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| EACH | Expressly 'All', Considered Holistically |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Words & Wordplay |
| EAGER | Every Attempt Gets Enthusiasm Renewed |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| EAGLE | Enjoy A Great Lofty Eyrie |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals:Birds |
| EARACHE | Expensive Affair Requiring A Consultation - How Exasperating! |
Angela Brett, when she had to go to a doctor to get a prescription for her recurring ear infection. Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| EARLOBE | Embellishments And Rings Lend One Beauty, Essentially. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| EARS | External Audio Receiver System |
Mick Bridgstock Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| EARTH | Executes Annual Revolution Through Heavens |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Astronomy:Planets |
| EARTHQUAKE | Eschew All Reprehensible Temporal Habits, Quell Uncertainty And Kneel, Everybody! |
Tony Religion:Men's Ministry |
| EARTHQUAKES | Epicenter Assaults Residents Turf Homes, Quick Unusual Activity Keeps Everyone Shaking |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships:Disaster Science:Geology |
| EARWIGS | Excellent After Roasting With Italian Garlic Sauce |
Rico Leffanta Science:Biology:Insects:Edible(?) |
| EASEL | Elevates Artist's Sketch. Easily Luggable. |
omnicronos Art & Literature |
| EAST | Evidently A Sunrise Thing |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Positions & Directions |
| EASTER | Eggs Are Symbols That Evoke Regeneration |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Special Occasions:Easter |
| EAU | Elles Aiment Uriner |
Patricia Rix Science:Linguistics:French Words |
| EBAY | Excellent Buys Available! Yesterday! |
Roger Williams Computers:Internet Commerce |
| ECCLESIASTES | Epistemological Cynicism Causes Literary Expert Some Irritation. A Sceptical Thinker Emerges Strongly |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books |
| ECHO | Everyone Calls "Hello" Occasionally |
Patricia Rix Assorted Nouns:Noises Communication:Talking |
| ECHOLALIA | Every Child Hears Obscure Language And Lips It Again |
Angela Brett Science:Linguistics |
| ECLAIR | Every Chomp's Luscious; An Irresistible Recipe! |
Sean Lamb Food & Drink |
| ECONOMICS | Each Column Offers Numerous Opportunities; Make It Count Sensibly |
Patricia Rix Commerce |
| ECSTASY | Extremely Challanging Sexual Technique Always Satisfies You |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Emotions |
| ECUADOR | Equatorial Country Up Andes Densely Overgrown Rainforest. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| EDGAR | Edmund's Death Generates A Revelation |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's (The Tragedy of) King Lear Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:(The Tragedy Of) King Lear |
| EDMUND | Exceptionally 'Dark' - Morally Uncertain - No Dimwit |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's (The Tragedy of) King Lear Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:(The Tragedy Of) King Lear |
| EDNA | Every Date's New Acquaintance |
Angela Brett, remembering when Sideshow Bob on the Simpsons said 'You only get one chance with Edna Krabappel' Entertainment:TV shows:The Simpsons |
| EDS | Evil Doers Supreme |
Carl Brett, who works for a company called EDS Re-expansions of existing acronyms Commerce:Companies |
| EDUCATE | Everyone Duly Undergoes Curricularly Arranged Teaching Experience |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education |
| EDUCATION | Everybody Deserves University Courses & Access To Institutions Of Nowledge. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education |
| EDUCATIONAL | Everybody Does University Classes And Then It's Onto Nerdy Academic Lives. |
Angela Brett Education |
| EDWIN | 'E Dwells Wealthily -- 'Is Name |
Jeff Anonymous (meaning of 'Edwin' = prosperous friend, according to babynames.com) Names:First names:Male |
| EFFIGIES | 'Evil' Figures Flamed In Grotesque Intensely Execrative Shows |
Angela Brett People & Relationships |
| EFFORT | Exertion Fostering Feeling Of Real Tiredness |
Leo Boyes Assorted Nouns |
| EGG | Elegant Gender's Gamete |
Angela Brett Science:Biology |
