DA
Dearly-loved Agnate
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984590 
DAB
Dots Applied (with) Brush
Dustan Dowsing
1984437 
DACE
Did A Carp Evolve?
Angela Brett, in a 2a.m. attempt at the first D acronym.
1984494 
DACHSHUND
Dogs And Cats Have Sometimes Had Unusually Nice Dealings
Angela Brett
1984494 
DAD
Dick Added DNA
Angela Brett
1984590 
DAD (2)
Desired A Daughter
Angela Brett
1984590 
DAEWOO
Drive An Engine, Without Overdrive, Ordinarily
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984710 
DAFFODIL
Dumb Arrogant Fragrant Flower Or Daughter-In-Law
Rico Leffanta
1984401 
DAFFODIL DAY
Do A Favour... Fork Over Dollars. Imitation Leafy Daff Awaits You.
Angela Brett (Daffodil day is when fake daffodils are sold to raise funds for the Cancer Society)
1984563 
DAGONET
Dunce Arranged Gaiety Of Nobles, Entertaining Them.
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984461 
DAIHATSU
Drivers Are In Heaven Aboard This Stylish Unit
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984710 
DAIRY PRODUCE
Diets Are Intolerably Restrictive. Your Poundage Reduces Only Decimal-pointedly Under Controlled Eating
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984467 1984398 
DAISY
Do Anything Intimate; She's Yours!
Rico Leffanta
1984422 
DALE
Down Along Leafy Environment
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984245 
DALLAS
Daydreams About Love, Lust And Sex
Rico Leffanta
1984872 
DAMIEN
Devil's A Monstrous Infant - Evil & Nasty
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in the movie 'The Omen'
1984839 1984269 
DAMN
Didn't Acronymise... More Needed.
Steve Keate and Angela Brett, because Eric had created enough new acronyms to overtake Steve on the hall of fame.
1984320 
DANCE
Display A Novel Choreography Effect
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984581 1984410 
DANDELION
Delightful, Although Natural Dispersement Endangers Lawns If Openly Neglected
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984401 
DANDELION (2)
Drunk As Nostrum, Diuretic Effect Lingers, Inconveniently, Over Night
Patricia Rix
1984401 
DANGER
Death Awaits... (the) Non-Gallant Exit Running.
Angela Brett
1984353 
DANIEL
During A Nasty Interlude, Encounters Lion.
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984329 
DANIELA
Drop 'A' - Name Is Exactly Like Another.
Angela Brett
1984422 
DARLING
Do Acronyms Really Lead Incisors to Need Grinding?
Angela Brett, when Tony gritted his teeth when she addressed him as 'Darling' in <KEYBOARD>
1984365 
DARLING (2)
Dear And Respected Lover In Nude Gymnastics
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984365 
DARLING (3)
Diana - Adored Royal Lying In Neat Grave
Mary Carr and Angela Brett
1984659 
DARLING (4)
Dearest Amour, Real Love Is Never Gone.
Angela Brett
1984365 
DARTH VADER
Donned A Really Terrible Helmet, Voyaged After Dimwitted Empath Relative.
Jeff Anonymous
1984839 
DARWIN
Dank Australian Region Where Ideas Natter
Rico Leffanta
1984371 
DASTARD
Dimwitted Activist Superior To All Retarded Dumbos
Angela Brett
1984254 
DATA CENTRALIZATION
Do All The Acronyms Created Editorially Need To Relate And Lexically Indicate Zero Affiliation To Imagination Or Not?
Sean Lamb
1984320 
DATE
Dinner Advancing The Entertainment
Rico Leffanta
1984365 
DATE (2)
Designated As Temporal Event
Angela Brett
1984356 
DATES
Do Anything To Escape Situation
Rico Leffanta
1984365 
DAUPHIN
Dispatching An Unusual Present Hastens Idiot's Nemesis
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's King Henry V
1984662 
DAVE
Did Astronaut View Eternity
Tony McCoy O'Grady (The main human character in 2001 was called Dave)
1984269 1984839 
DAVE (2)
Desires A Veal Entrecote
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984989 
DAVID
Did A Valiant 'Impossible' Deed
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984326 1984269 
DAVID (2)
Delicious And Very Interesting Dessert
Me my Mom and Stepdad where thinking of different acronyms and this one was the funniest we thought of.
1984989 
DAVID LETTERMAN
During A Very Irksome Disease, Laughter Excelled To Tremendously Enrich Recovery. Man Astounds Network.
joybutton
1984641 
DAWDLE
Dally A While, Don't Look Energetic
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984275 
DAY
Dawn Arrives, Yes!
Roger Williams
1984356 
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME
Dawn Arrives Yesterday, Like It Generally Has These Several Aeons. Very Irritating and Needless Gaffe Since There Isn't More Eveningtime.
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984356 
DAYS
Daze At Year Start!
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Hope these Rough DAYS do not lead to a Rough Year! Glad: not a drink over half my 58 year sojourn. No New Year Party for this Organic Vegan.
1984356 
DDS
Doesn't Do Spleens!
Angela Brett (DDS usually stands for Doctor of Dental Surgery)
1984974 1984971 1984242 
DDT
Darn Dat Toxin!
Jeff Anonymous
1984305 1984242 
DEAD
Didn't Earlier Admit Defeat
Angela Brett
1984665 
DEAD (2)
Drank Ethanol And Drove
Angela Brett
1984665 1984542 
DEAD (3)
Defunct Entity, Already Departed
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984665 
DEAD (4)
Doesn't Exhale Anymore - Deceased
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984665 
DEALERSHIP
Druggies Earn A Living Encouraging Regularly Smoking Hashish In Pipes
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984338 1984605 
DEAN
Does Educating At Night
Rico Leffanta
1984269 1985031 
DEARTH
Does Every Asset Represent The Hole?
