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% | STONED (2) | Supposedly Typical Of Non-Educated Dopes |
Angela Brett Drugs Drugs |
| 100% | STOP THE ABUSING | Strive To Over-Power The Hurt - Every Avengement Brings Unnecessary Suffering. It's Not Good! |
Angela Brett, when someone searched for 'stop the abuse'. I couldn't find a good E word. People & Relationships:Advice People & Relationships:Advice People & Relationships:Abuse People & Relationships:Abuse |
| 100% | 1ST PLACE | Somebody That's Perfect Loves A Competitive Event |
Angela Brett Sports & Recreation Sports & Recreation |
| 100% | STRANGE QUARK | Seems To Reveal A Name Game, Exaggerating Queerness Understood Amongst Really Knowledgeable |
Angela Brett ('Strange' is one of the six types of QUARK... along with UP QUARK, DOWN QUARK, CHARM QUARK, TOP QUARK and BOTTOM QUARK.) Science:Physics:Particles Science:Physics:Particles |
| 100% | STRAWBERRY IMAC | Started To Retch, And Wondered 'Bout Edibility. Really Really Yucky, Its Main Aftertaste's Copper. |
Angela Brett Computers:Do Not Eat:iMac Fruit Salad Computers:Do Not Eat:iMac Fruit Salad |
| 100% | STRING | Slipped Tying Ribbons? I'm Not Glossy. |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Threads & Fabric Household Objects:Threads & Fabric |
| 100% | STRONG (2) | Stick Together: Rivet On? No, Gluon! |
Angela Brett (A gluon is a 'particle' of the strong force, which holds QUARKS together.) Science:Physics Science:Physics |
| 100% | STRONG FORCE | Sticks Together -- Reverse Of Nearness Gives Ferocity Of Reaction; Cannot Escape |
Angela Brett (The strong force gets stronger the further away the particles are, making it impossible for single quark to escape from its grouping of two or three.) Science:Physics Science:Physics |
| 100% | STUART | Short Tails Usually Aren't Rat's Tails |
Angela Brett, thinking about the movie Stuart Little, which features a mouse named Stuart. Art & Literature:Fictional Characters Art & Literature:Fictional Characters |
| 100% | STUART LITTLE | Supposedly Totally Usual, Adopting Rodents To Live In The Two-Leggeds' Environment |
Angela Brett, referring to the film in which a family adopts a mouse... the adoption of a mouse is shown as being a normal occurrence, although still apparently worth making a movie about. Entertainment:Movies Entertainment:Movies |
| 100% | STUD | Stable's The Usual Dwelling |
Angela Brett, after passing a stud farm during a bus trip. Science:Biology:Animals Science:Biology:Animals |
| 100% | STUDENT IN DEBT | Sent The University Dollars, Education Never Turned Into New Desired Employment -- Blast Them! |
Angela Brett Education Education People & Relationships:The Workforce People & Relationships:The Workforce |
| 100% | STUDY | Solo Teaching Usually Done Yourself |
Angela Brett, after her mother suggested that she just sat under her computer acronymising and didn't know the meaning of study. I'm not sure sure which viewpoint this proves. ;) Education Education |
| 100% | STUPID FAT UGLY SLAG | Somebody That's Unpleasant Pushes Insults Down Flab-Affected's Throat. Unlikely Good-Looking Yet Shoots Lip At Girl |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Insults People & Relationships:Insults |
| 100% | STUPIDITY | Some Thickos Unsuccessfully Pretend Intelligence... Does It Trouble You? |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Personality Traits People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| 100% | STYLUS | Stop Typing... You'll Love Using Scribbles. |
Angela Brett Computers:Generic Hardware Computers:Generic Hardware |
| 100% | SUBMISSION GUIDELINES | Send Uncommon (But Meaningfully Initialled) 'Spansions. Show It's Original - Nothing Gathered Using Internet Databases. Explicit Lewdness Is Not Encouraged - Subdue! |
Angela Brett, summarising to the Submission Guidelines page at http://acronyms.co.nz/guidelines.html Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website:Page Titles Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website:Page Titles |
| 100% | SUBROUTINE | Second Use Brings Reduction Of Unnecessary Typing, Integrity, Name's Explanatory |
Angela Brett, meaning that reusing a subroutine brings integrity, not a reduction of it. Computers:Programming Computers:Programming |
| 83% | SUCCESSFUL | Several Unreal C-words Confirm Extended Storage Space Functions Unerringly - at Last! |
