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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100% BODIES'Bravery' Of Dead Is Euphemism: Stupidity! Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Death
100% BONDEDBaby Of New Dad Enjoys/Endures Doting Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Family
0% BONDIBlue Of New, Dreamy iMac Angela Brett... though Tony suggested 'Dashing,' rather than 'Dreamy.'
Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware
Assorted Adjectives:Colours
100% BONE CARVINGBrush On Nature's Every Canvas, And Recycle Vertebrae Into Neverending Gift Angela Brett
Art & Literature
Science:Biology:Body Parts
100% BONESBroken Ones Need Elevation & Support Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Body Parts
100% BONGSBigwigs Ordered No Gear Sales Angela Brett, after a law was passed prohibiting the sale of cannabis-smoking apparatus.
Drugs
100% BOOBBounces Out Of Bra Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Body Parts
100% BOOKS IN THE BIBLEBorn Out Of Knowledge Scarcity, It's Necessary To Have Everyone Believing Inscriptions... Ban Looking Elsewhere. Angela Brett
Religion:Bible books
100% BORED IN CLASSBecause Of Really Elementary, Dull Instruction, Now Completing Latest Acronyms Stack. See? Angela Brett, who was getting ACRONYMS 2.2 ready for release during a boring class, and had to think of an acronym to import so that the stack would know it had Update List Grape.
Education:Slow Teaching
100% BOREDOMBrain On Recess, Extreme Disuse Of Mind. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Emotions
100% BORINGBreaking (Operating Rotary Instruments) New Ground Angela Brett
Assorted Verbs
100% BOSSBags Over-Sized Salary Angela Brett
People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations
100% BOSTONBay Of Spilt Tea - Oh No! Angela Brett
History
Places:Towns & Cities:USA
100% BOTH BRAINCELLS KILLEDBump On The Head Brings Really Awful Injuries, Now Can't Even Lift Legs. Some Knowledge Is Lost - Longterm Effect's Death. Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments
100% BOTTOM QUARKBest Of The Theories Of Matter? Quite Unlikely Anyone Really Knows Angela Brett ('Bottom' is one of the six types of QUARK, along with UP QUARK, DOWN QUARK, STRANGE QUARK, CHARM QUARK and TOP QUARK... at least, that's the prevailing wisdom so far.)
Science:Physics:Particles
100% BOWELBack Off... Wind Emission Likely. Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Body Parts
100% BOXERSBalls (Of XY-Endowed) Readily Swing Angela Brett
Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear
100% BOXING DAYBustle Of Xmas Is Now Gone, Discounts Await You Angela Brett
Time:Special Occasions
100% BOYFRIENDBrag Of Your First Romance... It's Everlasting, No Doubt. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
91% BOYS IN BLUEBattling On Your Side - It's Not Bad Luck Unless (you're) Evil. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations
100% BRABreast-Restraining Apparatus Angela Brett
Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear
100% BRAD SAYSBully's Rough Advice Doesn't Summon A 'Yes, Sir!' Angela Brett
People & Relationships
92% BRAHMAGUPTABrilliant Reasoning in Astronomy, Helped Mathematics And Geometry. Understood Progressions, Triangles & Areas. Angela Brett
Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians
100% BRAIDSBring Relative Alignment Into Disordered Strands Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene
83% BRAINBiological Reckoner - Array of Interconnected Neurons. Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Body Parts
100% BRANDINGBuyers Remember A Name, Discredit If No Good Angela Brett
Commerce
100% BRASSIEREBreast-Restraining Apparatus, Sometimes Shown In Extremely Raunchy Exposes Angela Brett and Steve Keate
Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear
100% BREAK IT DOWNBecause Really Enormous Adversity Kills Inspiration, Try Decomposing Opponent & Winning Nonhastily. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Advice
100% BREASTSBabies Rarely Ever Attempt Suckling Two Simultaneously! Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Body Parts
100% BREASTS (2)Blondes Request Expensive And Sometimes Troublesome Sugery. Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Body Parts
People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene
94% BRIGHTNESS OF HOPE'Bad Reasoning' Is Good; Helping Them Not Expect Sad Swings Of Fortune Highlights Opportunities (of) Preventing Emergencies. Angela Brett ('Bad reasoning' referring to the idea that hope in a particularly bleak situation is illogical.)
