the ''other'' part of the title, "Mermaid Melody," instead. France was split: the manga's translation there used the common-in-fandom "Mermaid Melody" and the anime used the official "Pichi Pichi Pitch."
51	* ''Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai ~Tensai-tachi no Ren'ai Zunousen~'' (''Kaguya Wants to be Confessed to ~The Geniuses' War of Love and Brains~'') was officially marketed as ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'' in the US.
52	* Spoofed in ''Manga/HimoutoUmaruChan'' with the DatingSim "[[BrotherSisterIncest My Little Sister is My Girlfriend]] [[SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud (Boom)]]" ("''Imouto wa Girlfriend Kakko Baku''"), or "[=ImoBaku=]" for short; the "Boom" is because the game takes place in a mining town and [[StuffBlowingUp things (and people) tend to blow up randomly thanks to leftover dynamite]].
53	* ''Aggressive Retsuko'' is shortened to ''Anime/{{Aggretsuko}}'' for its English release.
54	* The title of ''VideoGame/PriPara'' is short for ''Prism Paradise''. Its successor ''VideoGame/KirattoPriChan'''s title is short for ''Kiratto Prism Channel''.
55	* ''Manga/HellsParadiseJigokuraku'': The simulcast of the anime dropped the subtitle and aired it as just ''Hell's Paradise''.
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58	[[folder:Asian Animation]]
59	* The title of ''Animation/ThreeThousandWhysOfBlueCat'' is shortened to just ''Blue Cat'' in certain seasons.
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62	[[folder:Fanfiction]]
63	* ''Fanfic/{{Lothiriel}}'' by [=JunoMagic=] had a longer title, ''Lothíriel - The Tenth Walker! Novel'', but the author shortened it.
64	* ''Fanfic/PaperMarioX'' is usually referred to in Child's end-of-chapter notes simply as PMX.
65	* Due to character limitations on titles on Website/{{DeviantArt}}, ''Fanfic/BetterLivingThroughScienceAndPonies'' is referred to simply as ''Better Living'' there. The thumbnail uses the full title, though. Pen Stroke's [[https://www.fimfiction.net/blog/214923/ interview]] in regards to ''Fanfic/PastSins'' also refers to the story as ''Better Living''.
66	* Cassandra Cain's new, religious-oriented superhero title in ''Fanfic/AngelOfTheBat'' is... Um... Angel of the Bat. But since that's a mouthful, the rest of the cast and the narrator usually stick to calling her Angel.
67	* ''Fanfic/WithPearlAndRubyGlowing'' is frequently referred to by the authors as simply ''[=WPaRG=]''. This is even the title of the series on Archive of Our Own, despite the full title easily fitting within character limits.
68	* ''FanFic/ThirtyHs''' official title is in fact a string of thirty [=Hs=]. Spelling and pronouncing it as "Thirty [=Hs=]" is a lot less time-consuming.
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71	[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
72	* ''WesternAnimation/{{How to Train Your Dragon\|2010}}'' was often called "Creator/{{DreamWorks\|Animation}}' ''Dragons''" in the commercials.
73	* Inverted with ''Animation/TheReturnOfHanuman'', as its former name is ''Hanuman Returns''.
74	* Since 2021, with the English release of ''Manga/StitchAndTheSamurai'', Creator/{{Disney}} has been promoting ''Franchise/LiloAndStitch'' as just "''Stitch''" or "''Disney Stitch''", making the franchise [[SpotlightStealingSquad revolve completely around the popular alien]] [[WolverinePublicity at the expense of every other character in the franchise]].
75	* From the same franchise directly above, the DirectToVideo film ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch2StitchHasAGlitch'' is simply known as ''Lilo & Stitch 2'' in the actual film.
76	* ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove 2: WesternAnimation/KronksNewGroove'', is simply referred to by its subtitle.
77	* Inverted for ''WesternAnimation/TheGreatMouseDetective'', which used the title ''The Adventures of the Great Mouse Detective'' for its 1992 reissue and subsequent VHS and laserdisc releases, as well as on early [=DVDs=].
78	* Parodied in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBPXVknON-4 "Chicken Impossible"]] TrailerSpoof for ''WesternAnimation/ChickenRun'', which used "C:R-1" as the abbreviated movie title.
79	* The fourth ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' movie had its title changed to ''WesternAnimation/{{TMNT}}''.
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82	[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
83	* ''Film/ZackAndMiriMakeAPorno'' was usually advertised as just ''Zack and Miri''. This is an interesting case in that the abbreviation had nothing to do with the title being too long; [[CensoredTitle there are just places where you can't get away with referencing porno]].
84	* ''Film/IndependenceDay'' was also marketed as "[=ID4=]" (4 being a reference to the 4th of July).
85	* ''Film/DrStrangelove'', [[EitherOrTitle or]] ''How I Learned to Stop Worrying and love the Bomb''.
86	* Posters for ''Film/MissionImpossibleIII'' shortened the title to "M:i:III". As a result, [[Series/TheColbertReport Stephen Colbert]] made a RunningGag out of pronouncing it "Meeeeeeeeee". Its [[Film/MissionImpossibleII predecessor]]'s posters called it "M:i-2". This stopped happening with the [[Film/MissionImpossibleGhostProtocol fourth film]] in favor [[StoppedNumberingSequels of subtitles]].
87	* The live-action version of ''Film/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'' was simply called ''The Grinch'' in all posters, trailers and commercials.
88	* ''Attack of the Morningside Monster'' became simply ''Morningside Monster'' for the blu-ray release, with the full title appearing nowhere in the packaging or title menu. It had originally screened in festivals under the longer title, and IMDB (as well as numerous published reviews) still use it.
89	* All the ''Franchise/StarWars'' movies implement this to varying degrees:
90	** The original movie was just called ''Star Wars'', during production of ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' they decided on maintaining the big '''Star Wars'' title screen identical to the first film and then for the OpeningCrawl include "Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back" as a continued throwback to the old serials. In 1981 they released the original ''Star Wars'' with [[GeorgeLucasAlteredVersion a new opening crawl with the label]] "Episode IV: Film/ANewHope." The original posters for ''The Empire Strikes Back'' and ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' have a border around them with a much smaller Star Wars label, to maintain brand continuity. Thus officially the names of the films are their original theatrical names, but as a franchise their name is technically "[[ColonCancer Star Wars: Episode Number: Subtitle]]" with emphasis on the subtitle to differentiate.
91	** The Prequel films placed emphasis on the Episode number in its marketing and logo design (as well as the Star Wars brand being the largest emblem) as such referring to each film as Episode I, II or III became commonplace.
