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Federal legal tender laws in the United States do not require that private businesses, persons, or organizations accept cash for payment, though it must be treated as valid payment for debts when tendered to a creditor.^[1]

Adidas is not an acronym for "All day I dream about sports", "All day I dream about soccer", or "All day I dream about sex". The company was named after its founder Adolf "Adi" Dassler in 1949. The earliest publication found of the latter backronym was in 1978, as a joke.^[2]^[3]

The letters "AR" in AR-15 stand for "ArmaLite Rifle", reflecting the company (ArmaLite) that originally manufactured the weapon. They do not stand for "assault rifle".^[4]^[5]

Notes

^ a. "Legal Tender Status". Resource Center. U.S. Department of the Treasury. January 4, 2011. Archived from the original on January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
b. "Is it legal for a business in the United States to refuse cash as a form of payment?". Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Federal Reserve System. June 17, 2011. Archived from the original on January 21, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
c. "What is A "Legal Tender Law"? And, is It a Problem?". Forbes. Archived from the original on June 3, 2018.
^ VanHooker, Brian (October 27, 2020). "The True Story Behind Adidas' 'All Day I Dream About Sex' (And Other Bogus Brand Acronyms)". MEL Magazine. Archived from the original on April 3, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
^ "Pop Culture Dictionary: Adidas". Dictionary.com. April 23, 2018. Archived from the original on November 29, 2023. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
^ Myre, Greg (February 28, 2018). "A Brief History Of The AR-15". NPR. Archived from the original on May 13, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
^ Palma, Bethania (September 9, 2019). "Does 'AR' in AR-15 Stand for 'Assault Rifle'?". Snopes. Retrieved July 7, 2024.