Abbreviating Provides Relaxing Opportunities - Nirvana, You Might Say
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| ALLIANCE | A Large League Is Always Necessary Combatting Evil |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military |
| ALONE | Always Left Out - Not Enjoyable. |
Angela Brett. Tony replied by saying ''Alone' is not always a case of being left out - it can be a case of leaving! You're confiusing being alone with being lonely!' and demonstrating with some more versions of ALONE. Assorted Adjectives |
| AMIGO | "Amicus" Made Iberian, Guys Only |
Jeff Anonymous, doing failed searches. Amigo is the Spanish (Iberian) variant of the Latin "amicus," also meaning "friend." Both "amicus" and "amigo" apply only to males, "amica" and "amiga" replacing them when dealing with women. Science:Linguistics |
| ANOMALY | A No Often Means A Lady's Yes! |
M.S.Prabhakar |
| APOLOGETIC | Abjectness - Provision Of Lots Of Great Evidence That I'm Contrite |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| ASSOCIATE | Acquaintance Seen Somewhat Often, Commercial Interests Are The Excuse. |
Angela Brett Commerce |
| AWAY | Absent, Went After You! |
Angela Brett (Thinking of turning up at someone's house and finding they're on the way to visit you) |
| BABYSIT | Bored Adult, But Youth Sleeps In Tranquility |
TMcCO'G |
| BRATS | Behaviour Raises Adult's Total Scorn |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| BUDDIES | Because "U" Deserve Dependable Individual Exchanges Socially |
Jan Morgan |
| BULLY | Brute; Usually Likes Lambasting You |
Roger Williams |
| CAITIFF | Character Always Inclined Toward Inheriting Friend's Fortune |
Rico Leffanta |
| CARE | Create A Rapport, Eventually |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs |
| CHOCOLATE | Can Help One Cope Over Lover's Absence - Tasty Experience. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Confectionery |
| CIVIC | Communitarianism Is Vital In Cities |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| COD | Con Or Deception |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| COLLECTOR | Creating One Large Lot, Each Collector Thinks Of Resale |
Sean Lamb |
| COMMITTEE | Cowardice Of Meeting Means Individual Toughman Tramples Everyone Else |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| COMMUNITY | Connection Of Many Minds - Usually Nowadays It's Typed Yabbering. |
Angela Brett Computers:Internet |
| CONFUSION | Chaos - Office Nitwit's F***ed Up! Situation Is Outrageously Nightmarish |
Tnyo CcyoM OdrGay' |
| COURTESY | Civilized Obligation Uses Respectable Tact Exceeds Success, Yes |
Jan Morgan -- exceeds success means that being tactful goes beyond a successful result and makes everyone happy. |
| COWBOYS | Chaps Out West - Break Out Your Sidearms! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| CRAP | Challenge Requiring A Professional |
Steve Hartsell (referring to CRAP as in "Look at all the CRAP my boss expects me to complete before I go home.") |
| DENIAL | Despite Evidence, Nobody Is Admitting Liability |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| DISHONOR | Disgraceful, In Shameful Habits Of Negative Options, Really! |
Jan Morgan |
| DISHONOUR | Disgraceful In Shameful Habits Of Negative Options Used Regularly |
Jan Morgan |
| EFFIGIES | 'Evil' Figures Flamed In Grotesque Intensely Execrative Shows |
Angela Brett |
| ENABLER | Ever Noticed Addiction, But Let Everything Remain? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Drugs |
| ESCAPISM | Everyone Should Create A Paradise Inside Stultified Mind |
TMcCO'G |
| EUNUCH | Eugenics Urges Neuter Up Choral Heights |
Rico Leffanta Entertainment:Music |
| EXPULSION | Excited Xenophobic Pressures Usually Lead Surreptitious Illegal Overstayers Nowhere |
Leo Boyes |
| FANTASY | Frequent Apparitions Necessary To Appease Sensual Yearnings |
Rico Leffanta |
| FLASHER | Fellow Likely Acting Sexual, His Exhibitionism's Ribald! |
Angela Brett |
| FOE | Focused On Extinction |
Rico Leffanta |
| FORGIVENESS | Fortitude Of Remission Granting Involves Vice Expelled. Never Ever Sin, Solace |
Jan Morgan |
| FRIEND | Fearless Resolve In Every Noticeable Dealing |
Jan Morgan |
| GIFT | Given In Friendly Transaction |
Angela Brett |
| GOTH | Gory Overdone Teenagers Hurting |
wishes |
| HAGS | Hardly A Gladsome Sight |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| HANDSHAKE | Hoping A Nasty Deal Somehow Has A Kiss Enclosed |
Rico Leffanta Commerce |
| HARM | Humans Are Really Mean |
Angela Brett Military:War & Terrorism |
| HARMONY | Heavenly Arrangment Results - Many Orchestrated, None Yelling |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music |
| HELP | Have Extremely Large Problem |
Angela Brett |
| HERITAGE | Having Every Refinement In Tradition As Generations Enlightenment |
Jan Morgan |
| HILLBILLY | Home Is Little Log Building - Isolation Lasts Long Years |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| HIPPIES | Happy Individuals, Peaceably Playing In Extreme Satisfaction |
Jan Morgan |
| HOBO | Homeless Or Broke One |
Angela Brett |
| HONOR | How Others Note One's Respect |
Sean Lamb |
