Apt Phrases, Redolent Of Novel Yet Meaningful Sense
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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| HURTS TO BE A CARRIER | However Unafflicted, Relaying This Sickness To Others Becomes Equally A Curse... Always Remembering Risk, I'm Etiologic Recluse. |
Angela Brett, when somebody searched for that phrase on the Acronyms website. Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| HUSBAND | He Usually Sleeps Beside A Nuptial Darling. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| HYATT | Here, You Are The Top |
Angela Brett Places:Buildings |
| HYDROCARBONS | Have You Done Rudimentary Organic Chemistry? Alkynes' Redundant Bonds Offer No Saturation. |
Angela Brett Science:Chemistry |
| HYMEN (2) | Hasn't Young Maiden Experienced Nymphomania? |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| HYPERCARD | Highly Yoozerfriendly Programming Environment Requiring Clean And Rapid Development |
Angela Brett Computers:Programming Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software:Applications |
| HYPERTALK | Have You Programmed Especially Rapidly? Try Another Language, 'Kay? |
Angela Brett. (The 'Kay is short for Okay and also a reference to my C programming lecturer whose last name is Kay.) Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software Computers:Programming |
| HYSTERIA (2) | Have You Stopped To Engage Reason? It's Alright! |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Emotions |
| I AM COOL | 'It's A Myth!' Claim Objective On-Lookers |
Angela Brett Assorted Phrases People & Relationships |
| I AM IN LOVE | It's A Miracle! (I'm Not Lazarus, Only Very Emotional.) |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| I APOLOGISE! | It's A Pity, One Loathes Often Getting Internal Server Errors. |
Angela Brett, after the webserver being reconfigured caused some pages on the Acronyms web site to give internal server errors. Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website |
| IBOOK (3) | It Belongs On One's Knee |
Angela Brett, partly as a response to those who complain that the iBook won't fit on an aeroplane tray. Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| IBOOK (4) | "It's Breathtaking!" -- Owner Of KeyLime |
Angela Brett, who has a key lime iBook. Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| IBOOK (6) | Its Bright Outside's Overly Kooky |
Angela Brett Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| IBOOK (7) | It's Bought Out Of Kindness |
Angela Brett (see THANKS!) Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware:Angela's Apples |
| IBOOK (8) | It Blocks One's Oesophagus, Killing. |
Angela Brett and Steve Keate (see DONGLE (3)) Computers:Do Not Eat |
| IBOOK (10) | It's Best Of Orchard-Kind! |
Angela Brett Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| IBRAHIM | Iraqi-Born Reasoner Analysed Hyperbolae, Integration & Motion. |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians |
| ICAB | It Criticises Any Blunder |
Angela Brett (iCab is a Mac web browser which gives reports on all the tiny inconsequential problems in pages' HTML code. Computers:Internet:Web browsers |
| ICAB (2) | Internet Chauffeur, A Beauty! |
Angela Brett Computers:Internet:Web browsers |
| ICAB (3) | It Crashed! Aah, Bugger! |
Angela Brett Computers:Internet:Web browsers |
| ICAB (4) | It Crashes A Bit |
Angela Brett Computers:Internet:Web browsers |
| ICAB (5) | I'll Choose Another Browser. |
Angela Brett, who likes some of iCab's features but finds it to be missing a few important ones, and unstable too. Computers:Internet:Web browsers |
| I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST | I Can Achieve Nothing Desiring Only A Lazy Life... Through Him I'm Near God, Shown The Harder Road Of Understanding God's Help Can Have Responsibilities... I Seize Them! |
Angela Brett Religion |
| ICE CREAM | In-Cone Extravagance... Can't Resist Eating Another Mouthful. |
Angela Brett Food & Drink |
| ICED COFFEE | Icy-Cold Espresso, Delicious Cream Or Foam For Enhancing Experience |