Assorted Phrases
People & Relationships
100% BROKE FEMALEBills, Rent Or Kids... Expenses Forever! Egocentric Male Always Loses Employment. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Genderalisations
Commerce:Money
100% BROKENBy Rebelling, Outlaws Keep Everyone Noticing Angela Brett, because laws are made to be broken. The theory is that criminals are really just doing what they do because they want attention. Sentence potential criminals to preventative attention and everything will be fine.
People & Relationships:Law & Order
100% BROKEN HEARTBeloved Romeo Often Kissed Enchantingly, Now He's Ended Amorous Relationship Tearfully. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% BRONZEBe Really Open - Nearness Zenithal Emotionally. Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the bronze (8th) wedding anniversary.
Science:Chemistry:Elements
83% BRUCEBig Rating in US Census Extract Angela Brett (The name Bruce ranked 67th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.)
Names:First names:Male
100% BRUNOBrown - Rather Uninspiring Name Origin Angela Brett
Names:First names:Male
100% BRYCEBuild, Render - You've Created Environment! Angela Brett (Bryce is a 3D landscaping and animation application... see http://corel.com)
Computers
100% B.SC.Biological Scientific Calculator Angela Brett, after graduating with a B.Sc. (Bachelor of Science) majoring in MATHEMATICS.
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
Education:Qualifications
100% BTWBrain To Wander... Angela Brett (BTW usually stands for 'By The Way')
Re-expansions of existing acronyms:Conversational
100% BUBBLESBrought Unto Being By Liquid's Expanding Surface Angela Brett
Assorted Nouns
100% BUG (2)Bitten User Grumbles Angela Brett
Computers
Science:Biology:Insects
100% BUG (3)Bad Unexpected Glitch Angela Brett
Computers
100% BUG (4)Bytes Unfortunately Garbled Angela Brett
Computers
100% BUG (5)Bites Unfortunate Gentleman Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Insects
100% BUGSBlight 'Usually Good' Software Angela Brett
Computers
100% BUGS (2)Blame Users' Genuine Stupidity Angela Brett -- a few of the programmers where I work are coming up with self-deprecating phrases to put on T-shirts to give out at the company Christmas party. One of the T-shirt slogans is, 'Of course it crashes if you do that!'
Computers
63% BULLSBit Un-believe-a-bull... Large Lactiferous Source! Angela Brett (quite a bit of milk is produced around the town of Bulls. Also, there are terr-a-bull puns all over the place.)
Places:Towns & Cities:New Zealand
100% BUNBundled Under Net Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene
100% BUNNIESBreeding Unstoppably - Not Neatly In Exact Seasons. Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Animals
93% BURNT TO A CRISPBlistering Uninhibited Rays Neatly Toast The Outer Area of Coverless Rump - Isn't Sunscreen Protected Angela Brett
Assorted Phrases
93% BURNT TO A CRISP (2)Becoming Unbearably Red, Now Taking Ti-tree Oil And Craving Relief In Skin Pigmentation. Angela Brett and Dustan Dowsing
Assorted Phrases
100% BUS (2)Big... Umpteen Seats Angela Brett
Transport
100% BUS (3)Brought Us Southward Angela Brett, after going from Auckland to Palmerston North in one.
Transport
100% BUSH (3)Bloodthirsty United States Head Angela Brett (substitute whichever B-adjective or Bad-ejective you like in there.)