Rico Leffanta
1984365 
DEATH
Decaying Elderly Advances To Heaven.
Angela Brett
1984665 
DEATH (2)
Devout Expect Afterlife - Tentatively Heaven.
Angela Brett
1984665 
DEATH (3)
Dealt Everyone, According To Hoyle.
Rico Leffanta, who explained to a puzzled Angela that E. Hoyle (1672-1769) wrote THE rule book for card games, hence the international expression "according to Hoyle".
1984665 
DEATH (4)
Delights End At This Hour.
Timothy Chambers
1984665 
DEATH (5)
Don't Ever Assume Tomorrow'll Happen
Angela Brett
1984665 1984533 
DEATH (6)
Discerned Eternally, Assuming There's Heaven/Hell
Angela Brett -- If we simply cease to exist upon death, then we are alive for the entire time we're aware of anything at all, which (from the individual's perspective) is equivalent to living forever. If we each have an eternal 'afterlife' in which we know we're dead, then we are only alive for an insignificantly finite amount of time and dead ever after. Thus the 'eternal life' promised by Heaven is more an eternal death. I doubt many would disagree that Hell is also an eternal death.
1984665 
DEBACLE
Doing Everything Because A Clitoris Loves Excitement
Rico Leffanta
1984365 
DEBBIE
Doesn't Every Boy Become Instantly Enamoured
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984422 
DEBIAN
Debian Exists Because It's Altogether Nicer.
Criggie (Debian is a linux distribution)
1984668 
DEBUGGER
Device for Exterminating Bugs (Used Gingerly), Gaining Extra Rightness
Gavin Lambert
1984512 
DECEMBER
Decorate Early for Christmas... Else Maybe Big Event is Ruined.
Angela Brett
1984449 
DECEMBER (2)
Darkness Encompasses, Christmas Encroaches, Much Busy Expenditure of Resources.
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984449 
DECEMBER (3)
Definite Enlightenment Comes, Ensuring Messiah's Birth is Enthusiastically Remembered.
Dustan Dowsing
1984449 1984326 
DECEMBER (4)
Dreadful -Expletive- Conditions - Expect More Bloody Endless Rain
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984449 
DECENCY DEMANDS
Despite Escalating Crassness (I) Essentially Need (to) Caution You... Dire Expletives Militate Against Normal Discussion Standards
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984533 
DECIBEL
Do Echoing Chords Injure Bandmembers' Eardrums, Lately?
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984941 
DECIMAL POINT
Dot Emphasising Change In Magnitude... Any Leftward Part's Obviously Integral, Nearby's Tenths.
Angela Brett
1984251 
DECOMPOSE
Death Ends Complex Organic Molecular Processes - O Sweet Eternity
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after reading <COMPOSE>
1984665 
DEDICATED
Describes Edifice, Declaring It Called After The Exalted Dead
Tony McCoy O'Grady - thinking of buildings which are named - or renamed - in honour of national heroes/heroines
1984731 1984701 
DEDICATED (2)
Doing Everything Described In Command, And Then Extra - Devoted!
Angela Brett
1984704 
DEDICATED (3)
Doesn't Ever Deviate. Is Concerned About The Exact Difficulty
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984704 
DEDICATION
Dutifully Engraved Discourse Inside Cover, Author Thanks Inspiration Of Novel
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984437 
DEED
Due Extreme End: Divorce
Angela Brett, referring to the title of a property which has to be split in a divorce.
1984734 1984476 
DEER
Doe's Experience Ever Replayed 
Angela Brett, referring to Bambi
1984839 1984494 
DEFAULT
Designer Encapsulated 'Favourite' As Usual Look / Theme
Tony McCoy O'Grady who feels that not all default settings are the most logical, therefore they are probably the favourite of the makers
0 
DEFINE APRONYMS
Dictionary Entry Found In Next Edition: Acronyms' Peaks! Represent O'Grady's Neologism! Yare Mnemonic Self-definitions!
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
1984320 
DEFINES
Dictionary Entry Found In Next Edition Says/States
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
1984407 
DEFROST
Diminish Established Frigid Rigid Obduracy Somewhat Temperately
Rico Leffanta
1984275 
DEGRADE
Dead Entities Gently Rot And Decay Eventually
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984794 1984665 
DEGREE
Diploma Evinces Generally Recognized Extensive Education.
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984971 
DEITY
Doesn't Exist; It's Truly Yourself
Angela Brett
1984326 
DEITY (2)
Designer Evolution: Image Toward Yahweh
Angela Brett
1984326 
DELIVERY
Direct Everything Lost If Verification Exists Register Yawn
Rico Leffanta
1984572 
DELL
Don't Eat Live Leads
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984611 
DELPHI
Double-talking Eminence Left People Half-Informed.
Tony McCoy O'Grady... the oracle at Delphi never gave plain prophesies, they were always open to at least two interpretations.
1984371 1984731 1984326 
DELTA
Depositing Effluvium, Land's Terribly Aqueous
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984527 
DEMETRIUS
Despite Eye-juice Muddling Everything True Romance Is Ultimately Settled
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream
1984671 
DEMOCRITUS
Deterministic Explanation of Motion... Omniscient Creator Refuted, Instead, The Universe is Stochastic.
Angela Brett
1984293 
DEN
Doesn't Even Network
DEN = Directory-Enabled Networking (Microsoft)
1984242 1984299 
DENIAL
Despite Evidence, Nobody Is Admitting Liability
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984362 
DENIM
Don't Eat - Nutrition Is Minimal.
