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| HIPPIES | Happy Individuals, Peaceably Playing In Extreme Satisfaction |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships |
| HIPPOLYTA | Highly 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 |
| HIRE | Hardware Is Rented Everywhere |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce |
| HISS | Humming In Snake Songs |
Rico Leffanta Assorted Nouns:Noises |
| HISTORY | How It Seemed To Our Rulers Yesteryear! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady History |
| HITACHI | How Is This A Computer-Human Interface? |
Sean Lamb (Hitachi makes computer monitors...) Computers:Generic Hardware |
| HITCH | Hitched? Is The Ceremony Hindered? |
Angela Brett, since many people 'get hitched' without a hitch. People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| HITCHED | Holy Intimate Tie Connecting Heterosexuals Expecting Divorce |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| HITCHHIKER | Hop In The Car... Heading Home? I Know Expedient Route. |
Angela Brett Transport |
| HITMONCHAN | He Is The Master Of Nasty Chopping, Hands Are Nimble. |
Angela Brett (Hitmonchan is Pokemon #107) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| HITMONLEE | He Is The Master Of Nasty Legwork... Extremely Effective. |
Angela Brett (Hitmonlee is Pokemon #106) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| HOBBIES | Hours 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 |
| HOBBY | Hopefully 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 |
| HOBO | Homeless Or Broke One |
Angela Brett People & Relationships |
| HOCKEY | Heroicly Overpadded - Compete Keenly Every Year |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation |
| HOFF | Haughty 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 |
| HOGWARTS | Harry! 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 |
| HOLDEN | Had Olympian Looks - Did Excellent 'Network' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to actor William Holden. Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses |
| HOLDUP | Hoodlums Often Loud Demands Upset Personnel |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| HOLLAND | Hordes Of Low-Landers All Need Dykes |
Angela Brett Places:States & Regions |
| HOLODECK | Halucination Of Lifelike Objects Directly Emulates Craft's Keypoint |
Doctor McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Fictional Places |
| HOLOFERNES | Having 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 |
| HOLOGRAPHY | Harnessing One's Laser, One Generates Really Artistic, Pleasing Holograms, Yes? |
Sean Lamb Art & Literature Science:Physics |
| HOME | House Or Mansion, Essentially. |
Angela Brett Places |
| HOMELAND | Here Our Mothers Endured Labour - A Nation Divine |
Angela Brett Places |
| HOMER | Holding Onto Marge - Extreme Reliance |
Angela Brett and Steve Keate Entertainment:TV shows:The Simpsons |
| HOMES | Hearths Often May Evoke Sentiments. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Buildings |
| HOMEWORK | How One's Midweek Evenings Went On - Revising Knowledge |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education |
| HOMICIDE | Horror Of Murder Is Captured In Deceased's Expression |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order People & Relationships:Death |
| HOMOGRAPHY | Helpful 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 |
| HOMOSEXUALS | Hump Other Men Only, So Eschewing XX. Unusual, Although (Lately) Sanctioned. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust:LGBTQIA |
| HONDA | Hop On, Now Drive Away |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| HONDURAS | Hassled Over Nicaragua's Dictatorship - Unwanted Rebels And Sandinistas. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| HONEY | Harvest Of Nectar - Extremely Yummy |
Angela Brett Food & Drink |
| HONEYMOON | Hours Of Nighttime Experimenting - You Might Orgasm... Or Not. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| HONOR | How Others Note One's Respect |
Sean Lamb People & Relationships |
| HONORABLE | Honesty Offers Notice On Respectable Attribute, Best Loved Example |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| HONORARY | Having One's Noble Opinions, Reputable And Respected, Yes |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships |
| HONOURS | Honouring 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 |
| HOOD | Here's Owner Of Degree |
Angela Brett, a few weeks before graduating. Household Objects:Clothing:Academic Regalia |
| HOOKER | Harlot Often Offers Kerbside Erotic Rendezvous |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| HOOVER | Hums Over Objective, Vacuums Entire Region |
Jan Morgan -- Brand name of a vacuum Household Objects:Appliances |
| HOPE | Heart's Optimism Preserves Enthusiasm |
Timothy Chambers People & Relationships:Emotions |
| HORACE | Holding On Romantically Antagonises Consorts Everytime |
Rico Leffanta Names:First names:Male |
| HORATIO | Hamlet'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 |
| HORIZONTAL | How, Oftentimes Reclining I Zzzz Or Nod, Til Alarm Livens |
Bill Neal Sports & Recreation:Relaxation |
| HORMONES | Has Own Reactions, Managing Own Nuttiness Engages Some |
Jan Morgan Science:Biology |
| HORSE | Humans 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 |
| HORSEPOWER | Humans Often Race Speedy Engines... Probability Of Wreckage Escalates Rapidly. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| HORSES | Humans' Overiding/Overall Resource Speed Earthshakin' Steeds! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Science:Biology:Animals Transport |
| HORSETAIL | Hairs 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 |
| HOSEA | Harsh Overtones, Split Ended Acceptably |
Eric Bridgstock Religion:Bible books |