Names:Famous people:Politicians
100% BUSINESS OF POLICE PROTECTIONBecause Unpaid Security Is Not Effective, Somebody Should Offer (For Pay) Officer Left In Charge, Exclusively Premises Requested Of The Employer's Client. This Is Ordinary Nowadays. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Law & Order
Commerce
100% BUTTERFREEBeauty Usually Toxic, Twittering Extremities Release Floating Rot. Elevatory Evolution. Angela Brett (Butterfree is Pokemon #12)
Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon
93% BUY APPLE SHARESBoast Unbelievable Yearly Appreciation... Products Propagate Lots of Equity, Stock Has Already Risen Extraordinarily Sharply. Angela Brett, when Dustan's mother expressed interest in buying Apple shares.
Computers:Macintosh & Newton
Commerce:Money
100% BYTEBitwise, You Take Eight. Angela Brett
Computers
100% BYTE (2)Beware, Your Teeth Electrocuted! Angela Brett
Computers:Do Not Eat
100% CABLE (2)Connect And Begin Leeching Excessively Angela Brett
Computers:Internet
100% CACKLINGChuffed About Carrying Key Lime IBook - Not Gloating! Angela Brett, who still grins/cackles joyously when she thinks about having a KEY LIME IBOOK, and how she came to have it.
Computers:Macintosh & Newton
Laughter
80% CALCULUSComplicated Algebraic Logic for Calculating Useful Limits and Undefined Sums Angela Brett
Science:Mathematics
100% CALORIE (2)Can A Living Organism Release Its Energy? Angela Brett
Science:Mathematics:Measurement
100% CAMILLAGATECould A Man In Love Leave Another Girl... And The Empire? Angela Brett, referring to the 1993 'Camillagate' scandal involving secretly recorded phone conversations between Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles.
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
Politics:Royalty
100% CAMPINGCanvas Accommodation Mightn't Persist In Nasty Gale. Angela Brett
Sports & Recreation:Travel
100% CANCER (2)Cell Apoptosis? Never! Choke Every Rival. Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments
85% CAN I HAVE ONE?Could Angela Nab It? Hallowed Apple Vendors Even Offer Not-for-sale Evangelism. Angela Brett, commenting on the many pieces of Apple merchandise (some of which only staff of Apple and AppleCentres should be able to get a hold of) she's managed to acquire for free simply by asking friendly Apple dealers.
Computers:Macintosh & Newton
100% CANNABISCommon Around Netherlands, Not Accepted By International Society Angela Brett
Drugs:Cannabis
100% CANNABIS (2)Class A Narcotic? No... A Barely Illegal Substance. Angela Brett
Drugs:Cannabis
100% CANOE (3)Canada's A Neat Overseas Experience Angela Brett, who spent a fair bit of time in canoes while visiting Canada.
Transport
Sports & Recreation
100% CAPS LOCKCreating Acronyms? Please See Listed Obligations - Charter's Known Tony McCoy O'Grady and Angela Brett, because of the rule in THE ACRONYMISTS' CHARTER saying that IF YOU PUT A WORD IN CAPS YOU MUST ACRONYMISE IT.
Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms
100% CARAVANCruises All 'Round Area - Vacationers' Abode, Normally. Angela Brett
Transport
100% CARD (2) Can Actually Rupture Duodenum Jeff Anonymous and Angela Brett
Computers:Do Not Eat
83% CARDSClubs, Auricles, Royalty, Diamonds and Spades Angela Brett. WARNING, plug coming up... (And don't forget to check out my card game, Once in a Lifetime! It's at http://acronyms.co.nz/software/OIAL.html)
Entertainment:Games
100% CARECreate A Rapport, Eventually Angela Brett
Assorted Verbs
People & Relationships
100% CARLEYCan Anyone Respond Logically, Except You? Angela Brett, when somebody posted on the Apronyms forums asking for an expansion of her name. We can't come up with a name expansion which has any relevance to a particular person without knowing anything about that person... we could only make up some random description of nobody in particular, and if there happens to be somebody with that name who fits the description it's just a fluke. It takes the 'apro' out of 'apronym'.
