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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| PROPRIOCEPTION | People Rely On Perfect Representations Internally Of Carnal Extremities. Perceiving This Is Only Natural. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology Science:Biology |
| PROSTITUTE | People Requesting Oral Sex Think It's Too Uneconomical To Enjoy? |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| PROTECTION | People Really Ought To Ensure Care's Taken If Outside Nocturnally |
Angela Brett Assorted Nouns Assorted Nouns |
| PROTECTION (2) | People Really Ought To Ensure Care's Taken If Orgasming Nowadays |
Angela Brett, as a modification of PROTECTION People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| PROTON (2) | Part Removed Of The Other Nucleon |
Angela Brett, since a neutron can react with an electron neutrino to form a proton and an electron, giving the impression that a neutron is an electron plus a proton. Science:Physics:Particles Science:Physics:Particles |
| PROTON (3) | Particle Reputedly Of Three, One Negative. |
Angela Brett - protons are thought to be made up of two positive UP QUARKs and one negative DOWN QUARK. Science:Physics:Particles Science:Physics:Particles |
| PROTO-POLYNESIAN | Prehistoric Relative Of Today's Oceanic People's Oral Language. You'd Never Expect Such Interesting Ancestral Notes. |
Angela Brett Science:Linguistics Science:Linguistics |
| PSYDUCK | Psychokinetic Superpowers You Don't Understand Could Kill! |
Angela Brett (Psyduck is Pokemon #54... and they don't really kill, they could just make your pokemon faint.) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| PTOLEMY | Postulated That Otherworlds Looped Earth & Moon Yearly. |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians |
| PUBIC HAIRS | Prickles Upsurge By Intimate Crevices, Heralding Adulthood & Insulating Reproduction Sites. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| PUBLIC TRANSPORT | People Using Busses Locked In Commuter Traffic Repent, At Next Stop Purchase One Rail Ticket. |
Angela Brett Transport Transport |
| PUKE | Partially Undigested Kilojoules Ejected |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| PUNLESS | Polite Unadorned Natural Laughter Expresses Simplicity Sometimes |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after Angela said he was SLIPPING Words & Wordplay Words & Wordplay |
| PUNS (2) | Paronomasia Unearths Natural Silliness |
Angela Brett Words & Wordplay Words & Wordplay |
| PUPPIES | People Usually Prefer Pets If Extra Small |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals Science:Biology:Animals |
| PURE METHAMPHETAMINE | Popularly Used Rage Excuse, Maybe Everyone That Has Any May Plead Helplessness Even Though A Murder Is Never Excusable. |
Angela Brett, after 'P' was blamed for a murder (it seems to be blamed for everything these days.) Drugs Drugs |
| PURITY | Penises Usually Relegate It To Yesterday |
Angela Brett, after (CHAP (2)) was given a 100% purity rating by the acronym submission form. Assorted Nouns Assorted Nouns People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| PUT A SOCK ON IT | Pen Up Thermal Activity So Outside Cold Keeps Out... Nice Insulated Toes. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Advice People & Relationships:Advice Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
| PVC | Pretty Vulgar Clothing |
Angela Brett (PVC usually stands for Poly-Vinyl Chloride) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Re-expansions of existing acronyms Household Objects:Clothing Household Objects:Clothing |
| PYTHAGORAS | Predict Your Triangle's Hypotenuse... Assuming Geometrically Orthogonal - Right-Angled - Sides. |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians |
| PYTHAGORAS (3) | Perhaps You Think He Achieved Greatness Of Reputation Alone... Sorry! |
Angela Brett, because much of the mathematics attributed to Pythagoras was actually by other members of the Pythagorean sect. Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians |
| QA (4) | Quick Approval |
Angela Brett, who thinks that the Quality Assurance people might occasionally not bother to run thorough tests. Re-expansions of existing acronyms Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| QUAGGA | Quippers Usually Are Going, 'Great Ass!' |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals Science:Biology:Animals |
| QUALIFY | Quiet Undergraduate Achieves Learning In Fruitful Yield |
