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% | BIRTHDAY (3) | But It's Ridiculous To Have Day Adding Year |
Angela Brett, because after this one day people consider themselves to be a whole year older. Time:Special Occasions Time:Special Occasions |
| 75% | BIRTHDAY GIRL | Blimey, I've Relished Three-hundred-and-sixty-five Happy Days! Another Year Gone In Remarkable Life |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, on Angela's birthday. Time:Special Occasions Time:Special Occasions |
| 70% | BITSCHS | Bring Information Technology to the School of Community Health Sciences |
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% | BITWISE | Boolean Instructions Tackle Words In Single Elements |
Angela Brett Computers:Programming Computers:Programming |
| 100% | BITWISE (2) | Bringing Information Technology Wisdom Into School Environment. |
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% | BLAB (4) | Beat Lips About Barrenly/Banally |
Angela Brett Communication:Talking Communication:Talking |
| 100% | BLACK | Basically Lightless, As Coal / Kohl |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives:Colours Assorted Adjectives:Colours |
| 100% | BLACK COHOSH | Buttercup-Like, And Clinicians/Companies Know Compound Offers Hope Of Stimulating Hormones |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs |
| 100% | BLAH | Boring Lecture, All Humdrum. |
Angela Brett Education:Slow Teaching Education:Slow Teaching |
| 100% | BLAINE | Bad Liver Affected Infant's Name, Evidently |
Angela Brett (the name Blaine comes from bla, a Gaelic word meaning "Yellow." I wonder how many babies were named Blaine because they were jaundiced.) Names:First names:Male Names:First names:Male |
| 90% | BLANK PAGE | Beckoning Like A Naked K-road Prostitute... Acronymise! Generate Expansions! |
Angela Brett, commenting on how a blank page seems to beg to be filled with acronyms. (K-road is Auckland's red light district.) Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | BLARGH | Boredom Launches A Rather Good Headline |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Angela sent him an email with the rather uninspired subject line 'blargh.' Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words |
| 100% | BLAST 'EM | Bin Laden's A Sadistic Terrorist - Evil Manifested |
Angela Brett, who in general doesn't advocate blasting things but wanted to demonstrate an expansion containing 'Bin Laden' Military:War & Terrorism Military:War & Terrorism |
| 100% | BLASTOISE | Blasting Liquid Adds Speed - Third One In Squirtle Evolution |
Angela Brett (Blastoise is Pokemon #9) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| 83% | BLEEP | Bad Language Erased to Eliminate Profanity |
Angela Brett, to replace some offensive acronyms which were removed from the stack. Words & Wordplay:Rudeness Words & Wordplay:Rudeness |
| 100% | BLOCKAGE | Brain's Lack Of Clarity Kiboshes A Genius's Expressions |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after Jeff's ACRONYMISTS' BLOCK was cured by his EPSOM SALT acronym, and Angela pointed out that Epsom salt cures more than one type of blockage. Words & Wordplay Words & Wordplay |
| 100% | BLOW | Breathe Like Oral Wind |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs Assorted Verbs |
| 100% | BLOW MY OWN TRUMPET | Brilliant Lady, One Will Meet Your Own Wishes, Now 'Thousands' Replaces Utterly Modest, Personally-Effacing 'Tons'. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after Angela suggested changing the 'Tons' in his TONY (4) with the more accurate and impressively unexaggerated 'Thouands'. Assorted Phrases Assorted Phrases |
| 100% | BLOWN AWAY! | Blimey! Loads Of Wonderful New Acronyms. Wordsmiths Adore You! |
Angela Brett, when Tony produced a particularly good round of acronyms. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | BLUE | Badly Lovesick? Unhappy, Emotionally... |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives:Colours Assorted Adjectives:Colours |
| 100% | BLUEBERRY IMAC | Bad Luck, Underfed Ethiopians... Barely Edible Repast. Return Yours, I'll Make A Casserole. |
Angela Brett Computers:Do Not Eat:iMac Fruit Salad Computers:Do Not Eat:iMac Fruit Salad |
| 83% | BOAST | Blatantly Overemphasise Attributes & Show-off Talents. |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs Assorted Verbs |
| 100% | BOAST (2) | Brag Or Avaunt, Skite Terribly |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs Assorted Verbs |
| 100% | BOATS | Best Ones Are Trailer-Sailers |
Angela Brett Transport Transport |