| EGGNOG | Every Glass Gives Nuance Of Grog |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - Many recipes for eggnog contain varying amounts of alcohol, some have very little. Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
| EGGSHELL | Endless Gastric Gripes - Someone Has Evidently Lapped Litres |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see GLOSS) Food & Drink:Home(-cooked) Improvement:Paint |
| EGOTISTICAL | Ever Got Obsessed Totally In Self - Talking "I" Constantly At Length? |
tonI mccoI o'gradI People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| EGYPT | Eventually Got Your Pyramids Triangulated |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| EI+EI+O | Explain It + Expand It + Observe |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, wondering why the (imaginary and irrational) rule saying that IF YOU PUT A WORD IN CAPS YOU MUST ACRONYMISE IT is rule ei+ei+0 of the Acronymists' Charter. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| EIGENVECTOR | Excess Instructions Generate Exhausting, Not-Very-Exciting Classes. Tedium Often Results. |
Angela Brett, while sitting through a lecture about eigenvalues and eigenvectors (a topic which everyone in the class had learnt about at least once) which was being taught agonisingly slowly. Science:Mathematics Education:Slow Teaching |
| EILEEN | Engaged Individual Listens, Even Exhorts Nervously |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| EINSTEINIUM | Excluded In Nature, Since Thermonuclear Explosions It's Now Introduced Unto Mankind. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| EKANS | Enthusiasts Keep A Nintendo Snake |
Angela Brett (Ekans is Pokemon #23) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| ELASMOSAURUS | Extreme Length And Size Made One Swimmer An Unusual Reptile Under Sea |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals:Dinosaurs |
| ELDER | Eager Lad Discoursing Edifying Religion |
Jan Morgan Religion:Religious Occupations |
| ELDERLY | Enduring Life's Duresses - Every Relation Loves You |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Age |
| ELECTION | Endure Late-Evening Commentary Tallying Ideologies Of Nation. |
Angela Brett Politics |
| ELECTRON | Even Little Electric Currents Take Ridiculously Oversized Numbers |
Angela Brett Science:Electronics Science:Physics:Particles |
| ELEPHANT | Extremely Large, Extremely Ponderous, Has A Nice Trunk |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals |
| ELEVATOR | Entire Levitation Etymology Varies According To Origin's Requirements |
Gavin Lambert (referring to how a different name is used for the same thing in other parts of the world) Science:Linguistics Places:Buildings |
| ELF | Energetic Little Fellow |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Mythical Creatures |
| ELIA | Eloquent Lamb Is Anonymous |
Angela Brett Art & Literature:Writers |
| ELIZABETH | Evidently Linux Is Zenithal - All Boxes Exhibit Technical Homeostasis. |
Angela Brett, referring to her sister, who likes Linux. Names:First names:Female |
| ELK | Emerges Large Kin |
Jan Morgan -- a kin to DEER Science:Biology:Animals |
| ELKANAH | Everybody Likes Kinship And New Activities Here |
David Brydon, referring to the Elkanah school of music ministry - see http://www.elkitesonline.homestead.com. Entertainment:Music |
| ELLIE | Exciting Lass Loves Impressive Efforts |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| ELMO | Excitable Little Monster Overachieves |
Jan Morgan - Sesame Street (red) monster Art & Literature:Fictional Characters |
| ELROND | Egotistical Lad Rapist Of Naughty Dwarfs |
Carl Brett Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:The Lord of the Rings |
| EMAC | Even More Acceptable Contribution |
TMcCO'G - upon reading APPLE (6) Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| EMACS | Educational Machinery And Classroom Software |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| Emitting Messages Along Internet "Lines" |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Internet | |
| Embarassingly, My Account Is Lacking |
Gavin Lambert, when his email address changed Computers:Internet | |
| EMERALD | Enduring Marriage Exhibiting Reliable And Lasting Devotion |
Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the emerald (55th) wedding anniversary. Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| EMERSON | Enjoy Massachusetts Education Regarding Science Of Notification |