Angela Brett
1984986 
DENMARK
Danes Enjoy Nothing More (than) A Real Knees-up.
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984350 
DENTIST
Don't Extract Nine Teeth, I've Second Thoughts!
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984974 
DENTIST (2)
Dohn Eggtak Ny Teeh, I'n Sehen Taws
Tony McCoy O'Grady, simulating the sound of someone trying to talk while in the dentist's chair.
1984974 
DENTURES
Dentists Extract Natural Teeth Using Revenue Enhancement Schemes
Rico Leffanta
1984536 
DEPOSIT
Don't Empty Purse On Sprees... Invest Treasure.
Angela Brett, who had only deposit slips next to her bed to write on when the acronyms started coming late at night.
1984602 
DEPOSIT (2)
Deems Every Penny Of Sufficient Interest, Thanks!
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984602 
DEPRESSED
Don't Expect Progress, Rather Expect Stasis, Sadness & Enduring Dejection
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984644 
DEPRESSED (2)
Dismal Expression Portends Reverse Extreme, So Sulking Ensues, Dramatically
Patricia Rix, thinking of manic depressive
1984782 
DEPRESSION
Downcast Expression? Perhaps Reason's Evident - Sad Situation's Isn't Over Now
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984644 
DESDEMONA
Defiantly Endures Suspicion, Dreadful End Makes Obsessive's Nature Apparent
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Othello
1984608 
DESERT
Dry Earth; Seldom Ever Rains There.
Roger Williams
1984245 
DESIGN
Delightfully Exciting Sketch Is Genuinely Novel
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984437 
DESKTOP SUPPORT
Doesn't Everyone Seek Knowledge To Operate Personal Systems? Users Persistently Perplex Our Resourceful Technology
Sean Lamb
1984299 
DESMOND MORRIS
Darwin Examined Simian Mysteries Over Naked Dames Maybe Our Relationships Recall Innate Secrets
Rico Leffanta
1984335 
DESPERATION
Dire Extreme Situation - Prompt Emergency Rescue And Treatment Is Obviously Needed
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984938 
DETECTED
Detailed Examination That Eventually Caught The Evil Doer(s)
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984476 
DETECTIVE
Data Encoded To Enable Clinical Trials In Veterans' Environment
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when someone asked on the Acronyms Forums for an acronym to describe an online data acquisition program for the Department of Veterans Affairs. See http://www.co.nz/cgi/forums/list.cgi?id=acronyms&user=&session=&root=1054739638 for more information.
1985019 
DETERMATHATIONS
Daily Explain/Energise/Engineer! Test/ Extend Reality! Multiply Algorithms / Tools Habile! Advance/Adapt! Transfinites: Infinities/Increasing/Infinitely, Observe Nuances! Sciences/Study!
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
1984296 1984251 
DETERMINATION
Don't Ever Tire... Even Real Mountains In Nature Are 'Tamed'. Imaginary Ones No-sweat!
Angela Brett
1984704 
DETERMINED
Doing Everything To Ensure Results - Make Intense, Necessary, Efforts Daily
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984704 
DEUTERONOMY
Delightfully Erudite Undertaking, Ten Edicts Read Out, Nous Of Moses.  Yes! 
Eric Bridgstock
1984329 
DEVI
Divine Eternal Vacillates Inspiration
Rico Leffanta
1984830 
DEVIL
Demonic, Evil Villain Is Lucifer
Angela Brett
1984326 
DEVIL (2)
Doesn't Enjoy Virtue In Life
Angela Brett
1984326 
DIABETES
Disease Is Awful. Body Excretes (Tragically)  Excess Sugar
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984488 
DIAGRAM
Drawings (Incorporating Artistic Graphs?) Reinforce Article's Message
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984707 
DIALOGUE STYLE ACRONYMS
[Tony] "Did I Attempt Lately One Great Untried Endeavour?" [Angela] "Sure Thing, You Listed Elements..." [Jeff] "... And Countries" [Tony] "Right, One Needs Your Mates Sometimes."
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984320 
DIALUP
Delves Into Analogue Line's Untapped Potential
Angela Brett
1984419 
DIAMOND
Divine Intervention Affects Marriage, Or Necessity, Destiny.
Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the diamond (60th) wedding anniversary.
1984626 
DIAN
Drives Inhabitants Around Nature
Rico Leffanta
1984854 
DIANA
Died In A Nasty Accident
Angela Brett, referring to Diana, Princess of Wales.
1984659 
DIANA (2)
Deceives Idiot And Nurtures Ally
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well
1984551 
DIANA DORS
Does It And Never Apologises Demimonde Of Reckless Society
Rico Leffanta
1984827 
DIAPER
Dirty It And Parent Efficiently Replaces
Angela Brett
1984896 
DIAPER (2)
Disposable Is A Preferred Experience, Really
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984896 
DIAPER (3)
Drips Intercepted And (Perfectly Efficiently) Retained
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984896 
DIARRHOEA
Dashing In And Running Repeatedly, Hogging Outhouse, Evacuating Again.
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984488 
DICK HEAD
Decidedly Ignorant Childish Kid Heeding Endless Arrogant Drivel
Mary Carr
1984497 
DICTIONARY
Do I Consider Term Is Often Needed And Real? Yes!
Angela Brett
1984407 1984914 
DIE BRUCKE
Dying Is Easy But Realistically Use Children Knight Errants
Rico Leffanta
1984287 
DIESEL
Dirty Internal Engines Should Emit Less
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984572 
DIET
Dare I Eat That?