Angela Brett, who is slightly obsessed with iced coffee. In fact, when the heap of spare parts later to be known as KeyBoard came up with that acronym in the first episode of The ADVENTUREs of MacGirl and KeyBoard, MacGirl replied, "Actually it's not just icy-cold espresso. A lot of people think that iced-coffee is just cold coffee with ice in it but it isn't... it has to be made with milk, and sugar, and cream on top, and sometimes icecream and vanilla essence. It's a treat, not just a cold drink.Ó Angela and Dustan will be starting up an iced coffee website some time soon, rating all of the iced coffees they've tried in the quest for the perfect one. If they can manage to get permission from the superhero herself, they might even quote MacGirl somewhere on the site. MacGirl & KeyBoard Food & Drink:Drinks |
| ICY | It's Cold... Yikes! |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives |
| ID | Initialized Dynamically |
Angela Brett (an 'id' can be assigned any kind of object) Computers:Programming:Cocoa |
| ID (2) | Introspection Dominates |
Angela Brett, because the type of an object in Objective-C/Cocoa is not bound at compile time (where all object pointers could be the generic 'id' if you like) but is discovered at run-time by introspection. Computers:Programming:Cocoa |
| IDEA | Information Does Electronically Advance. |
Angela Brett, after she'd said something about throwing ideas around and Tony replied 'I can't throw an idea out the hall door, never mind as far as New Zealand!' Communication People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| IDIOT (3) | I Deal Insurance... Outsmart Tomorrow! |
Angela Brett (see SHOVE OFF) Words & Wordplay:Rudeness:Rude Advertising Slogans |
| IDIOTS | I Don't Insult... Only Triumph Scorewise. |
Angela Brett, when someone on an online game called less able players idiots. People & Relationships:Insults |
| I DISAPROVE | Its Disastress Incorect Speling, A Por Riter Ofers Vulger Elision |
Angela Brett (see APROVE) Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words Communication |
| IF ONLY YOU'D KEPT THE CONTACT DETAILS ON YOUR MAC AND USED ISYNC TO COPY THEM TO THE PHONE. | It's Fortunate On New Links You Yuppies Only Use Desktop's Keyboard Entering People's Telephones To Have Everywhere -- Clie Or Nokia, They All Can Take Down (Electronically) Telephone/ Address Information. Lost Something? Only Need Your Other (Unaffected) Repository, Make A Copy And No Data's Unavailable. Synchronising Every Day Is Superfluous, Your Numerous Contacts' Telephones Only Change Once Per Year (That's Horrible Estimate, Maybe Their Own Treasured Handhelds Escaped!) Personal Humble Opinion: Not Essential. |
Angela Brett (who has been without a mobile phone for the past few years and hasn't missed it) in response to MISSING MOBILE PHONE - MY LIFE'S RUINED. An alternative to 'Clie Or Nokia' would be 'Cellphone or Notebook'. Computers Communication |
| IF YOU ARE GOOD | I'll Finance Your Own Unicorn! (Alicorn's Really Elephant's, Glued On... Oh, Devious!) |
Angela Brett (any young girl would be good if promised a unicorn, and parents can be sneaky when it comes to making young girls be good.) Assorted Phrases |
| I HAD A GREAT TRIP | I'm Home And Delighted About Global Roaming Except, Alas, That The Revelry Is Past. |
Angela Brett, after going around the world. Sports & Recreation:Travel |
| I LEFT AN 'F' OUT OF MY ACRONYM AND I NEVER NOTICED | It's Laughable! Each Flaw-Teasing Acronym: New Flaw. One Unfailing Typed Output From Me, & Yucky Acronym Cycle's Rounded Off. Now, You Must Always Notice Details... Initials Not Excluded, Valid Expansion, Recheck Nothing's Omitted - Type It Correctly, Everything Done. |
Angela Brett, after Tony acronymised a similar phrase pointing out a missed letter in one of Jeff's acronyms, but Tony's expansion was missing an F-word. Perhaps he's just too polite. ;) Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| I LIKE SWORDS | I Loathe Insignificant Knives - Even Swishing With One Rarely Disturbs Soldiers. |
Angela Brett, when somebody searched for that phrase on the ACRONYMS website. Military:Weapons |
| I LIKE SWORDS (2) | I Live, I Kill... Enemies Shall Weep, Or Rather, Die Suddenly. |
Angela Brett Military:Weapons |
