Angela has not had time to update this website recently, because she is also a mathematician by training, programmer by trade, physicist by association and writer by Sunday midnight. She would like to remind people that anyone who submits an acronym to this website may send a short blurb like this one to go on their page of acronyms.
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| 86% | ORANGE | Often Related to Apple, Nectarine, Grape Etcetera. |
Angela Brett Food & Drink Food & Drink |
| 100% | ORB | One Round Ball |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Geometry Science:Mathematics:Geometry |
| 100% | ORGANIC HERB | Our Rogues Grow A New Investment Crop, Harvesting Each Reader's Balance |
Angela Brett, in response to some spam on the Apronyms Forums by a company with that name. Commerce:Companies Commerce:Companies Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs |
| 100% | ORLISTAT | Obesity Reduction Lies In Swallowing Tablets And Training. |
Angela Brett (Orlistat being a weight-loss drug.) Drugs Drugs |
| 80% | ORNAMENT | Ornate Relic Newly Acquired by Museum is Eventually National Treasure. |
Angela Brett Household Objects Household Objects |
| 86% | ORNATE | Ornamentally Rich in Nice And Traditional Engravings |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives Assorted Adjectives |
| 100% | OSAMA | Orchestrated Suicide Air Missions, Allegedly |
Angela Brett, referring to OSAMA BIN LADEN Names:Famous people Names:Famous people Military:War & Terrorism Military:War & Terrorism |
| 100% | OSH | One Sore Hand |
Angela Brett (someone from Occupational Safety & Health came to my work to look at people's workstations and tell us how to reduce the risk of OOS. After following her directions on how to use the mouse for the rest of the day, I had a sore wrist.) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Re-expansions of existing acronyms People & Relationships:The Workforce People & Relationships:The Workforce |
| 100% | OSH (2) | Only Sarcastically 'Helpful' |
Angela Brett Re-expansions of existing acronyms Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| 100% | OSMIDROSIS | One Shower Monthly Isn't Decent... Remember, Our Sweat Is Smelly! |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| 100% | OSMIUM | Overly Solid Metal, Is Usually Mixed |
Angela Brett. (Osmium is very dense and is mainly used in alloys) Science:Chemistry:Elements Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| 100% | OSTI | Over-Sized Titties Inside |
Angela Brett, after seeing an ad for Osti bras, which come in larger sizes than usual. Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
| 100% | OS X | Our System's Xciting. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after Angela installed Mac OS X. Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software |
| 91% | OTOROHANGA | Over To One's Right One Half-km Ahead's North-Going Alternative. |
Angela Brett, on seeing a sign in Otorohanga saying that there was an alternative Northward route 400 or 500 metres ahead on the right. Places:Towns & Cities:New Zealand Places:Towns & Cities:New Zealand |
| 100% | OUAIS | 'Oui' Uttered As Informal Sound |
Angela Brett ('ouais' is one way of spelling the French equivalent of 'yeah') Science:Linguistics:French Words Science:Linguistics:French Words Communication:Yesses And Noes Communication:Yesses And Noes |
| 100% | OUTDOOR LEARNING SKILLS | On Unfamiliar Terrain, Don't Overestimate Own Real-Life Experience... Adventure Roleplaying Night Is Not Good Solid Knowledge If Lost, Lonely, Shivering. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Advice People & Relationships:Advice Sports & Recreation Sports & Recreation |
| 100% | OUTHOUSE | Off Underwear, Then Heave Out Undeniably Stinky Excreta. |
Angela Brett Places:Buildings:The 'Little Room' Places:Buildings:The 'Little Room' |
| 100% | OUT OF HERE | Once Under That Old Fence, He'll Evasively Run East |
Angela Brett Assorted Phrases Assorted Phrases People & Relationships:Law & Order People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| 100% | OWL | Overhead When Lightless |
Gavin Lambert and Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals:Birds Science:Biology:Animals:Birds |