Angela Brett Education Education |
| QUALITY LIFE | Quit Underachieving And Love It... Tomorrow You'll Lie In Fetid Earth |
Angela Brett, who wonders if there's a better word than Underachieving which means something like 'underenjoying' but sounds more like a real word. People & Relationships:Advice People & Relationships:Advice |
| QUANTUM MANAGEMENT DATABASE | Quickness Unquestionably Always Necessary... This Underaged Mischief-Maker Almost Needs A Gazillion Eyes (Mother's) Ever Noticing Those Dubious Activities That All Begin As Simple Exploration. |
Angela Brett, expanding an unsuccessful search, thinking of a database on how to manage her nephew QUANTUM. People & Relationships People & Relationships |
| QUANTUM PHYSICS | Question Unasked? Answer's Not There! Unless Measured, Particle Hasn't Yet Spin - In Concurrent States. |
Angela Brett Science:Physics Science:Physics |
| QUARK (2) | Quantum Uncertainty Always Restricts Knowledge |
Angela Brett Science:Physics:Particles Science:Physics:Particles |
| QUARKS | Questionably Useful As Reality Keeps Surprising |
Angela Brett (or perhaps '...As Reality Kids Scientists.') Science:Physics:Particles Science:Physics:Particles |
| QUARREL | Querulous, Unwanted Argument Rowdily Raiding English Language |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Angela mentioned that we hadn't yet come up with any acronyms beginning with 'Q.' People & Relationships People & Relationships |
| QUARREL (2) | Quashes Usual Amicable Relationship, Retorts Ever Louder |
Angela Brett People & Relationships People & Relationships |
| QUATORZAINS | Quills Used Again To Organise Rhyming Zeugmas As Iambi; New Sonnets! |
Angela Brett, while trying to encourage people to apronymise Q words. Science:Linguistics Science:Linguistics |
| QUIFF | Quim Users Invest For Fun |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| QUINTUPLE | Quadruple's Understood... Increment, Now, To Use Penta-Like Enumerator. |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives Assorted Adjectives |
| QUITE | Quantitatively Unspecific, It's Tentatively Extensive. |
Angela Brett Main Main |
| QUITTER | Questioning Unhealthy Inclination Toward Tobacco - Eventually Rewarded. |
Angela Brett Drugs:Tobacco Drugs:Tobacco |
| QWERTY | "Quit Writing Everything Rapidly!" Typewriter Yells |
Angela Brett, since the QWERTY keyboard layout was designed to stop typewriters from jamming, though not necessarily by slowing down typing. (See http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_248.html and the linked article for an interesting discussion on this) Computers:Generic Hardware Computers:Generic Hardware |
| RABHADH | Read And Beware, Here Are Dire Hazards |
Angela Brett, who noticed this word on a train as the Irish translation of 'warning'. People & Relationships:Disaster People & Relationships:Disaster Transport:Trains Transport:Trains |
| RACE | Regard All Colours Equally |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races |
| RACE (4) | Run A Course Energetically |
Angela Brett Sports & Recreation Sports & Recreation |
| RADIO | Ranting About Deity Is Omnipresent |
Angela Brett, while on a long car trip when her brother pointed out that the only radio station you can rely on getting just about everywhere in the country is a religious station. Religion Religion Entertainment Entertainment Communication Communication |
| RADIO NEWS | Regular Audio Dispatches Interrupt Other Noisy Entertainment With Stories. |
Angela Brett Communication Communication |
| RADIUS | Rip A Diameter Into Uniform Sections |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Geometry Science:Mathematics:Geometry |
| RAINBOW (2) | Rain Ahead, Illumination Near Behind... Oh, Wow! |
Angela Brett Science:Meteorology Science:Meteorology |
| RAINBOW (6) | Refraction Acts In Natural Breakup Of White. |
Angela Brett Science:Meteorology Science:Meteorology |
| RAMBLING | Ranting About Marginally Bearable Little Insights - Nothing Great. |
Angela Brett, who is an expert on rambling. Communication Communication |
| RANSOM | Recovery Attempt Needs Shooters Or Money |
Eric Bridgstock, after Angela's laptop was held to ransom. People & Relationships:Law & Order People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| RANTS | Read As Notes To Self |
Angela Brett, as many rants are more like outlets for the ranters feelings with little thought of the person being ranted at. Communication Communication |
