Acronyms Perfected! Relations Organic/Obvious! Now Your Memory Scintillates!
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| APRONYMISTS | Admitted Punsters. Rarely Observed Newness, Yet Maturity. Innovative Sages. Truth Seekers. |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| APRONYMS | Acronyms' Particular Relevancy Often Notify Your Meaning Strongly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady. Following a request for a word to apply to a 'meaningful acronym' I offered Aptonym - but there were objections to this. So I went further and suggested Apronym, as a conflation of the French 'a propos' and acronym, and also offering overtones of 'appropiate'. Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| APROPOS | A Pertinent Response Or, Perhaps, Opening Statement |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication |
| APROVE | Apronym Passes Rigors Of Vetting/ Examination |
Angela Brett thinking that APROVE could mean approve an APRONYM. Not to be confused with the misspelling of approve, of which I DISAPROVE. Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| APTITUDE | A Prized Talent Is To Unerringly Do Everything |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| APTITUDE! | Applying Potential, Talented Individuals Travel Upward, Defying Encumbrances! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| APTONYMS | Appropriate Phrases To Obviate Nuances Your Morphemes Suggest |
Angela Brett, after Tony suggested that 'aptonyms' might be a better name for our creations. Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words |
| AQUARIUS | Apparently Quite Utter Airheads Remain Interested Until Senile. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Astrology |
| ARBOK | Aloud, Read Backwards, Ophidian's Known |
Angela Brett (Arbok is Pokemon #24) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| ARBONNE | A Real Botanical Objective, Nourishes Naturally Everyone |
Jan Morgan -- A home party Cosmetic company Commerce:Companies People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene:Beauty Products |
| ARCADE | Afternoons Relinquished Cashing Away Dollars Extravagantly |
Robert Anonymous Entertainment |
| ARCHAEOLOGY | Academics Regularly Create Holes And Excavate Objects, Learning Of Goneby Years. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - Apologies for the "goneby" - it's acronymist's licence applied to the acceptable "bygone" Science |
| ARCHAEOPTERYX | Although Rather Controversial, Hailed As Earliest Ornithoid. Precursor To Everyday Robins, Yet Xtinct. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals:Dinosaurs |
| ARCHER | Arrows Really Can Hurt Enemy Rogues |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military |
| ARCHERY | Arrows Rarely Cross Hearts - Excepting (Romantically) Yours |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust Military |
| ARCHIVE | A Resource Containing Hoarded Items, Very Extensive |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when it was suggested that some of the old forum threads be archived. Assorted Nouns Communication:Acronyms Forums |
| ARCITE | Athenian Romantic Contretemps Inspires Theseus's Enmity |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's (and/or John Fletcher's) The Two Noble Kinsmen Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Two Noble Kinsmen |
| ARE | Acronym Requests Expansion |
Angela Brett, when Jeff capitalised ARE on the Acronyms forums. Communication:Acronyms Forums |
| ARENA | Athlete's Runway Encircles Natural Amphitheatre |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places Sports & Recreation |
| ARGH! | Angela Rarely Gets Headrest |
Angela Brett, late at night after adding a lot of apronyms (there are still many waiting to be reviewed, though it's not really an ARGH thing as it's great that people have been submitting so many apronyms.) Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| ARGON | A Royal Gas?! Oh, Noble! |
Angela Brett Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| ARGUS | A Really Great Unusual Ship |
Jan Morgan -- see THE ARGUS Transport Sports & Recreation:Scouts |
| ARIEL | A Real, If Ethereal, Lifeform |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Tempest Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Tempest |
| ARIES | All Reasonable Intellects Eschew Starsigns |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Astrology |
| ARITHMETIC | A Really Irritating Task Humans Must Endure 'Til It Calculates. |
Timothy Chambers Science:Mathematics |
| ARIZONA | Arid Region Is Zone Of Natural Attraction |
Jan Morgan - Natural attraction the Grand Canyon Places:States & Regions |
| ARKANSAS | A Rice Kingdom, And Natural Springs As Spas |
Jan Morgan - state has hot spring resorts and is a leading rice producer Places:States & Regions |
| ARLINGTON | Armymen's Remains Laid In New Graves, They're Organised Neatly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - Arlington is a (the?) major US military cemetery Places Military |
