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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| 100% | SIMONE | Signoret Is Magnificent Onscreen - Naturally Expressive |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (French actress Simone Signoret sprang to mind immediately when Angela posted SIMONE on the forums as an unsuccessful search term) Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses |
| 100% | SIMPLETEXT | Sophistication Is Minimal, Pleasing Little Editor That Employs Xero's Talking. |
Angela Brett (Xero is one of the many Mac voices which SimpleText can use to talk.) Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software:Applications Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software:Applications |
| 100% | SIMPSONS, THE | Someone In Marge's Position Should Oust Nincompoop Spouse, Though He's Entertaining. |
Angela Brett and PiMaster Entertainment:TV shows:The Simpsons Entertainment:TV shows:The Simpsons |
| 100% | SINE (2) | Symmetry Is Not Even |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics Science:Mathematics |
| 100% | SINGLE LIFE | Scene Is Nightclubs, Getting Laid... Eventually Loving Intimate Friendship Evolves. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | SIRE | Sperm Indeed Reached Egg! |
Angela Brett Science:Biology Science:Biology |
| 100% | SISADMIN | Server Installer Shares Author's DNA, Mitochondrially Identical Network |
Angela Brett -- A sisadmin is a sister who is also a sysadmin (which is a common abbreviation for system administrator.) Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words Computers Computers |
| 100% | SKIRT (2) | Scottish Kilt Indeed Resembles This |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Clothing Household Objects:Clothing |
| 100% | SKITE | Steve Keate Is Totally Egotistical |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs Assorted Verbs |
| 71% | SLANG | Some Language Affectations Native to a Group |
Angela Brett Science:Linguistics Science:Linguistics |
| 100% | SLAYER | Somebody Lunging At You Exacting Revenge |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order:Criminals People & Relationships:Law & Order:Criminals |
| 100% | SLEEP | Slumbering Lends Exhausted Entity Peace. |
Angela Brett Sports & Recreation:Relaxation Sports & Recreation:Relaxation |
| 100% | SLEEP (2) | Something Lecturers Evidently Enjoy Provoking! |
Angela Brett Education:Slow Teaching Education:Slow Teaching |
| 100% | SLEEP (3) | Stop Letting Expansions Experience Priority |
Angela Brett, when she wanted to go to sleep but kept having to turn on the light and write down acronyms which came to mind. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 83% | SLEEP (4) | Shut-down LCD, Eke Extra Power. |
Angela Brett, when she put her Newton MessagePad to sleep when it was running out of battery power. Computers Computers |
| 100% | SLEET | Sheet Lightning Expected... Even Thunder! |
Angela Brett, when someone on IRC called Sleet wanted to be acronymised after seeing the PIMASTER acronym. Science:Meteorology Science:Meteorology |
| 100% | SLIM | Somatic Love Is Mindless |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| 100% | SLIPPING | Straight Laughter Is Pleasureless/Punless... Please Investigate New Guffaws |
Angela Brett, when Tony responded to something with an ordinary old LOL. Words & Wordplay Words & Wordplay |
| 100% | SLOPE | Slanted Lines Offer Plainest Equations |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics Science:Mathematics |
| 100% | SLOPE (2) | Straight Lines Observed? Proportional Elements. |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics Science:Mathematics |
| 100% | SLOW EMAILS | Security Loophole Of Windows Eats Messages After Inundating Linux Servers? |
Angela Brett -- Email through my email forwarder has been taking a long time to arrive lately, and I wonder if it has to do with extra load on servers due to the latest Windows virus. Computers:Internet Computers:Internet |
| 100% | SLOW TEACHERS | Subject Learnt Over Weekend! To Educate A Class He Excessively Reduces Speed. |
Angela Brett Education:Slow Teaching Education:Slow Teaching Education:Occupations Education:Occupations |
| 100% | SLUT (3) | She Likes Using Toyboys |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | SLUT (4) | Sexy Lingerie Used Temptingly |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | SLUT (5) | She Lies, Usually Topless. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | SMALL BABY | Sure, Maybe A Little Little, But 'Ardly Begun Yet! |
