You can replace the abbreviations with images:
Click the category →
wrench icon → Images
And if you want to hide just abbreviations, you could create a component and apply something like the following css:
.custom-category-boxes:not(.above-discovery-categories-outlet) .category-box .category-box-inner {
.category-logo.no-logo-present {
display: none;
& + .category-details {
grid-column: 1/3;
padding: 1em 1.5em;
width: 100%;
}
}
}
Before:

After:
