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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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| TELEVISIONS | They Essentially Leave Each Viewer In Stupor... Intelligence Often Not Stimulated. |
Angela Brett Entertainment:TV shows |
| TEN | This Exceeds Nine. |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Numbers |
| TENT | Trampers Erect Neat Tarpaulin |
Angela Brett Places Sports & Recreation |
| TEST | Topical Examination - Scoring Time! |
Angela Brett, inspired by one of her lecturers calling tests 'opportunities to score.' Education |
| THANKS | They Have Announced Nice Kind Sentiments. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships |
| THANKS! | This Has Angela Nearly Kissing Steve! |
Angela Brett, when Steve Wozniak bought her an iBook to replace her lost PowerBook 1400cs (see RANSOM) Computers |
| THE | That Hitherto Explained... |
Angela Brett Main |
| THEORY | Tony's Heir Emulates Oldman's Rowdy Yappings |
Jeff Anonymous and Angela Brett, theorising on TRICKERTREAT's identity. Communication:Acronyms Forums:Mystery Posters |
| THERAPY | The 'Healing' Equals Reliving A Painful Youth |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare |
| THOSE | This Has One Silly Expansion. |
Angela Brett Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| THREADBARE | Teddy's Hair's Ragged, Effete And Depleted... Balding After Repeated Embraces. |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Threads & Fabric |
| TICINO | The Italian Canton... If Not Orally |
Angela Brett (while Italian is the official language of Ticino and is used for written communication, a lot of people there speak Ticinese) Places:States & Regions |
| TIP | This Information's Pertinent |
Angela Brett Communication |
| TIPS | They Indicate Potential Savings |
Angela Brett Communication |
| TIPTOP | There Is Pizazz To Our Paraoa |
Angela Brett (Tiptop is a company which makes bread, and other foods. Paraoa is Maori for bread.) Commerce:Companies Food & Drink |
| TIRE | This Is Really Exhausting! |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs |
| TIRED | The Instinct's Rest... Eyelids Droop. |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives |
| TITS | The Infant Thirstily Suckles |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| TOAST | Two On A Standard Toaster |
Angela Brett Food & Drink |
| TOES | Ten Occupy Everyday Shoes. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| TOM | Twin, Often Male |
Angela Brett (Thomas means 'twin') Names:First names:Male |
| TONYNESS | This Once! (Noting Your Nous Earned Several Similarly.) |
Angela Brett, in response to ANGELANESS. Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words |
| TOOTHBRUSH | To Osculate Odourlessly, This Has Been Religiously Used. Scrub Hard! |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene:Beauty Products |
| TORN | Two Offer; Ruin Night |
Angela Brett (being torn between two offers can ruin an indecisive person's night) People & Relationships |
| TOTODILE | Trainer Of This Ought Dodge Its Labial Embrace |
Angela Brett (Totodile is Pokemon #158) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| TOY | This Occupies Youngsters |
Angela Brett Entertainment:Toys |
| TOYOTA | Thrown Out - You're On The Asphalt |
Angela Brett Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| TRAFFIC | The Roads Are Full - Frustration Is Common. |
Angela Brett Transport |
| TRANSITION | Teach Recruits About New Software Incrementally, Try It Out Naturally. |
Angela Brett Assorted Nouns |
| TRASH | Temporarily Records Are Stored Here |
Angela Brett, referring to the Trash on the Macintosh Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| TRAVEL | Tourists Roam Around Viewing Exotic Locations. |
Angela Brett Sports & Recreation:Travel |
| TREATY | The Rights Exchanged Are Tested Yearly |
Angela Brett Politics |
| TREE | This Recycles Essential Elements |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Plants:Trees |
| TRENCHER | The Recently Educated (Now Certificated) Hurl 'Eadgear, Rejoicing. |
Angela Brett, a few weeks before graduating. Household Objects:Clothing:Academic Regalia |
| TRIAL | Tricky Reasoning Is Almost Laughable |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| TRIANGULAR | This Really Is A Nice Geometric Unit... Lines Are Reduced. |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Geometry |
| TRICKERTREAT | That's Real Intrigue... Camouflaged Known Expander Rattled The Regulars. Eventually: AHA! Tony! |
Angela Brett (see AHA and GUILTY) Communication:Acronyms Forums:Mystery Posters |
| TRIO | Three Rolled Into One |
Angela Brett Assorted Nouns |