Angela Brett, after testing this stack's ability to use 'ESS' (Extended Storage Space - some scripts I wrote to get around the fact that HyperCard only allows 30,000 characters in each field) by adding 250 fake acronyms beginning with C. And surprisingly - for one would expect there to be at least one small probem - all of the tests were successful. Which means that, should all you acronymists out there send in more than about 260 average-length acronyms all beginning with the same letter, the stack will still function normally. Well, it's always good to be prepared for the future. Computers:Programming Computers:Programming |
| 100% | SUCK | Skill Unborn Can Know |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs Assorted Verbs |
| 100% | SUGAR (2) | Spoonful Urges Gulping A Remedy |
Angela Brett, because a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. Food & Drink:Condiments Food & Drink:Condiments |
| 100% | SUGAR FREE | Some Users Get A Rush From Ready Extra Energy |
Angela Brett, while sipping a sugar free Red Bull energy drink and wondering why they took out the actual energy. (Marketers occasionally come around giving out Bull for free, and I am a loyal [experimental?] subject.) Food & Drink Food & Drink |
| 100% | SUICIDE (2) | Shameful, Usually - Intentional Cessation Initiates Disgraceful Exequy. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Emotions People & Relationships:Emotions People & Relationships:Death People & Relationships:Death |
| 100% | SULTANA BRAN | Superbaddy Uses Lethal Tactics... Afflicted Needs A Bowel Relief, Arse Necroses. |
Angela Brett (don't eat too much bran... it's a cereal killer!) MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains:Cereal Killers MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains:Cereal Killers |
| 100% | SUPERMARKET (2) | Some Unethical Proprietors Even Retail Mouldy And Rancid Kai... Expect Tummyaches! |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Food Outlets Food & Drink:Food Outlets |
| 100% | SUPERNATURE | Science Used Progressively Entering Realms Nearly Always Thought Unscientific. Reasoning's Engaging. |
Angela Brett, referring to the book by Lyall Watson Art & Literature:Book Titles Art & Literature:Book Titles |
| 100% | SUPPLY CHAIN | Some Use Palmtop PCs/ Laptops - You Can Have Airbourne Information Network |
Angela Brett, thinking of recent TV ads showing the way a biscuit company makes use of tablet PCs with wireless internet to automate their 'supply chain'. Commerce Commerce |
| 70% | SURFACE TENSION | Sometimes, Unless Reasonable Force is Applied, it Can't Easily Trickle to Escape the Neatly Sealed Insides of an Old Numbercruncher. |
We were discussing a Mac Classic seen in a magazine which had been turned into a fishbowl (or Macquarium.) Tony suggested that perhaps the person had forgotten to seal the tiny hole next to the disk drive, and that the water could be leaking out. Angela Brett replied that it couldn't because of SURFACE TENSION. Computers:Macintosh & Newton Computers:Macintosh & Newton Science:Physics Science:Physics |
| 100% | SURGE | Sudden Up-Rising Generates Energy |
Angela Brett and Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns Assorted Nouns |
| 100% | SUSE | Seems Useless - Stumps Everyone! |
Angela Brett, on hearing about SuSE Linux. Computers:Linux Computers:Linux |
| 100% | SWAN | Swims With Arched Neck |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals:Birds Science:Biology:Animals:Birds |
| 100% | SWAP (2) | Switch With A Peer's |
Angela Brett Commerce Commerce |
| 100% | SWAP (3) | Sleep With Another's Partner |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | SWATCH | Swiss Watches Aren't Too Costly Here |
Angela Brett (while most brands of Swiss watch are ridiculously expensive, Swatch makes watches that are more generally affordable, and sometimes even digital! Call me primitive but I still think digital watches are a pretty neat idea.) Time Time Science:Electronics Science:Electronics Household Objects:Clothing:Jewellery & Accessories Household Objects:Clothing:Jewellery & Accessories |
| 90% | SWEAR WORD | Speak Without Expletives - Avoid Rude Words Often Regarded as Derogatory |
Angela Brett Words & Wordplay:Rudeness Words & Wordplay:Rudeness |