| ILL | Invalid Lies Lethargically |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| I LOVE YOU (2) | I Live On Valuing Everything You Output, Unconditionally. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| I LOVE YOU TOO | Involuntarily Lips Open, Venting Emotions You've Often Uttered (Through Obligation Only?) |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| IMAC (2) | I Mailed A Companion! |
Angela Brett, after emailing Tony from an iMac at MacJava Cybercafe, the coolest cafe in Auckland. (Great ICED COFFEE, all sorts of historic Macs and Macazines, and great people.) Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| IMAC (7) | It's Mostly Always Colourful. |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett. Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| IMAC (8) | Indigo Model Ain't Costly |
Angela Brett Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| IMAC (13) | Its Monitor Angle's Configurable |
Angela Brett, referring to the flat-screen iMacs. Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| IMAC (14) | Its Makers Added Character |
Angela Brett Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| IMAC DV | Intuitively Makes Amateur Cinema... Delicious Variations! |
Angela Brett Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| I MISS YOU | It's Miserable In Solitude Sometimes... Yearning's Overwhelming, Unfulfilled. |
Angela Brett Assorted Phrases People & Relationships |
| IMPACT | I Might Perform A Crash Test |
Angela Brett Transport Science:Physics |
| IMPOSSIBLE | I Mustn't Pass On Something So Irresistible... 'Bad' Letters Expanded! |
Angela Brett, when it was said that EPHEMERAL was impossible to expand. Assorted Adjectives Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| IMPOSSIBLE (2) | Insomniac Mrs. Pleads, "Oh, Stop Snoring!" Instead Bringing Louder Explosions. |
Angela Brett (some people won't stop snoring no matter what you do!) Assorted Adjectives Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| IMPOTENT | I Mightn't Perform On Time Every Night, Temptress! |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| I'M SLOW | It's My Sad Life On Windoze |
Angela Brett, as an explanation for not having noticed JAGUAR (7), OBJECTIVE-C and COCOA (2) which were hidden uncapitalised in an email. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| INANE | It's Not A Nip Exciting |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives |
| INCEST | Intergenerational Nookie Compromises Extreme Sexual Taboos. |
Angela Brett and Steve Keate People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| INCEST (2) | Intrafamilial Natality Can End So Tragically |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| INCH | It's Not Considered Highbrow |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
| INERT | It's Not Especially Readily Transported |
Angela Brett Science:Physics |
| INFANTICIDE | It's Not Fair, And Not Tolerated - Innocent Child Isn't Deserving Evisceration |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order People & Relationships:Death |
| INFINITY | Increment Numbers Forever - It's Nuts, I Tell You! |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics |
| INFORMATION | I'm Not Fond Of Reading Magazines About The Importance Of Nailcare. |
Angela Brett Communication |
| INFORMATION SYSTEMS | Incomsequential Notational Fumblings, Often Recording Methodologies Attached To Inflow Of Notions - Supposedly You'll See The Exercise Means Something. |
Angela Brett, who so far thinks that information systems analysis is a load of rubbish, but understands that some people feel the same way about mathematics. Computers |
| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | It's New-Fangled Organisation - Relaying Messages Across The Internet... Only Now They Electronically Can Have Nookie! Online Lovers Often Gull You. |
Angela Brett Computers |
| INITIATION | Insult Newcomers Intensely... This Is A Test (Idiotically, Of Nothing!) |
Angela Brett, on the humiliating initiation rituals which movies would have us believe fraternity/sorority members have to go through. People & Relationships |
| INMATE | I've Not Murdered Anyone (This Evening) |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order:Criminals |
| INQUISITION | I Never Quite Understood It... So Is This It, Or Not? |
Angela Brett Communication |
| INSANELY-GREAT.COM | Internet Niche Showing Apple's Next Electronic Leap. Your G3s Rule, Endangering All The Companies Opposing Macintosh. |
