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| AASLEAGH | Awful Alcohol's Still Left, & Everyone's Already Got Hangovers! |
Angela Brett (Aasleagh is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as being, 'A liqueur made only for drinking at the end of a revoltingly long bottle party when all the drinkable drink has been drunk.' Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic Words & Wordplay:Liffs Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| AFFCOT | A Frightful Fart Cuts Off Talking. |
Angela Brett (Affcot is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as being, 'The sort of fart you hope people will talk after.') Words & Wordplay:Liffs Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| ANGELA (2) | Acronymious Nerdish Girl Eliciting Little Amazement |
John Brett. (Angela's father) Names:Acronymists Names:Acronymists Names:First names:Female Names:First names:Female |
| APPLE (2) | A Pepsi President Lent Expertise |
Angela Brett (referring to John Sculley) Computers:Macintosh & Newton Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| ARCITE | Athenian Romantic Contretemps Inspires Theseus's Enmity |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's (and/or John Fletcher's) The Two Noble Kinsmen Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Two Noble Kinsmen Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Two Noble Kinsmen |
| ARTHUR (2) | Arouses Resentments Though Henry Ultimately Reigns |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's King John Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King John Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King John |
| AUDI | An Unsafe Driver Inside |
John Richard Jones Transport:Car Makes & Models Transport:Car Makes & Models Transport:Drivers Transport:Drivers |
| BAESYSTEMS | Being An Engineering Specialist You Should Take Engineering More Seriously |
John Richard Jones - Advice to all who work where I do, with the company name as an Apronym Commerce:Companies Commerce:Companies |
| BASTARDS | Bureaucrats Are Such Their Arrogance Really Does Show |
John Richard Jones People & Relationships:Insults People & Relationships:Insults |
| BIASED | Blair Is A Swindler Every Day |
John Richard Jones Politics Politics |
| BINGO (2) | Blair Is No Good Okay |
John Richard Jones Politics Politics |
| BMW (2) | Bigoted Multifaced Wanker |
John Richard Jones. This is what I think of some BMW drivers who treat other drivers as second-class. Transport:Car Makes & Models Transport:Car Makes & Models Transport:Drivers Transport:Drivers |
| BOTUSFLEMING | Before Operation The Urbane Surgeon Feels Like Extracting Mucus (Including Nasal Gloop) |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Botusfleming is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as being, 'A small, long-handled steel trowel used by surgeons to remove the contents of a patient's nostrils prior to a sinus operation.') Words & Wordplay:Liffs Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| BRIDGEND | Burying Residents In Deep Graves Ends Neighbourhood Disputes |
John Richard Jones Places:Towns & Cities:UK Places:Towns & Cities:UK |
| CARDIFF | Can Anyone Really Do It For Free? |
John Richard Jones Places:Towns & Cities:UK Places:Towns & Cities:UK |
| CHOIR (2) | Confidence, Honesty, Outgoing, Integrity, Respect |
John Richard Jones Required to make progress in this world. Entertainment:Music Entertainment:Music People & Relationships:Personality Traits People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| CHRISTINE | Cinematic Horror Revealing Intelligent Suspense. Terror In Night Excursions |
Eric Bridgstock... I spotted CHRISTINE in the unsuccessful searches and immediately thought of the film directed by John Carpenter, based on the Stephen King novel Entertainment:Movies Entertainment:Movies Art & Literature:Book Titles Art & Literature:Book Titles |
| CHRISTINE (2) | Carpenter's Halloween Release Is Scary. Tempting Insomnia - No Escape! |
Eric Bridgstock... I spotted CHRISTINE in the unsuccessful searches and immediately thought of the film directed by John Carpenter, based on the Stephen King novel Entertainment:Movies Entertainment:Movies Art & Literature:Book Titles Art & Literature:Book Titles |
| CIVIL SERVANTS | Control Icons Violating International Laws Spoiling Everything Rejecting Values And Neglecting The System |
John Richard Jones People & Relationships:The Workforce People & Relationships:The Workforce |
| CLATHY | Clutching Lightbulb Anxiously, Thinking, "Here? Yonder?" |
Angela Brett (Clathy is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as being, 'Nervously indecisive about how to dispose of a dead lightbulb.' Words & Wordplay:Liffs Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| COLOSSIANS | Cult Offered Life Of Sure Salvation. Itinerant Apostle Nailed Slander. |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books Religion:Bible books |
| CONSERVATIVES | Continuation Of National State Earnings Related Value Added Taxes In Very Extreme Situations |
John Richard Jones Politics:Parties Politics:Parties |
| CONSTANCE | "Could Other Nation Seize Throne?" Asks Nasty Conniving Englishwoman |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's King John Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King John Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King John |
| CORINTHIANS | Corruption Observed. Renounce Impiety Now. Tolerating Heresy Is A Non-Starter. |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books Religion:Bible books |
| COVENTRY | Criminally Organised Villans Eventually Need To Rob You |