Angela Brett (according to http://www.emerson.edu/ Emerson College is the USA's only four-year college devoted exclusively to the study of communication and performing arts) Education Communication |
| EMILIA | Evil Males' Intriguing Loathed In Abundance |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Othello Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Othello |
| EMILY | Exceptional Maid Is Lusciously Youthful |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:First names:Female |
| EMINEM | Emulates Macho Insubordination, Nearly Eradicating Music |
Kenny Roy Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| EMMY | Excellence Makes Me Yours |
Angela Brett Assorted Nouns |
| EMOTICON | Everybody Munching One Turns Irreversibly Cute, Often Nauseating |
Patricia Rix Computers:Do Not Eat |
| EMOTICONS | Each Message On The Internet Contains Our Nonsensical Shapes |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Internet |
| EMPATHY | Every Man - Perceive Another's Thoughts. Hear Yourself? |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| EMPLOYEE | Expecting Much Pay Leaves One Youth Especially Energized! |
Angela Brett, soon after finding out she'd got a job with SOEIDENTAL People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| EMPLOYERS | Evil Mice Pee Lastingly On Your Ears, Rodent Swine! |
Jeff Anonymous, referring to the attitude of some people against their employers. Salvaged from a failed mega-acronym. People & Relationships:Insults People & Relationships:The Workforce |
| EMPLOYMENT | Expenses Much Padded? Look Out - Your Monthly Emolument Needs Tackling |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:The Workforce |
| EMPOWER | Enthusiasm & Motivation, Plan, Organize, Work, Evaluate, Refine. |
Rico Leffanta, as a 'modernisation' of POWER. People & Relationships:Advice |
| EMULSION | Each Meal Using Liquid Suspension Isn't Overly Nutritious |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see GLOSS) Food & Drink:Home(-cooked) Improvement:Paint |
| ENABLER | Ever Noticed Addiction, But Let Everything Remain? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Drugs People & Relationships |
| ENAMEL | Expect No Appetising Meals Eating Lacquer |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see GLOSS) Food & Drink:Home(-cooked) Improvement:Paint |
| ENCRYPTION | Each New Code Requires Your Powers To Interpret Others' Notes. |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics Computers |
| ENDEARMENT | Everyone Needs Devotion Expressed Aloud. Romantic Men Emote Needful Twitterings |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Emotions |
| ENDING | Every Near-Death Indicates New Genesis |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Death |
| END-TO-END | Extremeties Neatly Dovetailed Together, One Ensures Neat 'Dressing' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Phrases |
| ENGINE | Emits Noxious Gases Into Noisy Environment |
Eric Bridgstock Transport:Car Parts |
| ENGINEERING | Edifices Need Great Ingenuity Nowadays. Elegant Erections Require Innate Native Genius |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science Places:Buildings |
| ENGLAND | Europeans? Not Generally, Louts Arouse National Dislike |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| ENGLISH | Eccentricities Numerous... Grammar Learning Is Superlatively Hard. |
Angela Brett Science:Linguistics |
| ENHANCE | Experts Now Have Added Newly Coloured Elements |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs |
| ENID | Encourages Novice In Direction |
Jan Morgan - someone I knew Names:First names:Female |
| ENIGMA | Every New Iteration Generates More Animosity |
Sean Lamb (Enigma was the code name for RedHat Linux 7.2) Computers:Linux Names:Code Names:Linux |
| ENRON | Earth's Natural Resources - Or Nothing! |
Rico Leffanta Commerce:Companies |
| ENT | Eat No Trees! |
Carl Brett Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:The Lord of the Rings |
| ENTEI | Elusive, Not Trappable Every Instance |
Dundee (Entei is Pokemon #247 - one of the three legendary beasts which is very difficult to capture) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| ENTERPRISE | Exploring New Territories / Extremely Remote Planets & Regions Is Starships Errand |
Bones McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:TV shows |
| EOS | Eclipse Or Sunrise |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Greek Gods & Goddesses |
