APRONYMS BY ANGELA BRETT

About Angela Brett

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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MANIFOLDMuch About Nature Is Full Of Living Diversity Angela Brett and Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science
Assorted Adjectives
MAN OF GODMaybe Advocating Nice Old-Fashioned Goodwill, Or Deprivation. Angela Brett
Religion:Religious Occupations
MANSIONMillionaires Are Needlessly Squandering Income On Nonessentials. Angela Brett
Places:Buildings
MANTISMake A Note That It's Screwy Angela Brett (Mantis is a program for keeping track of bugs in software.)
Computers:Programming
MANTIS (2)Money's A Nod To Its Statistics? Angela Brett (MANTIS can show statistics on how many bugs each person has reported or fixed. I wonder if the people with the best statistics in Mantis get paid more.)
Computers:Programming
MANTIS (3)Mailed As New Testing Indicates Success Angela Brett (MANTIS can send an email to the developer who fixed a bug when a tester confirms that the bug has been fixed.)
Computers:Programming
MANTRAMutter Ad Nauseum 'Til Revelation's Apparent Angela Brett
Religion
MARATHONMany Asthmatic Runners Are Treated - Hospitals Offer Nebulisers. Angela Brett
Sports & Recreation
MARCHMay & April Rounding Corner Hastily. Angela Brett
Time:Months
MARCH (3)Most Armies Rhythmically Continue Hiking. Angela Brett
Military
MARGEMother - A Really Good Epitome Angela Brett
Entertainment:TV shows:The Simpsons
MARIJUANAMind-Altering Recreational Inhalant - Joints Usually Are Not Approved Steve Keate and Angela Brett
Drugs:Cannabis
MARIJUANA (2)Medicinally Applied... Really, It's Just Used As Numbing Agent. Angela Brett
Drugs:Cannabis
MARIJUANA (3)My A*se! Regular Inhalers Joyously Unailing, Aren't Needing Anaesthesia Angela Brett, as a response to MARIJUANA (2)
Drugs:Cannabis
MARIJUANA (4)Medicinally Applied? Really?! I Judge Users Are Not Ailing. Angela Brett
Drugs:Cannabis
MARITAL BLISSMakes A Romance Into That 'Always' Love Bad Lyrics Indicate Should Survive. Angela Brett-Hilton-Wilding-Todd-Fisher-Burton-Warner-Fortensky
People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce
MARRIAGEMake A Relationship Remain Into Amours' Geriatric End Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce
MARRIAGE (2)Makes A Relationship Real, In All Gods' Eyes. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce
MARRIOTTMost Agree Room Rent Is Over The Top Angela Brett
Places:Buildings
MARTINMake A Rival Town Into Necropolis! Angela Brett (Martin means 'warlike')
Names:First names:Male
MASHMake A Spud Horrible/Heavenly Angela Brett, who only likes mashed potatoes sometimes.
Food & Drink
MASSAGE THERAPYMuscles And Sensitive Skin Are Given Extensive Touching, Holistically Encouraging Relaxation And Promoting Youthfulness Angela Brett
Sports & Recreation:Relaxation
MASSEY UNIVERSITYMay All Students Study... Except Younger Undergraduates - Nobody Interesting's Very Enthusiastic Regarding Study In Their Youth. Angela Brett, a student at Massey University.
Education:Schools
MASTER OF ACRONYMSMakes Acronyms So Terrific, Everyone Recognises Outstanding Flair And Creativity. Ready Or Not, You're Made Superstar! Angela Brett, describing Tony.
Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms
MASTURBATEMating Alone?! Sexual Tension's Usually Relieved By A Twin Euphoria. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
MATHEMATICSMethodology Attempting To Harmonise Equations, Many Apply Techniques In Calculus & Statistics. Angela Brett
Science:Mathematics
MATHEMATICS (3)Meet Absolute Truth Here... Employ Minimal Assumptions To Imply Complicated Statements. Angela Brett
Science:Mathematics
MATHSModels, Axioms, Theorems, Hypothetical Structures Angela Brett
Science:Mathematics
MATLABMathematical Algorithms Take Little Actual Brainpower. Angela Brett (MATLAB is a mathematics software package)
Computers
Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software:Applications
MAY (3)Many Anniversaries Yearly Angela Brett, because she knows so many people with birthdays in May.
