- This term has been in used for at least the past three years and is a short and easy way to talk about the Dallas Winter Conference event that takes place every year during winter break. Word was created by simply taking the first letter of each root word to form the final acronym word.
DWC
noun; acronym
A large conference held each winter break in Dallas, TX for several Universities in the southern US region. [Acronym formed by roots Dallas-'Texas city name'+ Winter-'cold wet season' + Conference-'assembly for discussion and exchange of views']
Etymology : The word originated from the title of an event held annually, the Dallas Winter Conference. Dallas- is just the city name where the event is held. Winter is from the nasalized form of the Indo-European wed-'wet' and Germanic wintruz-'wet season'. Conference is from Latin conferens.
Source : "Everyone should come to DWC! It is one of the best experiences of your life." -MCs at a meeting encouraging students to sign up for the conference. 11/07
Last modified: 25 November 2008