Angela Brett and Dustan Dowsing... and yes there is a Mac website at http://www.insanely-great.com. Computers:Macintosh & Newton Computers:Internet:URLs |
| INSANELY GREAT MAC | Innovative New Software Advancing New Electronic Lifestyle. You've Greatly Revolutionised Electronics... Apple Technology Makes A Comeback! |
Angela Brett and Dustan Dowsing. (Steve Jobs described the Macintosh as being insanely great way back before it was even out of the bag, and we agree with him!) Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| INSOMNIA | I Need Sleep! Obviously My Nocturnal Inability's Annoying. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| INSPECIFIC | It's Not Strictly Perfect Expansion - Created In Friggin' Infinitesimal Chronos! |
Angela Brett, when Bern complained about her use of 'Inspecific' in GENERIC. Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words |
| INSPIRATION | I Need Some! Please Invent Rousing Acronyms To Inspire Others... Now! |
Angela Brett Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| INSTANT FAME | Immediate Notoriety, Simply Tack Advertising Nonsense To Forums And Miff Everybody! |
Angela Brett, when somebody spammed the Apronyms Forums about a website promising 'instant fame', where the fame was no more than having your name on a website... something you could achieve by posting a message on the forums. I don't recommend spamming the forums, however, please post something constructive instead. Communication:Acronyms Forums |
| INSTANT FAME (2) | I'll Now Spam To Attract Nitwits To Find About My Eminence |
Angela Brett, when somebody spammed the Apronyms Forums about a website promising 'instant fame', where the fame was no more than having your name on a website. The site appeared to be run by the Yellow Pages, and as I doubt they would resort to forum-spam for advertising, I can only assume the poster was trying to attract people to the site in order to increase his or her own 'fame'. Although, if having your name on a website counts as fame, then the simple act of posting on the forums gave just as much fame as the fame website itself. Communication:Acronyms Forums |
| INSTANT FAME (3) | "I'm Not Stupid... To Achieve Notoriety, Try Forming Apronyms." -- Miss Expansion 2003 |
Angela Brett, when somebody spammed the Apronyms Forums about a website promising 'instant fame', where the fame was no more than having your name on the website. If having your name on a website counts as fame, then a much better way to get famous is to submit apronyms to this site. (Note that this apronym was added in 2005... but I haven't added many apronyms recently so I won't claim that fictitious title for this year.) Communication:Acronyms Forums |
| INSULIN BALANCE TRIAL | I Need Sugar Undersupply Like I Need Broken Arms... Leg Amputation, Near Coma, Every Time Risking Injury And Life |
Angela Brett, responding to an unsuccessful search of the site - it's so unsuccessful that even searching for the phrase on GOOGLE only brings up the Apronyms Unsuccessful Searches page. This could have been done better if the searcher had expanded on what s/he was looking for. Science:Biology |
| INT | It's Neatly Truncated |
Angela Brett, when she had half an hour to spare in a C programming test. (In C, an int is a kind of variable which holds an integer, and values put into one get truncated.) Computers:Programming:C variable types |
| INT (2) | Its Name's Truncated |
Angela Brett, because int is short for integer. Computers:Programming:C variable types |
| INTEGERS | Include Naturals - They Even Generate External Rational Set. |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Number sets |
| INTEGRATION PROJECT | It's Not Too Easy Getting Result... Adding That Infinity Of Negligible Parts. Relying On Just Exhaustive Calculation's Terrible! |
Angela Brett, when somebody searched for that phrase on the Acronyms website. Science:Mathematics |
| INTEL | Invest Nothing, They'll Eventually Lose. |
Angela Brett, after Steve said that he wouldn't invest any money in Intel because he doesn't think they innovate any more. Computers Commerce:Companies |