| 100% | SWEET | Sugar Will Eventually Emaciate Teeth. |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Confectionery Food & Drink:Confectionery |
| 100% | SWEET PEE | Sugary Wees Equals Endocrine Trouble... Pancreas's Effectiveness Ebbing |
Angela Brett, when Tony apologised for mistyping an 'a' instead of an 'e' in his SWEET PEA expansion. Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| 100% | SWIFT | Steve Wozniak Is Fast Thinker |
Angela Brett, thinking that maybe FAST THINKER a.k.a Woz could help out MacGirl and Keyboard in a few episodes. MacGirl & KeyBoard:(Wannabe) Superheroes MacGirl & KeyBoard:(Wannabe) Superheroes |
| 100% | SWIMMING | Some Water Is Missing - Maybe In Novice's Gullet |
Angela Brett Sports & Recreation Sports & Recreation |
| 100% | SWISH | Sibilant Whooshing Is Sound Heard. |
Angela Brett Assorted Nouns:Noises Assorted Nouns:Noises |
| 100% | SWISS FRANCS | Splendid With Intense Shades, Small Fortune Redeemable As Note (Correctly Singular) |
Angela Brett -- the things that struck me about Swiss Francs were the bright colours and the fact that they're available in such high denominations. I've only seen up to a 200 Franc note (which is already better than I've seen in any other currency) but apparently there are 1000 Franc notes which are the most valuable mass circulated notes in the world. Commerce:Money Commerce:Money |
| 100% | SWITZERLAND (2) | Speak/ Write In Tongues, Zones Exhibiting Regional Languages Aren't Nation-Dividers. |
Angela Brett -- Switzerland has four official languages, German, French, Italian and Romansh. Places:Countries Places:Countries |
| 100% | SWORD (2) | Sharp Weapon Of Relentless Destruction |
Angela Brett Military:Weapons Military:Weapons |
| 100% | SWORDS | Start Weeping... Our Regiment's Deadly Serious |
Angela Brett Military:Weapons Military:Weapons |
| 100% | SYSTEMATISE | So You'll Switch To Efficient Method, And That'll Increase Sales Eventually. |
Angela Brett Assorted Nouns Assorted Nouns |
| 100% | UA (2) | Undersized Acronym |
Angela Brett (see UA) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| 100% | UA (3) | Unskilled Acronymist. |
Jeff Anonymous and Angela Brett (see UA) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| 100% | UDDERS (2) | Uberous Dangling Drink-Excreters Replenish Sucklers. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| 100% | UDDERS (3) | Ungulate's Drink Dispensers Easily Replenish Sucklers. |
Angela Brett and Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Body Parts Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| 100% | ULMER | Unfortunately Lost Medal Ending Race |
Angela Brett, when Sarah Ulmer just missed out on a bronze medal in an Olympic cycling race, despite being ahead for most of it. Names:Famous people Names:Famous people Sports & Recreation Sports & Recreation |
| 100% | UMBRA | Usually Makes Blacker Region Appear. |
Angela Brett Science:Astronomy Science:Astronomy |
| 89% | UMBRELLA | Used to Make Bucketing Rain Endurable... Lifts Ladies Also! |
Angela Brett (referring to Mary Poppins, of course.) Household Objects Household Objects |
| 100% | UMPTEEN | Unspecified Many... Perplexing To Evaluate Exaggerated Number. |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Numbers Science:Mathematics:Numbers |
| 100% | UNBEATABLE PRICES | Use No Banknotes Extra! Afford The Absolute Best Low Echelon Products! Rubbish Is Cheap, Expect Some. |
Angela Brett Commerce Commerce |
| 100% | UNCLE SAM | Unrelated National Cousins Look Enthusiastic Seeing 'America Man' |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races |
| 100% | UNCOOPERATIVE AFRICAN AMERICAN | Uncooperativeness No Consequence Of One's Primary Ethnicity, Rather A Trait/Tactic (Increasingly Validly) Expressed/Employed Across Frontiers. Remarkable Indian Called Asian 'Negros' Against Mother England's Rule, It Created A Nation. |
Angela Brett (referring to Gandhi), who was sick of seeing this phrase at the top of the unsuccessful searches list for so long. People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races |
| 100% | UNCY HERB | Unsightly New Car Ywroke Havoc - Eventual Result: Bankruptcy |
Angela Brett and Tony McCoy O'Grady (Homer's half-brother Herbert Powell, referred to by the kids as 'Uncy Herb' went bankrupt when he let Homer design the car which would make or break his company) Entertainment:TV shows:The Simpsons Entertainment:TV shows:The Simpsons |