Angela Brett Science:Biology Science:Biology People & Relationships:Family People & Relationships:Family |
| 100% | SMART | Stupid, Maybe, At Real Tasks. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Personality Traits People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| 100% | SMART (3) | Some Minds Are Really Talented |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Personality Traits People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| 100% | SMART ASS (2) | Some Mensans Are Rationally Talented And Socially Stupid |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Personality Traits People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| 100% | SMILE (2) | Subtly Make Imminent Laughter Evident |
Angela Brett Laughter Laughter |
| 100% | SMOKERS | So Many On Knife-Edge, Risking Sickness |
Angela Brett Drugs:Tobacco Drugs:Tobacco |
| 100% | SMOKESCREEN | Soot Makes Others Keep Eyes Shut - Confused Reaction Ensues. Escape Now! |
Angela Brett Assorted Nouns Assorted Nouns |
| 100% | SMTP (2) | Server Mauled The Postie? |
Angela Brett, thinking especially of an SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) server running Yellow Dog Linux, since SMTP is sort of like a postman, and posties often get mauled by dogs. Re-expansions of existing acronyms Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Internet Computers:Internet |
| 100% | SMTP (3) | Send Messages To People |
Angela Brett (SMTP usually stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Internet Computers:Internet |
| 100% | SNELL | Sports Notably Effective Long Legs |
Angela Brett, referring to runner Peter Snell (who is supposedly a distant relative of mine) Names:Famous people Names:Famous people |
| 100% | SNIFFLES | Stuffy Nose Initiates Feeling Fatigued, Leaking Excess Snot. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| 100% | SNIT | Sans Niceness, Inexplicable Tantrum |
Angela Brett, when her sister asked if their mother was still 'in a snit' with her. Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words People & Relationships People & Relationships |
| 100% | SNOG | Squash Noses Or Glasses |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | _SNPRINTF | Safe? Not Particularly. Recently It Nearly Totally Failed! |
Angela Brett, who had advocated the use of the C function _snprintf in place of sprintf because it takes the size of the buffer as a parameter and so ought to be safer, but recently discovered it's not so safe after all. Computers:Programming Computers:Programming |
| 100% | SO | Soon & Often |
Angela Brett, when Jeff said, after reading 'The Meaning of Liff', 'I am SO going to acronymize some of these.' Main Main |
| 100% | SO (2) | Spiritedly, Overenthusiastically |
Angela Brett (see SO) Main Main |
| 100% | SOAP (2) | Stand On A Platform |
Angela Brett, thinking of a soapbox but too lazy to think of an x word. Communication Communication |
| 100% | SOB | Stupid Obsessed Blubbering |
Angela Brett, after pretending to sob over the death of her kMac. Assorted Verbs Assorted Verbs People & Relationships:Emotions People & Relationships:Emotions |
| 100% | SOBER | Spirits Or Beer Essentially Rejected |
Angela Brett Drugs Drugs |
| 100% | SOCK | Sheath Of Coloured Knitting |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
| 100% | SOCKS (2) | Shoes Often Can Keep Smelling |
Angela Brett, as a modification of Tony's SOCKS Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
| 100% | SOEIDENTAL | Someone's Obviously Excited - I Daresay Employer Now Thinks Angela's Learned! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, on finding out that Angela got a job at Software Of Excellence International (http://www.soeidental.com) Commerce:Companies Commerce:Companies |
| 100% | SOFTWARE | Something Often Found To Worry A Rookie Enthusiast |
Angela Brett Computers Computers |
| 100% | SOFTWASH | Some Oaf Found Their Water And Soap Hard? |
Angela Brett, on seeing some 'Softwash' soap, wondering just how hard other soaps are. People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene:Beauty Products People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene:Beauty Products |
| 100% | SOFTWASH (2) | Soap Only Foams The Water, Antibacterial Sterilises Hands |
Angela Brett, after using some SOFTWASH liquid hand wash. People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene:Beauty Products People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene:Beauty Products |
