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HIPPIESHappy Individuals, Peaceably Playing In Extreme Satisfaction Jan Morgan
People & Relationships
HIPPOLYTAHighly Independent Person, Play's Outcome Leaves You Totally Amorous Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream
Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians
HIREHardware Is Rented Everywhere Tony McCoy O'Grady
Commerce
HISSHumming In Snake Songs Rico Leffanta
Assorted Nouns:Noises
HISTORYHow It Seemed To Our Rulers Yesteryear! Tony McCoy O'Grady
History
HITACHIHow Is This A Computer-Human Interface? Sean Lamb (Hitachi makes computer monitors...)
Computers:Generic Hardware
HITCHHitched? Is The Ceremony Hindered? Angela Brett, since many people 'get hitched' without a hitch.
People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce
HITCHEDHoly Intimate Tie Connecting Heterosexuals Expecting Divorce Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce
HITCHHIKERHop In The Car... Heading Home? I Know Expedient Route. Angela Brett
Transport
HITMONCHANHe Is The Master Of Nasty Chopping, Hands Are Nimble. Angela Brett (Hitmonchan is Pokemon #107)
Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon
HITMONLEEHe Is The Master Of Nasty Legwork... Extremely Effective. Angela Brett (Hitmonlee is Pokemon #106)
Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon
HOBBIESHours Of Bliss, Busy In Exotic Sports Tony McCoy O'Grady, who is unhappy with the ending, and invites amendments. Maybe something involving ".... In Empty Sheds"
Sports & Recreation
HOBBYHopefully Outcome's Big Bucks, Yes? Angela Brett, when Mike from acronymfinder.com mentioned that his hobby now earns him money in advertising and licensing.
Commerce
HOBOHomeless Or Broke One Angela Brett
People & Relationships
HOCKEYHeroicly Overpadded - Compete Keenly Every Year Tony McCoy O'Grady
Sports & Recreation
HOFFHaughty Outrage Feints Falsehood Tony McCoy O'Grady (Hoff is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning 'To deny indignantly something which is palpably true.')
Words & Wordplay:Liffs
HOGWARTSHarry! Our Group Worships All Rowling's Thrilling Stories Muggles McCoy O'Grady, in response to a request for a name for a Harry Potter society at Cambridge University.
Art & Literature:Harry Potter Society
HOLDENHad Olympian Looks - Did Excellent 'Network' Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to actor William Holden.
Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses
HOLDUPHoodlums Often Loud Demands Upset Personnel Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Law & Order
HOLLANDHordes Of Low-Landers All Need Dykes Angela Brett
Places:States & Regions
HOLODECKHalucination Of Lifelike Objects Directly Emulates Craft's Keypoint Doctor McCoy O'Grady
Art & Literature:Fictional Places
HOLOFERNESHaving Overflowery Language, Our Foolish Educator Rehearses Novel Entertaining Show Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Love's Labours Lost
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Love's Labours Lost
HOLOGRAPHYHarnessing One's Laser, One Generates Really Artistic, Pleasing Holograms, Yes? Sean Lamb
Art & Literature
Science:Physics
HOMEHouse Or Mansion, Essentially. Angela Brett
Places
HOMELANDHere Our Mothers Endured Labour - A Nation Divine Angela Brett
Places
HOMERHolding Onto Marge - Extreme Reliance Angela Brett and Steve Keate
Entertainment:TV shows:The Simpsons
HOMESHearths Often May Evoke Sentiments. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Buildings
HOMEWORKHow One's Midweek Evenings Went On - Revising Knowledge Tony McCoy O'Grady
Education
HOMICIDEHorror Of Murder Is Captured In Deceased's Expression Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Law & Order
People & Relationships:Death
HOMOGRAPHYHelpful Orthographic Method - One Graphical Representation And Phoneme Homogeneously Yoked Angela Brett, who doesn't think Homogeneously is the best word for it.
Science:Linguistics
Communication
HOMOSEXUALSHump Other Men Only, So Eschewing XX. Unusual, Although (Lately) Sanctioned. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Love & Lust:LGBTQIA
HONDAHop On, Now Drive Away Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport:Car Makes & Models
HONDURASHassled Over Nicaragua's Dictatorship - Unwanted Rebels And Sandinistas. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Countries
HONEYHarvest Of Nectar - Extremely Yummy Angela Brett
Food & Drink
HONEYMOONHours Of Nighttime Experimenting - You Might Orgasm... Or Not. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce
HONORHow Others Note One's Respect Sean Lamb
People & Relationships
HONORABLEHonesty Offers Notice On Respectable Attribute, Best Loved Example Jan Morgan
People & Relationships:Personality Traits
HONORARYHaving One's Noble Opinions, Reputable And Respected, Yes Jan Morgan
People & Relationships
HONOURSHonouring Old Nimble-One Upset Rolling Stone Nanker Phelge -- I see that Keef is miffed that Mick accepted a gong - because of 'pressure' from Tony Blair!