| 86% | UNDIES | University of Nottingham Department's Information Engineering Subgroup |
Angela Brett (see UNITS) Education:University of Nottingham School of Community Health Sciences IT Subgroup Education:University of Nottingham School of Community Health Sciences IT Subgroup |
| 100% | UNDILUTED GRADE A CANADIAN NONSENSE CONCENTRATE | Unnervingly Normal? Dial Into Lunatics Unlimited. They Export Drivel, Gibberish, Ridiculousness - All Daily! Emails Are Completely Absurd, No Alternative Deliveries Include A Nation's Nonsense. Order Now! Sanity's Exaggerated; Nobody Sane Ever Created Outstanding New Custard-Extracting Nets. Try Real Absurdity Today, Everyone! |
Angela Brett, when Rob challenged her to acronymise that phrase after she'd commented that every email she'd received that morning was from him. Assorted Phrases Assorted Phrases |
| 90% | UNETHICAL | University of Nottingham's Effort To Help In Computer Aided Learning |
Angela Brett (see UNITS) Education:University of Nottingham School of Community Health Sciences IT Subgroup Education:University of Nottingham School of Community Health Sciences IT Subgroup |
| 100% | UNIFORM (2) | Unloved Necessity... Imposition From Our Rule-Makers |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Clothing Household Objects:Clothing |
| 100% | UNIFORM (4) | Unquestioning Nonvariance *Is* Fashion... Others Reflect Me! |
Angela Brett, in response to UNIFORM (3) Assorted Adjectives Assorted Adjectives People & Relationships People & Relationships |
| 100% | UNIFORM (5) | Unquestioning Nature... I'll Form Opinions Resembling Master's |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives Assorted Adjectives People & Relationships People & Relationships |
| 100% | UNIFORM (6) | Usually Neighbour Isn't Far Off Repeating Myself |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives Assorted Adjectives |
| 100% | UNIFORMITY | Unlikely - Nature Is Full Of Renegade Minds, I Tell You! |
Angela Brett People & Relationships People & Relationships |
| 100% | UNINTERESTING | Underused Neurons Immediately Notice That External Repertoire Excludes Stimulation - This Is Not Good! |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives Assorted Adjectives |
| 100% | UNITE | Undivided Nation = Individuals Treated Equally |
Angela Brett People & Relationships People & Relationships |
| 100% | UNITY | Unlovable Neighbour Is Tolerating You! |
Angela Brett People & Relationships People & Relationships |
| 100% | UNITY (2) | Understand Neighbour; It Teaches You. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships People & Relationships |
| 100% | UNITY (3) | Underneath, Negro's Identical To Yourself |
Angela Brett People & Relationships People & Relationships |
| 83% | UNIVERSITY | Unrestrained Nerdish Intellectuals Vying for Extra Rewards... Study Incessantly for Three Years |
Angela Brett, the nerdish intellectual who doesn't know how to study. :^) Education Education |
| 0% | UNKIND | (It's) Unthinkably Nasty to Knife an Irishman's much Needed Dongle! |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Personality Traits People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| 100% | UNPUNCTUAL TRAIN SERVICES | Using Normal People Under Normal Conditions, Transport Usually Arrives Late. Theories Repeatedly Are Investigated; Now Scientific Experiments Rush Vehicles In Certain Exceptional States. |
Angela Brett, wondering if there is a natural Law of Trains which states that they are always late except in unusual circumstances, such as when nobody's waiting for them, or when the passengers are all late. Transport:Trains Transport:Trains |
| 92% | UNSOLICITED | University of Nottingham Subgroup Of Learned Indivituals Coordinating Information Technology Endeavours Daily |
Angela Brett (see UNITS) Education:University of Nottingham School of Community Health Sciences IT Subgroup Education:University of Nottingham School of Community Health Sciences IT Subgroup |
| 100% | UNTRADITIONAL PROCEDURES | Unproductive? No, That's Rubbish. Any Drastically Improved Technology Is Opposed, Nearly Always Lacking Proper Rational, Objective Consideration... Essentially Debate Uses Rhetoric Evoking Sentimentality. |