92	** After the Disney acquisition and production of the sequels, the logos are now the subtitle placed between "STAR" and "WARS", with no mention of the episode number. The Opening Crawls however retain the full title as in the Lucas films. Films involved include ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' and ''Film/TheLastJedi''.
93	** [[AvertedTrope Averted]] with the [[Film/RogueOne standalone]] [[Film/{{Solo}} films]]: the lengthy subtitles they share, "A Star Wars Story", is included in the frame encircling the title in the logo, to make them distinct from the core films.
94	* ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'' had a "T2" logo used in many marketing materials. It was especially prominent on the cabinet art of the {{Licensed\|Game}} UsefulNotes/ArcadeGame, and the ''T2-3D'' attraction at Universal Studios.
95	* ''Film/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen'' used the abbreviation ''LXG'' on many marketing materials.
96	* Many titles of movies by Italian director Lina Wertmüller are very long in their original Italian but are shortened when released in English speaking countries, such as:
97	** "Travolti da un insolito destino nell'azzurro mare d'agosto" (Swept Away... by an Unusual Destiny in the Blue Sea of August), released outside Italy as just "Swept Away".
98	** "La fine del mondo nel nostro solito letto in una notte piena di pioggia" (The end of the world in our usual bed on a night full of rain), released in America as "A Night Full of Rain".
99	** "Film d'amore e d'anarchia, ovvero 'stamattina alle 10 in via dei Fiori nella nota casa di tolleranza..." (Film of love and anarchy, or rather: this morning at 10, in via dei Fiori, in the well-known brothel ...) was released outside Italy as just "Love and Anarchy".
100	** "Un fatto di sangue nel comune di Siculiana fra due uomini per causa di una vedova. Si sospettano moventi politici. Amore-Morte-Shimmy. Lugano belle. Tarantelle. Tarallucci e vino" (First shortened in Italy as: Fatto di sangue fra due uomini per causa di una vedova. Si sospettano moventi politic) was released outside Italy as just "Blood Feud".
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103	[[folder:Literature]]
104	* ''Literature/BeastTamer'' was originally titled "The Beast Tamer Who was Kicked Out of the Hero Party Only to Meet the Strongest Cat-eared Girl" or 勇者パーティーを追放されたビーストテイマー、最強種の猫耳少女と出会う Yuusha Party wo Tsuihou Sareta Beast Tamer, Saikyou Shuzoku Nekomimi Shojo to Deau. with the title shortened for the anime release.
105	* The book ''[[UsefulNotes/CharlesDarwin On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life]]'', known today simply as ''On the Origin of Species'' or even just ''Origin of Species''.
106	* [[JustForFun/TheZerothLawOfTropeExamples Zeroth Law:]] many of Creator/WilliamShakespeare's plays are known by shorter versions of their titles, such as ''The Famous History of the Life of [[Theatre/HenryVIII King Henry the Eight]]''. The original titles (per the first quarto publications) are even longer. See also InWhichATropeIsDescribed.
107	* ''[[Literature/{{Frankenstein}} Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus]]'' is often known simply as ''Frankenstein'' or ''Mary Shelley's Frankenstein''. It's commonly done with old books which follow the format of giving [[EitherOrTitle a title followed by 'or']] and an alternative description of the content.
108	* Creator/CharlesDickens' ''[[Literature/AChristmasCarol A Christmas Carol In Prose, Being a Ghost Story of Christmas]]'' usually has its title shortened to just the first three words, despite that sacrificing the intended wordplay. This occurs in [[AdaptationOverdosed pretty much every adaptation]] and even many print editions of the original.
109	* ''Literature/IsekaiWalking'' was originally named "Walking in Another World" in the novel version but was shortened for the manga.
110	* Charles Dickens' ''[[Literature/ThePickwickPapers The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club]]'', which is always shortened to ''The Pickwick Papers''. The musical adaptation is just called ''Pickwick''.
111	* While only ever carrying "''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''" on its title page, the InUniverse title of the book it was [[LiteraryAgentHypothesis ostensibly translated from]] is ''The Downfall of the Lord of the Rings and the Return of the King'', and that's not counting the overly long subtitle. Naturally, being a SpoilerTitle, it's only revealed in the final chapter.
112	* ''Literature/TheSchoolForGoodAndEvil'' is officially shortened to SGE, both in- and out-of-universe.
113	* ''Literature/DoctorWhoNovelisations'': The novelisation of the first Dalek story was originally published by Frederick Muller as ''Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks''; when Target republished it in the '70s, they retitled it to ''Doctor Who and the Daleks'' (and for one rerelease in the '90s, ''Doctor Who - The Daleks'').
114	* ''Marienbad, My Love'' by Mark Leach has a 6,700 word long title, so it's most commonly referred to by the first three words.
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117	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
118	* ''Series/ThirdRockFromTheSun'' eventually became ''Third Rock''.
119	* ''Series/EightSimpleRules'' was originally ''Eight Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter.'' Though this case was justified a bit by the death of John Ritter, who played the father on the show.
120	* ''Series/AmericasFunniestHomeVideos'' is now known as ''AFV''. Even the ''abbreviation'' used in-show was once "AFHV." Maybe it's because [[ArtifactTitle the videos aren't necessarily taken in people's homes?]]
121	* ''Live with Kelly and Michael'' and its variants are sometimes simply called ''Live!''
122	* It is now customary to refer to ''Good Morning America'' as ''GMA'' in all but the most formal circumstances.
123	* ''Series/TwoGuysAGirlAndAPizzaPlace'' became ''Two Guys and a Girl.'' In fact, the TwoGuysAndAGirl trope page even mentions the series because of the likelihood of people looking for the show finding it. Like ''Eight Simple Rules'', though, this was justified because there was CharacterDevelopment and the Guys no longer worked at the titled Pizza Place.
124	* ''Emmerdale Farm'' became ''Series/{{Emmerdale}}''. This was because the focus of the series had moved from the farm itself to the nearby village (which was originally called Beckindale, but was renamed shortly before the title change).
125	* ''Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane'' became ''Zoe...''. The commercials called it "Zoe dot dot dot".
126	* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'''s name was never officially changed, but network promos shortened it after a while to just ''Buffy''.
127	* ''Series/Studio60OnTheSunsetStrip'' was likewise shortened in promos to ''Studio 60''.
128	* Most of the "Late Show with..." and similar late-night shows become known by their host.
129	* The now-forgotten BritCom ''Lollipop Loves Mr. Mole'' was renamed ''Lollipop'' for its second (and last) [[BritishBrevity short season]].