| RAP | Repetitive Annoying Percussion |
Angela Brett Entertainment:Music Entertainment:Music |
| RAPE (2) | Readily Aborted Pregnancy Eventuates. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| RAPIDASH | Races Anything... Pokemon Instinctively Dashes After Something Hasty |
Angela Brett (Rapidash is Pokemon #78) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| RASH | Reaction Allergics Sometimes Have |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| RATER | Remember, A Ten's Extremely Rare. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| RATIONAL NUMBERS | Representable As Two Integers... Ontop - Numerator... And Lower Numeral? Usually Multiplying By Entry's Reciprocal Suffices. |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Number sets Science:Mathematics:Number sets |
| RAT RACE | Rodents Are The Runners, Apparently Craving Escape. |
Angela Brett Sports & Recreation Sports & Recreation Science:Biology:Animals:Vermin Science:Biology:Animals:Vermin |
| REACHING YOUR LIMITS | Remember, Even A Champion's Human. Invincibility's Not Given You, Only Use Responsible Low-Impact Machines If Training's Starting. |
Angela Brett Sports & Recreation Sports & Recreation |
| REAL TIME ACQUISITION SOFTWARE | Retrieves (Electronically) A Library. The Information Must Enter A Conduit Quickly, Use Ideal-Speed Internet To Integrate Our Nous So Our Fellow Thinkers Will Always Research Efficiently |
Angela Brett Computers Computers |
| REAL TIME INTEGRATED SOFTWARE | Render Everything As 'Live' Then (If My Ethernet Is Not Too Erratic) Get Reactions As Things Emerge. Don't Sit Otiosely, Forced To Wait As Report's Edited |
Angela Brett Computers Computers |
| REBECCA | Raises Every Boy's Excitement, C-Cups Advertised |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust Names:First names:Female Names:First names:Female |
| RECAP | Repeated Explanation Clarifies A Point. |
Angela Brett Communication Communication |
| RECENT ACRONYM | Reflects Everyone Constantly Expanding New Terms, All Carefully Recorded Online. 'Ncludes Yours, Maybe! |
Angela Brett, who thought she'd better acronymise the headings of the tour of recently added acronyms at http://acronyms.co.nz/tours/recent/recent1.html since they're in capitals. Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website:Page Titles Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website:Page Titles |
| RECRUITING | Remember Employers Can Reject Unskilled Individuals - That Includes New Graduates |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:The Workforce People & Relationships:The Workforce |
| RECTUM | Regular Egestion Causing Trouble? Use Metamucil! |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| RECURSIVE | RECURSIVE Expansion Continually Unfolds Reflecting Successive Interations, Virtually Endless |
Angela Brett (expand the first word in this expansion for hours of fun. Don't forget to eat.) Words & Wordplay Words & Wordplay |
| REDMOND, START YOUR PHOTOCOPIERS | Remember, Everyone, Don't Mention Our Nemesis Directly, Since They're Always Ready To Yell Objections Using Representatives Paid Hundreds Of Thousands. Obvious Clone Of Product Is Expected Relatively Soon. |
Angela Brett, referring to a banner at WWDC unveiled after the announcement of Mac OS X 10.4 code-named TIGER. It's quite clear which company the banner is referring to without it being spelled out. Computers:Macintosh & Newton Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| REEBOK | Really Expensive, Exceeds Budget Of Kids. |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Clothing Household Objects:Clothing |
| REHASHED | Rejected Essay He Again Submitted, Having Edited Document. |
Angela Brett Art & Literature Art & Literature |
| RELIGION | Reaches Every Life, If God Is Or Not |
Angela Brett Religion Religion |
| RE-LOL | Really Excited, Lots Of Laughing |
re-LOL typed by Angela to mean 'LOL again,' acronym suggested by Tony McCoy O'Grady. Laughter Laughter |
| REPORTS | Regular Evaluation Procedure Often Reveals Torporific Staff |
Angela Brett Communication Communication People & Relationships:The Workforce People & Relationships:The Workforce |
| RESERVOIR DOGS | Rampant Excitement, Supposedly. Extremely Rare Violent Occurrences, It's Really Dull - Oh God, Stop! |
Angela Brett, after watching all she could stand of the movie 'Reservoir Dogs.' The video cover pretty much admitted there was no plot, but promised an explosive, break-neck speed spree of violence - that wasn't there either which left the movie somewhat empty. Entertainment:Movies Entertainment:Movies |