Time:Months
MAY (9)March? April? Yesterday! Angela Brett
Time:Months
MAYBEMainly A 'Yes, But...' Ensues. Angela Brett
Communication:Yesses And Noes
MCPMastered Crappy Programs Angela Brett (MCP usually stands for Microsoft Certified Professional)
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
Computers:Windows
Education:Qualifications
MEMy Existance Angela Brett
People & Relationships
ME (2)My Ego Angela Brett
People & Relationships
MEASUREMENTSMust Ensure Accurate Size Using Ruler - Errors Mean Everything's Now Too Short! Angela Brett and Patricia Rix
Science:Mathematics:Measurement
MECCAMuslims Everywhere Can Come Along. Angela Brett
Places
Religion
MEDICINEMight Eradicate Disease, If Contagion Is Nullified Everywhere. Angela Brett
Drugs
MEET JOE BLACKMr. Expiration Enjoys This Jaunt On Earth, Beholding Love And Carnal Knowledge. Angela Brett
Entertainment:Movies
MEET MEMake Every Effort To Make Encounter Angela Brett
People & Relationships
MEET PATTYMy Escort Enjoys Takeaways... Purchases Anything That Tastes Yummy. Angela Brett
Names:You Are What You Eat
MENAECHMUSMathematician Entered Near Alopeconnesus - Explained Cones Had Many Useful Sections. Angela Brett
Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians
MENSAModern Einsteins Need Stimulating Associates Angela Brett, after Edwin mentioned on the ACRONYMS forums that Mensa were looking for acronyms of their name.
People & Relationships:Thoughts
MENSA (2)Members Essentially Not Stupid, Academically Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Thoughts
MENSANSMaybe Edwin's Not Slow, Angela's Nauseatingly So. Angela Brett -- in about 1998 I filled in an application form to join MENSA, so that Edwin (a MENSA member) would have a chance of winning something. In 2001 I found the form and mailed it. It's now November 2003 and every so often I get an email announcing the next inconvenient entrance test date. Sorry Edwin, I don't think you'll win that competition.
People & Relationships
MENTALMind Expanding? No? Then Add Letters. Angela Brett -- whichever meaning you read into this, apronymising is mental!
Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms
MESONMatter Element Shadowing Own Negation Angela Brett (a meson is composed of a QUARK and an antiquark)
Science:Physics:Particles
MESOZOIC ERAMagical Era, Something Only Zoologists Or Impetuous Children Ever Really Appreciate Angela Brett
Time
Science:Biology:Animals:Dinosaurs
MESSAGE LISTMultiple Entries Sorted Systematically (As Gathered) - Efficient Layout In Single Topics Tony McCoy O'Grady and Angela Brett
Communication:Acronyms Forums:Page Titles
MESSAGEPADMy Erratic Script Sometimes Assists Good Expansion Production - Alternate Decipherings. Angela Brett, because she originally thought of 'My Erratic Scribbling' but her Newton MessagePad couldn't read that, and suggested Scripting - which, minus the -ing, is probably a better word for the expansion.
Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware
MESSAGEPAD (2)Miniaturised Electronics Shall Someday Advance General Everyday Perusing And Documenting. Angela Brett, who was reading a book from her Newton MessagePad while on the bus, and thought that reading books and other publications from a handheld computer seemed like the way of the future.
Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware
METALMost Elements That Aren't Light Angela Brett (astronomers call any elements heavier than helium 'metals'.)
Science:Chemistry
Science:Astronomy
METAPODMalprepared, Easy To Attack, Poor Offense & Defense Angela Brett (Metapod is Pokemon #11)
Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon
METREMeasured Equator To Rotator's Extremities Angela Brett (the metre was originally intended to be one ten millionth of the distance from pole to equator.)
Science:Mathematics:Measurement
METRICSMarking Each Thousandfold Range Is Convenient Symbol Angela Brett
Science:Mathematics:Measurement
MEWMirage? Experts Wonder Angela Brett (Mew is Pokemon #151)
Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon
MIMusical Intonation Angela Brett
Entertainment:Music
MICHAELMaybe I'm Christ (Heavens Above!) Extreme Likeness Angela Brett (Michael means 'Like God')
Names:First names:Male
MICHIGANMaybe I Could Have It Good Around Newberry Angela Brett
Places:States & Regions
MICROSOFT (3)Mainly Into Customer Rip-Off... Software Often Faulty Too. Angela Brett
Computers:Windows
MICROSOFT (4)Major In Creating Ridiculously Over-Sized Offal. Finance Topmost. Angela Brett
Computers:Windows
MICROSOFT (5)Motto Is, 'Create Revenue!' Operating System Often Fails Terribly Angela Brett
Computers:Windows
MICROSOFT (6)Money Is Chief Resource... Our Software's Only For Trading. Angela Brett
Computers:Windows
MICROSOFT (7)Macintosh Is Continually Rising Over Such Old-Fashioned Thinking Angela Brett
Computers:Windows
MICROSOFT (10)Managers In Companies Rile Office Staff, Obstinately Forcing Technology. Angela Brett - I've heard many stories of managers who've blindly bought Microsoft products despite all the people who'd actually be using them recommending other software.