| 100% | BODIES | 'Bravery' Of Dead Is Euphemism: Stupidity! |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Death People & Relationships:Death |
| 100% | BOMB | Back Off! Manipulating B*tch! |
PiMaster, after capitalising BOMB. (See ANGELA (8)) People & Relationships:Insults People & Relationships:Insults |
| 100% | BONDED | Baby Of New Dad Enjoys/Endures Doting |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Family People & Relationships:Family |
| 0% | BONDI | Blue Of New, Dreamy iMac |
Angela Brett... though Tony suggested 'Dashing,' rather than 'Dreamy.' Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware Assorted Adjectives:Colours Assorted Adjectives:Colours |
| 100% | BONE CARVING | Brush On Nature's Every Canvas, And Recycle Vertebrae Into Neverending Gift |
Angela Brett Art & Literature Art & Literature Science:Biology:Body Parts Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| 100% | BONES | Broken Ones Need Elevation & Support |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| 100% | BONGS | Bigwigs Ordered No Gear Sales |
Angela Brett, after a law was passed prohibiting the sale of cannabis-smoking apparatus. Drugs Drugs |
| 100% | BOOB | Bounces Out Of Bra |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| 100% | BOOKS IN THE BIBLE | Born Out Of Knowledge Scarcity, It's Necessary To Have Everyone Believing Inscriptions... Ban Looking Elsewhere. |
Angela Brett Religion:Bible books Religion:Bible books |
| 100% | BORED IN CLASS | Because Of Really Elementary, Dull Instruction, Now Completing Latest Acronyms Stack. See? |
Angela Brett, who was getting ACRONYMS 2.2 ready for release during a boring class, and had to think of an acronym to import so that the stack would know it had Update List Grape. Education:Slow Teaching Education:Slow Teaching |
| 100% | BOREDOM | Brain On Recess, Extreme Disuse Of Mind. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Emotions People & Relationships:Emotions |
| 100% | BORING | Breaking (Operating Rotary Instruments) New Ground |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs Assorted Verbs |
| 100% | BOSS | Bags Over-Sized Salary |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| 100% | BOSTON | Bay Of Spilt Tea - Oh No! |
Angela Brett History History Places:Towns & Cities:USA Places:Towns & Cities:USA |
| 100% | BOTH BRAINCELLS KILLED | Bump On The Head Brings Really Awful Injuries, Now Can't Even Lift Legs. Some Knowledge Is Lost - Longterm Effect's Death. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| 100% | BOTTOM QUARK | Best Of The Theories Of Matter? Quite Unlikely Anyone Really Knows |
Angela Brett ('Bottom' is one of the six types of QUARK, along with UP QUARK, DOWN QUARK, STRANGE QUARK, CHARM QUARK and TOP QUARK... at least, that's the prevailing wisdom so far.) Science:Physics:Particles Science:Physics:Particles |
| 100% | BOWEL | Back Off... Wind Emission Likely. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| 100% | BOXERS | Balls (Of XY-Endowed) Readily Swing |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
| 100% | BOXING DAY | Bustle Of Xmas Is Now Gone, Discounts Await You |
Angela Brett Time:Special Occasions Time:Special Occasions |
| 100% | BOYFRIEND | Brag Of Your First Romance... It's Everlasting, No Doubt. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 91% | BOYS IN BLUE | Battling On Your Side - It's Not Bad Luck Unless (you're) Evil. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations |
| 100% | BRA | Breast-Restraining Apparatus |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
| 100% | BRAD SAYS | Bully's Rough Advice Doesn't Summon A 'Yes, Sir!' |
Angela Brett People & Relationships People & Relationships |
| 92% | BRAHMAGUPTA | Brilliant Reasoning in Astronomy, Helped Mathematics And Geometry. Understood Progressions, Triangles & Areas. |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians |
| 100% | BRAIDS | Bring Relative Alignment Into Disordered Strands |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| 83% | BRAIN | Biological Reckoner - Array of Interconnected Neurons. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| 100% | BRANDING | Buyers Remember A Name, Discredit If No Good |
Angela Brett Commerce Commerce |
| 100% | BRASSIERE | Breast-Restraining Apparatus, Sometimes Shown In Extremely Raunchy Exposes |
Angela Brett and Steve Keate Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
| 100% | BREAK IT DOWN | Because Really Enormous Adversity Kills Inspiration, Try Decomposing Opponent & Winning Nonhastily. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Advice People & Relationships:Advice |