Angela Brett (see UNTRADITIONAL PROCEDURES (2) for an alternative view.) Science Science |
| 96% | UNTRADITIONAL PROCEDURES (2) | Usual Natural Therapies Remedy Anything, Drugs In Technical Innoculations Or Needles Are Likely Poisonous... Recall Organic Cures Entailing Diet of Unadulterated, Real Earth Sustenance. |
Angela Brett (see also UNTRADITIONAL PROCEDURES) Science:Biology:Healthcare Science:Biology:Healthcare |
| 100% | UNUSON | Unite Nations Using Singing Over Network |
Angela Brett Entertainment:Music Entertainment:Music |
| 96% | UNWANTED CHILD FINALLY ABORTED | Unprepared, Naive Woman Argues Need for Termination. Embryo Dies & Can't Have Infantile Life - Development Further Is Not Allowed, Lest Little Youngster Abide Bastardism Or Rations To Eat & Drink. |
Angela Brett Assorted Phrases Assorted Phrases People & Relationships:Family People & Relationships:Family |
| 92% | UPDATE LISTS | Upload Pages During Accretion/Accumulation, Then Each Large-ish Intake's Sent To Stacks |
Angela Brett, referring to the page where you can download Update Lists for the Acronyms stack - http://acronyms.co.nz/updates.html Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website:Page Titles Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website:Page Titles |
| 100% | UP QUARK | Usual Particle; Quite Unremarkable And Readily Kept. |
Angela Brett ('Up' is one of the six types of QUARK... along with DOWN QUARK, STRANGE QUARK, CHARM QUARK, TOP QUARK and BOTTOM QUARK. UP QUARKs and DOWN QUARKs make up neutrons and protons so they're very common. See PROTON (3)) Science:Physics:Particles Science:Physics:Particles |
| 100% | UPSIDE DOWN | Unfortunately Partitioning Server Incurred Damage, Everything's Deleted Off Web Now. |
Angela Brett, after the Apronyms server was accidentally deleted and Roger said, 'I'm sure that thing about having to hang upside down on that part of the earth doesn't help either.' Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website |
| 100% | UP TO DATE AT LAST | Using Postings To Organise Details About Things Evolving A Tale, Logging A Story's Theme... |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after Angela finally got up to date with replying to his email, after being Macless for over a week. (This was in the middle of thinking up the first MacGirl & Keyboard stories.) MacGirl & KeyBoard MacGirl & KeyBoard |
| 100% | URBAN | Undisputedly, Rural Bumpkins Are Not! |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives Assorted Adjectives Places:Towns & Cities Places:Towns & Cities |
| 100% | URINATION | Urgent Relief Is Needed - All Toilets Inhabited... Oh No! |
Angela Brett Science:Biology Science:Biology |
| 100% | UROLOGY | Uncontrolled Release Of Liquid, Often Goes Yellow |
Angela Brett and Dustan Dowsing, 'cause we needed more U's Science:Biology Science:Biology |
| 100% | USB (2) | Useful, Since Bondi |
Angela Brett, since there were hardly any USB peripherals available until Apple introduced the bondi blue iMac, which had a USB port. Re-expansions of existing acronyms Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers Computers |
| 100% | USUAL WAY TO DO THINGS | Unvaried Style Undoubtably Averts Laughter. Why Aren't You Trying Out Different Organisational Tactics? Have Innovative & New Goals, Steve! |
Angela Brett... referring, of course, not to Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, or Commissioner Steve, but the Steve whatsisname who is the CEO of Microsloth. Assorted Phrases Assorted Phrases Computers:Windows Computers:Windows |
| 100% | UTAH | Unlikely To Absorb Hawaii |
Angela Brett Places:States & Regions Places:States & Regions |
| 100% | UTERUS | Umbilical Tract Ensures Related Unborn Survives. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| 100% | UZI | Usually Zapping Israelis |
Angela Brett Military:Weapons Military:Weapons |
| 90% | VACANCIES | Vacationers All Checked-out, And Now Cash Is Extremely Scarce. |
Angela Brett Assorted Nouns Assorted Nouns |
| 100% | VACANCY | Visitors Aren't Coming... Ain't No Customers Yet! |
Angela Brett Assorted Nouns Assorted Nouns |
| 100% | VACATION | Visit Another Country And Tour Its Oldest Neighbourhoods |
Angela Brett Sports & Recreation:Travel Sports & Recreation:Travel |
| 100% | VACUUM (2) | Visit A Cold, Uncaring Universe - Matterless! |