Computers:Windows
MICROSOFT SOFTWAREMany Imminent Crashes... Recommend Often Saving One's Files To Safeguard Oneself From Time Wasting And Repeated Entry. Angela Brett
Computers:Windows
MICROSOFT WORKSMostly It Crashes, Requiring Outrageous Squandering Of Funds To Write Over (Reinstall) Kludgy Software Angela Brett
Computers:Windows:Applications
People & Relationships:Thoughts:Misconceptions
MIDDLE EASTMaybe I'm Dumb... Direction Lacks Exact Endpoints And So, This. Angela Brett, who doesn't understand how East can have a middle.
Places:Positions & Directions
MIDDLE EAST (2)Maybe It's Diameter Dividing Longitudinal Expressions... Equator Always Splits Transversely Angela Brett, after MIDDLE EAST, thinking that although you could continue forever going east or west, the middle of the space in which you can go east or west, or the middle east-west line, is the equator. (I originally considered 'Longitudinal Expressions' as east goes from one longitude to another, but it later occurred to me that Latitudinal makes more sense as East goes along latitude lines. This choice of notation also affects whether the equator can be thought to split 'Transversely')
Places:Positions & Directions
MIDDLE WESTMedian, If Defined, Definitely Located Equivalently Whichever Expression Suits Topographer. Angela Brett, who thinks that if there is a MIDDLE EAST and MIDDLE WEST, however they are defined it seems logical that they should be both at the same place, whether it's the equator as in MIDDLE EAST (2) or opposite some longitude defined as the start/end of East and West.
Places:Positions & Directions
MIDNIGHTMy, It's Dark! Now I'm Getting Horribly Tired. Angela Brett
Time
MILESMerciful Individual - Likely Etymon's Slavonic. Angela Brett
Names:First names:Male
MILLENNIUM (2)My, It's Long! Lavish Empires Newlyformed & Neutralised In Uno Millennium. Angela Brett
Time
MIMEMinus Intonation, Minus Equipment Angela Brett
Entertainment
MINDMuch Intelligence Now Dormant Angela Brett, when Bern said something about mind expanding.
People & Relationships:Thoughts
MINEMinerals In Nature Extracted Angela Brett
Places
Science:Chemistry
MINUTES OF USEMy! I've Now Used This Eighty Seconds - Only Forty Under Suggested Extent. Angela Brett
Time
MIRRORMy Image Reflected - Reverse Of Reality Angela Brett
Household Objects:Furniture
MISS (2)Marriage Isn't So Salient Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce
People & Relationships:Titles
MISS CONCEPTIONMothered Innumerable Sprogs, Seen Countless Obstetricians... Now Carrying Embryo. Prefers Thoughtless Insemination Over Nuptials. Angela Brett
Art & Literature:Fictional Characters
People & Relationships:Thoughts:Misconceptions
MISSING TEACHERMorning Instruction Sans Sensei... It's No Good To Expect A Class & Have Educator Refrain! Angela Brett, when the lecturer didn't show up for a statistics lecture.
Education:Occupations
MISTAKEMy Incompetence Started This Awful Knowledge Error. Angela Brett
Assorted Nouns
MISTYMostly Impossible Seeing Two Yards Angela Brett
Science:Meteorology
MODEL (3)Mad Obsessive Dieting, Eating Laxatives. Steve Keate and Angela Brett
People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations
MODEMMine Often DIsconnectsÉ Extremely Maddening. Angela Brett, whose new modem keeps cutting her off even after having its dongle fixed and the phone lines to the house fixed.
Computers:Generic Hardware
MODIFIERSMould Our Data Into Form Incorporating Esoteric Reckoning Symbols Angela Brett, on encountering warning C4229: anachronism used : modifiers on data are ignored
Computers:Programming
MOHAWKMy On-Head Alps Will Kill! Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene
MOLE (2)Molecules Of Large Enumeration Angela Brett
Science:Mathematics:Measurement
MOLTRESMascot Of League - Trainers Respect Everburning Soarer Angela Brett (Moltres is Pokemon #146)
Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon
MOMMaker Of Me Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Family
MOM (3)Made Our Mitochondria Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Family
MOMMIESMom Or Mum? Mummies Is English Spelling Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Family
MONEY (4)Men Of Nagoya Earn Yen Angela Brett
Commerce:Money
MONICAMistress Of Nation - Intern Controlled America Angela Brett, referring to Monica LEWINSKY
Names:Famous people
Politics
Names:First names:Female
MONOPOLISTMicrosoft Owns Ninety-Odd Percent Of Labels In Software Trade. Angela Brett, who hopes that figure isn't true.