Names:First names:Female
100% CARLEY (2)Carefree After Repaying Loan, Exclaims 'Yippee!' Angela Brett -- the name Carley comes from ceorl, an Ancient Germanic word meaning 'Freeholder'
Names:First names:Female
100% CARLEY (3)Continues Accumulating Rental Lucre Every Year Angela Brett -- the name Carley comes from ceorl, an Ancient Germanic word meaning 'Freeholder'
Names:First names:Female
100% CARLOSCatch Australian's Real Life On Screen Angela Brett (Carlo was one of the housemates on the third series of Australian Big Brother.)
Names:First names:Male
Names:Famous people
100% CARNIVALConcussed After Rollercoaster, Now I've Vomited A Lollipop Angela Brett
Entertainment
100% CAROLChristmastime Aria Remembering Our Lord Angela Brett
Entertainment:Music
Time:Special Occasions:Christmas
100% CASH (2)Cheques Aren't So Heavy! Angela Brett
Commerce:Money
100% CASH (3)Complements A Shopper's Handbag Angela Brett
Commerce:Money
100% CASINOCents And Sense In, Nothing Out Angela Brett
Entertainment
Commerce:Money
Places:Buildings
100% CASTCircumvent Any Strong Typing Angela Brett (the strong type-checking of programming languages such as C++ can easily be got around by casting.)
Computers:Programming
100% CATCute And Tame Angela Brett, while designing the icon for the 'Export Acronym' button.
Science:Biology:Animals
100% CATCHYCultivating Abusive Traits Can Harm Yourself Angela Brett, in response to the same request as WATCH OUT, after mentioning an earlier acronym, STOP THE ABUSING which is not very CATCHY.
People & Relationships:Abuse
100% CATEGORYCan A Tame Elephant Grow On Raspberry Yoghurt? Angela Brett, while testing part of this stack.
Assorted Nouns
100% CATEGORY LISTINGChoose A Topic - Each Gets One Record. You'll Love It... See Tachygraphy In Natural Groupings. Angela Brett, who thought she ought to acronymise the headings of the category listing pages (http://acronyms.co.nz/catindex.html) since they're in capitals.
Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website:Page Titles
100% CATIONCharged And Tried, Innocent Of Negativity Angela Brett
Science:Chemistry
100% CATIONSChemical[ly] Attracted To Ions On Negative Side Angela Brett
Science:Chemistry
100% CAUCHYComplex Analysis Understood Completely... Huge Yield! Angela Brett
Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians
100% CD-ROMCan't Detect Round Of Metal Angela Brett, whose CD-ROM drive can no longer see when there's a CD in it.
Computers:Generic Hardware
100% CELANDINE (2)Claimed Enhancer Lists Antithetical Notions... Does It Not Enhance? Angela Brett (Like adverts for many medicinal herbs, those for celandine list illnesses and desirable qualities mixed together, without saying which it enhances and which it cures.)
Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs
100% CELTS (2)Christians Extinguished Local Theology, Sadly. Angela Brett
Religion
People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races
100% CENSOREDCrude Expansions Not So Openly Received - Expletives Deleted! Angela Brett, after removing a few rude acronyms from the stack.
Words & Wordplay:Rudeness
100% CENSORSHIPCan Expect No Submissions On Rude Subjects Have Immediate Placement Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
Communication
100% CENSUSCollects Entire Nations Statistics - Universal Sample. Angela Brett
Science:Statistics
100% C'EST LA VIEChallenging, Exciting Situations To Live Amongst... Very Interesting Experience Angela Brett
Assorted Phrases
90% CHAMPAGNECreating Heaps of Acronyms Means People Are Greatly Numerically Encouraged. Angela Brett, to celebrate the 1500th acronym.
Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic
86% CHANCYCan't Have Anything Never-failing, Can You? Angela Brett
Assorted Adjectives
100% CHANCY (2)Casino Houses Are Never Completely Yielding Angela Brett
Assorted Adjectives
100% CHAOSCreated Havoc Amongst Orthodox Scientists Angela Brett
Science:Mathematics
83% CHAOS (2)Couldn't Happen in Apple's Operating Systems. Angela Brett
Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software
100% CHAOTICCan't Highly Accurately Observe These Iterative Creations. Angela Brett, after reading about the mathematical phenomenon chaos... it's all about sequences which seem totally random but are generated by a simple mathematical rule - however, slight changes in the starting values can drastically change the whole thing, so chaotic motion is still very difficult to predict.
Science:Mathematics
100% CHAP (2)*Cough* Huh? Adorable Penis?! Angela Brett, in response to CHAP, since penises aren't adorable. (CHAP sure gives a different slant on Chap Stick though.)
Science:Biology:Body Parts
100% CHARCan Hold Alphabetic Representation Angela Brett, when she had half an hour to spare in a C programming test. In C, a char is a type of variable often used to store characters.
Computers:Programming:C variable types
88% CHARITYConsider Helping Another, Responding as If To Yourself Angela Brett
People & Relationships
100% CHARIZARDCan Heat A Rock Into Zabaglione, And Roast Duelist Angela Brett (Charizard is Pokemon #6)
Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon
100% CHARLIECan Help Acronyms.co.nz Reach Largest Inventory Ever! Angela Brett and Tony McCoy O'Grady
Names:Acronymists
100% CHARLIE (4)Centenarian (His Ancestor) Recently Lay In Exequy Angela Brett, soon after Prince Charles' grandmother died.
Politics:Royalty:Royals
100% CHARMANDERCraves Heat -- Any Rain Makes A Near-Derriere Extremity Respire. Angela Brett (Charmander, Pokemon #4, prefers hot places. When it rains, steam is said to spout from the tip of its tail.)
Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon
100% CHARMEDCan Have Anything Remotely Magical Enter Drama Angela Brett (The TV Show 'Charmed' is about three witches, but can involve things as diverse as leprechauns, mermaids, demons, gnomes, fairies, angels, nymphs, gods, unicorns, and the seven dwarves.)
Entertainment:TV shows
100% CHARM QUARKCould Have A Real Magical Quality... Undergraduates Are Really Keen! Angela Brett, wondering if the charm quark is so charming that it will get otherwise disinterested undergraduates enthused. ('Charm' is one of the six types of quark... along with UP QUARK, DOWN QUARK, STRANGE QUARK, TOP QUARK and BOTTOM QUARK)
Science:Physics:Particles
100% CHASMCrevasses Have Always Slain Mountaineers Angela Brett
Places
Sports & Recreation
100% CHASMS (2)Climb Harnessed And Summit Mountain Safely Angela Brett
Places
Sports & Recreation
100% CHATCome, Have A Talk Angela Brett
Communication:Talking
100% CHAT ACRONYMSChuckling Heartily As Typing A Capitalised ROTFL? Oh No, You're Merely Smiling. Angela Brett, who notices that some people reflexively type acronyms suggesting laughter (such as ROTFL: Rolling On The Floor Laughing) when they actually aren't laughing.
Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms
Laughter
100% CHAT BOARDSCan Have A 'Talk' But Only At Roaming Digits' Speed Angela Brett
Computers:Internet
100% CHATROOM ACRONYMSCommon, Hardly Artistic Typing Reducers... Often Original Meanings Aren't Consciously Recalled, Only Nonsense You Mechanically Say. Angela Brett, referring to the way many people reflexively type LOL when they didn't laugh out loud, and even go as far as typing LOLOLOLOLOLOL for emphasis, which makes no sense at all.
Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms
Computers:Internet
100% CHATTERConversation Having A Tendency Toward Empty Rattling Angela Brett
Communication:Talking
83% CHEERCreate Happiness Everywhere - Eventually (it's) Reciprocated. Angela Brett
Laughter
100% CHEF (4)Cuisine Has Exquisite Flavours Angela Brett
Food & Drink:Chefs
80% CHEF (5)Cooks Herbed Escargot in France Angela Brett
Food & Drink:Chefs
100% CHEF (6)Cheesepuff Hat's Eventually Flattened Angela Brett
Food & Drink:Chefs
80% CHEF (8)Can Hardly Eat (his) Food! Angela Brett
Food & Drink:Chefs
80% CHEF (13)Cafeteria's Head Employee is Fussy Angela Brett
Food & Drink:Chefs
100% CHEF (14)Culinary Host Expertly Flambes Angela Brett
Food & Drink:Chefs
100% CHEF (18)Cholesterol Harbours Excess Flab. Angela Brett. I bet you're wondering why there are so many chefs here - well, Tony said he had a group of 18 acronyms he was doing, and the clue was Holst. Angela thought of the chef ALISON HOLST and asked if he was doing 18 chefs. Tony was actually referring to Gustav Holst, but we thought up 18 CHEFs nevertheless.
Food & Drink:Chefs
100% CHEF (19)Computer Hardware Enters Food! Angela Brett
Computers:Do Not Eat
100% CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICERCorrupt Hog Is Editing Facts; If Nobody Finds Our Robber, Make Anyone Take It On Nose. Occasional False Findings Increases Constabulary's Evident Resourcefulness. Angela Brett, who tends to immediately think of corrupt police officers when seeing the word 'officer' on unsuccessful searches. (See also WARRANT OFFICER)
People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations
100% CHIFFON (2)Clearly Habiliment Isn't Food, Frilly Or Not! Angela Brett
Household Objects:Threads & Fabric:Edible(?)
100% CHILDRENCurious Homonym In Language... Dearness Refunds Expenses Ninefold. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Family
100% CHINClip Hair If Necessary Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Body Parts
100% CHINA (2)Couple Has Indeed Now Adjusted Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the china (20th) wedding anniversary.
Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries
100% CHINA (3)Coupled Hearts In Natural Accord Angela Brett
Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries
100% CH'IN CHIU SHAOComposed Haiku, Investigated Numbers & Congruences. His Interesting Understandings Stieltjes Has Afterwards Observed. Angela Brett and Dustan Dowsing
Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians
100% CHIPSCan't Have Intel Processors Salted Angela Brett and Tony
Computers:Do Not Eat
82% CHOCOLAITCan't be Healthy - Often Condemned by Overweight Ladies As Indulgent Treat. Angela Brett
Food & Drink:Confectionery
100% CHOPIN (2)Concerto Heard On Piano Is Nice Angela Brett
Entertainment:Music:Artists
100% CHOPSTICKSCan't Hold Onto Pasta Sauce, These Inadequate Chinese Kitchen Sticks! Angela Brett
Food & Drink
100% CHRISTA MCAULIFFEChallenger Had Reason In Sending Teacher Above Many Classrooms, And Unfortunately Lost Instructor's Flair For Ever Angela Brett, inspired by CHALLENGER
Names:Famous people
90% CHRISTIANCatholics Have Religious Icon... Saviour That Invoked Angels at Nativity. Angela Brett
Religion
90% CHRISTIAN (2)Creation Hypothesis is Right... Ignore Signs That Indicate Another Notion Angela Brett
Religion
100% CHRISTMASCharacteristic Huge Rise In Shopping - The Merriest Are Salesmen! Angela Brett
Time:Special Occasions:Christmas
100% CHRISTMAS (8)Considering Harder Rocks, If Santa's True Maybe Antarctica's Safer. Angela Brett, because if Santa Claus really lived at the North pole he'd probably fall through the ice.
Time:Special Occasions:Christmas

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