| RETARD | Really Exhausting To Attempt Reading Dictionary. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| RETIRE | Rich Elders Trade-In Relentless Employment |
Angela Brett Time:Age Time:Age |
| REVELATION (3) | Reads Each Virtual Electronic Life Agent, Translating Into Original Notation |
Gavin Lambert, Angela Brett and Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Windows:Applications:The opposite of PRAY Computers:Windows:Applications:The opposite of PRAY |
| REVOLTING (2) | Reproducing Erotica Via Open-Line Talkback Is Not Good! |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives Assorted Adjectives |
| REVOLTING (3) | Retailing Emasculated Vagina On Local Toilets Is Normally Grotesque. |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives Assorted Adjectives |
| RICE | Repast Is Consumed Everywhere |
Angela Brett Food & Drink Food & Drink |
| RICKI LAKE | Revealing Information Concerning Kinky Interludes - Lackadaisical Audience Kept Entertained. |
Angela Brett Entertainment:TV shows:Talk Shows Entertainment:TV shows:Talk Shows |
| RICKI LAKE (2) | Rampant Infidelity - Colloquially 'Kickin' It' - Lesbian Adulteresses & Kooks Everywhere. |
Angela Brett Entertainment:TV shows:Talk Shows Entertainment:TV shows:Talk Shows |
| RICO (2) | Rich In Calorific Overindulgence |
Angela Brett Names:You Are What You Eat Names:You Are What You Eat |
| RICO LEFFANTA | Readily Invents Copious, Often Lusty Expansions - Frighteningly Fast Acronymising Now Tailing Angela |
Angela Brett Names:Acronymists Names:Acronymists |
| RIFLE | Right In Firing Line... Eeeek! |
Angela Brett Military:Weapons Military:Weapons |
| RIP-OFF | Really Isn't Percentage Of Fat Free |
Angela Brett (see FAT FREE) Food & Drink Food & Drink |
| RIPON | Review Is Plagiarism Of Novel |
Angela Brett (Ripon is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as being, '(Of literary critics.) To include all the best jokes from the book in the review to make it look as if the critic thought of them.' Words & Wordplay:Liffs Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| RISK MANAGEMENT | Real Investors Should Know Millions Are Not Always Gained... Ensure Money's Entirety's Not Together |
Angela Brett, thinking of 'spreading the risk' Commerce:Money Commerce:Money |
| RISK MANAGEMENT (2) | Remembering I Should Keep My Ample Nuggets Apart - Golden Eggs Maybe Empty Nest Tomorrow. |
Angela Brett, thinking of not putting all of one's golden eggs in one basket. Commerce:Money Commerce:Money |
| ROAD RAGE | Rulers Of Automobiles Don't Remember About General Etiquette |
Angela Brett Transport Transport |
| ROAD TRIP (2) | Result Of A Desire To Retch In Public? |
Angela Brett, thinking about carsickness Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments Transport Transport |
| ROAST PORK | Rotated On A Spit, The Pig Overtly Ruins Kosher |
Angela Brett Food & Drink Food & Drink |
| ROBE | Resolution Of Blasted Education |
Angela Brett, just after graduating. Household Objects:Clothing:Academic Regalia Household Objects:Clothing:Academic Regalia |
| ROB RIX (2) | Represents OS By Roman Inscription 'X' |
Angela Brett Names:Acronymists Names:Acronymists |
| ROB RIX (3) | Retains Objects By Rapidly Instructing X |
Angela Brett, since Rob programs for Mac OS X, which involves retaining objects. Names:Acronymists Names:Acronymists |
| ROHYPNOL | Rapists Often Have Your Phone Number - Over Later! |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett. (Rohypnol is a tranquiliser which has been linked with date rapes.) Drugs Drugs |
| ROHYPNOL (2) | Randy Old Hack Yields Pharmaceuticals Numbing Obstinate Ladies |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett Drugs Drugs |
| ROLLING ON THE FLOOR LAUGHING | Rolling Over Laughing Loudly, It's Not Good Over Night To Happily Exude Frenzied Laughter On One's Rug, Loud And Uncontrollable Good Humour Irritates Neighbouring Grandma. |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett Laughter Laughter |
| RON AND JANE | Remember Our Names, All Net Denizens... Joint Acronymic Notoriety Everywhere |
Angela Brett, who doesn't know who Ron and Jane are, but speculates that the Ron and Jane who searched for that on the website were just hoping that someone would see their names on the unsuccessful searches page and expand them, so that they'd be 'famous' by being on a web site. Names Names |