Computers:Windows
MONSTERSMay Often Not Seem To Exist... Rarely Seen. Angela Brett
Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Mythical Creatures
MOOFMacintosh Owners Offer Fellowship Angela Brett, who is considering starting up a club with that name at the university... it sure is better than MUMUG (Massey University Macintosh Users Group) and MOOF would catch the attention of anyone who's ever heard a DogCow.
Computers:Macintosh & Newton
MORON (2)Minister Of Revenue Of Nation Angela Brett, after her mother mentioned that New Zealand's minister of finance is a moron.
Politics
MORPHEMEManufacture Of Reductionist Philosophy - Here's Elementary Meaningful Entity. Angela Brett
Science:Linguistics
MORTARBOARDMost Optically Ridiculous Tradition... Academic Regalia Bordering On A Roof/ Desk. Angela Brett, a few weeks before graduating.
Household Objects:Clothing:Academic Regalia
MOTHERBOARDMother Of Too-Hard Eating! Ridiculously Broad - Oesophagus Actually Ruptures Dangerously! Angela Brett
Computers:Do Not Eat
MOTHERBOARD (2)Make One's Teeth Hurt Eating Respected Bits Of Apple's R & D Tony McCoy O'Grady and Angela Brett
Computers:Do Not Eat
MOTHER MARYMy Own 'Tree' Has Exact Relative & Moniker, Approximating Religious Yarn Angela Brett (whose mother is Mary) when somebody searched for Mother Mary on the acronyms website.
Names
Religion
People & Relationships:Family
MOVIEModern Ones Value Indecent Exposure Angela Brett
Entertainment:Movies
MOZARTMusic Often Zesty, Aurally Rich Treats Angela Brett
Entertainment:Music:Artists
MRS.Mister's Reliable Servant? Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Titles
MSBLASTERMy Server Began Losing All Speed... Those Evil Rascals! Angela Brett, though she doubts that the MSBlaster worm would be targetting the Apronyms site with its DOS attacks.
Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website:Excuses for Slow Loading
MULTIBABELMost Uninteresting Language Typed In, But After Butchering Elicits Laughter! Angela Brett, referring to http://www.tashian.com/multibabel/ which uses the automated translation at babelfish.altavista.com to translate English into several different languages and back consecutively. The results can be most amusing!
Science:Linguistics
Computers:Internet
MUMMY (2)My Uterine Membranes Made You! Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Family
MURDERMotive Usually Revenge, Dealt Excessively Ruthlessly. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Law & Order
People & Relationships:Death
MUST BE A MAC USER, I GUESS.Macintosh Users Strive To Become Extraordinary, And Might Also Create Unusual Superheroes. Every Revolutionary's Insane(ly Great), Understand - Eccentricity Sires Success! Angela Brett
Computers:Macintosh & Newton
MYBOOKMany Yippees Born Out Of Kleptomania! Angela Brett - myBook was given to me by Steve WOZNIAK after DIFFERENT THOUGHT was sort of stolen - see also IBOOK (7). myBook's web pages are at http://acronyms.co.nz/angela/mac/myBook/
Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware:Angela's Apples
MYTHICALMake Your Theology Highly Interesting - Create A Legend! Angela Brett
Art & Literature:Myths & Legends
NACTIONNot And, 'Cause Truly It's Only N Angela Brett (Naction is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'The 'n' with which cheap advertising copywriters replace the word 'and' (as in 'fish 'n' chips', 'mix 'n' match', 'assault 'n' battery'), in the mistaken belief that this is in some way chummy or endearing.
Words & Wordplay:Liffs
NAILS AND BEAUTYNot As If Lady's Superficial Achievement's Noticed. Dumb Blondes... Everyone's After Using The Yoni! Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene
NASA (4)Not Another Shuttle Accident! Angela Brett, after the space shuttle Columbia broke up in re-entry.
Science:Astronomy
People & Relationships:Disaster
NASALNostrils And Sinuses Are Leaking Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Body Parts
NATURAL HEALTHNot A Treatment Using Recent Advances? Large Herbs Eaten As Little Tablets, How? Angela Brett, wondering just how natural a pill containing concentrated herbal remedies can be -- just as soya milk isn't naturally produced by soybeans feeding their babies, herb pills don't grow in the garden.