| 100% | OWLS | On Wing, Like Seagulls |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals:Birds Science:Biology:Animals:Birds |
| 100% | OWLS (2) | Ornithologists Will Lack Sleep |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals:Birds Science:Biology:Animals:Birds |
| 100% | OYSTER (2) | Ohhh Yeahhhh... Shellfish That Exaggerates Randiness |
Angela Brett, trying for the last 'O' entry. Food & Drink Food & Drink |
| 100% | PACKAGING | Properly, A Carton Keeps All Goods Inside Neatly Grouped |
Angela Brett Assorted Nouns Assorted Nouns |
| 100% | PAGANS (2) | Please Accept God As New Saviour |
Angela Brett Religion Religion |
| 100% | PAGANS (3) | Preaching Alternate Gods, All Naive Sinners |
Angela Brett Religion Religion |
| 100% | PAIGE | Part Angel, In Godless Episodes |
Angela Brett (Paige is a part-angel, part-witch character in the TV series 'Charmed'. I expect that the show would be labelled 'Godless' by some religious zealots because of the witches and other supernatural creatures in it, so it's interesting that it should have angels.) Names:First names:Female Names:First names:Female Art & Literature:Fictional Characters Art & Literature:Fictional Characters |
| 100% | PAIN | Prescribe Anaesthetic, It'll Numb. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| 100% | PAISLEY | Perfect, Although It's Small... Like Embryo / Young |
Angela Brett, who went to Paisley, Ontario, to meet the Rixes. Places:Towns & Cities:Canada Places:Towns & Cities:Canada |
| 100% | PALESTINE | Please, All... Let's End Schismatic Terrorism (Israel's No Exception!) |
Angela Brett Religion Religion Places:Countries Places:Countries Military:War & Terrorism Military:War & Terrorism |
| 100% | PALM | People Analyse Lines Mystically |
Angela Brett Religion Religion |
| 100% | PALM DATABASE | Perhaps... Angela Likes Mobile Data, And The Acronyms Belong At Sides Everywhere! |
Angela Brett, when someone searched for Palm Database on the Acronyms website. Perhaps the searcher was wondering if the acronyms were available in some kind of database format for Palm OS handheld computers. They aren't, but if I knew how to I wouldn't mind making them available that way. Computers Computers |
| 100% | PALM DATABASE (3) | Predictions Are Logged, Making Divinations Available To All. Browse And Spot Errors. |
Angela Brett - Perhaps mystics keep records of all their predictions so they can check up on them later and see if they were right... or maybe just for examples to show learning palm readers. Religion Religion |
| 100% | PALM DATABASE (5) | Practising Arborists Learn Much, Devouring All Teaching About Breeds And Species Etc. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Plants:Trees Science:Biology:Plants:Trees |
| 100% | PALMS | Predict A Life, Mystics Say |
Angela Brett Religion Religion |
| 100% | PANGAMY | Promiscuity Amongst No-Good Adults Made You! |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | PANIC | People Act Nonsensically In Crisis |
Angela Brett, 35 minutes before the deadline of a group PROJECT. People & Relationships:Emotions People & Relationships:Emotions |
| 100% | PANIC (2) | People Are Now Imitating Chickens |
Angela Brett, when the server on which the Apronyms site is hosted was accidentally deleted. Luckily not many headless chicken impersonations were performed, as I had backups of almost everything. People & Relationships:Emotions People & Relationships:Emotions |
| 100% | PANTHER (3) | People All Need To Have Expose, Right? |
Angela Brett ('Expose' is one of the new features in Mac OS X 10.3, code-named 'Panther') Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software Names:Code Names:Apple Names:Code Names:Apple |
| 100% | PANTHER (4) | Please Add No Translations, Have Extra Room |
Angela Brett (most people will benefit from not installing all the languages in Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, as they take up extra disk space and installation time.) Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software Names:Code Names:Apple Names:Code Names:Apple |
| 100% | PANTHER (5) | Panicked Angela Needs Technical Help, Everything's Ruined! |