| RON'S SECOND WIFE | "Ready Or Not," She Said, "Everyone's Celebrating Our Nuptials. Don't Wallow In First's Extinction." |
Angela Brett, expanding an unsuccessful search, wondering if this mysterious Ron got married again soon after his first wife's funeral. People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| ROSES ARE RED, VIOLETS ARE BLUE, I THINK I'VE MADE AN ACRONYM LONGER THAN YOU. DAFFODILS ARE YELLOW, CARNATIONS ARE WHITE, I'LL RECLAIM MY LAURELS, I'M THE CHAMPION ALRIGHT! HEATHER IS PURPLE, IVY IS GREEN, THIS IS THE LONGEST AN ACRONYM'S BEEN! | Really! One Should Expect - Sometimes - Anthony's Reaction. Experts Rarely Eschew 'Dares' Very Intense - Often Late Evening - Thinking Sessions Are Required. Electrified Brain Lights Up. Encouraged - I Try Harder! I Now Know It's Very Easy Making Acronyms. Dictionaries Enhance Abilities Now Allowing Champion Recover Original Notoriety. You May Look Over Newly Generated Extravaganza Regretting Thy Hasty Announcement. Now You're Overthrown, Unfortunately. Dearest Angela Fancied Fame Of Dethroning Irishman's Longest Spelt Acronym. Record Eventually Yours Evidently Lacked 'Legs' Oh Worthy Claimant! Alas! Regretfully Now Anthony Triumphs In One New Shootout And Restores Equilibrium. (What Height Is Tony's Everest?) It Looks Like Renewed Effort Could Land Angela Into Masterclass, Maybe - Yes? Laughing, Angela Unleashes Retaliatory Effort, Looking Searchingly Into Modern Thesaurus - Hopefully, Expectantly Challenging His Authority May Prove Impossible - Or Not A Lasting Record - It Goads Him Terribly. Having Easily Achieved The Heroic-Extent Record I Should Probably Unhurriedly Remain Patient - Length-Extending Is Vaguely Yawnful. I Suspect Getting Rico Energised Even Now Though Has Imperceptibly Started. I Suppose That He Envies Longest Ovation. Now Generating Eighty-Seven Term Acronym's Nearly Accomplished. Can Rico Offer Naughty Young Man's Supreme Best Effort Even Now? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, a few weeks after Angela's 'BEHOLD, THE AMAZING ANGELA...' Words & Wordplay:Ridiculously long apronyms Words & Wordplay:Ridiculously long apronyms |
| ROTE | Repeat One Thing Exhaustingly |
Angela Brett Education Education |
| ROTORUA | Rotten Ova, The Olfactory Receptors Usually Assume |
Angela Brett (Rotorua smells like rotten eggs because of the sulphur in the air due to geothermal activity.) Places:Towns & Cities:New Zealand Places:Towns & Cities:New Zealand |
| ROUTERS | Rhymes Outers? Uters? The Easiest Route's Silence. |
Angela Brett, as geeks sometimes argue about the pronunciation of the word router. Computers:Generic Hardware Computers:Generic Hardware |
| ROVER | Remotely Operated Vehicle - Elevated Reconnaissance |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, saying: You know the remote-controlled aircraft used to spy over unfriendly territory? Well I don't know what they are called but they could be called ROVER. (Angela added that they're called Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, or UAVs) Military Military |
| RSVP | Reply Soon Via Phone/Post |
Angela Brett (RSVP usually stands for Respondez S'il Vous Plait) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Re-expansions of existing acronyms Communication Communication |
| RTFM | Reflects 'Teaching Fishing' Metaphor |
Angela Brett, when there was a discussion on the Cocoa-dev mailing list about whether RTFM (Read The F***ing Manual) responses are productive. Some people argued that it's better to show people where to look to find information rather than just giving the information, and one mentioned the saying, 'Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.' Re-expansions of existing acronyms:Conversational Re-expansions of existing acronyms:Conversational |
| RUBBISH | Repeatedly Uttering 'Blah Blah' Is So Humdrum. |
Angela Brett Communication Communication |
| RUBY | Relationship Untouched By Years |
Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the ruby (40th) wedding anniversary. Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| RUBY (2) | Resistant Unity Began Yesteryear |
Angela Brett Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| RUNTIME SYSTEM | Rarely Used, Not That I Mind... Everything's So Yucky & Slow That Engineers Murder! |