| 100% | BREASTS | Babies Rarely Ever Attempt Suckling Two Simultaneously! |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| 100% | BREASTS (2) | Blondes Request Expensive And Sometimes Troublesome Sugery. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts Science:Biology:Body Parts People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| 94% | BRIGHTNESS OF HOPE | 'Bad Reasoning' Is Good; Helping Them Not Expect Sad Swings Of Fortune Highlights Opportunities (of) Preventing Emergencies. |
Angela Brett ('Bad reasoning' referring to the idea that hope in a particularly bleak situation is illogical.) Assorted Phrases Assorted Phrases People & Relationships People & Relationships |
| 100% | BROKE FEMALE | Bills, Rent Or Kids... Expenses Forever! Egocentric Male Always Loses Employment. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Genderalisations People & Relationships:Genderalisations Commerce:Money Commerce:Money |
| 100% | BROKEN | By Rebelling, Outlaws Keep Everyone Noticing |
Angela Brett, because laws are made to be broken. The theory is that criminals are really just doing what they do because they want attention. Sentence potential criminals to preventative attention and everything will be fine. People & Relationships:Law & Order People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| 100% | BROKEN HEART | Beloved Romeo Often Kissed Enchantingly, Now He's Ended Amorous Relationship Tearfully. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | BRONZE | Be Really Open - Nearness Zenithal Emotionally. |
Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the bronze (8th) wedding anniversary. Science:Chemistry:Elements Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| 83% | BRUCE | Big Rating in US Census Extract |
Angela Brett (The name Bruce ranked 67th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.) Names:First names:Male Names:First names:Male |
| 100% | BRUNO | Brown - Rather Uninspiring Name Origin |
Angela Brett Names:First names:Male Names:First names:Male |
| 100% | BRYCE | Build, Render - You've Created Environment! |
Angela Brett (Bryce is a 3D landscaping and animation application... see http://corel.com) Computers Computers |
| 100% | B.SC. | Biological Scientific Calculator |
Angela Brett, after graduating with a B.Sc. (Bachelor of Science) majoring in MATHEMATICS. Re-expansions of existing acronyms Re-expansions of existing acronyms Education:Qualifications Education:Qualifications |
| 100% | BTW | Brain To Wander... |
Angela Brett (BTW usually stands for 'By The Way') Re-expansions of existing acronyms:Conversational Re-expansions of existing acronyms:Conversational |
| 100% | BUBBLES | Brought Unto Being By Liquid's Expanding Surface |
Angela Brett Assorted Nouns Assorted Nouns |
| 100% | BUG (2) | Bitten User Grumbles |
Angela Brett Computers Computers Science:Biology:Insects Science:Biology:Insects |
| 100% | BUG (3) | Bad Unexpected Glitch |
Angela Brett Computers Computers |
| 100% | BUG (4) | Bytes Unfortunately Garbled |
Angela Brett Computers Computers |
| 100% | BUG (5) | Bites Unfortunate Gentleman |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Insects Science:Biology:Insects |
| 100% | BUGS | Blight 'Usually Good' Software |
Angela Brett Computers Computers |
| 100% | BUGS (2) | Blame Users' Genuine Stupidity |
Angela Brett -- a few of the programmers where I work are coming up with self-deprecating phrases to put on T-shirts to give out at the company Christmas party. One of the T-shirt slogans is, 'Of course it crashes if you do that!' Computers Computers |
| 63% | BULLS | Bit Un-believe-a-bull... Large Lactiferous Source! |
Angela Brett (quite a bit of milk is produced around the town of Bulls. Also, there are terr-a-bull puns all over the place.) Places:Towns & Cities:New Zealand Places:Towns & Cities:New Zealand |
| 100% | BULLSHIT | Belt Up - Little Learning Skulks Here, I Think |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - still checking Angela's tolerance level 8-) Words & Wordplay:Rudeness Words & Wordplay:Rudeness |
| 100% | BUN | Bundled Under Net |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| 100% | BUNNIES | Breeding Unstoppably - Not Neatly In Exact Seasons. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals Science:Biology:Animals |
| 93% | BURNT TO A CRISP | Blistering Uninhibited Rays Neatly Toast The Outer Area of Coverless Rump - Isn't Sunscreen Protected |
Angela Brett Assorted Phrases Assorted Phrases |