Science:Biology:Healthcare
NAUSEA (2)Nursing An Unhappy Stomach... Eaten Aasleagh. Angela Brett (see AASLEAGH)
Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments
NAYNot A Yes Angela Brett
Communication:Yesses And Noes
NEATNot Even Adding Tonic Angela Brett
Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic
NEGLIGEENearly Every Guy Lusts If Girl's Ensemble's Enticing Angela Brett
Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear
NERDNever Experiences Romantic Dates Angela Brett
People & Relationships
NET PRESENT VALUENot Estimable! This Priceless Resource Enables Sending Electronic Notes To Virtually Anyone Living & Using Electricity. Angela Brett, thinking of the present value of the 'net.
Computers:Internet
NETSCAPE (3)Not Especially Tight, Spacewise... Communicator Adds Pointless Extensions. Angela Brett, who likes Netscape apart from the excess memory that the Communicator version uses by having mail, news and Composer built in.
Computers:Internet:Web browsers
NETSCAPE SIXNot Enjoyable - Those Skins Can Appear Pretty, Except Standard Interface's Xcluded. Angela Brett, who liked older versions of Netscape but doesn't like the way that Netscape 6 can be themed to look like anything except the rest of the OS.
Computers:Internet:Web browsers
NETWORK GEEKNeed Equipment To Work Out Route Kilobytes Go? Employ Exchange Kid/Kit Angela Brett
Computers
People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations
NEUTRINONot Entirely Untouchable, Though Rarely Interacts. Neutral, Obviously. Angela Brett
Science:Physics:Particles
NEW BABYNeonate Enters World Blubbering And Burping Yuckily. Angela Brett
Science:Biology
People & Relationships:Family
NEWBIE (3)Not Especially Wise, But Incredibly Enthusiastic. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Personality Traits
NEW ERANuptials End With Easily Read Articles. Angela Brett, on hearing about New Era, a divorce magazine.
People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce
NEW PROFESSIONALSNowadays Employers Want Proper Records Of Further Education - Somebody Studying Independently's Often Not Appraised Like Scholar. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:The Workforce
NEWSNational Events, World Stories Angela Brett
Communication
NEW SCIENTISTNot Even With Single Citation; I'm Employed Now Though, I'm So Talented! Angela Brett, who will have to settle for reading the magazine and hiring her soul to MICROSOFT for now.
Science
People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations
NEWTON (2)Nice Equations - Worked Them Out Nimbly. Angela Brett
Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians
NEWTON (3)Not Everyone Will Type Out Notes Angela Brett, who now uses a Newton MessagePad to take notes in class, while some students use laptops.
Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware
NEWTON (4)Not Executive Wankers' Toy... Obsolete Now. Angela Brett
Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware
NEW ZEALAND (2)Now English Whenua, Zespri-Eaters Abound & Land Actuates Native Disputes. Angela Brett. ('Whenua' means 'land' in Maori - the aboriginal language of New Zealand, and 'Zespri' is a New Zealand kiwifruit.)
Places:Countries
NEXTNow Entitled 'X' (Ten) Angela Brett (Mac OS X is a reincarnation of the NeXTStep operating system)
Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software
NIAGARA FALLSNikon Is As Good As Ruined, As Falling Actually Launched Liquid Skyward/Spray Angela Brett
Places:Waterways
NICETIESNot Interesting Comments, Essentially They're Insignificant, Empty Smalltalk. Angela Brett
Communication
NICK (3)Niche Is Computer Knowledge Angela Brett, on a Mac-fixing Nick she knows.
Names:First names:Male
NIMBUSNow I Must Bring Umbrella - Shoot! Angela Brett
Science:Meteorology
NINCOMPOOPNo Interest, No Charge On Making Purchase... Organise Optimal Payments Angela Brett (see SHOVE OFF)
Words & Wordplay:Rudeness:Rude Advertising Slogans
NINETALESNeonatally, It Never Exhibits Two Appendages. Later, End Splits. Angela Brett (Ninetales is Pokemon #38)
Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon
NO (2)Not Once! Angela Brett
Communication:Yesses And Noes
NO ICED COFFEENever! Oh, I'm Crying! Excluding Delicious Caffeinated Option For Fun's Extremely Evil! Angela Brett, on finding that the university cafe had several flavours of Wave flavoured milk but not ICED COFFEE.
Food & Drink:Drinks
NO ICED COFFEE (2)Nicest Option Isn't Cached, Espressolike Drink Category's Omitted, Fourth Flavour's Evidently Exhausted. Angela Brett ('Fourth Flavour' refers to the fact that they had three other flavours of Wave.)
Food & Drink:Drinks
NOKIA PHONENext Of Kin Is Alerted Promptly, Hearing Over Network Ethereal. Angela Brett
Communication

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