| ARM | A Reaching Mechanism |
Angela Brett and Peter Coxhead Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| ARMENIA | A Remote Mountain Expanse, Neighbour Is Azerbaijan. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| ARMY | A Rifle Motivates You |
Blair Military |
| ARSENIC | A Reliable Solution Employed Nastily In Crimes |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| ART | A Response Test |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature |
| ARTHUR | A Real True Hero - Utterly Romantic |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Arthurian Legend |
| ARTICUNO | A Really Terrible Icebird. Chills Under No Obligation. |
Jeff Anonymous (Articuno is Pokemon #144) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| ARTILLERY | Armoured Runabout Throws Its Load, Letting Explosives Reach You |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military:Weapons |
| ARTIST | After Rendering The Image, Sculpture's Touted |
Sean Lamb Art & Literature People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| ASAP | Another Superficial Acronymic Promise |
Charlie (ASAP usually stands for As Soon As Possible) Re-expansions of existing acronyms:Conversational |
| ASCII | Are Some Computer Ingredients Inedible? |
Tony, who doesn't think the American Standard Code for Information Interchange is edible. Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Do Not Eat |
| ASF | Advanced Spamming Format |
ASF = Advanced Streaming Format (Microsoft) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Internet |
| ASH | Animated Super Hero |
Angela Brett, referring to the main character in the Pokemon TV series and movies. Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| ASHCROFT | Arrogant Supporter Hates Criticisms Raised Over Firearms Threat |
Chris Kjelgaard Names:Famous people:Politicians People & Relationships:Law & Order Military:Weapons |
| ASHLEY | As She Has Learned Education Yearly |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| ASHTRAY | A Smell Hastens Through Rooms After You |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Drugs:Tobacco |
| ASININE | A Silly Idiot's Noggin Is Noticeably Empty |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Insults People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| ASK | Aquire Some Knowledge |
Bruce Siegel -- apronym came to me in a dream - really Communication |
| ASPARAGUS | Assist's Secreting Pee, Aids Removal After Gastrically Unwise Surfeit |
Tony Food & Drink |
| ASS | Ample Sized Situpon |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| ASSAGAI | A Slender Spear African Guards Aim Impeccably |
Angela Brett Military:Weapons |
| ASSIGNMENT | All Students Should Implement Good Notions & Methods Employing New Thinking |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education |
| ASSISTANCE | A Secondary Suggestion Is Some Times A Notion Creating Excellence |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when I mentioned that I had a few more acronyms in the making, each with one just one word still to be found. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Assorted Nouns |
| ASSOCIATE | Acquaintance Seen Somewhat Often, Commercial Interests Are The Excuse. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships Commerce |
| ASSONISE | A Sound Suggestive Of Noises I Suggested Earlier! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, pondering a verb for using assonance. Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words |
| ASTATINE | Amazingly Short-Term. All Twenty Isotopes Naturally Exist. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| ASTEROID | Another System That's Engineered Rigorously, Obsolete In Days. |
Sean Lamb (Asteroid was Microsoft's code name for Windows NT version 5.1) Names:Code Names:Microsoft |
| ASTOUNDING | Acronym Seems Totally Outstanding, Using No 'Dictionary Invading' Neologisms - Great |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Angela said that his WORLD TRADE CENTER (2) was an astounding acronym. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| ASTRID | Acronymising Strange Things Really Isn't Done! |
Angela Brett, when challenged to make up a quick expansion for ASTRID. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Names:First names:Female |
| ASTROLOGIST | Analyses Stars To Read Other's Lives - Obscurest Genethliac Inferences Seem True |
Angela Brett Religion:Astrology |
| ASTROLOGY | A Scientific Treatment Respecting Observable Laws? Oh Goodness Yes! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Astrology |
| ATE | Accept This Entrance |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Greek Gods & Goddesses |
| ATHEISM | All That Has Existed Is Strictly Mechanistic |
Angela Brett Religion |
| ATHEIST | A True Heathen's Existence Is Sans Theology |
Angela Brett Religion |
| ATHEISTIC | All The Hard Evidence Implies Scientific Theory Is Correct |
Angela Brett Religion |
| ATHENA | Ancient Teachings Help Educate New Adults |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Greek Gods & Goddesses |