Entertainment:Music
HOODHere's Owner Of Degree Angela Brett, a few weeks before graduating.
Household Objects:Clothing:Academic Regalia
HOOKERHarlot Often Offers Kerbside Erotic Rendezvous Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations
HOOVERHums Over Objective, Vacuums Entire Region Jan Morgan -- Brand name of a vacuum
Household Objects:Appliances
HOPEHeart's Optimism Preserves Enthusiasm Timothy Chambers
People & Relationships:Emotions
HORACEHolding On Romantically Antagonises Consorts Everytime Rico Leffanta
Names:First names:Male
HORATIOHamlet's Only Real Ally Through Incredible Ordeal Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark
HORIZONTALHow, Oftentimes Reclining I Zzzz Or Nod, Til Alarm Livens Bill Neal
Sports & Recreation:Relaxation
HORMONESHas Own Reactions, Managing Own Nuttiness Engages Some Jan Morgan
Science:Biology
HORSEHumans Often Race Speedy Equines. Angela Brett. (Tony replied 'I've never raced a horse in my life! I'm (just about) smart enough to know it would win ;-)')
Science:Biology:Animals
HORSEPOWERHumans Often Race Speedy Engines... Probability Of Wreckage Escalates Rapidly. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
HORSESHumans' Overiding/Overall Resource Speed Earthshakin' Steeds! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
Science:Biology:Animals
Transport
HORSETAILHairs Of Rather Splendid Equine - Tasty And Incredibly Long Tony (Yeah, I know it's a plant and not an actual horse's tail)
Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs
HOSEAHarsh Overtones, Split Ended Acceptably Eric Bridgstock
Religion:Bible books
HOSPITALHouse Of Sick Patients Itching Their Amputated Limbs Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments
Places:Buildings
HOSPITALITYHome's Open, Swinging Party Is Thrown And Lasts Indefinitely, Thank You TMcCO'G
People & Relationships
HOSTELHow One Shuns The Expensive Lodges Angela Brett
Places:Buildings
HOSTILEHe Obviously Seems Threatening, Indeed Looks Evilminded Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships
HOTHeightening Of Thermoactivity Angela Brett
Assorted Adjectives
Science:Physics
HOTELHouse Of Travellers - Expensive Lodgings! Angela Brett/Dustan Dowsing, while listening to an mp3 of 'Hotel California' by The Eagles.
Places:Buildings
HOTMAILHow One Tells Microsoft Administration Is Lacking Sean Lamb
Computers:Internet
HOUSEHome Of Usual Suburban Entities Angela Brett
Places:Buildings
HOWARDHow Other-Wordly... A Rationalising Duck. Angela Brett, referring to the film 'Howard The Duck'. I'm after a better word than Rationalising... something meaning 'humanoid', 'anthropomorphised', 'beer-drinking', 'blokey' or one of the other traits Howard possessed which are otherwise exclusive to humans.
Art & Literature:Fictional Characters
HOWDY"Hello" - Or - "Welcome" Drawls Yank Tony McCoy O'Grady
Communication:Hello & Goodbye
HOWIEHumorous One Was Improvisational Entertainer Sean Lamb (Howie Mandel is a comic who is pretty good at improvisation)
Names:Famous people
Entertainment
HTMLHow They Make Links Tony McCoy O'Grady (HTML usually stands for HyperText Markup Language)
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
Computers:Internet
HTTPHere's That Titled Page Tony McCoy O'Grady - People seem to think that 'http://www.co.nz' is the 'name' of a page, rather than the 'address'. (HTTP usually stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol)
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
Computers:Internet
HTTP://ACRONYMS.CO.NZHave The Time, Phone, And Computer? Read Our Newest Yabberings - Mostly-Sane Creations Of Novel Zeitvertreib Angela Brett, referring to the ACRONYMS web site of course.
Computers:Internet:URLs
HTTP://UN.CO.NZ/ANGELAHave Time To Peruse? Using Netscape, Come Over 'N' Zip Around. Newly Generated Eloquence Lies Ahead. Angela Brett, acronymising her website (since moved to http://macintosh.geek.nz) This includes the ACRONYMS site which is updated with new acronyms every week.