Angela Brett, who actually loves things like HyperTalk and Objective-C for their runtime systems. 'Rarely Used, Not That I Mind' was just too good to resist. Slowness is about the only possible criticism of runtime systems, and I don't notice that. (Perhaps Mope would be a better M word, but I don't agree with the expansion anyway.) Computers:Programming Computers:Programming |
| SADDAM HUSSEIN (3) | Should A Dictator Die At My Hands? United States Soldiers Entertain Idea Now. |
Angela Brett Names:Famous people:Politicians Names:Famous people:Politicians |
| SAFARI (2) | Small And Fast And Relatively Incorrect |
Angela Brett, when Steve said, 'Chimera is small, fast and correct. Safari is smaller, faster and incorrect.' Computers:Internet:Web browsers Computers:Internet:Web browsers |
| SAILOR | Seasickness Affects Inlanders... Lean Overboard Retching |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations Transport:Drivers Transport:Drivers |
| SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY | Someone At Institution Needed To 'Cleverize' Lettering Of University, Didn't Say The Apronym's Topic... Expansion's Unfortunately Not Interesting. Valid Expansion Regardless... Searcher, I'll Teach You! |
Angela Brett, when somebody searched for this phrase on the site, but didn't leave any information on what sort of apronym was wanted. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Education:Schools Education:Schools |
| SALAMANDER | Sever A Limb, And Miraculously A Near-Duplicate Emerges. Radical! |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals Science:Biology:Animals |
| SALES GOALS | Shamelessly A Lad Expounds Spurious Gobbledygook On Acme's Latest System |
Angela Brett Commerce Commerce |
| SALT | Staple Additive Lends Taste |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Condiments Food & Drink:Condiments |
| SALT (2) | Sprinkle A Little Taste |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Condiments Food & Drink:Condiments |
| SALT (3) | Something A Lexicographer Takes? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after Angela said 'No lexicographer worth his salt would say that apronym is not in use!' Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| SALT CAN KILL | Sodium's A Lethal Toxin, Chlorine's Also Noxious, Keep Ingestion Levels Low! |
Angela Brett, recalling that sodium and chlorine are each lethal on their own but combine to form table salt which is mostly harmless. Food & Drink:Condiments Food & Drink:Condiments |
| SAND DRAG | Stop And Not Derail Delinquent Railcars... A Godsend! |
Angela Brett (according to http://www.glue-it.com/trains/general-information/glossary/glossary/frames.htm a Sand Drag is a short length of railway track buried in sand, and running from a set of catch points. It is designed to bring runaway vehicles to a halt rather than derailing them.) Transport:Trains Transport:Trains |
| SANDSHREW | Stays Around Near Desert, So He's Rarely Ever Wet |
Angela Brett (Sandshrew is Pokemon #27) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| SANDSLASH | Sand-Attack Never Damages, Simply Lowers Accuracy, Stopping Hits. |
Angela Brett (Sandslash is Pokemon #28) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| SAN FRANCISCO (2) | Saw Alex, Nearly Fainted, Ran Away... Nah, Clearly I'm Saying Complete Offal. |
Angela Brett (I met my internet friend Alex in San Francisco... he's not really that scary.) Places:Towns & Cities:USA Places:Towns & Cities:USA |
| SAN FRANCISCO (3) | Saw Apple's/ NeXT's Founder Reveal All-New Cocoa Interface Stuff -- Crowd Overjoyed/Overawed |
Angela Brett, who went to San Francisco for WWDC 2004. Computers:Programming Computers:Programming Places:Towns & Cities:USA Places:Towns & Cities:USA |
| SAN FRANCISCO (4) | Seeing Apple News For Real, After No Confirmed Internet Spoilers Came Out |
Angela Brett, who went to San Francisco for WWDC 2004. I usually watch a keynote like that a few hours after it happens, after I've already read the announcements on Apple's website. Computers:Macintosh & Newton Computers:Macintosh & Newton Places:Towns & Cities:USA Places:Towns & Cities:USA |
| SAN FRANCISCO (5) | Such A Nerd, Found Rambling About Nirvana (Campus In Sunny Cupertino) Online |
Angela Brett (At the WWDC Apple Campus Bash I went online and told my friends where I was.) Computers:Macintosh & Newton Computers:Macintosh & Newton Places:Towns & Cities:USA Places:Towns & Cities:USA |
| SAN FRANCISCO (6) | Several Awesome New Friends, Reports About New Computer Ideas, Software (Confidential Offering!) |