| 100% | SOLDIERS | Slaying's Our Loyal Duty... Insufferable Enemies Ruthlessly Slaughter |
Angela Brett Military Military |
| 100% | SOLID | Scientific Opinion: Light Isn't Dense. |
Angela Brett Science:Physics Science:Physics |
| 100% | SOME | Subset Of Mentioned Entirety |
Angela Brett Main Main |
| 100% | SOMETHIN' | Some Object My Eloquent Typist Has Inadequately Named |
Angela Brett Assorted Nouns Assorted Nouns |
| 100% | SONAR | Sound Out Nasties And Repasts |
Angela Brett Science:Biology Science:Biology Science:Physics Science:Physics |
| 100% | SONIA | Someone Of Note, I Assume. |
Angela Brett Names:First names:Female Names:First names:Female |
| 100% | SOPHIE | So One Person Has Incredible Enlightenment |
Jan Morgan and Angela Brett (according to http://tools.oxygen.com/babynamer/TypeASearch.cfm?Gender=G&Unique=2&TellMeAbout=sophia, Sophia and Sophie come from a Greek expression meaning Wisdom) Names:First names:Female Names:First names:Female |
| 100% | SOPHOS | Stops Others' Programs Harming Our System |
Angela Brett, after seeing a SOPHOS virus protection program pop up on her work computer. Computers:Windows:Applications Computers:Windows:Applications |
| 100% | SORRY | Such Offensive Rudeness Riles You. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships People & Relationships |
| 100% | SOS (6) | Stupid Ocean Swells! |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Disaster People & Relationships:Disaster |
| 100% | SOS (7) | Several Overboard Seamen |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Disaster People & Relationships:Disaster |
| 100% | SOS (8) | Sending Out Screams |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Disaster People & Relationships:Disaster |
| 100% | SOS (9) | Splitting Our Seams |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Disaster People & Relationships:Disaster |
| 100% | SOS (10) | Stay Out, Sea! |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Disaster People & Relationships:Disaster |
| 100% | SOS (11) | Stop Our Suffering! |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Disaster People & Relationships:Disaster |
| 100% | SOS (12) | Sh*tting Our Selves! |
Angela Brett and Steve Keate People & Relationships:Disaster People & Relationships:Disaster |
| 100% | SOUND IN SPACE | Sign Of Uneducated Nitwits... Doesn't It Need Some Perturbed Atoms, Compressing & Expanding? |
Angela Brett, when Jeff gave sound in space as the reason for calling STAR WARS FOUR Un Realistic. Science:Astronomy Science:Astronomy |
| 100% | SOUTH | Standard Orientation's 'Under' Top Hemisphere |
Angela Brett Places:Positions & Directions Places:Positions & Directions |
| 100% | SOUVEFAR | Strange Object Usually Via Envelope From Another Realm |
Angela Brett (A souvefar is like a souvenir, except it's from somewhere you've never been anywhere near. Some souvefars start out as souvenirs but become souvefars when given to friends or family back home; others are bought at local souvenir shops and delivered to friends overseas.) Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words |
| 100% | SOVIET ONION | System Of Vegetables In Elected Tribunals, Or Novelties Inside Other Novelties. |
Angela Brett, expanding a quirky unsuccessful search. An onion's layers are similar to matryoshka dolls, so perhaps that's what a soviet onion is! Politics Politics Food & Drink Food & Drink |
| 100% | SPA | Signal Passing Ambulance |
Angela Brett, celebrating TOWEL DAY by acronymising different types of towels to show some of their uses. ('...You can wave your towel in emergencies as a distress signal') Household Objects:Towels Household Objects:Towels |
| 100% | SPACE | Scientists Puzzled About Curvature, Etc. |
Angela Brett Science:Astronomy Science:Astronomy |
| 89% | SPACE AGE | Shuttle Pilotted by Aging Chap - Everybody Admires Great Explorers. |
Angela Brett Time Time Science:Astronomy Science:Astronomy |
| 100% | SPACES | Some Paradoxically Appeared, Code's Essentially Spoiled. |
Angela Brett, after finding some spaces where they shouldn't have been in a C program which she's sure she never typed. Computers:Programming Computers:Programming |
| 100% | SPAE | Scottish: Predict An Event |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs Assorted Verbs |
| 100% | SPAM | Send People Annoying Mail |
Angela Brett Computers:Internet Computers:Internet |
| 100% | SPAM (3) | Sometimes Promises Ample Money |
Angela Brett Computers:Internet Computers:Internet |