130	* ''Series/AbsolutelyFabulous'' = Ab Fab
131	* ''Lock Stock'', The short-lived series of the film ''Film/LockStockAndTwoSmokingBarrels''.
132	* The fourth and final series of ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' attempted to shorten the show's name to ''Monty Python''. However, the new title sequence actually includes the full name as well.
133	* ''Series/DegrassiTheNextGeneration'' became just ''Degrassi'' starting in season 10, because all of that particular generation had moved on from the titular HighSchool.
134	* Inverted with ''Series/HannahMontana'', which was adapted for and marketed to Japanese audiences as ''Secret Idol Hannah Montana''.
135	** Also inverted with the fourth and final season, billed in the US as "Hannah Montana Forever."
136	* Before ''Series/{{NCIS}}'' aired, it was branded as ''Navy CIS''. Then CBS decided to change it to ''[[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Navy NCIS]]'' for all of season one. CBS's reasoning for it, despite Creator/DonaldPBellisario's protests, wanted to attract new viewers who didn't know the acroynm and not have it be related to ''Series/{{CSI}}''. You read that right, ''NCIS'' was called ''Navy '''N'''aval '''C'''riminal '''I'''nvesigative '''S'''ervice'' for an ''entire'' season. Needless to say, the title was eventually shortened because of how successful the first season was.
137	* ''Hiroshi Sekiguchi's TokyoFriendParkII'' was often referred to as ''Tokyo Friend Park II'' (although Hiroshi Sekiguchi remained host for the show's [[LongRunners entire run from 1994 to 2011]]), and the show got a new logo at the start of its 5th season (April 1998) which read merely "[=TFP2=]", albeit often accompanied by the show's full title in smaller lettering underneath.
138	* ''Misshitsu Nazotoki Variety Dasshutsu Game Series/{{DERO}}!'' (roughly "Solve a Variety of Puzzles Behind Closed Doors: Escape Game Series/{{DERO}}!") had a simpler version of its logo which simply read "''Dasshutsu Game DERO!''"; this version of the logo had been in use since the pilot episode. Meanwhile, the show would often get referred to as simply "''DERO!''".
139	** Likewise, its SpiritualSuccessor ''Takara Sagashi Adventure Nazotoki Battle {{TORE}}!'' (roughly "Treasure Hunt Adventure: Puzzle Battle TORE!") also has a version of its logo which reads just "TORE!", and the show is often referred to as just "TORE!" as well.
140	* ''Series/ParksAndRecreation'' is advertised as ''Parks and Rec''.
141	* InUniverse example; ''Series/ThirtyRock'''s ShowWithinAShow was originally called ''The Girlie Show'', nicknamed ''TGS''. When ExecutiveMeddling added Tracy Jordan to the roster, it was officially renamed ''TGS with Tracy Jordan'', though it's still generally referred to as just ''TGS''.
142	* The Netflix reboot of ''Queer Eye For The Straight Guy'' is just called ''Queer Eye'', which is what the original show often was called for short anyway. The shortened title also allows for some flexibility of the premise: Unlike in the original iteration, the people they're making over aren't necessarily "straight" or "guys".
143	* The long-running (1978 to present) BBC Scotland gardening show ''The Beechgrove Garden'' shortened its title to ''Beechgrove'' in 2019, co-inciding with the departure of the last original presenter Jim [=McColl=]. The shortened title never really "took" with audiences, and the change was reverted in 2023.
144	* ''Series/WhammyTheAllNewPressYourLuck'' became just ''Whammy!'' for its second season.
145	* After 52 years on air, the BBC panel game ''Series/AQuestionOfSport'' officially dropped the "A" from its title in 2022.
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148	[[folder:Music]]
149	* The Music/PinkFloyd Sound lost half of their name by the time of their first album; the longer version was used on some early singles. You'll occasionally hear them still referred to with the definite article, especially as "the Floyd".
150	* The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo shortened their name to Music/OingoBoingo when they reformed and changed their sound. Later, they shortened it even further, to just Boingo.
151	* The Justified Ancients of [=MuMu=] shortened their name to J.A.M, but then had to change their name to Music/TheKLF because there was already a (rather well known) band called Music/TheJam.
152	* For legal reasons, Music/TheJacksonFive had to become The Jacksons when most of them left Motown and Jermaine stayed on.
153	* Tyrannosaurus Rex became Music/TRex when they went electric.
154	* Music/{{MGMT}} used to be "The Management".
155	* Music/HavalinaRailCo went both ways with this. They started off just as Havalina, then slapped Rail Co on the end to avoid confusion with another band named The Havalinas. (This all happened before they recorded their first album, so most fans outside their hometown were introduced to them by the extended title.) Years later, they shortened the name back to just Havalina in response to several band members leaving.
156	* Music/{{Chicago}} was originally called Chicago Transit Authority, but the real Chicago Transit Authority was not amused and threatened to sue, so they shortened it.
157	* Music/TheGratefulDead later changed their name to The Dead when they had reunited without the late Jerry Garcia.
158	* Jefferson Starship (originated from Jefferson Airplane) became Starship.
159	* Revelation Theory shortened their name to Rev Theory because [[RuleOfCool it sounded cooler]].
160	* {{Music/Savatage}}'s first RockOpera is formally known by the band as ''[[Music/StreetsARockOpera Streets]]'', as they were unhappy that ExecutiveMeddling forced the official title to be ''Streets: A Rock Opera''.
161	* Big Audio Dynamite II (formerly Big Audio Dynamite before some members left) became Big Audio for an album.
162	* Music/{{Wire}} became Wir for one album out of respect of drummer Robert Gotobed, who fired himself when he came to the realization that a drum machine could do his job better than he could.
163	* The 21st-century revived Music/DexysMidnightRunners is just Dexys.
164	* The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion became simply Blues Explosion for their 2004 album ''Damage'', stating the need to emphasize that they were a democratic band, not a solo artist with a backing group. The name change didn't stick--2012's ''Meat + Bone'' was again credited to The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.
165	* Revolting Cocks are occasionally billed as Revco on soundtrack appearances and even on their own album covers. The former seems to be an issue of censorship, but the latter is apparently just for aesthetic purposes.
166	* After partially reuniting in 2007, Halo Of Flies officially became [[LuckyCharmsTitle HOF]].
167	* Music/{{KMFDM}} was billed as Kein Mehrheit Für Die Mitleid[[note]]"No majority for the mercy" (sic!)[[/note]] at their first show. Supposedly it was changed when Englishman Raymond Watts joined the band and couldn't pronounce the name. The original name still shows up every so often in song lyrics or packaging, but it's obscure enough that many people still think it stands for Kill Mother Fucking Music/DepecheMode.