| HONORARY | Having One's Noble Opinions, Reputable And Respected, Yes |
Jan Morgan |
| HOSPITALITY | Home's Open, Swinging Party Is Thrown And Lasts Indefinitely, Thank You |
TMcCO'G |
| HOSTILE | He Obviously Seems Threatening, Indeed Looks Evilminded |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| HUMAN | Honestly, Unrequited Meaning Afflicts Nothing |
imposed |
| HUWOMANITY | Honour Ultimately Womens' Opportunities! Mother Affirm / Nurture Infants, Teens, Youth! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words |
| ICARUS | Individuals Crusading Against Rampant Unchecked Stupidity |
Geoffrey Russell, who is responsible for ICARUS at http://www.h2g2.com/A159374 |
| IDENTITY | It Describes Everyone's Natural Traits Ingenuously To You |
Edwin Hermann |
| IMMIGRATION | If More Move In, Groups Rage About The Isolation Of Nationals |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Politics |
| INITIATION | Insult Newcomers Intensely... This Is A Test (Idiotically, Of Nothing!) |
Angela Brett, on the humiliating initiation rituals which movies would have us believe fraternity/sorority members have to go through. |
| INSPIRATIONAL | Innate Notion, Spiritual Perspective In Respectable Approach To Instinct, Obviously Natural Ability Lavished |
Jan Morgan |
| INTIMIDATOR | Intrusive Nasty Thug Is Most Intense, Displaying Aggression & Threats Of Revenge |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| JOURNAL | Jotter Often Used Regularly Notates A Life |
Tony McSamuel O'Pepys Art & Literature |
| JUVENILE | Just Underage, Vaguely Endearing Not Into Looking Elderly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| KID | Kinky Irish Deviant |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, perhaps describing Keyboard... or himself? |
| LIBERTY | Lady, I Bestow Every Right To You |
Angela Brett |
| LIFE | Likely Isn't For Ever |
Angela Brett |
| LIFESTYLE | Lets Ignore Financial Efficiency, Spend 'Til You Lose Everything |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Ordinary poor people have 'lives', foolish rich people have 'lifestyles'!) |
| LONER | Love's Only Nightmare Escaping Rejection |
Rico Leffanta |
| MAMA | Mano A Mano Acrobatically |
Rico Leffanta |
| ME | My Existance |
Angela Brett |
| MENSANS | Maybe Edwin's Not Slow, Angela's Nauseatingly So. |
Angela Brett -- in about 1998 I filled in an application form to join MENSA, so that Edwin (a MENSA member) would have a chance of winning something. In 2001 I found the form and mailed it. It's now November 2003 and every so often I get an email announcing the next inconvenient entrance test date. Sorry Edwin, I don't think you'll win that competition. |
| MIDGET | Many, If Diminutive, Get Exceptional Treatment |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| MORALS | Mindless Orations Ridiculing Alternative Lifestyle Selections |
Rico Leffanta |
| MOTIVATION | Misinform Officeworkers They're Individually Valued And They Increase Output, Normally |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| MZEE | My Zombie's Extremely Elderly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| NERD | Never Experiences Romantic Dates |
Angela Brett |
| NUDIST | Nakedness Usually Doesn't Involve Sexual Thoughts. |
Angela Brett |
| NUTHOUSE | Never Underestimate The Happy, Organised, Urban Spouse's Evening! |
Rico Leffanta |
| OBLIVIOUS | Obviously Believes Love Is Visible Instead Of Understanding Spirituality |
Rico Leffanta |
| PADDY | Particularly Angry , Don't Destroy Yourself |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| PALS | Personable And Likeable Soulmates |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| PATRIOT | Person Acclaiming Territorial 'Romance' Is Often Terrorist |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military:War & Terrorism |
| PAUPER | Poor And Unfortunate Person - Evidently Ravenous |
Angela Brett |
| PEACE | Perhaps Enmity's At Complete End |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military |
| PERSONALITY | Property Expressing Real Self Often Not Altogether Liked - Is That You! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| PHILANTHROPY | Plainly Humanity Is Loved - And Normally This Has Romantic Overtones & Pecuniary Yield |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| PHILATELIST | Person Hoarding Interesting Letter Adornments To Examine & Lookup In Stamp Tomes |
Angela Brett Communication |
| PLACARD | Pagan Libidos Are Cocked And Readily Discharged |
Rico Leffanta, who explains that placards are public labels; just as black men are placarded as having oversized organs, pagans are placarded as having overactive libidos. |
| PLACARDS | Public Labels Announce Community's Assumptions, Rapidly Diffusing Stereotypes. |
Angela Brett |
| POSITIVES | Perfect! Opportune! Sentient! Innovative! Triumph! Invincible! Victory! Excel! Self! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. |
| POTENTIAL | People Ought To Eschew Natural Talents, Is Advice Lately. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to TALENT |
| PRINCIPAL | Person Responsible Is Normally Chief Instigating Player, And Leader |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| PROMISE | Proclamation's Read Only Memory... It Shall Endure. |