| TROCHOID | Tracing Rolling Of Circle Has One Immediately Dizzy! |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Geometry |
| TROGLODYTE | The Result Of Generations Living Or Dying, Yearning To Evolve |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals |
| T-SHIRT | The Slave Had Infusions Ready - Teatime! |
Angela Brett (T-shirt was T-BAG's T-Caddy, whose duty was to keep her magical powers strong by making endless cups of tea from the leaves of her evil T-Plant.) Entertainment:TV shows Art & Literature:Fictional Characters |
| TUA | The Under-Achiever |
Angela Brett, when boxer David Tua failed to win the title of world heavyweight champion. Names:Famous people |
| TUBERCULOSIS | The Uneasy Breathing Erodes Resilience, Causing Unhurried Loss Of Strength In Sufferer. |
Angela Brett, when it was thought that Steve might have tuberculosis. Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| TUNA | Their Unknown Numbers Abate |
Angela Brett Food & Drink Science:Biology:Animals |
| TUNAS | They're Usually Nice Accompanying Salad |
Angela Brett Food & Drink Science:Biology:Animals |
| TURD | The Usual Rectal Dirt |
Angela Brett Science:Biology |
| TURNIP | This Unremarkable Root Never Inspires Passion |
Angela Brett Food & Drink |
| TV | Time's Valuable! |
Angela Brett, since TV tends to waste a lot of time. Entertainment:TV shows |
| TWENTY | They Won't Even Notice The Year |
Angela Brett, on her 20th birthday. Time:Age |
| TWINE | Twisted Wiry Inventions Not Everlasting |
Angela Brett and Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Threads & Fabric |
| TWIST | This Will Involve Some Turning. |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs |
| TWITCH | There's Windoze In This Computer... Help! |
Angela Brett Computers:Windows |
| 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 Sports & Recreation |
| UMBRA | Usually Makes Blacker Region Appear. |
Angela Brett Science:Astronomy |
| UMPTEEN | Unspecified Many... Perplexing To Evaluate Exaggerated Number. |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Numbers |
| UNIFORMITY | Unlikely - Nature Is Full Of Renegade Minds, I Tell You! |
Angela Brett People & Relationships |
| UNINTERESTING | Underused Neurons Immediately Notice That External Repertoire Excludes Stimulation - This Is Not Good! |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives |
| UNITE | Undivided Nation = Individuals Treated Equally |
Angela Brett People & Relationships |
| UNITY | Unlovable Neighbour Is Tolerating You! |
Angela Brett People & Relationships |
| UNUSON | Unite Nations Using Singing Over Network |
Angela Brett Entertainment:Music |
| URBAN | Undisputedly, Rural Bumpkins Are Not! |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives Places:Towns & Cities |
| URINATION | Urgent Relief Is Needed - All Toilets Inhabited... Oh No! |
Angela Brett Science:Biology |
| UROLOGY | Uncontrolled Release Of Liquid, Often Goes Yellow |
Angela Brett and Dustan Dowsing, 'cause we needed more U's Science:Biology |
| UTAH | Unlikely To Absorb Hawaii |
Angela Brett Places:States & Regions |
| UTERUS | Umbilical Tract Ensures Related Unborn Survives. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| UZI | Usually Zapping Israelis |
Angela Brett Military:Weapons |
| VACANCY | Visitors Aren't Coming... Ain't No Customers Yet! |
Angela Brett Assorted Nouns |
| VACATION | Visit Another Country And Tour Its Oldest Neighbourhoods |
Angela Brett Sports & Recreation:Travel |
| VALENTINE | Very Amorous Lovers Enjoy Naughty Things, Including Negligees Etc. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust Time:Special Occasions |
| VALENTINES | Value Any Lasting Entwinement, Never Thwart It 'Needing' Extra Sex. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust Time:Special Occasions |
| VAN | Vehicle Accomodates Nine |
Angela Brett Transport |
| VEGAN | Vegetarian Extreme... Greens And Nuts. |
Angela Brett Food & Drink |
| VEGETABLES | Vitamin-Enriched Greens - Eat Them And Begin Losing Excess Stones. |
Angela Brett Food & Drink |
| 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 |
| VIAGRA | Vaginal Interface Aid, Genitalia Rapidly Ascends. |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett Drugs |
| VICTIM | Villain Is Cruelly Torturing & Injuring Me. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| VIEW | Vista In Every Window |
Angela Brett Assorted Nouns |
| VINDALOO | Volcanic Indian Norm Daunts A Lot Of Others |
Angela Brett Food & Drink |
| VIRGIN | Vagina Is Ready, Girl Is Not. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| VIRUS | Violates Information, Ruthlessly Uses Space |
Angela Brett Computers |
| VOCODER | Victoria, Or Cellos, Or Deranged? Extensive Range. |