Angela Brett, who went to WWDC 2004 in San Francisco -- Confidential Offering refers to the developer preview of Tiger all attendees got. Places Places Computers:Macintosh & Newton Computers:Macintosh & Newton Computers:Programming Computers:Programming |
| SANTA (5) | Spreading Acronymania Northward To Axis |
Angela Brett (see SANTA) Communication:Acronyms Forums:Mystery Posters Communication:Acronyms Forums:Mystery Posters |
| SANTA CLAUS (2) | Stack Allows Names To Accrue Credit - Left Anonymous = Un-Sung. |
Angela Brett, reminding SANTA why it's a good idea to post using your real name. Communication:Acronyms Forums:Mystery Posters Communication:Acronyms Forums:Mystery Posters |
| SANTA CLAUS (3) | So... Assuming Now That Angela Can List Acronyms Under 'Santa'? |
Angela Brett (see ACCRUE) Communication:Acronyms Forums:Mystery Posters Communication:Acronyms Forums:Mystery Posters |
| SANTA CLAUS (4) | Sleeping As New Toys Arrive, Children Love An Unstinting Stocking |
Angela Brett Names:Famous people Names:Famous people Time:Special Occasions:Christmas Time:Special Occasions:Christmas |
| SAPPHIRE | Solid And Predictable Partnership Having Intimate Romantic Embraces |
Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the sapphire (45th) wedding anniversary. Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| SARAH | She's Always Royal At Heart |
Angela Brett (Sarah means 'Princess') Names:First names:Female Names:First names:Female |
| SARCASTIC | Sometimes Ambiguous Reverse Comments Aren't Sensed, Triggering Incorrect Conclusion. |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives Assorted Adjectives Communication Communication |
| SARCASTIC (2) | Should Always Remain Calm - Anything Said's Tongue-In-Cheek. |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives Assorted Adjectives Communication Communication |
| SARS (3) | Stop Agent's Rapid Spread! |
Angela Brett, referring to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. Re-expansions of existing acronyms Re-expansions of existing acronyms Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| SARS (4) | Scientists Are Rapidly Strategising |
Angela Brett, referring to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. Re-expansions of existing acronyms Re-expansions of existing acronyms Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| SATIRE (2) | Six Awesome Tiles In Rack? Excellent! |
Angela Brett - it's well known amongst Scrabble players that the letters in SATIRE plus almost any other alphabet letter can form at least one seven-letter word. Entertainment:Games Entertainment:Games |
| SAUSAGE | Sizzlers Are Usually Scrumptious, Always Good Eating |
Angela Brett Food & Drink Food & Drink |
| SAVE A SPECIES | Socially Acceptable Value Entrusted, And Some People Elsewhere Can Inhibit Extinction Somehow |
Angela Brett Science:Biology Science:Biology |
| SAVING SCHOOLS | Sometimes A Vacation Is Not Good... Small Children Have Outlet Of Learning Stoppered. |
Angela Brett Education Education |
| SAW | Split Apart Wood |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs Assorted Verbs Household Objects Household Objects |
| SAW (3) | Seen Around Workshops |
Angela Brett Household Objects Household Objects |
| SCANDAL | Sensationalism Creates A National Disaster - Away, Lewinsky! |
Angela Brett Politics Politics |
| SCANNER | Stupid Contraption Apparently Now Needs Extra RAM. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Angela, after having a lot of problems with her new scanner (see SCSI CHAIN) was told that she needed more RAM to run it. After new RAM was added and some software conflicts were supposedly fixed (see FIXED MY MAC) she still can't get it to scan. Her advice: Don't buy Microtek, they're as troublesome as that *other* Micro company. Computers:Generic Hardware Computers:Generic Hardware |
| SCANT (2) | Swimming Costumes Approach Nudity Today! |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Clothing Household Objects:Clothing |
| SCAPEGOAT (2) | Someone Can't Accept Personal Error, Gutlessly Outsources Aftermath-Tackling |
Angela Brett People & Relationships People & Relationships |
| SCARFIES - THE MOVIE | 'Shithole' Cottage A Real Find - It's Empty, Students Thought... Hardly Expecting Marijuana Oasis! Very Interesting Ending. |
Angela Brett. (Scarfies is a recently released New Zealand movie... it's great, go see it.) Entertainment:Movies Entertainment:Movies |
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