Angela Brett
1984467 1985013 
DIFFERENTLY WELL
Don't Immediately Find Fault... Each Rudeness, Each Not-Totally-Like-You-ness Will Enhance Lecherous Luxury
Angela Brett, after Patricia responded to Tony's <MASSAGE THERAPY (3)> with, "You are brilliant, though sick!" and Tony replied, "I'm not sick, just 'differently well'"
1984365 
DIFFERENT THOUGHT
'Deep' Is Famed Family Elder, Reckoned Everything's Numeric Total. This Handier One Usually Graphically Helped Thinking.
Angela Brett, explaining: I named my <POWERBOOK 1400CS> 'Different Thought' as I thought she might be a distant relative of 'Deep Thought' of 'Hitch-hikers' Guide to the Galaxy' fame, and also because of the Apple slogan, 'Think different.' Different Thought's web pages are at http://acronyms.co.nz/angela/mac/differentthought/
1984908 
DIFFICULT
Does It Feel Funny? It Contrasts Usual Light Tasks.
Angela Brett
1984278 
DIG
Delve Into Ground
Roger Williams
1984275 
DIGLETT
Dwells In Ground, Likes Eating Tender Tubers
Angela Brett (Diglett is Pokemon #50)
1984284 
DIKE
Divinely Inspires Kinky Escapades
Rico Leffanta
1984833 
DILIGENT
Doggedly Impacting List, I've Gotta Expand New Terms!
Angela Brett, after diligently expanding a lot of the terms from the unsuccessful searches list.
1984704 1984320 
DIMPLE
Depression In Mid-Phizog Looks Endearing
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984443 1985013 
DIMWIT
Director, Internal Mushroom Warehouse Irrigation Techniques
Rico Leffanta
1984656 
DINNER
Digestion Is Nice, Now Everyone's Replete
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984467 
DINNER (2)
Don't Ingest Noisily - Never Eat Radishes
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984467 
DINNER (3)
Didn't I Notice Nobody's Eating Ratatouille?
Patricia Rix
1984467 
DIOMEDES
Dallies Inconclusively Over Maiden Eventually Duels Eavesdropping Soldier
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida
1984302 
DIOPHANTUS
Decided Influence On Precise, Handwritten Algebraic Notation. Thought Unpositives Superfluous.
Angela Brett
1984293 
DIPLOMA
Degree Is Presented, Lots Of Merrymaking Activity.
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984971 
DIPSOMANIAC (2)
Drink In Pleasant Surroundings. Our Merriment's Arranged Nightly In Attractive Cellars.
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see <SHOVE OFF>)
1984515 
DIPSY
Dancing Is Pleasant - So Youthful!
Angela Brett, whose nieces love the <TELETUBBIES>.
1984524 
DIRECTIONS
Divine Inspiration's Required, Everyone Cannot Truly Interpret Old-wives-tales Northerly Signals
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984815 
DIRTY
"Doing It" Repeatedly - To Yourself!
Angela Brett
1984365 
DIRTY MIND
Dirtiness Is Relative - Tony, Your Mate, Is Ninetimes Dirtier!
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after the <HILARIOUS (2)> comment.
1984470 
DIRTY OLD IRISHMAN
Drunkenness Is Retreating - Tony's Years Off Lager Decidedly Improved Relationships, & In Sobriety He May Acronymise Nicely.
Angela Brett and Dustan Dowsing. Tony is often referred to as 'The DOI' and it seemed to need acronymising. See also <THE MAD IRISHMAN>.
1984377 
DISABILITY
Doesn't Imply Stupidity... Affected Brain Isn't Limited In Thought, Y'know.
Angela Brett
1984488 
DISAPPEAR
Did I See A Professional Performer Eliminate A Rabbit?
Angela Brett
1984521 
DISARM
Detectives Insist Submachineguns Are Removed Masterfully
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984455 
DISASTER
Do Infernos Stop After Several Tsunamis Enter Region?
Angela Brett
1984248 1984938 
DISC
Does Injure Someone's Colon
Jeff Anonymous
1984611 
DISCIPLINE
Dutifully I Surrender Control - If Punishment Looms I'm Naughtily Excited
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984365 
DISCLAIMER
Denying Interlocutor the Satisfaction of Causing Long Agonising Intricate Meditation, (thus) Ensuring Rest.
Tony McCoy O'Grady, saying he should have a DISCLAIMER at the end of each message stipulating that "None of the words or phrases above will be accepted if returned for Challenge Acronymising." This after Angela had challenged him to acronymise several <LONG WORD>s.
1984320 
DISCOURSES
Dealing In Strategically Calculated Oral Utterations Regarding Specific Events or Subjects
imposed
1984707 
DISCWORLD
Drifting In Space Creating Weird Occurrences. Reality Low in Demand.
Dustan Dowsing, referring to the series of novels by Terry Pratchett.
1984437 
DISEASE
Damn I'm Sick! Excruciating Aches & Soreness Everywhere
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984488 
DISEASE (2)
Direly Incapacitated Situation - Each Ache Seems Endless!
Patricia Rix
1984488 
DISGUSTING
Dirty Item, Smutty, Genuinely Ugly, Stomach Turning! It's Not Good!
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984497 1984278 
DISHABILLE
Dressing In Slippers Hoping Any Body In Love Loves Eurythmics
Rico Leffanta
1984365 
DISK
Digestus Interruptus - Slender Kilojoules.
Steve Keate and Angela Brett (see <DONGLE (3)>)
1984611 
DISNEYLAND
Dynamic Imaginative Satisfaction, Notably Enchants Youthful Living Adventurer, Necessarily Delivers.
Jan Morgan - Magical amusement park that delivers satisfaction to  all who have a youthful heart
1984521 1984245 
DISORDER
Disorganised Individual Should Occasionally Remove Dirt & Eject Rubbish
TMcCO'G - parent to a teenager!