168	* The Unicorns' ''Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?'' has sort of a long title, which couldn't fit on the side of the CD packaging (especially because the album comes in a slim cardboard case)--accordingly, the title is rendered as ''W.W.C.O.H.W.W.G'' there, although the rest of the artwork always uses the full title.
169	* Sultans Of Ping F.C. became Sultans of Ping, and eventually just The Sultans. The latter change reflected a GrowingTheBeard moment as they moved away from the cartoonish feel of their earlier (and more popular) material.
170	* Music/TheCult were another case of a band name gradually getting shorter over time: Southern Death Cult, then Death Cult, and finally The Cult.
171	* King Missile (Dog Fly Religion) became simply Music/KingMissile starting with their 1990 album ''Mystical Shit'': The parenthetical part of their name was the idea of co-founding member Dogbowl, so when he amicably left the group to pursue his own music, they shortened the name out of respect.
172	* The ska band Run For Your Life decided that was a bit too long to comfortably fit on a poster, so they shortened it to Music/{{Runforyerlife}}. That was the name they used for their only album.
173	* Music/AfroCeltSoundSystem shortened their name to Afro Celts for the album ''Seed''. Partly because [[FanNickname fans were already calling them the Afro Celts anyway]], and partly because they wanted to emphasize their status as a band, not a DJ with backing musicians. [[note]]In the past, Simon Emmerson ''had'' performed some shows as a solo DJ, still billing himself as Afro Celt Sound System, but by the time ''Seed'' came out, ACSS exclusively performed as a full band.[[/note]] However, this just confused people about whether they were the same band or not. They went back to using the full name quickly, and even reissued ''Seed'' with their old name.
174	* Music/HankGreen's song "The Anglerfish Song Regarding the Human Mentality in Respect to How to Interpret Perpetually Felt Emotions While Educating You on the Subject of Anglerfish" has only ever been referred to in full once. On all other occasions since its dubbing it has been called "The Anglerfish Song". This shortened title extends to albums which feature the song.
175	* Clan of Xymox shortened their name to Xymox during the 1990's, but reverted afterwards.
176	* Music/MCHammer became Hammer during his ''2 Legit 2 Quit'' era.
177	* Music/OldCrowMedicineShow often promotes themselves as OCMS, which they used for their self-titled album.
178	* Say Hi To Your Mom officially changed their name to Say Hi in 2008, saying that the full name no longer fit the way the band wanted to present themselves.
179	* ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead is also known officially as simply "Trail of Dead".
180	* Witness the oddly involved story of how the new wave band Music/DanielAmos shortened their name: In the early 80s, they started introducing themselves at live shows as "D.A." Then the ''Music/VoxHumana'' cover art had "DA" in large letters, with "Daniel Amos" inside those in much smaller text. Then ''Music/FearfulSymmetry'' solely referred to them as "DA". And then ''Music/DarnFloorBigBite'' turned that into the monosyllabic "Da". ''Kalhoün'' carried the silliness to its conclusion and gave the name a gratuitous umlaut--"dä". And finally, on ''Motorcycle'', they became Daniel Amos again--and remained that until the present.
181	* Music/{{Dismember}} were originally going to be named Dismemberizer, but they couldn't fit the name on the tape.
182	* Music/FallOutBoy, a band famous for their long song names to begin with, released their song "I'm Like A Lawyer With The Way I'm Always Trying To Get You Off (Me & You)" as a single. The song is titled "I'm Like A Lawyer... (Me & You)" on the single's cover.
183	** The B-Side to the previous single, "This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race" from the same album, is a song referred to as "G.I.N.A.S.F.S" which had been previously titled "Gay Is Not A Synonym For Shitty" on setlists.
184	* The band Disneyland After Dark, for [[DisneyOwnsThisTrope obvious reasons]], soon renamed themselves D.A.D. (And later D:A:D and D-A-D as well.)
185	* Kajagoogoo shortened their name to Kaja for ''Crazy Peoples Right To Speak'' and the U.S. version of ''Islands''. This coincided with original vocalist Limahl's exit from the group, but apparently had more to do with the band wanting to have a more mature image after being pegged as a "bubblegum pop" group. Nevertheless, once they reunited with Limahl, they started going by Kajagoogoo again.
186	* You Were Spiraling shortened their name to Spiraling by the release of their first proper album.
187	* Music/VanDerGraafGenerator were billed as simply Van Der Graaf for two consecutive albums in the late 70s (''The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome'' and ''[[LiveAlbum Vital: Van Der Graaf Live]]''). After reuniting in 2005, they reverted to the longer name.
188	* In 2019, Marina And The Diamonds shortened her stage name to just Marina (stylized as MARINA)
189	* In 2020, Music/LadyAntebellum officially became Lady A. Fans had been calling them that for short anyway, but the change was primarily due to controversy over the term "antebellum" - in the US, the word is associated with the pre-civil war south, so using it in a Southern musical group's name could be seen as glorifying slavery.
190	* The first track on Music/GreenDay's ''39/Smooth'', "At the Library with Waba Sé Wasca", had its title clipped to "At the Library" when it was released on the ''1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours'' compilation the following year.
191	* Japanese utaite group "Strawberry Prince" is shortened to STPR (which itself is short for the Japanese romanization of the name, "'''S'''u'''t'''oroberii '''P'''u'''r'''insu", [[MindScrew which itself can also be shortened]] to "'''S'''u'''t'''o'''P'''u'''r'''i")
192	* Music/DavidBowie:
193	** The 1990 and 1999 remasters of ''Music/TheRiseAndFallOfZiggyStardustAndTheSpidersFromMars'' shorten the album's memorably unwieldy title to ''Ziggy Stardust''; the full title is still included on the CD and LP disc labels (as well as on cassette labels outside North America), however.
194	** The full title of ''Music/{{Outside}}'', as presented on the album cover and interior insert, reads ''1. Outside: The Nathan Alder Diaries: A Hyper-Cycle''. It's typically referred to as just ''1. Outside'' or ''Outside'' in official material.