| INTENSITY | Initial Nude Tryst Elicits Nervousness... Should I Touch You? |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONSULTING | It's Not That Easy, Remembering Natives All Think In Own National Affectations. Language Dictates Ethnic Viewpoints, Every Line Of Program Must Echo Numerous Thoughts Concurrently, Or Numerous Separate UIs Litter The IDE... Nothing Generalised. |
Angela Brett, thinking of specifically of international software development. Science:Linguistics Computers:Programming |
| INVALID (2) | I Need Ventilator And Live In Diapers |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare |
| INVOLVING | I Need Vulnerability, Or Looming Violence Is Not Gainful. |
Angela Brett - this one came about because in response to her LOVING on the forums, Tony said '"..or 'Involving'" thus creating LOVING (2). Angela briefly expected to see an expansion for INVOLVING using the same words as the LOVING expansion. All this LOVING is beginning to make it seem like FORUM POST (2) is not far from the truth. People & Relationships:Abuse |
| IOMEGA | I Own Marvellous External Gigabyte Accessory. |
Angela Brett Computers Commerce:Companies |
| IONIC | Instead Of Neutral, It's Charged. |
Angela Brett Science:Chemistry |
| IOWA | It's Out West America |
Angela Brett Places:States & Regions |
| IPOD | It's Portable, Omniuseful Disk |
Angela Brett, referring to Apple's 'iPod' mp3 player which doubles as a firewire hard disk. Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| IPOD (2) | I Paid - One Deposit |
Angela Brett, at 1a.m, after transferring some money to buy an Apple iPod. (Online banking should have safeguards in place to stop people from spending large amounts of money while they're half asleep!) Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| IPOD (3) | Impulse Purchase? Oh, Dear! |
Angela Brett, who did actually think for a while before buying an iPod, but it's still dear! Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| IPOD (4) | I[']m Patient (One Day!) |
Angela Brett, who ordered an iPod this morning and expects to receive it tomorrow. Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| IPOD (5) | Incredible Piece Of Design |
Angela Brett, a few hours after her iPod arrived. Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| IPOD (6) | Ideal; Play-On-Demand |
Angela Brett, in response to FM and AM (2) Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| IPOD (7) | I'd Put One's Diapason |
Angela Brett, who assumes that eating an iPod would cause intestinal problems. (I have never heard the word diapason spoken, I hope it sounds similar enough to 'diapers on' to make this work.) Computers:Do Not Eat |
| IPOD PHOTO | In Pictures Or Diapason, Person Has Obviously Taken Overdose |
Angela Brett Computers:Do Not Eat |
| IPOD SHUFFLE | It Pains Our Digestive Systems Horribly. Unhealthy For Feeder's 'Low End' |
Angela Brett, on noticing that Apple's page on the new low-end iPod, the iPod Shuffle, bears the recommendation, 'Do not eat iPod shuffle.' Computers:Do Not Eat |
| IQ SCORE | Irrelevant(?) Questionnaire Shows Cleverness Or Retardation, Evidently. |
Angela Brett, who probably shouldn't criticise IQ tests since she has a particularly high IQ. They are relevant, I think, but there are some elements of cleverness they don't measure. People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| IRAQ (2) | It Riles America's Queen |
Angela Brett - by 'Queen' I mean president... when it comes to Q words, gender isn't important! (perhaps that's why QUEER starts with Q) Places:Countries |
| IRENE | I Rarely Expand Names <- Exception |
Angela Brett Names:First names:Female |
| IRON (3) | I Respect Otherhalf Now. |
Angela Brett Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| IRON (4) | Initiate Reproduction, Or Never! |
Angela Brett Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| IRON (5) | Initial Romance Over Now |
Angela Brett Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| IRON (6) | Idly Reflect On Nuptials |
Angela Brett Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| IS A | Inheritance Shown Articulately |
Angela Brett, when a C++ lecturer mentioned that the idea of inheritance in object oriented programming (and elsewhere) is based around the phrase 'is a'. e.g. 'A mouse is a mammal' or 'A mammal is a living creature'. Computers:Programming |