John Richard Jones Places:Towns & Cities Places:Towns & Cities |
| COWBRIDGE | Criminally Organised Ways Being Rewarded In Dangerous Gangland Exchanges |
John Richard Jones Places:Towns & Cities:UK Places:Towns & Cities:UK |
| DUNTISH | Don't Undertake Numeracy Tests If Severely Hungover |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Duntish is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as being, 'Mentally incapacitated by severe hangover.') Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic Words & Wordplay:Liffs Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| ECCLESIASTES | Epistemological Cynicism Causes Literary Expert Some Irritation. A Sceptical Thinker Emerges Strongly |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books Religion:Bible books |
| EMILIA (2) | Every Man Is Lost In Admiration |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's (and/or John Fletcher's) The Two Noble Kinsmen Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Two Noble Kinsmen Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Two Noble Kinsmen |
| EPHESIANS | Edited Pauline Handiwork Explains Spiritual Intentionality. All Need Salvation. |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books Religion:Bible books |
| EVANGELIST (2) | Evil Villains, Admit Now: God Eternal Loves Incinerating Sinning Traitors/Terrorists/Trekkies/Tombrobbers/Townsfolk/Turtlepoachers/Thieves |
Jeff Anonymous, adding: something a mad Johnathan Edwards-like evangelist might say Religion:Religious Occupations Religion:Religious Occupations |
| EZEKIEL | Extremely Zealous Ecstatic Keenly Inveighs Exile Loudly. |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books Religion:Bible books |
| FOR STARTERS | For Only Recently Shoud Those Adults Ready To Engage Really Start. |
John Block Assorted Phrases Assorted Phrases |
| FRING | Filament's Rattled - It's Not Glowing |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Fring is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as being, 'The noise made by light bulb which has just shone its last.') Assorted Nouns:Noises Assorted Nouns:Noises Words & Wordplay:Liffs Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| FROSSES | Folks Really Organise Stupid Stuff, Eh Sista? |
Angela Brett (Frosses is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'The lecherous looks exchanged between sixteen-year-olds at a party given by someone's parents') Words & Wordplay:Liffs Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| GALATIANS | Gazing Astrologers Listened, Awed, To Itinerant Apostle. Now Saved. |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books Religion:Bible books |
| GLASSEL | Good-Looking At Sea Side, Elsewhere Lacklustre. |
Angela Brett ('Glassel' is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as being, 'A seaside pebble which was shiny and interesting when wet, and which is now a lump of rock, which children nevertheless insist on filing their suitcases with after the holiday. Words & Wordplay:Liffs Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| HABAKKUK | How A Baleful Avenger Kills, Kiboshes Ungodly's Kin. |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books Religion:Bible books |
| HAGGAI | Heaven Awaits. Glorify God. Arise, Israel! |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books Religion:Bible books |
| HASSOP | Here Armchair Stores Sterling Or Plastic |
Angela Brett and Tony McCoy O'Grady (Hassop is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as being, 'The pocket down the back of an armchair used for storing two-shilling bits and pieces of Lego.' Words & Wordplay:Liffs Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| HASTINGS | Hardly Anything Suspicious - The... Icing Needed Glazing, See? |
Angela Brett (Hastings is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'Things said on the spur of the moment to explain to someone who comes into a room unexpectedly precisely what it is you are doing.') Words & Wordplay:Liffs Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| HOFF | Haughty Outrage Feints Falsehood |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Hoff is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning 'To deny indignantly something which is palpably true.') Words & Wordplay:Liffs Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| HUBERT DE BURGH | Honest-Under-Bewildering-Events/ Rogue-Thoroughly-Devious? Expects, By Uniting Royals, General Happiness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's King John Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King John Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King John |
| JAN | John Adaptive Name |
Jan Morgan - If I would have been a boy I would have been John (after my daddy's brother) - John means Jan in Dutch. Names:Acronymists Names:Acronymists Names:First names:Female Names:First names:Female |
| JARROW | Jactate Across Rural Road's Overall Width |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Jarrow is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'An agricultural device which, when towed behind a tractor, enables the farmer to spread his dung evenly across the width of the road.') Words & Wordplay:Liffs Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| 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 |
| JOHN BRETT | Jauntily Offering Higher Notions, Bringing Real Enthusiasm To Technology |
John Brett Names:Acronymists Names:Acronymists |
| JOHN RYAN | Juveniles On Hawaii Never Remember You're Always Near |