195	* ''Music/{{Chumbawamba}}'''s thirteenth album is almost always shortened to just ''The Boy Bands Have Won'', primarily because the actual title is ludicrously long at ''156 words'', actually holding a Guinness World Record for the longest album title[[labelnote:The full title...]]''The Boy Bands Have Won, and All the Copyists and the Tribute Bands and the TV Talent Show Producers Have Won, If We Allow Our Culture to Be Shaped by Mimicry, Whether from Lack of Ideas or from Exaggerated Respect. You Should Never Try to Freeze Culture. What You Can Do Is Recycle That Culture. Take Your Older Brother's Hand-Me-Down Jacket and Re-Style It, Re-Fashion It to the Point Where It Becomes Your Own. But Don't Just Regurgitate Creative History, or Hold Art and Music and Literature as Fixed, Untouchable and Kept Under Glass. The People Who Try to 'Guard' Any Particular Form of Music Are, Like the Copyists and Manufactured Bands, Doing It the Worst Disservice, Because the Only Thing That You Can Do to Music That Will Damage It Is Not Change It, Not Make It Your Own. Because Then It Dies, Then It's Over, Then It's Done, and the Boy Bands Have Won''[[/labelnote]].
196	* ''Most of the Remixes'' by Soulwax, whose full title contains over 100 words.
197	* ''When the Pawn...'' by Music/FionaApple, whose full title contains 90 words.
198	* Two albums and an EP by Clan of Xymox were simply credited to Xymox. The EP in question, ''Subsequent Pleasures'', was actually their debut, and was later reissued under the Clan Of Xymox name.
199	[[/folder]]
200
201	[[folder:Roleplay]]
202	* ''RolePlay/WeAreAllPokemonTrainers'' is commonly referred to as WAAPT by the playerbase.
203	[[/folder]]
204
205	[[folder:Theater]]
206	* Karel Capek's ''Theatre/{{RUR}}''. The "long" title, ''Rossum's Universal Robots'', was only the subtitle in the first edition.
207	* The ''Theatre/{{Follies}}'' PatterSong "The 'God-Why-Don't-You-Love-Me' Blues" became known by the abbreviated title "Buddy's Blues" during the original production for convenience. The longer title is itself eight syllables short of the first line of the refrain.
208	* [[Theatre/{{Tsukiuta}} 2.5 Dimension Dance Live Tsukiuta Stage]] -> ''Tsukista''; [[Theatre/{{Alivestage}} 2.5 Dimension Dance Live Alivestage]] -> Ivesta; [[Theatre/{{SQS}} 2.5 Dimension Dance Live SolidS and Quell on Stage]] -> S.Q.S. (pronounced [=SkeSta=], short for "Square Stage")
209	[[/folder]]
210
211	[[folder:Theme Parks]]
212	* ''Ride/DisneyThemeParks'':
213	** Ride/WaltDisneyWorld is occasionally shortened to just "Disney World" (removing the "Walt") in some marketing for simplicity's sake. It's also used as the URL to the park's website. Coincidentally, "Disney World" was the intended name for the resort before Roy O. Disney added the "Walt" into the name late in the park's development InMemoriam of the late Walt Disney.
214	** Epcot was originally named "Epcot Center" when it opened in 1982, but beginning in 1994, the park's name would be changed to "Epcot '94", and then "Epcot '95" in 1994, before Disney dropped the year gimmick and simply went with "Epcot" from 1996 and onwards.
215	* At Ride/UniversalStudios, these shortenings were done mostly for marketing purposes:
216	** ''[[Ride/{{Disaster}} Disaster!: A Major Motion Picture Ride...Starring You]]'' to just ''Disaster!''
217	** ''Ride/EarthquakeTheBigOne'' to just ''Earthquake''
218	** ''[[Ride/RevengeOfTheMummy Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride]]'' to ''Revenge of the Mummy''
219	[[/folder]]
220
221	[[folder:Video Games]]
222	* Of the VideoGame/{{Bemani}} games, ''VideoGame/GuitarFreaks'' and ''VideoGame/DrumMania'' are often collectively referred to as "[=GitaDora=]" (taking the first two katakana of each title) even on Creator/{{Konami}}'s official site.
223	* ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'' games are often referred to by "P", followed by the nearest number or letter (i.e. PQ for ''VideoGame/PersonaQShadowOfTheLabyrinth'', P4 for ''VideoGame/Persona4'', etc.). This applies to their rereleases and sequels as well, typically adding another letter to represent the subtitle ([=P3P=] for ''[[VideoGame/Persona3 Persona 3 Portable]]'', [=P5S=] for ''VideoGame/Persona5Strikers''). Exceptions exist, such as the two games that make up ''VideoGame/Persona2'' (''Innocent Sin'' and ''Eternal Punishment'') instead only abbreviating the subtitles.
224	* Some directories of the ''VideoGame/WanganMidnight'' official websites refer to the game as "Wanganmaxi."
225	* When the Platform/GameBoy RPG ''Pocket Monsters'' was localized, [[WritingAroundTrademarks trademark trouble]] with ''Toys/MonsterInMyPocket'' led to it going by its PortmanteauSeriesNickname, ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}.'' The first few games likely would have been a lesser example even without this, as the eponymous {{Mon}}s are called "Pokémon" in-game even in the original ''Red and Green'' due to character limitations. Even Japanese releases have had "Pokémon" in romaji on the title banner since ''VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire''.
226	* The ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'' spinoff series ''VideoGame/ModernWarfare'' began with ''Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare'', but the sequel is generally referred to simply as ''Modern Warfare 2'' in the game and advertising, with ''Call of Duty'' only remaining on the box for brand recognition.
227	** {{Inverted\|Trope}} on the cover for ''Modern Warfare 3'', which is referred to there as ''Call of Duty: [=MW3=]''.
228	* ''VideoGame/AkanesasuSekaiDeKimiToUtau'' is referred to as "[=AkaSeka=]" and written in katakana (アカセカ).
229	* The ''VideoGame/{{Contra}}'' series was briefly shortened to just "C" when Konami was trying to distance the games from the Iran-Contra affair that occurred shortly before the first UsefulNotes/{{arcade game}}'s release. As a result, the NES version of ''Super Contra'' was retitled to ''Super C'', while the later Game Boy version of ''Contra'' was renamed ''Operation C''.
230	* Creator/{{Nintendo}}:
231	** The Japanese version of the Platform/NintendoEntertainmentSystem (NES) is officially called the Family Computer, but is better known as the Famicom. However, its successor is officially named the Super Famicom and not the "Super Family Computer". Averted with its western counterpart, which is officially named the Platform/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem and commonly abbreviated as the Super NES or the SNES, or just the Super Nintendo.
232	** "Super Nintendo" was the official French name of the console: On PAL cartridges, there was a warning about UsefulNotes/RegionCoding that stated "This SUPER NINTENDO cartridge is not compatible with the SUPER FAMICOM or SUPER NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM".