| ISCHISAURUS | It Should Call Herrerasaurus Its Sister, Although Uncertain Relationship's Under Speculation |
Angela Brett (There is speculation that Ischisaurus may actually be the same genus as Herrerasaurus.) Science:Biology:Animals:Dinosaurs |
| ISDN | It's So Darn Neat! |
Angela Brett Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Internet |
| ISO | Initials Seem Off |
Angela Brett (ISO usually means International Organization for Standardization, so it seems as though its abbreviation should be IOS. However, ISO is not an acronym... as explained at http://www.iso.org/iso/en/aboutiso/introduction/index.html#three) Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| ISO (2) | Initials Swapped Over? |
Angela Brett (ISO usually means International Organization for Standardization, so it seems as though its abbreviation should be IOS. However, ISO is not an acronym... as explained at http://www.iso.org/iso/en/aboutiso/introduction/index.html#three) Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| ISOMETRIES | Images Simulate Originals, Mostly. Examples: Translations, Rotations Imitate Exact Shape |
Angela Brett. (An isometry is a plane transformation which preserves distances, and therefore shapes of figures.) Science:Mathematics:Geometry |
| ISP (2) | It Starves, Profitless |
Angela Brett, as a modification of Jeff's ISP. Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Internet Commerce |
| ISP (5) | It Shan't Prevail! |
Angela Brett, referring to Jeff's ISP Re-expansions of existing acronyms Commerce |
| ITCH | Irritation That Craves Hurt |
Angela Brett, since we get rid of an itching sensation by scratching and making it hurt instead. Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| ITS SO COOL!! | If They Spam Several Other Communities Online, Others'll Look! |
Angela Brett, expanding the capitalised phrase (complete with bad punctuation) in the INSTANT FAME forum spam. Communication:Acronyms Forums |
| IT'S THE ECONOMY, STUPID | I Think State's Taxing Heavily, Even Employers Cannot Offer New Offices. Maybe You Simply Think Unemployment Punishes Impious Denominations. |
Angela Brett Religion Commerce |
| IVORY (2) | Intact Vows Of Respecting You |
Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the ivory (14th) wedding anniversary. Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| I WANT MY MAC | International Web Access Not There - Mailing You May Also Cost. |
Angela Brett, when she was without her Mac and could only look at national websites on the university Macs. Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| I WANT MY MAC TOO | Incoherent Windoze Applications Necessitate Training - Meanwhile Your Mac's Already Completed The Obvious Operations. |
Angela Brett Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| I WAS TIRED | I Went And Said Things I Regret; Excuse Delivered. |
Angela Brett Assorted Phrases |
| IWI | Increased Whanau, Ivory |
Angela Brett (Iwi means either 'tribe' or 'bone' in Maori, Whanau means 'family') Science:Biology:Body Parts People & Relationships:Family Science:Linguistics:Maori Words |
| IZAC | I'm Zealous About Compactness |
Angela Brett - iZac is my Newton MessagePad 110, which works surprisingly well since it's only the second model in a long-discontinued series. iZac's web page is at http://acronyms.co.nz/angela/mac/iZac.html Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware:Angela's Apples |
| JAGUAR | Just A General Upgrade, Albeit Remarkable |
Angela Brett (unwittingly inspired by JAGUAR (7)), referring to the well-publicised 'code name' of Mac OS X 10.2 Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software Names:Code Names:Apple |
| JAGUAR (2) | Justifiably Apple's Greatest - Users Are Raving |
Angela Brett (see JAGUAR) Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software Names:Code Names:Apple |
| JAGUAR (3) | Just Add Great Users, And Relax. |
Angela Brett (see JAGUAR) Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software Names:Code Names:Apple |
| JAGUAR (4) | Jobs Announced GPU Utilisation And Rendezvous |
Angela Brett (see JAGUAR) Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software Names:Code Names:Apple |
