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% | 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 Computers:Programming:Cocoa |
| 100% | 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 Communication People & Relationships:Thoughts People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| 83% | IDIOT | I Don't Intend to Overstudy This! |
Angela Brett, when one of her lecturers was spending an extremely long time explaining a very simple concept. Education:Slow Teaching Education:Slow Teaching |
| 100% | IDIOT (3) | I Deal Insurance... Outsmart Tomorrow! |
Angela Brett (see SHOVE OFF) Words & Wordplay:Rudeness:Rude Advertising Slogans Words & Wordplay:Rudeness:Rude Advertising Slogans |
| 100% | IDIOTS | I Don't Insult... Only Triumph Scorewise. |
Angela Brett, when someone on an online game called less able players idiots. People & Relationships:Insults People & Relationships:Insults |
| 100% | I DISAPROVE | Its Disastress Incorect Speling, A Por Riter Ofers Vulger Elision |
Angela Brett (see APROVE) Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words Communication Communication |
| 100% | 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 Computers Communication Communication |
| 100% | 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 Assorted Phrases |
| 88% | IGNORED | Isn't Getting Noticed? Only Response is Exaggerated Disinterest. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships People & Relationships |
| 100% | 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 Sports & Recreation:Travel |
| 100% | 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 Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | 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 Military:Weapons |
| 100% | I LIKE SWORDS (2) | I Live, I Kill... Enemies Shall Weep, Or Rather, Die Suddenly. |
Angela Brett Military:Weapons Military:Weapons |
| 100% | ILL | Invalid Lies Lethargically |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| 89% | I LOVE YOU | It's Like On Valentine's, Except Year-round. Overused Utterance. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | I LOVE YOU (2) | I Live On Valuing Everything You Output, Unconditionally. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | I LOVE YOU TOO | Involuntarily Lips Open, Venting Emotions You've Often Uttered (Through Obligation Only?) |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | 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 Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| 80% | IMAC (3) | It's Mainly Aimed at 'Consumers' |
Angela Brett Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| 80% | IMAC (4) | Increased Marketshare of Apple Computer. |
Angela Brett Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| 80% | IMAC (5) | I'm a Mean Acronym Creator |
Angela Brett, after Steve said he was trying to think of a mean expansion for iMAC. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Computers:Generic Hardware Computers:Generic Hardware |
| 100% | IMAC (7) | It's Mostly Always Colourful. |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett. Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| 100% | IMAC (8) | Indigo Model Ain't Costly |
Angela Brett Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| 100% | IMAC (13) | Its Monitor Angle's Configurable |
Angela Brett, referring to the flat-screen iMacs. Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| 100% | IMAC (14) | Its Makers Added Character |
Angela Brett Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| 100% | IMAC DV | Intuitively Makes Amateur Cinema... Delicious Variations! |
Angela Brett Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| 96% | I'M GLAD YOU'RE GETTING THE MAC! | It's My Goal... Let All Decide 'Yes!' On Understanding Relative Excellence of G3/G4 Electronics. The Truth Is, Nobody's Going To Have Eventual Misgivings About Computer. |
Angela Brett, in response to I AM GETTING THE MAC - I do tend to prod people toward getting Macs, but most people (especially long-suffering Windows users, or Linux users entranced by the genuinely translucent terminal windows) don't need any prodding once they have all the information. So it's 'my' goal to get the people I meet to use/buy Macs, but they really decide yes for themselves. Computers:Macintosh & Newton Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| 100% | I MISS YOU | It's Miserable In Solitude Sometimes... Yearning's Overwhelming, Unfulfilled. |
Angela Brett Assorted Phrases Assorted Phrases People & Relationships People & Relationships |
| 100% | IMPACT | I Might Perform A Crash Test |
Angela Brett Transport Transport Science:Physics Science:Physics |