233	* Happens in-universe in ''Franchise/TheKingOfFighters'', with the eponymous tournament often simply referred to as KOF. The ''Maximum Impact'' series also officially shortened ''([[TheTheTitleConfusion The]]) King of Fighters'' to "KOF" for those games' titles, though some fans will invert this and say the full name aloud (i.e. "[[VideoGame/KOFMaximumImpact The King of Fighters: Maximum Impact]]"). To be fair, though, the announcer in these entries [[TitleScream does the same]], and [[IncomingHam gets particularly hammy with it]] in ''[[VideoGame/KOFMaximumImpact2 Maximum Impact 2]]''.
234	* The full title of ''VideoGame/SDSnatcher'' is ''{{Super Deform\|ed}} Snatcher'', but this is displayed less prominently.
235	* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'':
236	** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' was originally known as ''Super Mario Bros. 4: Super Mario World'' in Japan.
237	** The first ''VideoGame/YoshisIsland'' game was originally known as ''Super Mario: Yoshi's Island'' in Japan and ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld2YoshisIsland'' in English speaking countries.
238	** The first ''VideoGame/WarioLand'' game was originally known as ''VideoGame/WarioLandSuperMarioLand3'' (the full name's two halves are swapped in Japan).
239	* ''VideoGame/AdvancedVariableGeo'' is "Advanced V.G." on the games' covers and title screens.
240	* The sequel to ''VideoGame/DefenseOfTheAncients'' is officially known as ''VideoGame/{{Dota 2}}'' (not even in all-caps, on its Steam store page) for the sake of WritingAroundTrademarks.
241	* The ''Madden NFL'' series was originally known as ''John Madden Football'' until the '''94'' edition.
242	* The title screen of ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys3'' has its title shortened to ''[=FNAF3=]''.
243	* ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'''s manual and a handful of [[BreakingTheFourthWall fourth-wall breaking]] post-game threads abbreviate the game's title as WEWY. In a case of TheTheTitleConfusion, the fanbase almost universally ignored this and referred to the game as TWEWY. ''Solo Remix'' and ''Final Remix'' [[AscendedFanon just gave in and changed the acronym]].
244	* ''VideoGame/BloodBros'' has its title thus abbreviated on the title screen and [[http://flyers.arcade-museum.com/?page=flyer&db=videodb&id=5283&image=1 international flyer]], but it is written out in full as "Blood Brothers" on [[http://flyers.arcade-museum.com/?page=flyer&db=videodb&id=3554&image=1 Fabtek's flyer for their licensed US release]] as well as on the arcade PCB itself.
245	* Many games in [[Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment Namco]]'s ''Pro Yakyuu Family Stadium'' series of baseball games have gone simply by the PortmanteauSeriesNickname ''Famista'', starting with the fourth Famicom installment (''Famista '89''). The competing series by Creator/{{Jaleco}}, ''Moero!! Pro Yakyuu'' (known in the US as ''Bases Loaded''), similarly reduced the series title to ''[=MoePro!=]'' for its 1990 and 1991 Famicom installments.
246	* ''VideoGame/JamestownLegendOfTheLostColony'' is sometimes shortened by its developers to simply ''Jamestown''. Even the [=PS4=] port is only titled ''Jamestown+''.
247	* ''VideoGame/FTLFasterThanLight'' carries the subtitle only to make it searchable, otherwise its developers call it simply ''FTL''.
248	* The sequel to ''International Karate'' has its title reduced to ''IK+'' on screen and in almost all of the packaging and promotional material.
249	* Zig-zagged with ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda''; the second game was relased in the West as ''VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink''. [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast The next game]] went back to the full series title, which has been used ever since, but was sometimes referred to as "Zelda III" in advertising.
250	* Invoked by the 2019 Unity ports of ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' with its version of the ''Back to Saturn X'' mods, which was simply named ''BTSX'' likely to avoid possible trademark infringement with the band Music/GuidedByVoices, as the mod's title and level names are based off the band's songs and albums.
251	* ''The Misadventures of Flink'' goes simply by ''Flink'' except on its title screen.
252	* When ''VideoGame/JetpackJoyride2'' was revealed and soft-launched in 2021, it was known as ''Jetpack Joyride 2: Bullet Rush''. The subtitle wasn't used by the logo and game's advertisements and was phased out completely by the time it got a release on Apple Arcade.
253	* ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'' was known very early in its development as ''Minecraft: Order of the Stone''.
254	* ''VideoGame/BrutalOrchestra'' has the full title of ''Hieronymus Bosch's Brutal Orchestra''
255	* ''YEAH! YOU WANT "THOSE GAMES," RIGHT? SO HERE YOU GO! NOW, LET'S SEE YOU CLEAR THEM!'' has the official short title of ''VideoGame/ThoseGames''.
256	* ''VideoGame/AVeryLongRopeToTheTopOfTheSky'': In the in-game song list, there's "Cyborg Babes..." [=BeBop Deluxe=] explains the ellipses:
257	--> The full name of this song is "Cyborg Babes from the Hotrod Nebula." Who cares about what it's called, though...\
258	It just gets me super pumped!
259	[[/folder]]
260
261	[[folder:Visual Novels]]
262	* ''VisualNovel/SevenKingdomsThePrincessProblem'' is shortened to 7KPP.
263	[[/folder]]
264
265	[[folder:Web Animation]]
266	* ''WebAnimation/BattleForDreamIsland'' has the official abbreviation of BFDI, which itself gets played around with in subsequent seasons' titles:
267	** ''WebAnimation/BattleForDreamIslandAgain'' is very often referred to as its abbreviated version: BFDIA. Even the titles of the videos use this abbreviation.
268	** ''WebAnimation/BattleForBFDI'' is shortened to BFB, as the "BFDI" in the title is the full name of the ambiguous thing everyone is competing over.
269	** ''WebAnimation/BattleForDreamIslandThePowerOfTwo'' is shortened to [[FunWithAcronyms TPOT]].
270	* ''WebAnimation/InanimateInsanity'' is very often referred to -- even by the creator and some of the characters in the show -- simply as II. Which makes season 2, which is named ''Inanimate Insanity II'', have a possibly intentionally hilarious abbreviation. It later went three-for-three when the third season is called ''WebAnimation/InanimateInsanityInvitational'' or [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal III]] for short.
271	* ''WebAnimation/InvaderZimAVeryTallProblem'' is usually abbreviated as ''AVTP'' by the series' creators.
272	* ''WebAnimation/TheMostPopularGirlsInSchool'' is often abbreviated as [=MPGiS=].
273	[[/folder]]
274
275	[[folder:Webcomics]]
276	* ''Webcomic/TheAdventurousScarletCarolusAndTheMachineOfEternalSummer'': The long title title of the comic is regularly shortened to just ''Scarlet'' on the comic’s website.