| HOSPITAL | House Of Sick Patients Itching Their Amputated Limbs |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments Places:Buildings |
| HOSPITALITY | Home's Open, Swinging Party Is Thrown And Lasts Indefinitely, Thank You |
TMcCO'G People & Relationships |
| HOSTEL | How One Shuns The Expensive Lodges |
Angela Brett Places:Buildings |
| HOSTILE | He Obviously Seems Threatening, Indeed Looks Evilminded |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| HOT | Heightening Of Thermoactivity |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives Science:Physics |
| HOTEL | House Of Travellers - Expensive Lodgings! |
Angela Brett/Dustan Dowsing, while listening to an mp3 of 'Hotel California' by The Eagles. Places:Buildings |
| HOTMAIL | How One Tells Microsoft Administration Is Lacking |
Sean Lamb Computers:Internet |
| HOUSE | Home Of Usual Suburban Entities |
Angela Brett Places:Buildings |
| HOWARD | How 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 |
| HOWIE | Humorous One Was Improvisational Entertainer |
Sean Lamb (Howie Mandel is a comic who is pretty good at improvisation) Names:Famous people Entertainment |
| HTML | How They Make Links |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (HTML usually stands for HyperText Markup Language) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Internet |
| HTTP | Here'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.NZ | Have 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/ANGELA | Have 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 |
| HUB | Hurts Ur Body |
Jeff Anonymous Computers:Do Not Eat |
| HUBBY | Hopelessly Unaware Bubble Burst Yesterday |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| HUG | Hold Unforgettable Guy/Gal |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| HUGE | Has, Unexpectedly, Grown Enormously |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
| HUH | Hardly Understood Her |
Angela Brett Main |
| HULA | Happy Undulating Lustful Acts |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| HUM | Having Unusual Moans |
Jan Morgan Assorted Nouns:Noises |
| HUMAN | Honestly, Unrequited Meaning Afflicts Nothing |
imposed People & Relationships |
| HUMBLE | Has Unpretentious Meekness Because Lives Egoless |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| HUMDINGER | Having Unexpected Merriment Deeply Involving Numerous Gleeful Excited Responses |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter |
| HUMMER | How Un-Moving Mouths Emit Resonances |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music |
| HUMOR | Haha's Usually My Own Response |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who spells HUMOUR properly. Laughter |
| HUMOROUS | Having Upturned Mouth, Often Result Of Unintended Subtext |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter |
| HUMOUR | Hate Uncorrect 'Mericanisms Omitting 'U's Regularly! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see HUMOR) Laughter |
| HUNCH | Hope Uncle Never Catches Her |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| HUNGRILY | He Uncovers Nude Genitals, Revealing Intense Lustful Yearnings |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| HUNGRY | Have U No Grub Ready Yet? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
| HUNT | Having Unusual Natural Talent |
Jan Morgan Sports & Recreation |
| HUNTER | Having Unusual Natural Talent, Engages Rifle |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations Sports & Recreation |
| HURRICANE | Hurry 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 |
| HURT | Have Undiagnised Repugnant Troubles |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| HUSBAND | He Usually Sleeps Beside A Nuptial Darling. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| HUSH | How Unbroken Silence Happens |
Tony McQuiet O'Grady Assorted Nouns:Noises |
| HUSSEIN | Hyprocritical United States Supremo Excuses Invasion Nightly |
Chris Kjelgaard Names:Famous people:Politicians |
| HUSTLER | He's Usually Sharp, Though Losing Early's Rewarding |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| HUWOMANITY | Honour Ultimately Womens' Opportunities! Mother Affirm / Nurture Infants, Teens, Youth! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words People & Relationships |
| HYATT | Here, You Are The Top |
Angela Brett Places:Buildings |
| HYDRA | How 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 |
| HYDROCARBONS | Have You Done Rudimentary Organic Chemistry? Alkynes' Redundant Bonds Offer No Saturation. |
Angela Brett Science:Chemistry |
| HYMEN | Hello Young Men - Especially Newcomers! |
Rico Leffanta Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| HYPERCARD | Highly Yoozerfriendly Programming Environment Requiring Clean And Rapid Development |
Angela Brett Computers:Programming Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software:Applications |
| HYPERTALK | Have 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 |
| HYPHEN | Have You, Perhaps, Hyphen-Excess Neurosis |
Tony Hyphen O'Grady (see SHARON (2)) Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website |
| HYSTERIA | Have You Sensed The Excited Rage-Induced Anger? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Emotions |
| HYSTERICAL | Hollers Yells Screams To Excess Reliving Imaginary Circumstances Alienating Love |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Emotions |
| HYSTERICS | Have You Seen The Evil Raging In Circumcised Sydney? |
Rico Leffanta Sports & Recreation People & Relationships:Emotions |
| HYTHE | Harbour You Thank Heaven Entering |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Waterways |
| HYUNDAI | Have You (Until Now) Driven An Ideal? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| HZ | Hearing Zone |
Jan Morgan (Hz is usually short for Hertz) Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
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