Angela Brett, who eventually had to do a clean install of Panther after having problems with the normal installation. Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software Names:Code Names:Apple Names:Code Names:Apple |
| 100% | PAPABEAR | Pauses Aren't Particularly Annoying Because Exponential Assignment's Rough. |
Angela Brett, while typing to someone called PapaBear on IRC, not minding his long pauses because she was also working on an assignment involving infinite exponentials. Names Names |
| 100% | PAPER | Precious And Passionate Emerging Romance |
Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the paper (1st) wedding anniversary. Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| 100% | PAP SMEAR | Precaution Against Papilloma - Some Must Endure A Retest. |
Angela Brett, after reading http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99992601 Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| 100% | PARK | Put Away Resting Kart |
Angela Brett Transport Transport |
| 100% | PARK (2) | Playground Amuses Rowdy Kindergarteners |
Angela Brett Places Places |
| 83% | PARTY | Patronage-wise, Altscape Reached Thousand... Yay! |
Angela Brett, when the ALTSCAPE team were planning a party to celebrate having over a thousand users. Commerce:Companies Commerce:Companies Time:Special Occasions Time:Special Occasions |
| 100% | PASSING TIME | Pausing As Seconds Slide Into Nothing, Going Toward Inevitable Mind's-End |
Angela Brett Time Time Sports & Recreation:Relaxation Sports & Recreation:Relaxation |
| 100% | PASSWORD | Pick Alphanumeric Symbols, Sans Words Of Reputable Dictionaries. |
Angela Brett Computers Computers |
| 100% | PAST AND PRESENT | Previous And Subsequent Times Are Naturally Distinguished - Previous's Remembering, Experiencing's Subsequent. Extempore, Now's Then. |
Angela Brett, who wishes she could think of a better word than 'Subsequent' Time Time |
| 89% | PATIENCE | Postage Across Timezones Is Exceptionally Non-fast. Check Everyday. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Angela was impatient to find out what Tony had put in with her MacAddict, when sending it back after a loan. People & Relationships:Personality Traits People & Relationships:Personality Traits Communication Communication |
| 100% | PATRICIA (8) | Place Acronyms, Then Rhymes, Into Cereal Illegal Activities. |
Angela Brett Names:Acronymists Names:Acronymists |
| 80% | PATTERNS | Phi-curves And Theta-curves Twisting Elegantly Round Netted Surfaces |
Angela Brett, during a lecture mentioning spherical co-ordinates in UNIVERSITY CALCULUS class. Science:Mathematics Science:Mathematics |
| 100% | PAUL | Probably An Undersized Lad |
Angela Brett, because according to http://www.surebaby.com/page67.html, the name Paul means 'small'. Names:First names:Male Names:First names:Male |
| 100% | PAUPER | Poor And Unfortunate Person - Evidently Ravenous |
Angela Brett People & Relationships People & Relationships |
| 100% | PAYCHEQUE | Please Accept You Can't Have Everything - Quite Unstable Economy. |
Angela Brett Commerce:Money Commerce:Money |
| 100% | PAYDAY | Perfect, As Your Debts Arrived Yesterday! |
Angela Brett Time Time Commerce:Money Commerce:Money |
| 100% | PAYROLL | Please Accept Your Raise (Or Lowering) Lief. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:The Workforce People & Relationships:The Workforce |
| 100% | PC (7) | Persistently Crashes |
Angela Brett Re-expansions of existing acronyms Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Windows Computers:Windows |
| 90% | PC ROMANCE | Private Chat Room Offered Me A New Chance of Entanglement |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust Computers:Internet Computers:Internet |
| 100% | PDQ | Perform - Don't Question! |
Angela Brett (PDQ usually stands for Pretty Darn Quick) Re-expansions of existing acronyms:Conversational Re-expansions of existing acronyms:Conversational |
| 100% | PEARL | Passion Exhibits A Rare Longevity |
Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the pearl (30th) wedding anniversary. Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| 100% | PEDANT | Professional Exhibit Displaying Angela's Natural Talent |