| 93% | BURNT TO A CRISP (2) | Becoming Unbearably Red, Now Taking Ti-tree Oil And Craving Relief In Skin Pigmentation. |
Angela Brett and Dustan Dowsing Assorted Phrases Assorted Phrases |
| 100% | BUS (2) | Big... Umpteen Seats |
Angela Brett Transport Transport |
| 100% | BUS (3) | Brought Us Southward |
Angela Brett, after going from Auckland to Palmerston North in one. Transport Transport |
| 100% | BUSH (3) | Bloodthirsty United States Head |
Angela Brett (substitute whichever B-adjective or Bad-ejective you like in there.) Names:Famous people:Politicians Names:Famous people:Politicians |
| 100% | BUSINESS OF POLICE PROTECTION | Because Unpaid Security Is Not Effective, Somebody Should Offer (For Pay) Officer Left In Charge, Exclusively Premises Requested Of The Employer's Client. This Is Ordinary Nowadays. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order People & Relationships:Law & Order Commerce Commerce |
| 100% | BUTTERFREE | Beauty Usually Toxic, Twittering Extremities Release Floating Rot. Elevatory Evolution. |
Angela Brett (Butterfree is Pokemon #12) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| 93% | BUY APPLE SHARES | Boast Unbelievable Yearly Appreciation... Products Propagate Lots of Equity, Stock Has Already Risen Extraordinarily Sharply. |
Angela Brett, when Dustan's mother expressed interest in buying Apple shares. Computers:Macintosh & Newton Computers:Macintosh & Newton Commerce:Money Commerce:Money |
| 100% | BYTE | Bitwise, You Take Eight. |
Angela Brett Computers Computers |
| 100% | BYTE (2) | Beware, Your Teeth Electrocuted! |
Angela Brett Computers:Do Not Eat Computers:Do Not Eat |
| 100% | CABLE (2) | Connect And Begin Leeching Excessively |
Angela Brett Computers:Internet Computers:Internet |
| 100% | CACKLING | Chuffed About Carrying Key Lime IBook - Not Gloating! |
Angela Brett, who still grins/cackles joyously when she thinks about having a KEY LIME IBOOK, and how she came to have it. Computers:Macintosh & Newton Computers:Macintosh & Newton Laughter Laughter |
| 80% | CALCULUS | Complicated Algebraic Logic for Calculating Useful Limits and Undefined Sums |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics Science:Mathematics |
| 100% | CALORIE (2) | Can A Living Organism Release Its Energy? |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Measurement Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
| 100% | CAMILLAGATE | Could A Man In Love Leave Another Girl... And The Empire? |
Angela Brett, referring to the 1993 'Camillagate' scandal involving secretly recorded phone conversations between Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles. People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust Politics:Royalty Politics:Royalty |
| 100% | CAMPING | Canvas Accommodation Mightn't Persist In Nasty Gale. |
Angela Brett Sports & Recreation:Travel Sports & Recreation:Travel |
| 100% | CANCER (2) | Cell Apoptosis? Never! Choke Every Rival. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| 85% | CAN I HAVE ONE? | Could Angela Nab It? Hallowed Apple Vendors Even Offer Not-for-sale Evangelism. |
Angela Brett, commenting on the many pieces of Apple merchandise (some of which only staff of Apple and AppleCentres should be able to get a hold of) she's managed to acquire for free simply by asking friendly Apple dealers. Computers:Macintosh & Newton Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| 100% | CANNABIS | Common Around Netherlands, Not Accepted By International Society |
Angela Brett Drugs:Cannabis Drugs:Cannabis |
| 100% | CANNABIS (2) | Class A Narcotic? No... A Barely Illegal Substance. |
Angela Brett Drugs:Cannabis Drugs:Cannabis |
| 100% | CANOE (3) | Canada's A Neat Overseas Experience |
Angela Brett, who spent a fair bit of time in canoes while visiting Canada. Transport Transport Sports & Recreation Sports & Recreation |
| 100% | CAPS LOCK | Creating Acronyms? Please See Listed Obligations - Charter's Known |
Tony McCoy O'Grady and Angela Brett, because of the rule in THE ACRONYMISTS' CHARTER saying that IF YOU PUT A WORD IN CAPS YOU MUST ACRONYMISE IT. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | CARAVAN | Cruises All 'Round Area - Vacationers' Abode, Normally. |
Angela Brett Transport Transport |
| 100% | CARD (2) | Can Actually Rupture Duodenum |
Jeff Anonymous and Angela Brett Computers:Do Not Eat Computers:Do Not Eat |
| 83% | CARDS | Clubs, Auricles, Royalty, Diamonds and Spades |
Angela Brett. WARNING, plug coming up... (And don't forget to check out my card game, Once in a Lifetime! It's at http://acronyms.co.nz/software/OIAL.html) Entertainment:Games Entertainment:Games |