1984353 
DISTRICT
Distinctly Irregular - Somewhere That Reaches Into Contiguous Townlands
Tony McCoy O'Grady: a 'district' is usually a less than precisely defined region, whereas a townland is usually the smallest recognised area in local geography. A district usually comprises several townlands or parts of them.
1984245 
DITTO
Double It, To This Opinion
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984311 
DITTO (2)
Does Impressions - Transforms To Opponent!
Angela Brett (Ditto is Pokemon #132)
1984284 
DIVERSE
Different, Indeed Varied, Entities Reach Separate Ends
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984278 
DIVING
Dribbling In Vulvas Incites Naked Girls
Rico Leffanta
1984581 1984365 
DIVORCE
Done Indulging Vows, Onto Rampant Copulation, Etc.
Angela Brett
1984734 
DIVORCE (2)
Deceitful Infidelity Very Often Responsible.  Coupling Ends.
Eric Bridgstock
1984734 
DIVORCED FEMALE
Despite Internationallyrecognised Vows, One's Recanted (Claiming Evil Deeds From Errant Mate?) And Looking Elsewhere
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984734 
DJANGO
Dance and Jump.  A Natural Guitarist's Outstanding!
Sean Lamb (who spent a day enjoying the gypsy swing guitar of Django Reinhardt)
1984416 
DJIBOUTI
Desert Jutting Into Bay Ordains Unendurable Temperatures Internally.
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984350 
DMCA
Don't Make Cables Abroad
It's not just DeCSS that US Customs doesn't want coming into the country.  Check out http://www.cs.umn.edu/~mcmillen/dmca for another viewpoint. (DMCA usually stands for Digital Millennium Copyright Act)
1984242 1984476 
DMCA (2)
Don't Make Copies of Anything
DMCA = Digital Millennium Copyright Act (US Congress)
1984242 1984476 
DNS
Dotted Numbers Synonyms
Angela Brett (DNS usually stands for Domain Name System)
1984242 1984419 
DOCH
Definite Open Contradiction (Handy!)
Grace Francis
1984749 
DOCTOR
Dispenser Of Cures, Taker Of Revenue.
Angela Brett
1984974 
DOCTOR (2)
Digital Online Consulting Tool, Or Reference
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see <DETECTIVE>) I can see this in use as someone says "Let's see what the DOCTOR has to say...."
1985019 
DOCTORATE OF PHILOSOPHY
Does One Consider That One Really, Actually, Truly Exists? Or Find People Have Imaginary Lives Only? Should One Pinch/ Hit You?
Angela Brett (I think different, therefore iBook)
1984971 
DOCTORS
Dozens Of Competent Technicians Offer Remedial Skills
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984974 
DODGE
Ducking, Or Diving, Guarantees Evasion
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984275 
DOE
Deer - Oestrogen-Enhanced.
Angela Brett
1984494 
DOG
Dull Organism. Growls.
Steve Keate & Angela Brett
1984494 
DOG (2)
Disgusting Odour - Gross!
Steve Keate & Angela Brett
1984494 
DOG (3)
Dependable, Obedient Guardian
Angela Brett
1984494 
DOG (4)
Drools On Groin
Steve Keate
1984494 
DOG (5)
Defecates On Garden
Steve Keate
1984494 
DOG (6)
Disgusting Old Growler
Roger Williams
1984494 
DOG BONE
Dug Out & Gnawed By Our Neighbour's Elkhound
TMcCO'G
1984443 
DOG BONE (2)
Did Os Get Buried On Neighbour's Estate?
Angela Brett
1984443 
DOGCOW DEMO
Developers Often Got Clarus's Other-Worldly Dimensions to Expertly Model Output.
Angela Brett... referring to Clarus the two-dimensional dogcow who is most famous for demonstrating the effects of certain options in the 'Page Setup' dialogue box for some printers.
1984317 
DOGGY
Doberman's Obviously Gonna Get You
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984494 
DOGMA
Dumping Old Girlfriend Mother Approved
Rico Leffanta
1984365 
DOGS
Definitely Odorous Greedy Sods
Mary Carr
1984494 
DOG TIRED
Drowsy, Or Getting Tetchy, I'd Rather Experience Dormancy
Tony McCanine O'Grady
1984278 
DOH!
Dimwitted Oafish Hick
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984296 
DOING NOTHING
Dirty Old Irishman and Nutty Girl Natter Over Their Handy Inter Net Gateways
Angela Brett.
1984275 
DOLLAR
Doesn't Offer Love Life Any Rapture
Rico Leffanta
1984602 
DOLORES
Dinner Often Leads Onto Romantic Evening Siesta
Rico Leffanta
1984422 
DOLORES O'RIORDAN
'Doos' Or 'Las' Often Recur... Every Song Offers Recordings In Oral Realm [that] Don't Articulate Nuttin'.
Angela Brett
1984416 
DOMAIN NAME
Dotcom Operation Means Acquiring Internet Name Nobody's Already Made Exclusive
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984419 
DOMESTIC
Designated Ordinary Maid Except Sometimes Transparently In Charge
Rico Leffanta
1984485 
DOMINIC
Dirty Old Man Is Needing Intense Cleaning
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984269 
DOMINICA
Densely Overgrown Moist Island, Nevertheless Its Chiefly Agricultural.
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984350 
DOMITIUS ENOBARBUS
Decamps (to) Octavius's Military Interests. This Is Upon Sensing Egypt's Not Overwhelming, Becoming A Robustly Blunt Unwavering Soldier
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra
1984674 1984593 
DONGLE
Dim Oafs Need Greatly to Learn English
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who couldn't believe that there really is a piece of computer equipment called a DONGLE.
