alphabet soup

/ˌælfəˈbɛt sup/
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Definitions of alphabet soup
  1. noun
    soup that contains small noodles in the shape of letters of the alphabet
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    type of:
    soup
    liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
  2. noun
    a confusing assortment
    “Roosevelt created an alphabet soup of federal agencies”
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    type of:
    assortment, medley, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety
    a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
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