Rico Leffanta, when Angela pointed out that Maori and wahine shouldn't be pluralised with the letter s. People & Relationships:Personality Traits People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| 100% | PEDANT (4) | Peruses Each Dictionary And Notes Troubles. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Personality Traits People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| 100% | PEDANT (5) | Peruses Every Day A New Thesaurus. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Personality Traits People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| 100% | PEDANT (6) | Pedagogue Expects Discipline And No Truancy |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| 100% | PEEPING TOM | Pervert Enjoys Entering Porperty Inspecting Neighbour's Genitals, Then Openly Masturbating |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | PEN | Paper-Embellishing Nib |
Angela Brett Household Objects Household Objects Communication Communication |
| 100% | PENCIL | Please Erase Non-Correct Illustrations/ Letters |
Angela Brett Household Objects Household Objects Communication Communication |
| 100% | PENGUIN | Pending Extinction - Not Going Up In Numbers |
Angela Brett, thinking of the Yellow-Eyed Penguin, although I don't know whether the numbers are going up or not. Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments Science:Biology:Animals:Birds Science:Biology:Animals:Birds |
| 100% | PENIS | Pinkish, Erectile Needle Injects Semen. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| 100% | PENTAQUARK | Physics Experimenters Noticed That Assumed Quintets Unquestionably Are Real. Kudos! |
Angela Brett Science:Physics:Particles Science:Physics:Particles |
| 100% | PENTAQUARKS | Positively Extending 'Normal' Tetrads, Anti-Quark Units Are Really Kinda Strange |
Angela Brett (according to http://www.phy.ohiou.edu/~hicks/thplus/pentaquark.html For the exotic pentaquark under study here, the valence quarks consist of two up quarks, two down quarks, and one strange antiquark) Science:Physics:Particles Science:Physics:Particles |
| 100% | PEPSI COLA (2) | People's Evident Preference. Sculley's Is Coke, On Labelless Appraisal. |
Angela Brett, because when John Sculley (then president of Pepsi Cola) took the 'Pepsi challenge' he picked Coca Cola as being the nicest tasting cola, although most people chose Pepsi as long as the brands were not identified beforehand. Food & Drink:Drinks Food & Drink:Drinks |
| 100% | PERFECT | Picky Evaluators Rarely Find Everything's Completely Tiptop |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives Assorted Adjectives |
| 100% | PERFECT (2) | Pun Experts: Ready For Expansions? Call Tony! |
Angela Brett, since Tony's acronyms are generally of very high quality. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE | People Envisage Rich Financial Offerings. Really, Merely A Nice Cookie Elicits Improved Neural Capability. Employees' 'Need' To Indulge Valuably Exploited. |
Angela Brett, who has been bribed with chocolate chip cookies to do work. The trick is to get the cookies in advance, and then take a long time to finish the work so that you can get more and more cookies as the briber's desperation grows. People & Relationships:The Workforce People & Relationships:The Workforce |
| 100% | PERSIAN | Pokemon Evolution Refines Scratchcat Into Aesthetic Nuisance |
Angela Brett (Persian is Pokemon #53) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| 100% | PERVERTS | People Each Requiring Vasectomies, Enjoy Raping The Susceptible. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | PETROL (2) | Prefer Engines That Run On Light |
Angela Brett Transport Transport |
| 100% | PETROL IN YOUR TANK | Performing Experiment That Relies On Lexical Imagery, No, Yes Or Uncertain Results Twisted Affimatively, Nothing's Known. |
Angela Brett, after reading in the booklet which came with the SUGAR FREE RED BULL that 'studies show it also gives you a bit of extra petrol in your tank.' I certainly hope this is only a metaphor, as I have no car and would worry about where they put my free petrol, but how exactly can a study prove or disprove a vague metaphor? Science Science Food & Drink:Drinks Food & Drink:Drinks |