1984614 
DONGLE (2)
Did Older NewZealanders Grow-up Learning Electronics?
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when told that Angela had found someone else who knew what a dongle was, but hadn't heard the term for ten years.
1984614 
DONGLE (3)
Devoid Of Nutrition, Gives Little Energy
Steve Keate, who is thinking of creating a series of acronyms explaining why not to eat computer accessories.
1984611 
DON JOHN
Deceitfully Organizes Nasty 'Jest' Over Hero's Nature
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing
1984530 
DO NOT YELL
Dearest One, No-One Thinks You Endearing, Less Loud!
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984707 1984533 
DON PEDRO
Design Of Noble Prince Ensures Duly Romantic Outcome
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing
1984530 
DON'T BE RUDE
Deeply Obnoxious Nasty Thoughts. Begin Eschewing Rather Undue Dirty Expressions
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984533 
DON'T PANIC
Depress One's Natural Thoughts, Please. Angela's Nearly In Control
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Angela posted on the <FORUMS> to say that parts of the <ACRONYMS> website weren't working, but not to <PANIC> because she would be fixing it soon.
1984533 1984902 
DON'T TEASE ME ABOUT USING WINDOWS
Dole's Obviously Not The Top Earner... And Some Extra Money's Excellent, Although Being On Unfriendly Technology Undeniably Stinks. I'm Not Getting on With It - No Desirability Of Writing Source.
Angela Brett, who works as a Windows developer but is a Mac developer at heart.
1984677 
DON'T USE WINDOZE
Damnit, Only Nincompoops Try Using Such Extremely Wasteful Interface Nefariously Doled Out by Zillionaire Entrepreneur.
Angela Brett
1984677 
DONUT HOLES
Definition Of 'Nothingness', Used To Highlight One's Lacking Essential 'Solidity'
TMcCO'G
1984467 
DOODLE
Do One's Own Drawing, Lacking Enthusiasm
Angela Brett
1984275 
DOOR
Don't Open On Route
Steve Keate, referring to a car door.
1984584 
DOOR KNOCKER
Digitally Operated Object Reveals Knowledge Now Of Caller's Keylessness - Entry Required.
Tony McCoy O'Grady - who made this up just to use R@@@@ as his email address on the Acronym Submission Form
1984536 
DOORS
Decently Organized Operating & Running Systems!
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who asks "Why use windoze when you can use doors?"
1984299 
DOPE
Dulls One's Personal Experience
Angela Brett
1984338 
DOPE (2)
Doesn't Offer People Everything
Angela Brett
1984338 
DOPE (3)
Does Offer Pseudo-Enlightenment
Angela Brett and Steve Keate
1984338 
DOPE (4)
Diacetylmorphine, Opium, Pot... Everything!
Angela Brett
1984338 
DO RE MI FA SO LA TI
Darn, Off-key... Redo Etude Making Its Frequency Aurally Sound. Open Lungs And Then Inhale.
Angela Brett
1984410 
DORF
Destination Of Rainbow Fizz
Angela Brett, referring to the town in the book 'The Solitaire Mystery' by Jostein Gaarder
1984911 
DORIS DAY
Daughter Of Righteous Idiots Singing, "Daisy Awaits Yokel"
Rico Leffanta
1984827 
DORK
Definitely One Renowned Klutz
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984497 
DOT
Disturbance Of Tint
Angela Brett
1984437 
DOT COM
Doesn't Own Tradable Commodities - Owes Money
Tony McCoy O'Grady: Dotcoms usually don't 'do' much and frequently lose money or are in debt since their inception.
1984605 1984419 
DOTDOTDOTDASHDASHDASHDOTDOTDOT
Digital Operator Taps Distress Out To Direct Operations Towards Diverting All Shipping. Help During A Squall / Hurricane - Dispatch A Search Helicopter & Deploy Operative To Dangle Over Those Distressed Or Terrified
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who protested that the <SOS> acronyms are not reexpansions of an existing acronym, nor is SOS a word as it is always pronounced as a series of three letters <ESS-OH-ESS>. Angela replied that it still is in the dictionary and has a meaning, so is eligible for expansion - and it's 'pronounced' ..._ _ _...
1984938 
DOTES
Daydreams Over Those Enchanting Smiles
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984275 
DOUBLE POSTING
Don't Often Use Binary Letter Express - Perhaps One Submitted Twice In Naughty Gamefulness?
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Angela accidentally posted the same message twice on the Acronyms forums.
1984722 
DOUCHE
Dirt's Off Under Cascading Hot Effusion
Patricia Rix
1985016 
DOUGHNUT
Diet's Obstacle Unusually Great Hot Never Underestimate Taste!
Rico Leffanta
1984467 
DOUGLAS ADAMS
Description Of Universal Guide Lives As Stories And Drama, And Multiplatform Software
Angela Brett, who knows the subject of Douglas Adams' books was only a guide to the galaxy, but it's known universally.
1984335 
DOWNCAST
Don't Offer Worries Now - (I'm) Contemplating Abject Sad Thoughts.
Angela Brett
1984644 
DOWN QUARK
Duo On Whole Neutron Quiets Up's 'Affirmative' Reaction Kick
Angela Brett ('Down' is one of the six types of quark... along with <UP QUARK>, <STRANGE QUARK>, <CHARM QUARK>, <TOP QUARK> and bottom quark. Neutrons are each composed of two down quarks with charge -1/3 each, and one up quark with charge +2/3, giving them an overall charge of zero.)