Angela Brett (it must be uncaring, because in a vacuum, nothing matters.) Science:Astronomy Science:Astronomy |
| 100% | VALENTINE | Very Amorous Lovers Enjoy Naughty Things, Including Negligees Etc. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust Time:Special Occasions Time:Special Occasions |
| 100% | VALENTINES | Value Any Lasting Entwinement, Never Thwart It 'Needing' Extra Sex. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust Time:Special Occasions Time:Special Occasions |
| 89% | VAMPIRES | Very Alike to Mosquitos - Preference In Rations Ever Sanguinary. |
Angela Brett Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Mythical Creatures Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Mythical Creatures |
| 100% | VAMPIRES (2) | Veins & Arteries Make Particularly Intimidating Repast, Eaten Sanguivorously. |
Angela Brett Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Mythical Creatures Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Mythical Creatures |
| 100% | VAN | Vehicle Accomodates Nine |
Angela Brett Transport Transport |
| 100% | VEGAN | Vegetarian Extreme... Greens And Nuts. |
Angela Brett Food & Drink Food & Drink |
| 100% | VEGETABLES | Vitamin-Enriched Greens - Eat Them And Begin Losing Excess Stones. |
Angela Brett Food & Drink Food & Drink |
| 100% | VERONICA | Vicarious Expanders: Remember, Our Niche Is Creative Acronyms. |
Angela Brett, after somebody who apparently hadn't read the submission guidelines at http://acronyms.co.nz/guidelines.html submitted a common jargon-variety expansion for VERONICA. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | VERSICHERUNG (2) | Vendors Everywhere! Request Sales In Carparks, Homes, Even Right Under Neighbour's Gazebo. |
Angela Brett Science:Linguistics:German Words Science:Linguistics:German Words |
| 93% | VERSION HISTORY | Verbosely Each Revision's Stated... It's Obviously Necessary (Hardly! It Simply Tells of Older Releases - Yawn!) |
Angela Brett, referring to the Version History of the stack at http://acronyms.co.nz/changes.html Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website:Page Titles Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website:Page Titles |
| 100% | VERY GOOD! | Victorious Exclamation. Really You Give One Obvious Delight. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after he typed 'VERY GOOD!' in an email to Angela and she reminded him that capitalised phrases ought to be acronymised. Assorted Phrases Assorted Phrases |
| 100% | VIAGRA | Vaginal Interface Aid, Genitalia Rapidly Ascends. |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett Drugs Drugs |
| 100% | VIAGRA (2) | Virility Is A Gift Readily Available |
Angela Brett Drugs Drugs |
| 100% | VICTIM | Villain Is Cruelly Torturing & Injuring Me. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| 100% | VIEW | Vista In Every Window |
Angela Brett Assorted Nouns Assorted Nouns |
| 100% | VINDALOO | Volcanic Indian Norm Daunts A Lot Of Others |
Angela Brett Food & Drink Food & Drink |
| 100% | VIRGIN | Vagina Is Ready, Girl Is Not. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | VIRTUAL DOCTOR | Veterans' Information Resource That Uses A Large Database Of Clinical Trials; Online Retrieval. |
Angela Brett (see DETECTIVE) Computers:Internet:VA Data Acquisition Computers:Internet:VA Data Acquisition |
| 100% | VIRUS | Violates Information, Ruthlessly Uses Space |
Angela Brett Computers Computers |
| 83% | VIRUS (2) | Virulent Infection Results in Unpleasant Symptoms. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| 100% | VISA CARD | Vastly Increases Spending Ability... Can Also Raise Debts |
Angela Brett Commerce Commerce |
| 100% | VISITOR PASS | Veturing Into Some Interesting Television Offices? Restricted! Please Ask Security Staff. |
Angela Brett Assorted Nouns Assorted Nouns |
| 100% | VITAL SIGNS | Very Important That All Life Signals Indicate Good News & Salubrity. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology Science:Biology |
| 100% | VOCODER | Victoria, Or Cellos, Or Deranged? Extensive Range. |
Angela Brett (they are all Macintalk voices) Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software |
| 100% | VOCODERS | Voice Of Computer's Often Deliberately Extra Robotic Sounding |
Angela Brett (thinking of the Macintalk voices Votron, Trinoids and Zarvox in particular) Computers Computers |