Angela Brett |
| PROTEST | People Register Opposition To Enemy's Sinister Threat |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Politics |
| PROTOCOLS | Procedures Rigidly Observed To Obviate Crassness Or Looking Stupid |
His Excellency, TheAmbassador@TheCourtOfSaintJames |
| PUNK | Person Uncovering Nobby Knees |
Rico Leffanta |
| QUARREL | Querulous, Unwanted Argument Rowdily Raiding English Language |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Angela mentioned that we hadn't yet come up with any acronyms beginning with 'Q.' |
| QUORUM | Qualified Unit Of Roughly United Minds |
Sean Lamb |
| RANK | Regal Attitude Needs Kingdom |
Rico Leffanta |
| RAPPORT | Reach A Particularly Pleasant Ongoing Relationship Together |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| RASCAL | Rake After Seasoning Consummates Autumn Leaves |
Rico Leffanta |
| RECOGNITION | Realising Each Cherished One Gives Nasal Inflection That Identifies Owners Name |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| RELATIONSHIPS | Rather Enjoyable Linkages Are Those I Open Nowadays Seeking Happiness In Platonic Situations |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| RIOT | Raucous Is Obviously Taboo |
Jan Morgan |
| SAFE | Single Accountable Functional Empathetic |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. |
| SAPIENT | Seeking Another Person Invariably Eases Natural Termination |
Rico Leffanta |
| SILLY | Somehow I Love Loving You |
Rico Leffanta |
| SIN | So, It's Naughty! |
Roger Williams |
| SLACKER | Someone Lolling About Claiming Knicker Elastic Ruptured |
Rico Leffanta |
| SNIT | Sans Niceness, Inexplicable Tantrum |
Angela Brett, when her sister asked if their mother was still 'in a snit' with her. Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words |
| SOLE | Someone Owns Lone Effort |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| SOLO | Single Only, Lonely One |
Jan Morgan |
| SORRY | Such Offensive Rudeness Riles You. |
Angela Brett |
| SPANKING | Somatically Punishing A Naughty Kid Isn't Necessarily Good |
Angela Brett |
| SPUNK | Spouse Pursuing Usable New Kitchen |
Rico Leffanta |
| SURVIVAL | Still Unbeaten, Resisting Valiantly Irritating Vicissitudes Along Lifepath |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology |
| SWAIN | Someone Women Avow Is Nobody |
Rico Leffanta |
| TEAM | They Embody A Morale |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| TEAMWORK | The Ends Are Met When Organisation Really 'Knits' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| THANKS | They Have Announced Nice Kind Sentiments. |
Angela Brett |
| THEULTIMATENONVIOLENTMAN | Tested Humanly: Evidence Undeniable! Life -Trouncing Insidiously Murdering: Against! Test Evidence: New Opportunities: Nullify Violence. Is Obvious! Life Exists New! Trusting Man Almighty Now! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. |
| TIFF | This Interrupts Firm Friendship |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| TINGLE | Tension Is Now Growing - Likewise Excitement |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| TORN | Two Offer; Ruin Night |
Angela Brett (being torn between two offers can ruin an indecisive person's night) |
| TOWNIE | This One Will Never Investigate Environment |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| TRAJECTORY | The Rounded Arc Javelins Exhibit / Career Track Of Redundant Yuppie |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation Science:Physics |
| TRIALS | Tormented Reprehensible Indignations, Angrily Loses Some |
Jan Morgan |
| TWADDLE | Those With Attitude Disorders Don't Like Experts |
John Richard Jones |
| TYRO | This Youth Requires Orientation. |
Roger Williams |
| UNIFORMITY | Unlikely - Nature Is Full Of Renegade Minds, I Tell You! |
Angela Brett |
| UNITE | Undivided Nation = Individuals Treated Equally |
Angela Brett |
| UNITY | Unlovable Neighbour Is Tolerating You! |
Angela Brett |
| UNTRADITIONAL | Using New Techniques, Rituals Are Destroyed Instantly. Those In Office Never Alter Laws |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| VALUES | Vision A List, Usually Ensures Success |
Jan Morgan |
| VULTURE | Violent Uncle Looking To Upset Ravisher's Enterprise |
Rico Leffanta |
| WAIF | What An Insignificant Figure! |
Angela Brett |
| WAIFS | We Are In Financial Strife |
Angela Brett Commerce:Money |
| WINNERS | Winners Innovate! Navigate Naturally. Empathetically Realise Success! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. |
| WOBBLER | Went Overboard By Blusteringly Launching Enraged Response |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - in Ireland the term "He threw a wobbler" is used to describe someone's reaction to bad news |
| XENOPHOBE | Xenophobes Enjoy Noting Other People Holding Old Biases Everlasting. |
Sean Lamb (http://august1.com/pubs/dict/ is the only legal dictionary online that I've seen with entries under X, including this one. Since a xenophobe is biased against alien residents, one would need others with similar biases to rationalize such views.) |
| YOKEL | You Only Kiss Engaging Lips |
Rico Leffanta |