| EPHEMERAL | Everything Passes Hurriedly, Especially Mayflies - Earth's Rotation's A Lifetime. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology |
| EPHESIANS | Edited Pauline Handiwork Explains Spiritual Intentionality. All Need Salvation. |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books |
| EPICENTER | Expanding Peacefully Into Community, Engaging Neighbours To Enrich Religiouslife |
Tony Religion:Men's Ministry |
| EPIMEDIUM | Enhances Potency In Males - Extends 'Duration' In Underperforming Men |
Tony Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs |
| EPIPHANY | External Presentation - It Possibly Happened Around New Year |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - The Christian celebration of "The Epiphany" recalls the visit of 'The Magi' to the new-born Saviour - His first presentaiton to non-Jewish people, it is celebrated on January 6th Religion Time:Special Occasions |
| EPISTLE | Everyday Post Is Slow! This Letter's Electronic. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Internet |
| EPONA | Equestrians Plopped On Nags Abnegate |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Roman Gods & Goddesses |
| EPSON | Evil Printer Supplier Overcharges Needlessly |
Jeff Anonymous (in reference to Epson's practice of gouging on inkjet cartridges) Commerce:Companies Computers:Generic Hardware |
| EQUAL | Enigmatic Question Upsetting Answers Levelled |
Rico Leffanta Assorted Adjectives |
| EQUESTRIAN | Even Queen - Uh - Elizabeth Strives To Ride Irascible Anne's Nags |
Rico Leffanta Sports & Recreation |
| EQUIVOCAL | Empirical Queen Uttering Indecent Virginal Orchestrations Climaxing Amoral Love |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| ERAS | Events Rise And Shine |
Rico Leffanta Time |
| ERIC | Exact Retribution In Coinage |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Crossworders will know that an 'eric' was a fine payable by a murderer to the family of the victim) People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| ERICA | Expects Romance Is Coming Afterward |
Rico Leffanta Names:First names:Female |
| ERIE | Erie Railroad Is Extinct |
Sean Lamb (the Erie Railroad, chartered in 1832, ran between New York City and Buffalo (on Lake Erie) until it was merged into the Erie Lackawanna in the 1950s and later Conrail, which has now been split between CSX and Norfolk Southern) Transport:Trains |
| ERIK | Enchanting Rich Individual's Karma |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Male |
| ERIS | Earthlings Relish Interrupted Seasons! |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Greek Gods & Goddesses |
| ERNIE | Everybody Regularly Needs Income Enhancement |
Tony McCoy O'Grady. - ERNIE is the name of the computer which picks (picked?) winning Prize Bonds in the UK. it stood for Electronic Random Number Indicator Equipment Re-expansions of existing acronyms Commerce:Money |
| ERUDITE | Extensive Reading Usually Develops Intellectual Talent Effectively. |
Roger Williams Education People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| ESAC | End Statement After 'Case' |
Angela Brett -- in a bash script, to end a case block you use 'esac', to end an 'if' you use 'fi' and to end a 'do' you use... 'done'. Nobody ever called bash intuitive. ;^) Computers:Programming |
| ESCAPE | Extreme Situations Catapult Anxious Permanent Exits |
Ian Rywalt (I've contributed a couple of other apronyms a long time ago). The first two letters were easy to imagine, the rest was sculpted from the dictionary and thesaurus, with an intent to force a suitable exit strategy. The apronym could alternatively be written as "Extreme Situation Catapults Anxious Permanent Exit", but I like the plural form better. People & Relationships:Disaster |
| ESCAPISM | Everyone Should Create A Paradise Inside Stultified Mind |
TMcCO'G People & Relationships |
| ESCARGOT | Escaping Snail Craps And Regurgitates Garlic On Throat |
Rico Leffanta Science:Biology:Insects:Edible(?) |
| ESCHER | Escher Sketches Cunningly Harness Expressive Recursion |
omnicronos (Note the deliberate recursion :-) Names:Famous people Art & Literature |
| ESCOFFIER | Especially Successful Chef Offered French Food In European Restaurants |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Chefs |
| ESOPHAGUS | Exhaust So Offal Passes Heart And Goes Under Scrotum |
Rico Leffanta Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| ESPN | Eighty Seminole Points - Nil. |