| 100% | VODAFONE | Voice Or Data Apparently Fry Owners' Neurons Eventually. |
Angela Brett (Vodafone is a cellphone network) Commerce:Companies Commerce:Companies Communication Communication |
| 100% | VODKA | Vial Of Dendrite-Killing Alcohol |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
| 100% | VOL-AU-VENTS | Voiced One Laugh And Uncertainly Ventured Extra - Needed To Stop |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after he'd said "How's that for starters" and Angela had replied that it wasn't as nice as vol-au-vents. Laughter Laughter |
| 83% | VOMIT | Violent Outpouring of Meal Into Toilet |
Angela Brett and Dustan Dowsing Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| 100% | VROOM | V8's Roar - Obvious Onomatopoeic Meaning. |
Angela Brett Transport Transport Assorted Nouns:Noises Assorted Nouns:Noises |
| 100% | VROOMSTICK | Vacuum Roaring Overhead... Occult Magic Starts To Incorporate Contemporary Knowledge. |
Angela Brett, considering what modern witches might fly around on. Transport Transport |
| 100% | VULCANODON | Very Unsophisticated Lizard, Certainly Ate No Other Dinosaurs. Outstretched Neck. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals:Dinosaurs Science:Biology:Animals:Dinosaurs |
| 100% | VULPIX | Very Uncooperative Letter Prevents Impeccable Xpansion |
Angela Brett (Vulpix is Pokemon #37) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| 100% | VYING (2) | Victory's Yours -- If Nobody's Good. |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs Assorted Verbs |
| 100% | WAAAAH! | Wail Annoyingly And Acquire A Hug |
Angela Brett Assorted Nouns:Noises Assorted Nouns:Noises |
| 100% | WAAAH! | Wouldn't Allow Angela Any Honours |
Angela Brett, after Tony took a lot of the honours for first and last acronyms under each letter. Assorted Nouns:Noises Assorted Nouns:Noises |
| 100% | WAGE | Won't Acknowledge Greater Effort |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:The Workforce People & Relationships:The Workforce |
| 80% | WAGE (2) | Weekly Amount Given (to) Employees |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:The Workforce People & Relationships:The Workforce |
| 100% | WAGE (4) | Won't Allow Gratuitous Extravagance |
Angela Brett and Steve Keate People & Relationships:The Workforce People & Relationships:The Workforce |
| 100% | WAGON | We Are Getting On Now. |
Angela Brett Transport:Trains Transport:Trains |
| 100% | WAIF | What An Insignificant Figure! |
Angela Brett People & Relationships People & Relationships |
| 100% | WAIFS | We Are In Financial Strife |
Angela Brett People & Relationships People & Relationships Commerce:Money Commerce:Money |
| 100% | WAITING ROOM | We Aren't In Train, I'm Now Getting Restless Over Our (Mis)adventure. |
Angela Brett (Tony and I missed our train to Limerick by about a minute, and had to wait a few hours for the next one.) Places:Buildings Places:Buildings Transport:Trains Transport:Trains |
| 100% | WAKE UP! | We're All Keenly Expecting Undelayed Play! |
Angela Brett, when an opponent on an online game was not responding. Assorted Phrases Assorted Phrases |
| 100% | WALKMAN | While A Listener's Kinetic, Music Around Noggin. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who wasn't sure whether Angela would know the term 'noggin' for head. Entertainment:Music Entertainment:Music Science:Electronics Science:Electronics |
| 100% | WAR | When America Retaliates |
Angela Brett, after terrorists crashed commercial jets into the Pentagon and the WORLD TRADE CENTER. Military:War & Terrorism Military:War & Terrorism |
| 100% | WAR (2) | Will America Retaliate? |
Angela Brett (see WAR) Military:War & Terrorism Military:War & Terrorism |
| 75% | WAR (3) | Wastage All 'Round :( |
Angela Brett Military:War & Terrorism Military:War & Terrorism |
| 100% | WARDEN | We All Require Dramatic Exit Now |
Angela Brett, after being eveacuated from a building due to a fire alarm. People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| 100% | WARDEN (2) | We Anxiously Request Direction - Exit Nearest. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| 100% | WARFARE | We Are Ready For A Rapid Exit |
Angela Brett Military:War & Terrorism Military:War & Terrorism |
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