| 100% | 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 Assorted Adjectives Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | 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 Assorted Adjectives Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| 100% | IMPOTENT | I Mightn't Perform On Time Every Night, Temptress! |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| 100% | 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 Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | INANE | It's Not A Nip Exciting |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives Assorted Adjectives |
| 100% | INCEST | Intergenerational Nookie Compromises Extreme Sexual Taboos. |
Angela Brett and Steve Keate People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | INCEST (2) | Intrafamilial Natality Can End So Tragically |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | INCH | It's Not Considered Highbrow |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Measurement Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
| 100% | INERT | It's Not Especially Readily Transported |
Angela Brett Science:Physics Science:Physics |
| 100% | INFANTICIDE | It's Not Fair, And Not Tolerated - Innocent Child Isn't Deserving Evisceration |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order People & Relationships:Law & Order People & Relationships:Death People & Relationships:Death |
| 92% | INFATUATION | Infuriating Neurotic Feeling of Adoration That Unfortunately Attacks The Intelligence Of Nerds. |
Steve Keate & Angela Brett People & Relationships:Emotions People & Relationships:Emotions |
| 100% | INFINITY | Increment Numbers Forever - It's Nuts, I Tell You! |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics Science:Mathematics |
| 100% | INFORMATION | I'm Not Fond Of Reading Magazines About The Importance Of Nailcare. |
Angela Brett Communication Communication |
| 100% | 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 Computers |
| 100% | 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 Computers |
| 89% | INFURIATED BY SLOW TEACHERS | It's Not Fair! Using Repeated Iterations is Always Tedious, Especially Done By You... Such Lavish Overuse of Whiteboard Takes Eons. Anyone Calculates in Head, Even Retarded Students! |
Angela Brett... (see SPANNING TREES for an explanation.) Education:Slow Teaching Education:Slow Teaching |
| 100% | 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 People & Relationships |
| 100% | INMATE | I've Not Murdered Anyone (This Evening) |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order:Criminals People & Relationships:Law & Order:Criminals |
| 100% | INQUISITION | I Never Quite Understood It... So Is This It, Or Not? |
Angela Brett Communication Communication |
| 100% | IN RETROSPECT, I AGREE WITH YOU | I Never Really Expected To Receive 'Onor. Some People Esteem Calendar Turnovers, I Ambitiously Grasped - Recklessly Expecting Equality With Irish Tony, Had You Only Understood! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, acronymising what Jeff said when Angela explained (on the Acronyms forums) why he wouldn't get an honour for the first acronym in 2002. Communication:Acronyms Forums Communication:Acronyms Forums |
| 100% | 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:Macintosh & Newton Computers:Internet:URLs Computers:Internet:URLs |
| 100% | 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 Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| 100% | INSOMNIA | I Need Sleep! Obviously My Nocturnal Inability's Annoying. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| 100% | 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 Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words |
| 100% | INSPIRATION | I Need Some! Please Invent Rousing Acronyms To Inspire Others... Now! |
Angela Brett Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | 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 Communication:Acronyms Forums |
| 100% | 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 Communication:Acronyms Forums |
| 92% | 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 Communication:Acronyms Forums |
| 100% | 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 Science:Biology |
| 100% | 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 Computers:Programming:C variable types |
| 100% | INT (2) | Its Name's Truncated |
Angela Brett, because int is short for integer. Computers:Programming:C variable types Computers:Programming:C variable types |
| 100% | INTEGERS | Include Naturals - They Even Generate External Rational Set. |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Number sets Science:Mathematics:Number sets |
| 100% | 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 Science:Mathematics |
| 100% | 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 Computers Commerce:Companies Commerce:Companies |