| 100% | PHASER | Please Have A Stun Effect Ready |
Angela Brett (apparently "set your phasers to stun" is a common command in Star Trek) Military:Weapons Military:Weapons |
| 100% | PHILATELIST | Person Hoarding Interesting Letter Adornments To Examine & Lookup In Stamp Tomes |
Angela Brett People & Relationships People & Relationships Communication Communication |
| 92% | PHILOLOGISTS | Pathetic Horrid Individuals Lusting Over Language Origins Getting Instant Sexual Turn-ons Simultaneously |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Angela suggested that people might think from some of these acronyms that we have DIRTY MINDs. He concluded we're just PHILOLOGISTS. People & Relationships People & Relationships |
| 100% | PHILOSOPHERS | People Here, In Life, On Some Opportune Planet... How Extremely Remarkable Sounding! |
Angela Brett Religion Religion People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| 100% | PHILOSOPHY AT WORK | Perhaps He Is Looking On, Seeing Our Procrastination... "Heaven, You?! A Terrible Waste Of Resources, Klutz!" |
Angela Brett, although that expansion better describes theology at work. Religion Religion People & Relationships:The Workforce People & Relationships:The Workforce |
| 100% | PHONEMES | Primary Hearing Objects - Nearly Every Morpheme Employs Several |
Angela Brett Science:Linguistics Science:Linguistics |
| 100% | PHOTON (2) | Positives' Harness On Those Others (Negatives.) |
Angela Brett (photons are the 'particles' which give rise to the electromagnetic force, the force which famously makes opposites attract.) Science:Physics:Particles Science:Physics:Particles |
| 75% | PHP | Phasing-out HyperCard Pages |
Angela Brett, after Tony accused her of geek-speek when she mentioned that more of the formerly HyperCard-generated web pages had been switched to PHP (PHP Hypertext Preprocessor) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Programming Computers:Programming Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website |
| 100% | PHYSICS (2) | Puzzling Heuristics; Your Scientific Information Contains Spuriosities |
Gavin Lambert, after Angela corrected the credit for PROTON (2) Science:Physics Science:Physics |
| 100% | PI | Patternless Irrational |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Numbers Science:Mathematics:Numbers |
| 100% | PICTURE | Pales In Comparison To Unadulterated Real Event |
Angela Brett Art & Literature Art & Literature |
| 100% | PIDGEY | Playing In Dirt Gets Eyes Yucky |
Angela Brett (Pidgey is Pokemon #16) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| 100% | PIECE | Partial Item - Especially Capturing Essence |
Angela Brett and Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns Assorted Nouns |
| 100% | PIG | Pork Is Good! |
Angela Brett Food & Drink Food & Drink Science:Biology:Animals Science:Biology:Animals |
| 100% | PIG TAILS | Pretty If Girl's, They Aren't Ideal Lads' Style. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| 100% | PIKACHU | Pokemon Is Keeping Animation Creators Happy & Unstarved! |
Angela Brett (Pikachu is Pokemon #25) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| 100% | PIMASTER | Particular Irrational's Memorised, A Superimportant Transcendental's Effortlessly Recited. |
Angela Brett Names:Acronymists Names:Acronymists |
| 100% | PIMASTER (3) | Pretty Intelligent Man, And Smart Too - Excuse Redundancy. |
Angela Brett Names:Acronymists Names:Acronymists |
| 100% | PIMP | Profits In Manipulating Prostitutes |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| 100% | PINCHY | Pennypinchy, I'd Name Crustacean! He's Yummy. |
Angela Brett (Pinchy was the lobster which Homer bought small and then raised into a fully-grown lobster in order to save money.) Entertainment:TV shows:The Simpsons Entertainment:TV shows:The Simpsons |
| 100% | PINK BITS | Pain Is Nude Knockers Burnt In The Sunshine |
Angela Brett Science:Biology Science:Biology |
| 100% | PISMO | PowerBook Is Superlative Mobile Office. |
Angela Brett, referring to the last PowerBook G3 model, code-named 'Pismo.' Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware Names:Code Names:Apple Names:Code Names:Apple |