277	* ''Webcomic/DanAndMabsFurryAdventures'' frequently refers to itself as ''DMFA''.
278	* ''Webcomic/NeglectedMarioCharacters'' is NC. 'No one knows why the "M" is missing.'
279	* ''Webcomic/CollegeRoomiesFromHell'' has officially been renamed ''CRFH''.
280	* ''Webcomic/NotAlwaysRightNotAlwaysReal'' is often shortened to just ''Not Always Real''.
281	* ''Webcomic/{{Goblins}}'': The full title was originally ''Goblins: Life Through Their Eyes''. Nowadays, though, this subtitle is rarely ever mentioned, including on the official website, where the comic's title is simply ''Goblins''.
282	* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' frequently refers to itself as "EGS". This goes double for EGS:NP which hasn't referred to itself with the full title (El Goonish Shive: [=NewsPaper=]) since 2008.
283	* ''Webcomic/MSPaintAdventures'' is officially abbreviated to MSPA. The title is attached to the MSPA Reader character, who was made to joke about the site's audience.
284	* ''Webcomic/TheBestGamepiecePhotocomic'' is usually referred to as TBGPPC, including in the title of the comic's Discord server.
285	[[/folder]]
286
287	[[folder:Western Animation]]
288	* Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} does this in advertising for some of their own shows.
289	** ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' is usually referred to as simply ''Avatar'', however, the LiveActionAdaptation is officially titled simply ''Film/TheLastAirbender'', in order to avoid confusion with [[Film/{{Avatar}} the James Cameron film]].
290	** ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' is usually referred to as ''[=SpongeBob=]''.
291	** ''WesternAnimation/ElTigreTheAdventuresOfMannyRivera'' is simply ''El Tigre''.
292	* ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'''s own ending theme song and most of the promos called the show simply ''Dexter's Lab'', though it's still always ''written'' in full.
293	* An in-universe example, with the characters within the ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' series occasionally abbreviating the title of that season when speaking about it: TDI, TDA, TDWT, etc.
294	* Between the pilot and series premier of ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'', the full title became ''Adventure Time with Finn and Jake''. The long version was scarcely used from the beginning, to the point the opening only shows "with Finn and Jake" one of the two times the logo is flashed ([[LampshadeHanging on a banner held separately]]). It was abandoned by basically every official source within the show's first year.
295	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode "Marge vs. Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples, Teens and Gays" had its episode title shortened to "Marge vs. Everyone" or "Marge vs. SSCCTG" because its original title was too long.
296	* {{Inverted\|Trope}} with ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'' in Japan, where its title was lengthened to ''Recess ~Our Break Time~''.
297	* Also {{inverted}} with ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'' in Japan, with the added sub-title ''Great Nonsensical Operations''.
298	* The Creator/KidsWB compilation series ''The [[WesternAnimation/TheSylvesterAndTweetyMysteries Cat&Birdy]] [[WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}} Warneroonie]] [[WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain PinkyBrainy]] Big Cartoonie Show'' was often shortened to ''The Big Cartoonie Show'' in promos.
299	-->'''Announcer:''' Stay tuned for more of the... show with the really, really big, long name.
300	* ''Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir'' is typically advertised as ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'', and sometimes just ''Miraculous''.
301	* ''WesternAnimation/TheNewScoobyDooMovies'': When it aired on Creator/CartoonNetwork, the show was often called ''Scooby Movies''.
302	* Starting in late 1999, ''[[WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends]]'' was shortened to ''Thomas & Friends'' in promotional material. The TV show would eventually adopt it properly in 2003.
303	* ''WesternAnimation/ThePatrickStarShow'': One episode's title card and opening narration read "[[Recap/ThePatrickStarShowS2E5MovieStarsDrSmartScience Dr. Smart Science, with Professor Patrick!]]" However, the credits and TV listings shorten it to "Dr. Smart Science".
304	[[/folder]]
305
306	[[folder:Other]]
307	* Nearly every country in the world has a long official name, which is rarely used for most situations, and one or more common names. Often this takes the form of "The Republic of X" (e.g. Italy, Colombia, Mozambique) being commonly known as "X".
308	** The United Kingdom of [[UsefulNotes/BritainVersusTheUK Great Britain]] and Northern Ireland is generally known as the United Kingdom or UK.
309	** Similarly, [[UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates the United States of America]] are often simply the United States, America or the US (with an optional A for America).
310	** Also, Mexico's official name is ''Estados Unidos Mexicanos'' (Mexican United States), there was a congress proposal some years ago to legally change it to Mexico, but it wasn't approved.
311	** Two notable [[AvertedTrope exceptions]] are the Czech Republic, whose shortened name "Czechia" hasn't quite caught on in the English-speaking world, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, normally called by its full name to distinguish from its neighbor which is also named Congo.
312	** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria–Hungary The Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen]] never quite got the hang of it: their official short name, Austria-Hungary, was still quite a mouthful.
313	* Originally known as the '''S'''cholastic '''A'''ptitude '''T'''est and later the '''S'''cholastic '''A'''ssessment '''T'''est, "SAT" no longer stands for anything.
314	** Similarly, "ACT" was originally an acronym for the '''A'''merican '''C'''ollege '''T'''esting program.
315	* "KFC", formerly known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, no longer stands for anything. This had more to do with the word "fried" now having some negative (i.e. unhealthy) connotations than anything else. As a result, they have also introduced a new item called Kentucky ''Grilled'' Chicken.
316	* GLAAD used to stand for "Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation", but this association was broken in 2013 when the organization expanded its focus to account for bisexual and transgender individuals.
317	* Federal Express officially changed their name to "[=FedEx=]" because "that's what everyone called us anyway."
318	* AT&T was founded more than a century ago as the '''A'''merican '''T'''elephone and '''T'''elegraph company. When the company changed names in 1984, this was formally shortened to AT&T.
319	* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_College,_Cambridge The College of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint John the Evangelist and the glorious Virgin Saint Radegund, near Cambridge]] is typically known by the shorter name of "Jesus."
320	** A great number of churches and religious institutions the world over have the same thing going on; rarely does "the Evangelist" appear in the name of a church dedicated to one of Saints Matthew, Mark, Luke or John - and in the latter case, since a church might be dedicated to either "St. John the Evangelist" or to "St. John the Baptist," it might be a good idea to keep that around. And then there are the other designations. "St. John's Cathedral" in Winnipeg, Manitoba, is actually "The Anglican Cathedral Church of the Parish of St. John the Evangelist." Yikes.