| 100% | INTENSITY | Initial Nude Tryst Elicits Nervousness... Should I Touch You? |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 0% | INTERCITY BUS | I've Not Travelled Everywhere Round the Country In This Yet, Because (I) Usually Soar. |
Angela Brett, while on a nine hour bus trip from GISBORNE - she had flown down there in a FAIRCHILD originally. Transport Transport |
| 100% | 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 Science:Linguistics Computers:Programming Computers:Programming |
| 80% | INTERNET | Interconnected Network of Terminals Enabling Rich Nerds to Exchange Technobabble. |
Angela Brett, describing the old perception of the internet. Computers:Internet Computers:Internet |
| 100% | INVALID (2) | I Need Ventilator And Live In Diapers |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare Science:Biology:Healthcare |
| 100% | 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 People & Relationships:Abuse |
| 100% | IOMEGA | I Own Marvellous External Gigabyte Accessory. |
Angela Brett Computers Computers Commerce:Companies Commerce:Companies |
| 100% | IONIC | Instead Of Neutral, It's Charged. |
Angela Brett Science:Chemistry Science:Chemistry |
| 100% | IOWA | It's Out West America |
Angela Brett Places:States & Regions Places:States & Regions |
| 100% | IPERSON | Intelligent People Err Rarely, Sometimes, Or Never |
joybutton, because Angela was on IRC at the time with the nick iPerson. Names:Acronymists Names:Acronymists |
| 100% | 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 Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| 100% | 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 Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| 100% | 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 Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| 100% | 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 Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| 100% | IPOD (5) | Incredible Piece Of Design |
Angela Brett, a few hours after her iPod arrived. Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| 100% | IPOD (6) | Ideal; Play-On-Demand |
Angela Brett, in response to FM and AM (2) Computers:Macintosh & Newton Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| 100% | 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 Computers:Do Not Eat |
| 100% | IPOD PHOTO | In Pictures Or Diapason, Person Has Obviously Taken Overdose |
Angela Brett Computers:Do Not Eat Computers:Do Not Eat |
| 100% | 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 Computers:Do Not Eat |
| 100% | 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 People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| 100% | 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 Places:Countries |
| 100% | IRENE | I Rarely Expand Names <- Exception |
Angela Brett Names:First names:Female Names:First names:Female |
| 80% | IRON (2) | It's Ruined in One Night |
Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the iron (6th) wedding anniversary. Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| 100% | IRON (3) | I Respect Otherhalf Now. |
Angela Brett Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| 100% | IRON (4) | Initiate Reproduction, Or Never! |
Angela Brett Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| 100% | IRON (5) | Initial Romance Over Now |
Angela Brett Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| 100% | IRON (6) | Idly Reflect On Nuptials |
Angela Brett Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| 89% | IRRATIONAL NUMBERS | Integer Rearrangement Refuses to Attain These. Infinite, Orderless Numerals - And Limitless Notation - Usually Measures Boundaries Exactly. Rationals (are) Saner! |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Number sets Science:Mathematics:Number sets |
| 100% | 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 Computers:Programming |
| 100% | 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 Science:Biology:Animals:Dinosaurs |
| 100% | ISDN | It's So Darn Neat! |
Angela Brett Re-expansions of existing acronyms Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Internet Computers:Internet |
| 86% | IS FICTITIOUS TWADDLE | It's So Funny I Can't Tell If Tittering Is Okay, Unless it's a Super-interesting Titter With Acronyms Dangling Delicately, Laughter Encouragingly. |
Angela Brett/Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter Laughter |
| 100% | 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 Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | 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 Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | 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 Science:Mathematics:Geometry |
| 77% | ISOMETRIES (2) | Imitate Shapes of Originals, at Most Expressible as Three Reflections In Every Situation |