Angela Brett (they are all Macintalk voices) Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software |
| VOCODERS | Voice Of Computer's Often Deliberately Extra Robotic Sounding |
Angela Brett (thinking of the Macintalk voices Votron, Trinoids and Zarvox in particular) Computers |
| VODAFONE | Voice Or Data Apparently Fry Owners' Neurons Eventually. |
Angela Brett (Vodafone is a cellphone network) Commerce:Companies Communication |
| VODKA | Vial Of Dendrite-Killing Alcohol |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
| VROOM | V8's Roar - Obvious Onomatopoeic Meaning. |
Angela Brett Transport Assorted Nouns:Noises |
| VROOMSTICK | Vacuum Roaring Overhead... Occult Magic Starts To Incorporate Contemporary Knowledge. |
Angela Brett, considering what modern witches might fly around on. Transport |
| VULCANODON | Very Unsophisticated Lizard, Certainly Ate No Other Dinosaurs. Outstretched Neck. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals:Dinosaurs |
| VULPIX | Very Uncooperative Letter Prevents Impeccable Xpansion |
Angela Brett (Vulpix is Pokemon #37) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| WAAAAH! | Wail Annoyingly And Acquire A Hug |
Angela Brett Assorted Nouns:Noises |
| 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 |
| WAGE | Won't Acknowledge Greater Effort |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:The Workforce |
| WAGON | We Are Getting On Now. |
Angela Brett Transport:Trains |
| WAIF | What An Insignificant Figure! |
Angela Brett People & Relationships |
| WAIFS | We Are In Financial Strife |
Angela Brett People & Relationships Commerce:Money |
| WAR | When America Retaliates |
Angela Brett, after terrorists crashed commercial jets into the Pentagon and the WORLD TRADE CENTER. Military:War & Terrorism |
| 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 |
| WARFARE | We Are Ready For A Rapid Exit |
Angela Brett Military:War & Terrorism |
| WARS | Web Application Retrieving Studies |
Angela Brett (see DETECTIVE) - If the veterans have been in the wars, why shouldn't the clinical trials be in the WARS too? Computers:Internet:VA Data Acquisition |
| WASP | Will Anaphylactic Shock Prevail? |
Angela Brett, thinking again of people who are allergic to wasp stings. Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments Science:Biology:Insects |
| WASPS | With A Sting, Pierce Skin |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Insects |
| WATCH | Wrist-Attached Timer Counting Hours |
Angela Brett and Peter Coxhead Time Science:Electronics Household Objects:Clothing:Jewellery & Accessories |
| WATERCOLOUR | When A Toxin's Eaten, Rashes Can Occur. Loads Of Unhealthy Radicals. |
Angela Brett (see GLOSS) Food & Drink:Home(-cooked) Improvement:Paint |
| WEATHER | Wet Expectations - A Thunderstorm, Hail, Especially Rain! |
Angela Brett Science:Meteorology |
| WEDDINGS | When Each Day Dawns, I'm Near Gorgeous Soulmate |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| WEE | Wet Excretion, Essentially. |
Angela Brett, after her youngest niece and nephew each managed to wet a bed. Science:Biology |
| WEED | We Enjoy Expanding Dope |
Angela Brett, after she and Steve acronymised many different names for cannabis Drugs:Cannabis |
| WEEKDAY | Work Expected, Endlessly Keep Doing Again Yesterday's |
Angela Brett Time:Weekdays |
| WEETBIX | Wrongfully Executing Enemies... Techniques Being Incredibly Xpert |
Angela Brett, creating another cereal killer MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains:Cereal Killers |
| WESLEY | Was Evangelists' Surname; Ladies Eponymised Young |
Angela Brett (according to http://babynamer.com, This was the surname of brothers John and Charles Wesley, 18th-century founders of Methodism, a Protestant Christian denomination. It was first used as a given name in their honor during their lifetimes.) Names:First names:Male Religion |
| WHINY | Waaah! Help! I Need You! |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives |
| WHITE | Wedding's Hue Is Terrifically Elegant. |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives:Colours |
| WHORE | Woman Hiring Out Reproductive Entrance |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| WIFE | Wedded Individual - Female, Essentially. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Family People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| WINDA | Woman Into Non-Dairy Alternatives |
Angela Brett Names:You Are What You Eat |
| WINDY | Wet, Icky, Not Drinkable... Yuck! |
Angela Brett, after a gust of wind knocked her iced coffee into her lap. Food & Drink:Drinks Science:Meteorology |
| WINE | Will It Never End? |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