321	* The American public radio station, Creator/{{NPR}}, which was originally short for National Public Radio, changed their name officially to NPR in July 2010. They did it because "they are not just radio anymore" (they also do podcasts now). Not really a big deal since everyone called it "NPR" anyway.
322	* Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is a town on the island of Anglesey, Wales - many locals and visitors shorten it to Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, and the Highways Agency now write Llanfair PG on their road signs--presumably to save on paint.
323	** This is actually an inversion. The village's original name is Llanfairpwllgwyngyll (also spelled in two words, Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll) and was brought to its present length as a publicity stunt in the 1860s.
324	* Royalty. "Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth the Second," was, according to Website/TheOtherWiki: ''[[TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, Duchess of Edinburgh, Countess of Merioneth, Baroness Greenwich, Duke of Lancaster, Lord of Mann, Duke of Normandy, Sovereign of the Most Honourable Order of the Garter, Sovereign of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Sovereign of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, Sovereign of the Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick, Sovereign of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Sovereign of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Sovereign of the Distinguished Service Order, Sovereign of the Imperial Service Order, Sovereign of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, Sovereign of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, Sovereign of the Order of British India, Sovereign of the Indian Order of Merit, Sovereign of the Order of Burma, Sovereign of the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert, Sovereign of the Royal Family Order of King Edward VII, Sovereign of the Order of Merit, Sovereign of the Order of the Companions of Honour, Sovereign of the Royal Victorian Order, Sovereign of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem]].''
325	* QVC is trying to rebrand itself as the "Q."
326	* The featured section of the Sunday New York Times was originally called in 1935, "News of the Week in Review". In 1967, it was changed to the "The Week In Review". In 1994 is was changed to "Week in Review". In 2011 it was changed to "Sunday Review".
327	* The original name of Los Angeles, California, was El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles de Porciúncula (The Town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels of Porciúncula).
328	* Wrestling/{{WWE}} no longer stands for World Wrestling Entertainment in advertising; it's officially just WWE as the company shifted gears in the public to being a company that produced more than just wrestling. The only time World Wrestling Entertainment pops up is in legal documents.
329	* Burlington Coat Factory eventually changed its name to just Burlington in 2014, a change that was occasionally [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] in recent commercials.
330	* Beverages and More! (yes, with the exclamation point), a West Coast retail chain specializing in alcoholic drinks, switched to just [=BevMo!=] in 2001.
331	* Creator/{{CBBC}} was called Children's BBC from 1985 to 1997.
332	** Their rival Creator/{{CITV}} started as Children's ITV in 1983 and began to phase that name out in 1993, officially becoming CITV in 1996.
333	* Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} is sometimes called "Nick", The Kids' Choice Awards are "KCA's", and Creator/CartoonNetwork has switched to an abbreviated logo.
334	* G4 and Tech TV merged into [=G4Tech=] but later shortened it to G4 again.
335	* Game Show Network was shortened to Creator/{{GSN}}.
336	* The Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) officially shortened its name to "The Y"[[note]]Which is what people had been calling it for decades[[/note]] Since neither they, nor the YWCA (The Young Women's Christian's Association) limit the use of their facilities based on age, gender, or religion, it's probably a case of trying to do away with an ArtifactTitle.
337	* Sunny Delight is now formally called Sunny D.
338	* Nearly all of Creator/TheFiresignTheatre's albums have [[WordSaladTitle bizarre]], long titles, so everyone just refers to "Two Places", "Dwarf", "Immortality", etc., most of the time, including the members of the Firesign Theatre.
339	* This is very common in North American railroading. Freight cars have "reporting marks", which are usually the initials or an abbreviated version of the owner's name. The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (there are many similar examples) lettered all of its equipment "Santa Fe", and the railroad was officially known both ways. Later, it merged with Burlington Northern to form the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, which has been officially shortened to BNSF Railway.
340	* Creator/{{MTV}}: Music Television, and its sister channel, Creator/VH1: Video Hits One. Both [[NetworkDecay drifted away from music videos]] in the 1990s. While the "Video Hits One" name was retired by 1994, MTV didn't fully strip away the "Music Television" part of their name until 2010, so now they're just "MTV", [[ShapedLikeItself which stands for "MTV".]]
341	* Fruity Loops, later shortened to FL Studio and is now the program's name.
342	* Good Old Games was originally a website where you could buy digital copies of out-of-print games that were probably [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes difficult to obtain otherwise]], but now that developers can publish their games directly on this site or even let you ''pre-purchase'' them, it was sensible to shorten the website's name to Website/GogDotCom.
343	* Website/TVTropes was originally known as "Television Tropes & Idioms".
344	* Creator/ElectronicArts uses the shorthand "EA" for most of its subsidiaries, such as [[Creator/{{Dice}} EA DICE]] and EA Sports (the sports-themed game publishing division).
345	* Dunkin' Donuts dropped the second half of its name in 2019. Since then it's almost exclusively referred to itself as "Dunkin'" or "DNKN," though the signage on most locations hasn't been updated to reflect the shorter name yet.
346	* The "Old Fashioned Hamburgers" part of "Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers" was technically still part of the restaurants' signage until the chain rebranded in 2013. Advertising and packaging for the chain generally started sticking with "Wendy's" alone around 2007.
347	* When the UK branches of cell carriers Orange and T-Mobile merged in 2010, the combined company originally referred to itself as Everything Everywhere. After merging the networks under one roof, the name switched to EE two years later.
348	* Unusual inversion: American prepaid wireless carrier [=MetroPCS=] switched over to "Metro by T-Mobile" after a 2018 rebrand, making the name more descriptive but more cumbersome all at once. Informally, the company itself (and most customers) simply refer to it as Metro.
349	* British newspaper ''The Guardian'' was ''The Manchester Guardian'' from its launch in 1821, but dropped the location from its title in 1959 in anticipation of a move to London, which took place two years later.
350	* Popular sections of ''Website/GaiaOnline'''s forums are frequently abbreviated by users. At one point, General Discussion was briefly renamed to its abbreviation "The GD". This move was quickly reverted because it caused the acronym to no longer stand for anything; however, the shortened name is still sometimes officially referenced, as are some other forum abbreviations (such as Chatterbox's acronym "CB").
351	* Irish bank Permanent TSB - formed from the merger of Irish Permanent and TSB Bank in 2002 - changed its official name to the commonly-used abbreviation PTSB in 2023.
352	* [=AAC Stunts=], a Japanese stunt team known for their work on ''Franchise/PowerRangers'', was originally known as Attractive Action Club. The name was shortened to it's acronym, likely because it sounded [[GratuitousEnglish ridiculous]] to native english speakers.
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