| ATI | Absolutely Terrific Illustrations |
Jeff Anonymous, referring to the graphics card company. Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Generic Hardware |
| ATKINS | All They Know Is 'Nothing Starchy' |
Angela Brett, on the Atkins diet. Food & Drink |
| ATLANTIC | A Turquiose Liquid, And Not Thick In Consistency |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Waterways |
| ATLAS | A Tome Locates A Street |
Sean Lamb Places:Navigation Aids |
| ATMOSPHERIC | At The Moment Our Sulphur Perhaps Helps Equipoise Rise In CO2 |
Angela Brett, who recalls hearing about 'sulphur cooling' caused by sulphur dioxide in the atmosphere counteracting the greenhouse effect. (Just as long as you don't mind acid rain!) Science:Chemistry Science:Environment |
| ATTENUATOR | A Thing That's Effectively Neutered Urges Antibodies To Offer Resistance |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology |
| ATTORNEY | A Trick To Own Resources Never Entitled Yours |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations |
| ATX | Aching To Xtreme |
Jeff Anonymous Computers:Do Not Eat |
| AUCKLAND | Area Under Corruption Kamasutra Lessons At Night Depositories |
Rico Leffanta Places:Towns & Cities:New Zealand |
| AUDI | An Unsafe Driver Inside |
John Richard Jones Transport:Car Makes & Models Transport:Drivers |
| AUFIDIUS | An Untrue Friend Indeed, Does Injustice Unto Soldier |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Coriolanus Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Coriolanus |
| AUGUST | Autumn's Upcoming, Gratefully Upgrade Sun Tan |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Months |
| AURORA | Animation Unleashes Rooster Ovation Reveille Arrives |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Roman Gods & Goddesses |
| AUSPICIOUS | An Unspecified Superstition Presents Itself, Creating Intuition Of Unbridled Success |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives |
| AUSTRALIA | An Unending Sheep Terrain - Ruined Aboriginal Lives In Assimilation |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| AUSTRIA | Alpine Uplands - Ski Tourism Really Is Attractive. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| AUTOBAHN | Apple Uses The Oddest Brands And Humorous Names |
Sean Lamb (Autobahn was Apple's code name for the PowerMac 9500/150) Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware Names:Code Names:Apple |
| AUTOMAGIC | Anything Unexplained That Ordinary Magic Avoids, Given Its Confines |
Rob Rix - thought up after an e-mail to Angela wherein she used the word "automagically" Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words |
| AUTOMOBILE | Almost Universal, Though One Man On Bike Is Less 'Exhausting' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| AUTUMN | Arboreal Undergrowth Turns Unpleasantly Muddy Now |
Eric Bridgstock Time:Seasons |
| AVARICE | A Valued Attitude Raises Industrious Colleague's Esteem |
Tony (The best angle to work on with employee incentive schemes is good old-fashioned greed, you could go for a bit of tongue-in-cheek irony) People & Relationships:The Workforce:Employee Recognition Program |
| AVIATOR | A Vital Individual, Aviation Tactics Operator, Responsible |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| AVOCADO | A 'Victim' Of Cholesterol Advocates Delicate Oil |
Angela Brett Food & Drink |
| AVOIDANCE | A Villainy Of Investing Dollars And Not Contributing Excise |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order Commerce:Money |
| AWAKE | Aware While Assuming Knowing Everything |
Bruce Siegel Assorted Adjectives |
| 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) People & Relationships |
| AWE | A Wicked Experience |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Emotions |
| AWESOME | A Wonderful Enthusiastic Special Occurance, Memories Evident |
Jan Morgan Assorted Adjectives |
| AWFUL | Another Word For Unusually Loathsome |
Edwin Hermann Assorted Adjectives |
| AWOL | Are Warriors On Lunchbreak? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Re-expansions of existing acronyms:Conversational |
| AXE | Anihilate Xyloid Extremities |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Plants |
| AZERBAIJAN | A Zealously Ethnic Republic, Basically Agricultural, Is Joyful About Nationhood. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| AZIMUTH | Absolute Zenith In Measurements Up The Horizon |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns |
| AZOTURIA | Animal's Zone Of Trouble, Urine Really Is Abnormal |
Dustan Dowsing Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| AZURE | Air Zone: Unique Refraction Effect |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives:Colours |
| AZYME | Any Zymotechnic Yeasts Mustn't Enter |
Angela Brett Science:Biology |
| AZYMOUS | Apparently Zero Yeast Meliorates Our Unleavened Sacrifice |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion Science:Biology Food & Drink |
| previous apronyms beginning with A |