| 100% | CARE | Create A Rapport, Eventually |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs Assorted Verbs People & Relationships People & Relationships |
| 100% | CARLEY | Can Anyone Respond Logically, Except You? |
Angela Brett, when somebody posted on the Apronyms forums asking for an expansion of her name. We can't come up with a name expansion which has any relevance to a particular person without knowing anything about that person... we could only make up some random description of nobody in particular, and if there happens to be somebody with that name who fits the description it's just a fluke. It takes the 'apro' out of 'apronym'. Names:First names:Female Names:First names:Female |
| 100% | CARLEY (2) | Carefree After Repaying Loan, Exclaims 'Yippee!' |
Angela Brett -- the name Carley comes from ceorl, an Ancient Germanic word meaning 'Freeholder' Names:First names:Female Names:First names:Female |
| 100% | CARLEY (3) | Continues Accumulating Rental Lucre Every Year |
Angela Brett -- the name Carley comes from ceorl, an Ancient Germanic word meaning 'Freeholder' Names:First names:Female Names:First names:Female |
| 100% | CARLOS | Catch Australian's Real Life On Screen |
Angela Brett (Carlo was one of the housemates on the third series of Australian Big Brother.) Names:First names:Male Names:First names:Male Names:Famous people Names:Famous people |
| 100% | CARNIVAL | Concussed After Rollercoaster, Now I've Vomited A Lollipop |
Angela Brett Entertainment Entertainment |
| 100% | CAROL | Christmastime Aria Remembering Our Lord |
Angela Brett Entertainment:Music Entertainment:Music Time:Special Occasions:Christmas Time:Special Occasions:Christmas |
| 100% | CAS | Computer Aided Sleuthing |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after much conversation about his sleuthing around one of Angela's stacks. Re-expansions of existing acronyms Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| 100% | CASH (2) | Cheques Aren't So Heavy! |
Angela Brett Commerce:Money Commerce:Money |
| 100% | CASH (3) | Complements A Shopper's Handbag |
Angela Brett Commerce:Money Commerce:Money |
| 100% | CASINO | Cents And Sense In, Nothing Out |
Angela Brett Entertainment Entertainment Commerce:Money Commerce:Money Places:Buildings Places:Buildings |
| 100% | CAST | Circumvent Any Strong Typing |
Angela Brett (the strong type-checking of programming languages such as C++ can easily be got around by casting.) Computers:Programming Computers:Programming |
| 100% | CAT | Cute And Tame |
Angela Brett, while designing the icon for the 'Export Acronym' button. Science:Biology:Animals Science:Biology:Animals |
| 100% | CATCHY | Cultivating Abusive Traits Can Harm Yourself |
Angela Brett, in response to the same request as WATCH OUT, after mentioning an earlier acronym, STOP THE ABUSING which is not very CATCHY. People & Relationships:Abuse People & Relationships:Abuse |
| 100% | CATEGORY | Can A Tame Elephant Grow On Raspberry Yoghurt? |
Angela Brett, while testing part of this stack. Assorted Nouns Assorted Nouns |
| 100% | CATEGORY LISTING | Choose A Topic - Each Gets One Record. You'll Love It... See Tachygraphy In Natural Groupings. |
Angela Brett, who thought she ought to acronymise the headings of the category listing pages (http://acronyms.co.nz/catindex.html) since they're in capitals. Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website:Page Titles Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website:Page Titles |
| 100% | CATION | Charged And Tried, Innocent Of Negativity |
Angela Brett Science:Chemistry Science:Chemistry |
| 100% | CATIONS | Chemical[ly] Attracted To Ions On Negative Side |
Angela Brett Science:Chemistry Science:Chemistry |
| 100% | CAUCHY | Complex Analysis Understood Completely... Huge Yield! |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians |
| 100% | CBD | Congested Buildings Downtown |
It actually means Central Business District, but when Angela mentioned it Tony McCoy O'Grady didn't know this, so thought of his own ideas. Re-expansions of existing acronyms Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| 100% | CD-ROM | Can't Detect Round Of Metal |
Angela Brett, whose CD-ROM drive can no longer see when there's a CD in it. Computers:Generic Hardware Computers:Generic Hardware |
| 100% | CELANDINE (2) | Claimed Enhancer Lists Antithetical Notions... Does It Not Enhance? |
Angela Brett (Like adverts for many medicinal herbs, those for celandine list illnesses and desirable qualities mixed together, without saying which it enhances and which it cures.) Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs |
| 100% | CELTS (2) | Christians Extinguished Local Theology, Sadly. |
Angela Brett Religion Religion People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races |
| 100% | CENSORED | Crude Expansions Not So Openly Received - Expletives Deleted! |
Angela Brett, after removing a few rude acronyms from the stack. Words & Wordplay:Rudeness Words & Wordplay:Rudeness |
| 100% | CENSORSHIP | Can Expect No Submissions On Rude Subjects Have Immediate Placement |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust Communication Communication |
| 100% | CENSUS | Collects Entire Nations Statistics - Universal Sample. |
Angela Brett Science:Statistics Science:Statistics |
| 100% | C'EST LA VIE | Challenging, Exciting Situations To Live Amongst... Very Interesting Experience |
Angela Brett Assorted Phrases Assorted Phrases |
| 90% | CHAMPAGNE | Creating Heaps of Acronyms Means People Are Greatly Numerically Encouraged. |
Angela Brett, to celebrate the 1500th acronym. Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
| 86% | CHANCY | Can't Have Anything Never-failing, Can You? |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives Assorted Adjectives |
| 100% | CHANCY (2) | Casino Houses Are Never Completely Yielding |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives Assorted Adjectives |
| 100% | CHAOS | Created Havoc Amongst Orthodox Scientists |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics Science:Mathematics |
| 83% | CHAOS (2) | Couldn't Happen in Apple's Operating Systems. |
Angela Brett Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software |
| 100% | CHAOTIC | Can't Highly Accurately Observe These Iterative Creations. |
Angela Brett, after reading about the mathematical phenomenon chaos... it's all about sequences which seem totally random but are generated by a simple mathematical rule - however, slight changes in the starting values can drastically change the whole thing, so chaotic motion is still very difficult to predict. Science:Mathematics Science:Mathematics |
| 100% | CHAP (2) | *Cough* Huh? Adorable Penis?! |
Angela Brett, in response to CHAP, since penises aren't adorable. (CHAP sure gives a different slant on Chap Stick though.) Science:Biology:Body Parts Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| 100% | CHAR | Can Hold Alphabetic Representation |
Angela Brett, when she had half an hour to spare in a C programming test. In C, a char is a type of variable often used to store characters. Computers:Programming:C variable types Computers:Programming:C variable types |
| 88% | CHARITY | Consider Helping Another, Responding as If To Yourself |
Angela Brett People & Relationships People & Relationships |
| 100% | CHARIZARD | Can Heat A Rock Into Zabaglione, And Roast Duelist |
Angela Brett (Charizard is Pokemon #6) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| 100% | CHARLIE | Can Help Acronyms.co.nz Reach Largest Inventory Ever! |
Angela Brett and Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Acronymists Names:Acronymists |
| 100% | CHARLIE (4) | Centenarian (His Ancestor) Recently Lay In Exequy |
Angela Brett, soon after Prince Charles' grandmother died. Politics:Royalty:Royals Politics:Royalty:Royals |
| 100% | CHARMANDER | Craves Heat -- Any Rain Makes A Near-Derriere Extremity Respire. |
Angela Brett (Charmander, Pokemon #4, prefers hot places. When it rains, steam is said to spout from the tip of its tail.) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| 100% | CHARMED | Can Have Anything Remotely Magical Enter Drama |
Angela Brett (The TV Show 'Charmed' is about three witches, but can involve things as diverse as leprechauns, mermaids, demons, gnomes, fairies, angels, nymphs, gods, unicorns, and the seven dwarves.) Entertainment:TV shows Entertainment:TV shows |
| 100% | CHARM QUARK | Could Have A Real Magical Quality... Undergraduates Are Really Keen! |
Angela Brett, wondering if the charm quark is so charming that it will get otherwise disinterested undergraduates enthused. ('Charm' is one of the six types of quark... along with UP QUARK, DOWN QUARK, STRANGE QUARK, TOP QUARK and BOTTOM QUARK) Science:Physics:Particles Science:Physics:Particles |
| 100% | CHASM | Crevasses Have Always Slain Mountaineers |
Angela Brett Places Places Sports & Recreation Sports & Recreation |
| 100% | CHASMS (2) | Climb Harnessed And Summit Mountain Safely |
Angela Brett Places Places Sports & Recreation Sports & Recreation |
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