1985046 
DOWSING
Dirty Old Woman Seduced Innocent Nice Guy
Angela Brett and Dustan Dowsing, on virginity \=]
1984377 
DOWSING (2)
Divination Of Water Source Is Non-Geophysical.
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984248 
DRAFT
Deserters Resisted Armed Forces Training
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984455 
DRAFT (2)
Doesn't Really Amount to a Frigging Thing
Artemis Hunter (who works in publishing, and knows all about the tyranny of "draft" documents)
1984437 
DRAMATIS PERSONAE
Detailed Reading And Misinterpreting All The Individual Shakespearean Plays Ensures Results Spell Out Names Acronymically - Eventually
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984260 
DRATINI
Dragon Rage And Twister: I'm Now Incapacitated
Angela Brett (Dratini is Pokemon #147)
1984284 
DRAWBRIDGE
Defeats Raiding Assailants When, By Retracting It, Defenders Generally Escape
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984245 
DRAWING
Depicting Realistically A World Indicates Natural Genius
Tony VanGogh O'Grady
1984437 
DREADS
Daring Reality Envelops Annihilates Death! Saviour!
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
1984644 1984665 
DREAM
Delirious Realm of Enchantment And Magic
Angela Brett
1984740 
DREAM (2)
During REM, Ethereal Amusement Made.
Angela Brett
1984740 
DREAM (3)
Daylight: Reality Ends All Magic.
Angela Brett
1984740 
DREAMS
Daylight Reveals Everything's A Mind Show
Angela Brett
1984740 
DRM
Don't Rip Mp3s
DRM = Digital Rights Management (Microsoft)
1984242 1984410 
DRM (2)
Doesn't Record Media
DRM = Digital Rights Management (Microsoft)
1984242 1984521 1984299 
DRM (3)
Doesn't Really Matter
Sean Lamb (DRM = Digital Rights Management {Microsoft}; but file sharing will continue after this "feature" is introduced)
1984299 1984242 
DROLL
Deadpan Response Of Little Lightheartedness
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984278 
DROMIO OF EPHESUS
Doesn't Resent Overmuch Master's Irritability. Offends Often - Floggings Earned! Perhaps He Enjoys Secure Urban Situation
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors
1984341 
DROMIO OF SYRACUSE
Deeply Respectful Of Master, Ignorant Of Other Fellow. Servant, Yet Relationship Appears Close Under Strange Events
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors
1984341 
DROUGHT
Dry Riverbed Or Unwatered Ground;  Hard Terrain.
Eric Bridgstock, after it was asked if anyone would like to acronymise DROUGHT during an acronym shortage.
1984638 
DROUGHT (2)
Doesn't Rain Often, Usually Ghastly Hot Temperature
Eric Bridgstock
1984638 
DROWSY
Dozily Reposed On Waking, Stretched, Yawned.
Angela Brett
0 
DRUG
Dummy Route Under Ground
Rico Leffanta
1984338 
DRUG ADDICT
Dangerous Reactions, Undergoing Gruesome Agonising Delirium - Doing It 'Cold  Turkey'
Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to <NO STRINGS ATTACHED> (Strung Out)
1984338 
DRUG LORD
Demented Rotten Urban Gangster - Low On Reasoned Debate
Tony McCoy O'Grady, creating yet another supervillain.
1984254 1984338 
DRUGS
Down Right Ugly Gay Sex-machine
sasha&kendra inspired by jordan&zach
1984338 
DRUM
Deafening Rolls Upset Mind
Rico Leffanta
1984680 
DRUM (2)
Damned Rowdy & Un-Musical!
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984680 
DRUMS
Doing Rudiments Use Motor Skills
Jason Wilcox
1984680 
DRUNK
Disgustingly, Rottenly Unconscious - Non Kinetic
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984338 
DRUNKEN FUMBLINGS
Dire Results Usually Not Knowingly Expected. Non-sober Fornication Usually Means Boy Leaves Impregnated Naive Girl Saddened
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after watching an 'expose' TV programme on teenage sex in England.
1984365 1984338 
DSL
Darned Speedy Link!
Angela Brett, as an alternate expansion of the more common Digital Subscriber Line or  Direct Satellite Link.
1984419 1984242 
DSL (2)
Download Something Large
Angela Brett, as an alternate expansion of the more common Digital Subscriber Line.
1984419 1984242 
DSL (3)
Defying Sea-Level
Angela Brett, as an alternate expansion of the more common Deep Submergence Laboratory.
1984248 1984242 
DSL (4)
Don't Say 'Lame'!
Angela Brett, as an alternate expansion of the more common Disability Sick Leave.
1984605 1984242 
DSL (5)
Domineer Suburban Lads
Tony McCoy O'Grady, as an alternate expansion of the more common District Scout Leader.
1984581 1984242 
DSL (6)
Detritus-filled Seabed Level
Tony McCoy O'Grady, as an alternate expansion of the more common Deep Scattering Layer.
1984248 1984242 
DSL (7)
Dialup's So Lame!
Angela Brett, as an alternate expansion of the more common Digital Subscriber Line.
1984419 1984242 
DSL (8)
Don't Surf Lightly
Edwin Hermann, as an alternate expansion of the more common Digital Subscriber Line.
1984419 1984242 
DSL (9)
Dunderheads Surf Loudly
Jeff Anonymous, in reference to loud dialup modems (as opposed to Digital Subscriber Line)... no offense intended :)
1984419 1984242 
DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER
Desires Ultimate Career (for) Husband. Extremely Stupid. Sets Off Fatal Goings-on - Lured On Unto Coven & Entrapped. Spy Then Effects Revelation
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's King Henry VI
1984566 
DUCK
Dive Under Cover, Kid
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984275 
DUCK (2)
Dabbling Upside-down Consuming Krill
Patricia Rix
1985049 
DUDE'S BLUFF
Don't Understand Dames?  Exhibit Shyness, But Liquor Up Front First!