| 100% | SPAM (7) | Spiced, Preserved And Minced |
Angela Brett Food & Drink Food & Drink |
| 100% | SPAM (8) | Some Particularly Aggravating Mail |
Angela Brett Computers:Internet Computers:Internet |
| 100% | SPAM (14) | Shoves Products At Me |
Angela Brett Computers:Internet Computers:Internet |
| 100% | SPAMMED (2) | Stupid Punter Annoyed Masses, Moderator Exercised Discretion |
Sean Lamb, when the Apronyms Forums were SPAMMED and Angela deleted the offending posts. Communication:Acronyms Forums Communication:Acronyms Forums |
| 100% | SPANKING | Somatically Punishing A Naughty Kid Isn't Necessarily Good |
Angela Brett People & Relationships People & Relationships |
| 87% | SPANNING TREES | Silly! Prim's Algorithm's Not Necessarily Iterated (so) Numbingly Gradually. This is Really Easy, Elementary Stuff! |
Angela Brett, when a tutor was spending an hour finding the minimum cost spanning tree for a graph using Prim's algorithm, writing every single step on the board. It could have all been done in about 45 seconds - basically a game of join the dots where instead of finding the next number to decide which dot to go to next, we have to work out the minimum of a few numbers. Science:Mathematics Science:Mathematics Education:Slow Teaching Education:Slow Teaching |
| 100% | SPARC | Sun's Particularly Amazing Research Creation |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett Computers Computers |
| 100% | SPARE TIME | Some Pastimes: Acronymising, Reading, Eating, Tweaking Important MacOS Elements... |
Angela Brett, who rather likes ResEdit ;^) Time Time |
| 100% | SPARSE | Some People Acronymise Rapidly, Some Exceptionally! |
Angela Brett, while Tony was producing over 40 new acronyms per day and her own contributions were becoming rather SPARSE. (But his are great too, I don't really mean that speed is reducing his quality) Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | SPASTIC (2) | Slightly Palsied Athlete Specifically To Irritate Carl |
Carl Brett, probably referring to Angela Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| 100% | SPASTIC (3) | Such People Are Surely Talented... It's Cerebral! |
Angela Brett, on Cerebral Palsy. Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| 100% | SPEAKERS | Some People Eat Audio Kit, Ending Really Sick |
Angela Brett Computers:Do Not Eat Computers:Do Not Eat |
| 100% | SPEAROW | Small Pokemon's Energetically Airborne, Rapidly Oscillating Wings |
Angela Brett (Spearow is Pokemon #21) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| 100% | SPECIAL OLYMPICS | Stupid People Enter Competition In Athletic Level. Only Lost Your Mind, Physically In Champion Shape. |
Angela Brett (anyone offended by 'stupid' may call me spastic.) Sports & Recreation Sports & Recreation |
| 83% | SPECTACLES | Seeing Properly Entails Choosing The Appropriate Combination of Lenses to Ease Stigmatism. |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Clothing:Jewellery & Accessories Household Objects:Clothing:Jewellery & Accessories |
| 100% | SPECTRE | Soul's Presence Ex-Corpus, Theoretically Residual Energy. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Death People & Relationships:Death |
| 100% | SPEECH (2) | Spout Prefabricated Eloquence Ex- Campaign Headquarters |
Angela Brett Politics Politics Communication:Talking Communication:Talking |
| 89% | SPEIGHTS | Southern People Enjoy It; Goody-goodies Hate The Stuff. |
Angela Brett (Speights is a brand of beer) Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
| 100% | SPERM | Small Paternal Effort Riles Mother |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| 100% | SPHERE | Solid Paradigm Having Every Radius Equal |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Geometry Science:Mathematics:Geometry |
| 100% | SPIRIT | Somehow Perhaps I'll Remain, In Thought. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Death People & Relationships:Death |
| 100% | SPLEEN | Strange, Perplexing Little Entity... Explanation Needed |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| 100% | SPOCK (2) | Space Plots Often Concern Klingons |
Angela Brett Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:Star Trek Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:Star Trek |
| 100% | SPORK | Sure Partner Of Runcible Knife? |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Eating Utensils Household Objects:Eating Utensils |
| 100% | SPORT | Some 'Players' Only Require Television |