Angela Brett. (Every isometry can be expressed as a product of at most three reflections.) Science:Mathematics:Geometry Science:Mathematics:Geometry |
| 100% | ISP (2) | It Starves, Profitless |
Angela Brett, as a modification of Jeff's ISP. Re-expansions of existing acronyms Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Internet Computers:Internet Commerce Commerce |
| 100% | ISP (5) | It Shan't Prevail! |
Angela Brett, referring to Jeff's ISP Re-expansions of existing acronyms Re-expansions of existing acronyms Commerce Commerce |
| 100% | IT | Intensive Touching |
Tony McCoy O'Grady. Angela had quoted a student telling a friend to 'do it in the Mac lab.' Tony asked whether these two students were of opposite sexes, to which Angela replied that they weren't thinking of doing *it*, probably just doing I.T. People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | IT CAN BE AS LONG AS YOU LIKE AS LONG AS YOU ACRONYMISE IT | I Think Championship Acronyms Need Bigness! Especially Astounding Samples Live On, Never Growing Aged, Surviving Years Of Uncontested Laughter Inducement. Keen, Eager Acronymists Should Laugh Off Newly Generated Attempts. Stretching Your Offering Usually Assures Colleagues Recognition - Only Note.... You Must Individually Spell Each Item Therein |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, acronymising Angela's response to his question about how long the description on the page listing his acronyms could be. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Words & Wordplay:Ridiculously long apronyms Words & Wordplay:Ridiculously long apronyms |
| 100% | 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 Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| 91% | I THOUGHT SO | If (it's) Too Hard, One Uses Giant Hardback Thesaurus - Synonym Overload! |
Angela Brett, in response to OF COURSE Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | 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 Communication:Acronyms Forums |
| 100% | 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 Religion Commerce Commerce |
| 90% | I'VE FALLEN | It's Very Embarrassing - Fumbled And Landed Legs-up, Exposing 'Nickers! |
Angela Brett Assorted Phrases Assorted Phrases |
| 100% | IVORY (2) | Intact Vows Of Respecting You |
Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the ivory (14th) wedding anniversary. Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| 100% | 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 Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| 100% | I WANT MY MAC BACK | Irate Wish About New Technology - Macintosh Yearnings May Actually Create Badtemperedness And Cause Killings. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after Angela complained about her Mac having been in Mac-hospital for over a week getting extra RAM. (See SCANNER.) He then commented: "You know how these crazed teenagers grab the nearest gun and go on a rampage when they get upset by something? Don't let it happen to you." Computers:Macintosh & Newton Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| 100% | I WANT MY MAC TOO | Incoherent Windoze Applications Necessitate Training - Meanwhile Your Mac's Already Completed The Obvious Operations. |
Angela Brett Computers:Macintosh & Newton Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| 0% | I WANT MY OWN MAC TOO | Incoherent Windoze Applications Necessitate Training - Meanwhile Your Operation's Workshy. Not Macintosh! (It's) Already Completed The Obvious Operations. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, elaborating on Angela's I WANT MY MAC TOO. Computers:Macintosh & Newton Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| 100% | I WAS TIRED | I Went And Said Things I Regret; Excuse Delivered. |
Angela Brett Assorted Phrases Assorted Phrases |
| 100% | IWI | Increased Whanau, Ivory |
Angela Brett (Iwi means either 'tribe' or 'bone' in Maori, Whanau means 'family') Science:Biology:Body Parts Science:Biology:Body Parts People & Relationships:Family People & Relationships:Family Science:Linguistics:Maori Words Science:Linguistics:Maori Words |
| 100% | 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 Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware:Angela's Apples |
| 97% | I ZEALOUSLY GRAB THE TITLE OF LAST I ACRONIM | In Zero Effort, Angela Lithely Overtakes (Undertakes? Since Lettering of Yesterday Gets Revealed Above Better Try) Honourable Expansion. This Is The Life... Everyone Obviously Forgot Lexicographic Acronym Sorting Treats 'I Act' Concoctions Regardless Of Nonalphanumerics & Interword Measures. |
Angela Brett, after the new 'dictionary sort' moved IVY from the last I position and opened the way for acronyms like this one to be the last. Previously the space would have caused this entry to be near the top of the list. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | JAFF | Just Angela's Freaky Falilure |