Computers:Internet:URLs
HUBHurts Ur Body Jeff Anonymous
Computers:Do Not Eat
HUBBYHopelessly Unaware Bubble Burst Yesterday Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce
HUGHold Unforgettable Guy/Gal Jan Morgan
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
HUGEHas, Unexpectedly, Grown Enormously Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Adjectives
HUHHardly Understood Her Angela Brett
Main
HULAHappy Undulating Lustful Acts Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
HUMHaving Unusual Moans Jan Morgan
Assorted Nouns:Noises
HUMANHonestly, Unrequited Meaning Afflicts Nothing imposed
People & Relationships
HUMBLEHas Unpretentious Meekness Because Lives Egoless Jan Morgan
People & Relationships:Personality Traits
HUMDINGERHaving Unexpected Merriment Deeply Involving Numerous Gleeful Excited Responses Tony McCoy O'Grady
Laughter
HUMMERHow Un-Moving Mouths Emit Resonances Tony McCoy O'Grady
Entertainment:Music
HUMORHaha's Usually My Own Response Tony McCoy O'Grady, who spells HUMOUR properly.
Laughter
HUMOROUSHaving Upturned Mouth, Often Result Of Unintended Subtext Tony McCoy O'Grady
Laughter
HUMOURHate Uncorrect 'Mericanisms Omitting 'U's Regularly! Tony McCoy O'Grady (see HUMOR)
Laughter
HUNCHHope Uncle Never Catches Her Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
HUNGRILYHe Uncovers Nude Genitals, Revealing Intense Lustful Yearnings Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
HUNGRYHave U No Grub Ready Yet? Tony McCoy O'Grady
Food & Drink
HUNTHaving Unusual Natural Talent Jan Morgan
Sports & Recreation
HUNTERHaving Unusual Natural Talent, Engages Rifle Jan Morgan
People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations
Sports & Recreation
HURRICANEHurry Up Redhat, Redmond Is Continuing Adding New Enhancements Sean Lamb (Hurricane was the code name for RedHat Linux 5.0)
Computers:Linux
Names:Code Names:Linux
HURRY!High Urgency... Result Required Yesterday! Angela Brett
Assorted Phrases
HURTHave Undiagnised Repugnant Troubles Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments
HUSBANDHe Usually Sleeps Beside A Nuptial Darling. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce
HUSHHow Unbroken Silence Happens Tony McQuiet O'Grady
Assorted Nouns:Noises
HUSSEINHyprocritical United States Supremo Excuses Invasion Nightly Chris Kjelgaard
Names:Famous people:Politicians
HUSTLERHe's Usually Sharp, Though Losing Early's Rewarding Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Personality Traits
HUWOMANITYHonour Ultimately Womens' Opportunities! Mother Affirm / Nurture Infants, Teens, Youth! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words
People & Relationships
HYATTHere, You Are The Top Angela Brett
Places:Buildings
HYDRAHow You Define Reboots Again Sean Lamb (Hydra was Microsoft's code name for Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition; MS servers always seem to need a reboot...)
Names:Code Names:Microsoft
HYDROCARBONSHave You Done Rudimentary Organic Chemistry? Alkynes' Redundant Bonds Offer No Saturation. Angela Brett
Science:Chemistry
HYMENHello Young Men - Especially Newcomers! Rico Leffanta
Science:Biology:Body Parts
HYPERCARDHighly Yoozerfriendly Programming Environment Requiring Clean And Rapid Development Angela Brett
Computers:Programming
Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software:Applications
HYPERTALKHave You Programmed Especially Rapidly? Try Another Language, 'Kay? Angela Brett. (The 'Kay is short for Okay and also a reference to my C programming lecturer whose last name is Kay.)
Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software
Computers:Programming
HYPHENHave You, Perhaps, Hyphen-Excess Neurosis Tony Hyphen O'Grady (see SHARON (2))
Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website
HYSTERIAHave You Sensed The Excited Rage-Induced Anger? Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Emotions
HYSTERICALHollers Yells Screams To Excess Reliving Imaginary Circumstances Alienating Love Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships:Emotions
HYSTERICSHave You Seen The Evil Raging In Circumcised Sydney? Rico Leffanta
Sports & Recreation
People & Relationships:Emotions
HYTHEHarbour You Thank Heaven Entering Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Waterways
HYUNDAIHave You (Until Now) Driven An Ideal? Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport:Car Makes & Models
HZHearing Zone Jan Morgan (Hz is usually short for Hertz)
Science:Mathematics:Measurement

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