Angela Brett Entertainment:TV shows Entertainment:TV shows Sports & Recreation Sports & Recreation |
| 100% | SPORTS MEDICINE | Swallow Painkillers, Out Running Tomorrow. Sore Muscles Every Day Indicates Competitor Is Near Excellence. |
Angela Brett (if you disagree, see SPORTS MEDICINE (2)) Sports & Recreation Sports & Recreation Science:Biology:Healthcare Science:Biology:Healthcare |
| 93% | SPORTS MEDICINE (2) | Some Physiotherapy Or Rest on The Sidelines - Must Ensure Disuse, Injury's Compounded If Now Exercised |
Angela Brett, to balance SPORTS MEDICINE Sports & Recreation Sports & Recreation Science:Biology:Healthcare Science:Biology:Healthcare |
| 100% | SPOT | Stain Present On Threads |
Angela Brett Assorted Nouns Assorted Nouns |
| 100% | SPOYLT | Several Presents Offered - You Lucky Thing! |
Angela Brett, on sending Tony and his family some Christmas presents. Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words |
| 94% | SPREADING GOD'S WORD | Some People Relish 'Educating' Anyone Distantly Interested (or Not.) Goodness Gracious, One Daren't Slacken With One's Religious Duties. |
Angela Brett Religion Religion |
| 100% | SPRINGER (3) | Stunt-People Readily Instigate Nasty Grapples (Evidently Real) |
Angela Brett, as an entry to the Radio Times Def.i.n.i.t.i.a.l.s competition Entertainment:TV shows:Talk Shows Entertainment:TV shows:Talk Shows |
| 100% | SPRINGER (4) | Should People Resolve Issues? No, Get Even! Retaliate! |
Angela Brett Entertainment:TV shows:Talk Shows Entertainment:TV shows:Talk Shows |
| 100% | SPROG | Small Person - Renewer Of Generation |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Family People & Relationships:Family |
| 100% | SQUARK | Supersymmetry's Quark -- Unconfirmed As Real Knowledge |
Angela Brett Science:Physics:Particles Science:Physics:Particles |
| 100% | SSH (2) | Silent! Someone'll Hear! |
Angela Brett Assorted Nouns:Noises Assorted Nouns:Noises |
| 100% | STAG | Someone Tied And Graffitied |
Angela Brett, after seeing a man tied to a lamp-post almost naked and written on, on his stag night. People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| 100% | STAMP | Send This Air-Mail Please. |
Angela Brett Communication Communication |
| 100% | STAMP (2) | Shipping Trade Attracts Most Philatelists. |
Angela Brett Communication Communication |
| 100% | STAND UP | Stop The Abuse, Nobody Deserves Unfair Persecution |
Angela Brett, in response to the same request as WATCH OUT People & Relationships:Abuse People & Relationships:Abuse |
| 100% | STANZA | So Tony's Accuracy Nears Zero... Aarrghh! |
Angela Brett, because Tony continues to use the word 'verse' when he means 'stanza' even though he knows that a verse is only one line of poetry. Art & Literature Art & Literature |
| 100% | STAR | Something That Astronomers Research |
Angela Brett Science:Astronomy Science:Astronomy |
| 91% | STAR KNIGHT | Squire Turned Astronaught... Readily Killing Nasties [so] It's 'Good Heavens!' Truly. |
Angela Brett, who doesn't know what the person who searched for 'star knight' on the website was actually referring to. Art & Literature:Fictional Characters Art & Literature:Fictional Characters |
| 100% | STATE YOUR GOALS | Somehow To Acronymise, Totally, English. Yeah, Obviously Unnattainable... Real Goals Often Are. Let's Strive! |
Angela Brett Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | STATISTICS | Shrunk To Averages, The Information Steers Toward Incorrect Conclusions Sometimes. |
Angela Brett Science:Statistics Science:Statistics |
| 100% | STATISTICS (2) | Skewed Towards Assumptions, The Information Steers Toward Incorrect Conclusions Sometimes. |
PiMaster, as a modification of Angela's STATISTICS. Science:Statistics Science:Statistics |
| 100% | STATISTICS (3) | Squint To Assess The Information So Truth Isn't Clearly Shown |
Angela Brett, after a statistics lecturer said, "look through your eyelashes, make it blurry," which Angela thinks pretty much sums up what statistics is about. Science:Statistics Science:Statistics |
| 100% | STATISTICS (4) | Some Times Angela Thinks It's Stupid That Information's Clouded So. |
Angela Brett Science:Statistics Science:Statistics |
| 100% | STD | See Telephone Directory |
Angela Brett (STD usually stands for Subscriber Trunk Dialling) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Re-expansions of existing acronyms Communication Communication |
| 100% | STEEL | Some Twosomes Enjoy Everlasting Love |
Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the steel (11th) wedding anniversary. Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| 100% | STEEL (2) | Steps Toward Eternity: Eleven. Lovely! |
Angela Brett Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| 100% | STEP (2) | Some Think Elevator's Preferable |
Angela Brett Assorted Nouns Assorted Nouns |
| 100% | STEPHEN | Stride That Egglaying Poultry Has? Evidently Not! |
Angela Brett, thinking of Step-hen Names:First names:Male Names:First names:Male |
| 100% | STEVE | Swings To Extremes Very Erratically. |
Angela Brett, describing Steve Jobs according to what she's read about him. (If he happens to be reading this... hey, no offense... oh great, all-powerful iCEO (who owns lots of G3s and therefore deserves my respect.) You're doing a great job, just as long as you don't can HyperCard. :) Computers:Macintosh & Newton Computers:Macintosh & Newton Names:Famous people Names:Famous people |
| 100% | STEVE (4) | Somebody That Expands 'Volvo' Evilly |
Angela Brett, after Steve expanded VOLVO Names:Acronymists Names:Acronymists |
| 100% | STEVE (6) | Served Tepid, Everyday Vegetable Ensemble |
Angela Brett (this describes Steve K's taste in vegetables, but not his personality! Well, perhaps he can be vegetative but not tepid) Names:You Are What You Eat Names:You Are What You Eat |
| 91% | STEVE KEATE | Started To Expand 'VIAGRA' Except Keenly Enlisted Angela To End (it) |
Angela Brett Names:Acronymists Names:Acronymists |
| 100% | STEVE KEATE (2) | Snores To Excess, Volume Explosive! Kind Enough A*sehole To Endure |
Mary Carr and Angela Brett Names:Acronymists Names:Acronymists |
| 92% | STEVE WOZNIAK | Started To Engineer Various Electronic Wizardry (Often Zany New Inventions) As a Kid. |
Angela Brett, who thought she ought to do one for Steve Wozniak after reading LINUS TORVALDS Computers:Macintosh & Newton Computers:Macintosh & Newton Names:Famous people Names:Famous people |
| 100% | ST GOAR | Somewhere To Get Off And Rest |
Angela Brett (My Contiki tour stopped there for a night, I think it was only because we couldn't get to Munich that day) Places:Towns & Cities Places:Towns & Cities |
| 100% | ST GOAR (2) | Somewhere To Go On A Roadtrip |
Angela Brett (My Contiki tour stopped there for a night, I think it was only because we couldn't get to Munich that day) Places:Towns & Cities Places:Towns & Cities |
| 100% | STICK 'EM UP | See This? It Could Kill Everybody. Make Unarms Prominent! |
Angela Brett ('unarms' are arms without arms, that is, unarmed arms. An alternative ending is 'Money Upfront, Please!') People & Relationships:Law & Order People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| 100% | STICKY END | Saying That I Could Kill You Evoked Nasty Death |
Angela Brett -- don't threaten people, they might be armed with glue guns or worse. People & Relationships:Law & Order People & Relationships:Law & Order People & Relationships:Death People & Relationships:Death |
| 100% | STIX | Something Timberlike Is Xyloid. |
Angela Brett, after discovering the word Xyloid (meaning woodlike or pertaining to wood) and thought that since it was a real X word and not an eX word then it ought to be included in an acronym just so there'd be another X that hadn't been cheated on... unfortunately she had to cheat on the acronym anyway to get an X into it. But hey, it explains the word nicely, doncha think? Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words Science:Biology:Plants Science:Biology:Plants |
| 100% | ST JOHN'S WORT | Supposed To Jolt Our Happiness; No Salesman/Scientist Would Openly Refute This. |
Angela Brett, who has heard that St. John's Wort is good for depression. Choose the S word based on your scepticism level. Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs |
| 100% | STOATS | Steal The Ova And Threaten Species |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals:Vermin Science:Biology:Animals:Vermin |
| 100% | STOCKASTIC | Sales That Oscillate Chaotically Keep Any Stockpiling Tendencies In Check. |
Angela Brett, after reading a paper which mentioned stochastic sales, and thinking that perhaps 'stockastic' would be a better term. Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words Commerce Commerce |
| 100% | STOMACH | Somewhere To 'Organicise' Meals Amid Concentrated HCl. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| 100% | STONED | Smoke/Sniff/Shoot This, Or Never Experience Delirium |
Angela Brett Drugs Drugs |
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