Jeff Anonymous, when Angela mistyped his name on the Acronyms forums. Communication:Acronyms Forums Communication:Acronyms Forums |
| 100% | 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 Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software Names:Code Names:Apple Names:Code Names:Apple |
| 100% | JAGUAR (2) | Justifiably Apple's Greatest - Users Are Raving |
Angela Brett (see JAGUAR) Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software Names:Code Names:Apple Names:Code Names:Apple |
| 100% | JAGUAR (3) | Just Add Great Users, And Relax. |
Angela Brett (see JAGUAR) Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software Names:Code Names:Apple Names:Code Names:Apple |
| 100% | JAGUAR (4) | Jobs Announced GPU Utilisation And Rendezvous |
Angela Brett (see JAGUAR) Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software Names:Code Names:Apple Names:Code Names:Apple |
| 100% | JAGUAR (5) | Just About Godlike... Unbelievers Are Reconsidering |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software Names:Code Names:Apple Names:Code Names:Apple |
| 100% | JAGUAR (6) | Joins Aqua GUI, Unix, And Reality |
Angela Brett and Rob Rix (reality as in, not vapourware) Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software Names:Code Names:Apple Names:Code Names:Apple |
| 100% | 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 Communication:Yesses And Noes |
| 100% | 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 Names:First names:Female |
| 100% | 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 People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| 100% | JAPAN (2) | Justifiably, Apple's Popular Around Nippon. |
Angela Brett Places:Countries Places:Countries |
| 100% | 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 Commerce:Companies Household Objects:Clothing:Jewellery & Accessories Household Objects:Clothing:Jewellery & Accessories |
| 100% | JEALOUS | Justly Envious About Loved One Undressing Someone |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett People & Relationships:Emotions People & Relationships:Emotions |
| 89% | JEALOUSY | Justifiable Envy Arises Lately Over Unpopular Success of Yours |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Angela got a free iMac T-shirt, Apple pen, and Think Different poster, when all he has is an Apple sticker. People & Relationships:Emotions People & Relationships:Emotions |
| 100% | 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 Names:First names:Female |
| 100% | 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 Assorted Phrases Religion Religion |
| 100% | JEERING | Judging Everyone Externally Reinforces Ignorance - Never Generalise |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs Assorted Verbs People & Relationships:Insults People & Relationships:Insults |
| 100% | JELLY | Juice, Except Less Liquid. Yum! |
Angela Brett Food & Drink Food & Drink |
| 100% | JEREMY | Jewish Equivalent Really Exhausts Mouth -- Yirmeyahu |
Angela Brett (Jeremy comes from a Hebrew name Yirmeyahu.) Names:First names:Male Names:First names:Male |
| 100% | JOBS | Janitors Outdo Bigwig's Salary! |
Angela Brett - Steve Jobs only gets paid $1 a year for being iCEO of Apple. Computers:Macintosh & Newton Computers:Macintosh & Newton Names:Famous people Names:Famous people |
| 100% | JOKE | Jest - Only Kidding, Eh. |
Angela Brett Laughter Laughter |
| 100% | 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 People & Relationships:The Workforce |
| 100% | 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 Names:First names:Male |
| 90% | JOYBUTTON | Just One, Yet... Because Usually Two Takes Over a Nanosecond. |
Angela Brett, because the aforementioned acronymist wanted the name to be acronymised twice in exchange for the two acronyms contributed. Names:Acronymists Names:Acronymists |
| 100% | 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 Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words Names:Acronymists Names:Acronymists |
| 100% | JUDGE | Justice Usually Done, Given Equity. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations |
| 100% | JUDGEMENT | Java Users/ Developers Group, Extended: Macintosh Enthusiasts Now Taken! |
Gavin Lambert, thinking up a new name for a group Angela told him about which is ostensibly a Java users group but is actually a group of Mac developers, one of which develops using Java. Its previous working title was JUGWOXACI so this is a big improvement! JUDGEMENT day is the second Tuesday of each month. Computers:Programming Computers:Programming |
| 100% | JUDGES (2) | Jury Unanimously Decided Guilt; Enter Sentence. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations |
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