(NEXSTAR) – Kids today say the darndest things, sometimes using slang terms or expressions without knowing exactly where they came from. (“Rizz,” maybe? “6–7,” anyone?) But Americans of all ages have long been using words, phrases, and especially acronyms that have well-known meanings, but not-so-obvious origins.

Wanna test your acronym acumen? See if you can work out the words behind seven common acronyms that you, and maybe your kids, are probably using without giving a thought to their backgrounds.

CVS

CVS, the country’s largest pharmacy chain, was founded in Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1963. But visitors to that first shop may have noticed signage welcoming them not to a “CVS,” but rather a “Consumer Value Store.” Even the earliest locations, however, were embracing the CVS acronym. B

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