| 100% | PISSED | Peed In Side Street... Eww! Disgusting! |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs Assorted Verbs |
| 100% | PISSED (2) | Priests In Seminaries Shouldn't Ever Drink |
Angela Brett Religion Religion Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
| 100% | PISS OFF | Peabrain, I Suggest Silence! Odious Fatuous Fool! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, still trying to annoy Angela Words & Wordplay:Rudeness Words & Wordplay:Rudeness |
| 100% | PISS OFF (2) | Party In-Store... Sale On Freaky Fashions! |
Angela Brett (see SHOVE OFF) Words & Wordplay:Rudeness:Rude Advertising Slogans Words & Wordplay:Rudeness:Rude Advertising Slogans |
| 100% | PIZZA FACE | Primo In Zit-Zapping... Acnekleen Foams And Cleanses Epidermis. |
Angela Brett (see SHOVE OFF) Words & Wordplay:Rudeness:Rude Advertising Slogans Words & Wordplay:Rudeness:Rude Advertising Slogans |
| 100% | PLACARDS | Public Labels Announce Community's Assumptions, Rapidly Diffusing Stereotypes. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships People & Relationships |
| 100% | PLAGUE | People Lying About Grotesquely... Uncountable Expiries. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| 78% | PLAGUES | Pass-over Loyal's Abodes... Goatsblood Used to Exempt Sons. |
Angela Brett, who isn't sure if she remembers correctly... but didn't God tell the Israelitees to put goatsblood somewhere outside their houses so their firstborn sons wouldn't be killed? Religion Religion |
| 90% | PLAINTALK | PCs Lack Any Inexpensive Natural Talking Applications Low in Kilobytes. |
Angela Brett, after hearing her information systems lecturer (a windoze user) comment on the expensiveness of speech recognition software. (Plaintalk is the free speech recognition software from Apple, at http://speech.apple.com/ptk) Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software |
| 100% | PLAIT | Part Lock Approximately Into Thirds |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| 100% | PLANETARY ALIGNMENT | Pulling Language Across Network Employs Tidal Astroillogical Reinforcements... Your-Anus Lies In Gemini? Nothing Moves Electronically, No Traffic. |
Angela Brett (Planetary alignment is a more likely cause of the Apronyms site loading slowly than it sounds... the server which the site is hosted on is called Uranus, and is often the 'butt' of 'Your-Anus' jokes.) Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website:Excuses for Slow Loading Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website:Excuses for Slow Loading |
| 100% | PLANETS (2) | Perceptually Lazy At Nighttime Exclaim They're Stars |
Angela Brett Science:Astronomy:Planets Science:Astronomy:Planets |
| 100% | PLASMA | Pyrolysis Looms As Spacecraft Meets Atmosphere |
Angela Brett, who hopes that the term 'pyrolysis' can apply to the separation of atoms into ions and electrons in plasma. Science:Astronomy Science:Astronomy Science:Physics Science:Physics |
| 100% | PLATO | Perhaps Letters Are Totally Opinion |
Angela Brett, since the letters from which most of our knowledge of Plato come might not actually have been written by Plato, as is claimed. Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians |
| 90% | PLAY CARDS | Perennially Likeable - And Your Computer Allows Replaying a Deal Sometimes. |
Angela Brett, who would (WARNING, plug coming up) like to point out that her card game, Once in a Lifetime (at http://acronyms.co.nz/software/OIAL.html), does allow replaying of deals. Entertainment:Games Entertainment:Games |
| 100% | PLEA BARGAINS | Protagonist's Lawyer Expects A Bad Answer, Reasons Guilty Announcement Induces Nicer Sentence |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| 86% | P-L-E-A-S-E | Perhaps Liz (will) Email Anthony, Screen Enumerators |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after Angela's sister Liz did not answer him when he asked how large her screen is. Assorted Phrases Assorted Phrases |
| 100% | PLONK | Purchaser's Likely Of No Knowledge |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
| 100% | PLONK (2) | Perfectly Literal Onomatopoeia, Near Kerplunk |
Angela Brett Assorted Nouns:Noises Assorted Nouns:Noises |
| 100% | PLUME | Peahen Looks Upon Mate's Exhibit |