| WIRELESS | With ITrip Radio Equipment, Listeners Everywhere Start Stations |
Angela Brett (the iTrip is an FM transmitter for the Apple iPod... by far the best one if you ask me as it gets all the power it needs from the earphone port, yet has just as good range as competing products which require batteries.) Computers:Generic Hardware |
| WISE | Weirdly Intuitive... Soundly Educated. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| WISH | What I Should Have |
Angela Brett Assorted Nouns |
| WITS | Words In Tidy Sequences |
Angela Brett, anticipating a battle of wits when Gavin was knocked off the bottom of the HALL OF FAME Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| WOLFRAM | Went Overboard Looking For Random Automata? Maybe. |
Angela Brett, referring to Stephen Wolfram and his huge tome 'A New Kind of Science' on cellular automata and similar constructs. I don't think there's really such a thing as going overboard investigating something in science... even if the hypothesis turns out to be completely wrong, somebody has to thoroughly investigate it so that we know it's wrong, and more than likely they'll discover something that is useful in the process. At the very least, absurdly wrong ideas make good material for http://OldScientist.com (if only anyone had time to write for it.) Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians |
| WONDERFUL | Wordsmith O'grady Now Deserves Extra Respect For Unbeatable Letters. |
Angela Brett, after reading Tony's TOPS AND TAILS. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| WOOD | We Observe Our Devotion |
Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the wood (5th) wedding anniversary. Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| WOOL | Wife's Obedience Obviously Lasting |
Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the wool (7th) wedding anniversary. Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| WORD | We Often Require Dictionaries |
Angela Brett Words & Wordplay |
| WORRIED | While Only Reasonably Risky, It's Extremely Distressing. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Emotions |
| WOW | Works Out Wonderfully! |
Angela Brett, after reading TRUTH, JUSTICE, AND THE AMERICAN WAY Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| WOZNIAK | Without One Zealous Nerd's Inventions, Apple's Kaput! |
Angela Brett Names:Famous people |
| WREATH | We Remember Everyone, Acclaiming Them Heroes |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Plants Military:War & Terrorism |
| WRIST | Writing Requires Incredibly Supple Tendons. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| WRITERS | Wearily Rehashing Ideas 'Til Exasperating Reader's Satisfied. |
Angela Brett Art & Literature:Writers |
| WRITING | Without Reading Instruction, This Is No Good. |
Angela Brett Art & Literature Communication |
| WWDC | Where We Demonstrate Code |
Angela Brett (WWDC usually stands for Worldwide Developers Conference -- see http://apple.com/wwdc) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Programming |
| WWW.ALTSCAPE.COM | We've Written Windows Application (Leaky Though!) Still Coding Apple Product. Eventual Cash Outcome, Maybe! |
Angela Brett, who is sure they'll get rid of the memory leaks in the final release. :) Computers:Internet:URLs |
| XYLITOL | Xpect You'll Lose Inches Through Overpriced Lollies? |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Condiments |
| YAHOO | Yak At Hearts Opponents Online |
Angela Brett (Hearts is one of the games available at http://games.yahoo.com, you can converse or 'yak' with other players while playing.) Computers:Games Computers:Internet |
| YAHOO.COM | You Are Here: On Online Community Of Millions |
Angela Brett Computers:Internet:URLs |
| YARDSTICK | Ye Auld Ruler... Do Stop Talking Imperial - Count Kilometres! |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
| YES | Your Expectation's Satisfied |
Angela Brett Communication:Yesses And Noes |
| YOSEMITES | You Own Some Expensive Macintoshes - It Tortures Envious Souls! |
Angela Brett - Yosemite was the code name for the blue and white Power Mac G3s. Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware Names:Code Names:Apple |
| YUCK! | Your Underarms Could Kill! |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Insults |
| YUM! | Your Ultimate Meal |
Angela Brett Food & Drink |
| ZAPDOS | Zestily Annihilate Pretty Dumb Operating System? |
Angela Brett, speculatiing that Zapdos (Pokemon #145) wants to destroy MS-DOS. Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| ZUCCHINI | Zucca Uses Cognomen 'Courgette' Here In Non-Italy |
Angela Brett Food & Drink |
| previous apronyms by Angela Brett |