Angela Brett, in response to this request on the Apronyms Forums: We have a game coming up with our rival school, the Florida Gators. We are the Florida State Seminoles. and we want an Acronym for ESPN with something clever about us winning. If anyone could help that would be great. Sports & Recreation:Florida State Seminoles |
| ESSEX | English Slags Selling Erotic 'Xperiences |
TMcCO'G - "Essex Girl" is a wellknown expression in England. People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| ESS-OH-ESS | Encoded Scream Starts Off Harbourmaster's/Hero's Emergency Safety Strategy |
Angela Brett (see DOTDOTDOTDASHDASHDASHDOTDOTDOT) People & Relationships:Disaster |
| ESTHER | Evidently She Treated Her Existence Religiously |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Bible books |
| ESTIMATION | Experience Sole Teacher In Murky Art, There Is Often None. |
Angela Brett, after somebody at work said that estimation is a black art and the only way you can get better at it is with experience. Assorted Nouns |
| ESTONIA | Eventually Soviets Thrown Out, National Independence Attained. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| ETERNAL | Everlasting Truth, Eternally Right, Nuptials Always Lasting |
Jan Morgan Time People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| ETHIOPIA | Enduring The Heat Is Onerous, Poverty Is Apparent. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| ETHNICITY | Even Though Human Nature's In Common, Ideologies Throw You |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races |
| EUCLID | 'E's Unclear... Can Lines Intersect Dually? |
Angela Brett, because Euclid's first postulate saying that a straight line can be drawn from any point to any point does not explicitly say that the line is unique. Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians |
| EUDORA | Email Utility Demonstrates Over Reaching Achievement |
Gavin Lambert, who really likes it - most of the time! Computers:Internet |
| EUGENE | Exemplary Unique Gentleman, Encourages Negotiations Energetically |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Male |
| EULA | Extremely Unappealing License Agreement |
EULA = End User License Agreement (Microsoft) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers |
| EUNUCH | Eugenics Urges Neuter Up Choral Heights |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships Entertainment:Music |
| EUREKA! | Epiphanic Understanding Reached - Exclaim Knowledge Aloud! |
Angela Brett Assorted Phrases |
| EUROPE | Encompasses Unique Regions, Own Purposes Emphasized |
Jan Morgan Places |
| EUTOCIUS | Essentially Updated The Others' Calculations - Inscribed Unoriginal Summaries. |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians |
| EVANGELIST | Expounds (Vehemently) A New Gospel, Explaining Life In Sacred Terms |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Religious Occupations |
| EVIDENCE | Evidence Vindicates Indictment. Defenders Explain Nothing 'Cept Embarrassment. |
Sean Lamb People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| EVOLUTION | Every Viable Organism Lives Under The Influence Of Nature |
Angela Brett, who isn't sure just how much sense this one makes but it flows well. Science:Biology |
| EVOLVED | Evolving View On Life Verily Excited Darwin |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology |
| EXAMPLE | Edifying Xplanation Always Makes People Learn Earlier |
Patricia Rix Education |
| EXAMS | Every "X" Attenuates My Score. |
Timothy Chambers Education |
| EXCALIBUR | Eminent Xemplary Claymore, Arthur Lifted It, But Ultimately Returned |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Arthurian Legend |
| EXERCISE | Energetic Xertions Erase Rounded Curves, Instead Substituting Emaciation |
Patricia Rix Sports & Recreation |
| EXPOSE | Extricates Xerox PARC's Overlapping Screen Elements |
Paul Marshall (an allusion to the MacOSX 10.3 feature) Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software |
| EXPULSION | Excited Xenophobic Pressures Usually Lead Surreptitious Illegal Overstayers Nowhere |
Leo Boyes People & Relationships |
| EYE | Espy Your Enemies |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| EYRY | Eagle Young's Restroom Yesterday |
Rico Leffanta Places |
| EZEKIEL | Extremely Zealous Ecstatic Keenly Inveighs Exile Loudly. |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books |
| EZRA | Exiled Zion Returns Again |
Eric Bridgstock Religion:Bible books |