Rico Leffanta
1984365 
DUES
Debtors Union Exorcising Sanity
Rico Leffanta
1984605 
DUGTRIO
Digletts' Usual Grouping... Three Rolled Into One!
Angela Brett (Dugtrio is Pokemon #51)
1984284 
DUGTRIO (2)
Digletts' Underground Get-Together Results In Overkill
Angela Brett (Dugtrio is Pokemon #51)
1984284 
DUKE
Disappointingly Underemployed King's Elite
Angela Brett, after Tony mentioned something about DUKEs and URLs.
1984659 
DUKE (2)
Dangerously Using Karate (in an) Encounter
Dustan Dowsing
1984455 
DUKE OF YORK
Detests Usurper - Keeping Eye On Fealty You Obey Reigning King
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Richard II
1984683 
DUKE ORSINO
Dispatches Unknown Kid (on) Errand Of Romancing Suitor - It's Noble Olivia
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night
1984650 
DUKE VINCENTIO
Deludes Unruly Knave & Errant Viennese (Immorality Needs Controlling) Eventually Nobleman Tries Interesting Overture
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Measure for Measure
1984428 
DUMAIN & DUMAIN
Declaim Unique Mumbo-jumbo And Idiotic Nonsense - Deceit Unmasks Mean And Immoral No-good
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well
1984551 
DUMB!
Don't Underestimate My Bargains!
Angela Brett (see <SHOVE OFF>)
1984515 
DUMB ASS
Donkey's Unusually Mute - Brays Are Strangely Silent.
Angela Brett
1984494 
DUMB ASS (2)
Doesn't Use Mouth/Mind, But Always Saying Something!
Angela Brett (with Mouth, this describes expressive donkey body-language... with Mind, a thoughtless human.)
1984497 1984494 
DUMP
Disgusting, Unwholesome, Mucky Poop
Patricia Rix, telling Tony that <LADIES> don't leave a dump.
1984353 
DUNCAN
Death Unleashes Nemesis, Conspiracy And Nastiness
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Macbeth
1984500 
DUNCE
Down Under Nobody Claims Employment
Rico Leffanta
1984473 
DUNCE (2)
Director, Unilateral Network Causing Email
Rico Leffanta
1984656 
DUNDEE
Does Unusual 'Nyms, Delightfully Entertaining Expansions
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984377 
DUNTISH
Don't Undertake Numeracy Tests If Severely Hungover
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Duntish is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as being, 'Mentally incapacitated by severe hangover.')
1984767 1984542 
DUPLEX
Doubled-Up Property Layers Ensures Xclusion
TMcCO'G
1984701 
DUSK
Dawn's Undoing, Symmetry Kin.
Angela Brett
1984356 
DUSTAN DOWSING
Deeply Unstable, Suspicious Type. A Nefarious Detective Obviously Would Suspect Indecent Naked Games
Tony McCoy O'Grady, probably because Angela's (now ex-)boyfriend Dustan (reluctantly) owns a PC.
1984377 
DUTCH
Duo Usually Tries Currency Halving
Angela Brett, referring to the idiom, 'go Dutch'
1984605 
DUTCHIE
Doughy, Unctuous, Tasty Concoction Has Innovative Element
Patricia Rix (not that many doughnuts have raisins)
1984467 
DVD
Didn't Vomit -- Died!
Steve Keate (see <DONGLE (3)>)
1984611 
DWARF/JOKER
Distinctly Wary About Rainbow Fizz - Jeroboam Of Knowledge Eventually Ruins.
Angela Brett
1984905 
DYAD
Duo of You And Daddy
Angela Brett, who first heard of the term during a lecture on parent-child relationships.
1984590 
DYLAN
Died Young, Lump Attacked Neurons
Angela Brett, referring to Steve's son.
1984269 
DYLAN (2)
Darling Youngster, Like Angela's Nephews?
Angela Brett, who never actually met Dylan.
1984269 
DYLAN THOMAS
Drunk! Yet Lyrical Author's Narrative Tale Holds Our Minds - And Suggests!
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984335 
DYNAMITE
Do You Need Any Massive Items To Explode?
Angela Brett
1984764 
DYNAMO
Doth Yield New And Much Output
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984518 
DYNE
Do You Need Energy?
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984941 
DYSLEXIA
Do You See Letters Extremely Xenotime In Appearance
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984488 
DYSPEPSIA
Did Your Special Potluck Explode Perchance Soaking In Acid?
Rico Leffanta
1984488 
DYSPHASIA
Disturbs Your Speech Patterns - Has A Significant Impact, Apparently.
Angela Brett
1984488 
DYSPROSIUM
Do You Suppose People Realise Our Sillinesses Indicate Unsound Minds?
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984323 1984320 
DYSPROSIUM (2)
Difficultly Yielded Substance, Popular (in) Reactor Operations Since It's Ultra (para)-Magnetic.
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984323 
DYSTOCIA
Delivering Your Sprog Takes Obstetric Care In Abundance
Angela Brett
1984488 
DZIGGETAI
Deceives Zoologists, Is Generally Graded 'Equus', Though Ass Indubitably
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984494 
DZO
Domestic Zoological Oddity
Angela Brett
1984494 
DZOMOS
Domestic Zoological Oddity - Milk Offers Sustenance
Tony McCoy O'Grady, as an extension of Angela's <DZO>.
1984494 
DZOS
Does Zigzags Over Slopes
Tony McCoy O'Grady
1984494 