Angela Brett Science:Biology Science:Biology |
| 100% | PLUS | Positively Lonely Unary's Superfluous |
Angela Brett, as it is not usually necessary to indicate that a number is positive with a plus sign. Science:Mathematics Science:Mathematics |
| 100% | POEM | Piece Of Enlightening Material |
Angela Brett Art & Literature Art & Literature |
| 100% | POET | Pretentious, Or Extremely Talented? |
Angela Brett Art & Literature:Writers Art & Literature:Writers |
| 100% | POETS | Pinnacles Of Eloquence, They Say |
Angela Brett Art & Literature:Writers Art & Literature:Writers |
| 100% | POINT OF VIEW | Personal Opinion Is Not The Only Form... Vectors In Electronic Worlds. |
Angela Brett (many 3D computer games allow changing your point of view.) Computers:Games Computers:Games |
| 100% | POKE BALL | Point Of Knockout Evaded By A Little Luck |
Angela Brett (to capture a wild pokemon in a poke ball, you must weaken it but not enough to make it faint.) Computers:Games Computers:Games |
| 88% | POKEMON | Professor Oak Knows Everything Masters Ought to Need |
Angela Brett, who is thinking of acronymising all 151 pokemon Computers:Games Computers:Games |
| 100% | POLAR | Position's Obvious... Length, Angle Required. |
Angela Brett, referring to polar coordinates. Science:Mathematics Science:Mathematics |
| 100% | POLICE (3) | Pursuit Of Lowlifes Into Criminal Endeavours |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations |
| 100% | POLICE (5) | Protectors Of Law In Continuous Endeavour |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations |
| 100% | POLICE STATION | Place Of Lies, Injuries Coerce Explanation. Suddenly They Are Terminating Investigation - Oh No! |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order People & Relationships:Law & Order Places:Buildings Places:Buildings |
| 100% | POLITICALLY CORRECT | Possible Offense Lies In This, I'll Carefully Avoid Language Lest You Complain, Or Race Relations Executives Concern Themselves |
Angela Brett People & Relationships People & Relationships Politics Politics |
| 100% | POLITICIANS (8) | Perk Overuse Leaves Incredible Tips In Chauffeur Industry, Augments National Spending. |
Angela Brett Politics Politics |
| 100% | POLIWAG | Prefers Oceans... Legs Infantile & Weak, Aren't Groundworthy. |
Angela Brett (Poliwag is Pokemon #60) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| 100% | POLL | Public Opinion's Leanings Logged |
Angela Brett Science:Statistics Science:Statistics |
| 100% | POM | Prince Of Moaning |
Angela Brett (I have no opinions on the issue myself, but I've often heard people refer to 'whining poms') People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races |
| 100% | POND | Paddling Of New Ducklings |
Angela Brett Places:Waterways Places:Waterways |
| 100% | PONGS | Putrid Odour - Nappy-Gas Stinks. |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs Assorted Verbs |
| 100% | POON | Piece Of Orient's Nature |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Plants Science:Biology:Plants |
| 100% | POP (2) | Prolong One's Penis |
Angela Brett, in response to POP, as many spam offers to do just that. Re-expansions of existing acronyms Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Internet Computers:Internet |
| 100% | POPSICLE | Pretty Often, People Suck Ice-Cold Lollies Eagerly. |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett Food & Drink:Confectionery Food & Drink:Confectionery |
| 91% | PORNO MOVIE | Prerecorded Orgy of Recreational Nudity On My Overhead Viewer. It's Exciting! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady/Angela Brett Entertainment:Movies Entertainment:Movies People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | PORNOTGRAPHIC | Pictures Of Really Normal Objects That Get Responses As People Hear Interesting Captions |
Angela Brett -- 'Pornotgraphy' hints at being pornography, but is not. See http://macintosh.geek.nz/pron.html (I was tempted to invent 'Innuendic' for the I-word but I don't want to get too many demerit points on my creative license.) See also INNUENDON'T Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
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