| JAGUAR (5) | Just About Godlike... Unbelievers Are Reconsidering |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software Names:Code Names:Apple |
| JAGUAR (6) | Joins Aqua GUI, Unix, And Reality |
Angela Brett and Rob Rix (reality as in, not vapourware) Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software Names:Code Names:Apple |
| JANEIN | Just A No Expressed In Negative |
Angela Brett, in response to SICNON (Ja is the opposite/negative of No, while Nein is negative to start with!) Communication:Yesses And Noes |
| JANET | Just Another Name... Expand This! |
Angela Brett, expanding another name which means nothing to me from the unsuccessful searches list. I tried leaving it to somebody who knows a Janet but none appeared. Names:First names:Female |
| JANITORIAL | Just A Nitwit In Tattered Overalls, Responsibility Is Airport Lavatory |
Angela Brett, who doesn't really think that lowly of janitors, and hopes somebody doing janitorial work will respond with a more positive expansion. People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| JAPAN (2) | Justifiably, Apple's Popular Around Nippon. |
Angela Brett Places:Countries |
| JARED | Jewelry's A Really Expensive Delight |
Angela Brett, who went to http://jared.com hoping for inspiration for this expansion, and found a jewellery store. Commerce:Companies Household Objects:Clothing:Jewellery & Accessories |
| JEALOUS | Justly Envious About Loved One Undressing Someone |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett People & Relationships:Emotions |
| JEANNE | Jah Endows... As Numerous Names Express! |
Angela Brett - Jeanne, like hundreds of other names, comes from 'John' which means 'God is gracious' or 'Gift of God' Names:First names:Female |
| JEEPERS CREEPERS | 'Jesus!' Euphemism; Expressing Perturbation Except Removing Sacrilegious Christ Reference. Everyone Except Pagans Exigently Respects Saviour. |
Angela Brett, thinking that the expression 'jeepers creepers' probably came about as a replacement for 'Jesus Christ!' Assorted Phrases Religion |
| JEERING | Judging Everyone Externally Reinforces Ignorance - Never Generalise |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs People & Relationships:Insults |
| JELLY | Juice, Except Less Liquid. Yum! |
Angela Brett Food & Drink |
| JEREMY | Jewish Equivalent Really Exhausts Mouth -- Yirmeyahu |
Angela Brett (Jeremy comes from a Hebrew name Yirmeyahu.) Names:First names:Male |
| JOBS | Janitors Outdo Bigwig's Salary! |
Angela Brett - Steve Jobs only gets paid $1 a year for being iCEO of Apple. Computers:Macintosh & Newton Names:Famous people |
| JOKE | Jest - Only Kidding, Eh. |
Angela Brett Laughter |
| JOLLY | Junket: Office Looked Lonely Yesterday |
Tony McCoy O'Grady and Angela Brett. "Jolly" is a slang term for a pleasure-trip, something like a semi-official business trip. People & Relationships:The Workforce |
| JONATHAN | Just One Name, Around Two Hundred Alternative Notations |
Angela Brett (there are several spellings of Jonathan, and seemingly hundreds of other names from the same root as John) Names:First names:Male |
| JOYBUTTON (2) | Jollity: On. You'd Be Unwilling To Try 'Off' Now. |
Angela Brett, toying with the possibility of a joy button which toggles joy on and off. Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words Names:Acronymists |
| JUDGE | Justice Usually Done, Given Equity. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations |
| JUDGES (2) | Jury Unanimously Decided Guilt; Enter Sentence. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations |
| JUICE (2) | Juveniles Usefully Ingest Citrus Extract |
Tony McCoy O'Grady and Angela Brett Food & Drink:Drinks |
| JULES (3) | Jesus Uses Lively Evangelical Singer |
Angela Brett Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| JUMP IN A LAKE | Just Use Mother's Personal Identification Number, And Lunch At Kin's Expense! |
Angela Brett, while thinking about the SHOVE OFF challenge... although this one doesn't quite fit it. Words & Wordplay:Rudeness:Rude Advertising Slogans |
| JUMP OUT OF A PLANE! | Jolted Upwards... My Parachute's Opened Up! Thrill Of Freefall Abated, Pleasantly Lowering Adrenalin Nearing Earth. |
Angela Brett Sports & Recreation:Parachuting |
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