Rico Leffanta (John Ryan is better known as Jack Lord) Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses:Little known real names Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses:Little known real names |
| JONAH | Jahweh Orders Ninevah A Harbinger. |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books Religion:Bible books |
| 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 |
| JUDE | Joy Under Difficult Experiences |
Sue Johnson Names:First names:Female Names:First names:Female |
| KALAMI | Korean (?) Artistry Leaves A Map Immaculate |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Kalami is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'The ancient Eastern art of being able to fold road-maps properly.') Words & Wordplay:Liffs Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| LABOUR | Lacking Authority Because Of Useless Reforms |
John Richard Jones. Fed up with Labour's incompetence. Politics:Parties Politics:Parties |
| LABOUR (2) | Layabouts Are Betraying Our Unique Reputation |
John Richard Jones Politics:Parties Politics:Parties |
| LAMENTATIONS | Lines Acrostically Made Expressing National Tragedy. A Temple Is Overthrown, Nation Sundered. |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books Religion:Bible books |
| LIBERAL DEMOCRATS | Lacking In Basic Educational Resources And Learning Damaging Engineering, Manufacturing, Opportunities, Confidence, Reputation And Tainting Success |
John Richard Jones -- Thoughts in the run up to the General Election 2005 Politics:Parties Politics:Parties |
| LIFF | Look Inside For Facts |
Angela Brett - Liff is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as being, 'A book, the contents of which are totally belied by its cover...' Words & Wordplay:Liffs Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| LLANELLI | Limp-Limbed After Natation - Essay Loosening Liquid Involuntarily |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Llanelli is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as being, 'Descriptive of the waggling movement of a person's hands when shaking water from them or warming up for a piece of workshop theatre.') Words & Wordplay:Liffs Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| LOVE (3) | Likely Outcome Very Exciting |
John Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| LOVE (4) | Little Of Value Eventually |
John Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| LOVE (5) | Lusty Origin Vigorous Ending |
John Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| LOVE (6) | Laugh, Our Vanities Exposed |
John Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| LOVE (7) | Lack Of Visible Evidence |
John Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| LOVE (8) | Life Of Varied Emotions |
John Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| LOVE (9) | Little Organs Virtually Extinct |
John Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| LOVE (10) | Large Organs Visibly Erect |
John Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| LOVE (11) | Lack Of - Very Evil |
John Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| LOVE (12) | Lust Overcomes- Virtue Exits |
John Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| LOVE (13) | Lone Option - Virtual Excitement |
John Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| LOVE (14) | Ladies Of Virtue Extinct |
John Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| LOVE (15) | Loss Of Virginity Expected |
John Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| LOVE (16) | Lewd Outlook - Venal Ending |
John Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| LOVE (17) | Lack Of Variety Exhausts |
John Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| LUDLOW | Leg's Unstable? Deploy Lump Or Wad |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Ludlow is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'A wad of newspaper, folded tablenapkin or lump of carboard put under a wobbly table or chair to make it stand up straight. It is perhaps not widely known that air-ace Sir Douglas Bader used to get about on an enormous pair of ludlows before he had his artificial legs fitted.') Words & Wordplay:Liffs Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| LUTON | Lavatory's Upholstered To One's Needs |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Luton is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning 'The horseshoe-shaped rug which goes around a lavatory seat.') Words & Wordplay:Liffs Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| MARION MORRISON | Man Always Rides In On Nag; Maid Often Rides Roughly In Saddle Or Noisily |
Rico Leffanta (Marion Morrison is better known as John Wayne) Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses:Little known real names Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses:Little known real names |
| MEATHOP | Meet Each Aircraft Tragedy & Have Obscene Picnic |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Meathop is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'One who sets off for the scene of an aircraft crash with a picnic hamper.') Words & Wordplay:Liffs Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| MERTHYR TYDFIL | Mindless Educationally Retarded Twits Having Yobbish Relationships These Yobs Demonstrate Failures In Life |
John Richard Jones A thought of people living in Merthyr Tydfil with it being the 'Sick Capital' of the United Kingdom. Places:Towns & Cities:UK Places:Towns & Cities:UK |
| MICAH | Morashtite's Imprecations Can Augur Heartbreak |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books Religion:Bible books |
| MICHAEL HOWARD | Migrants In Comfortable Homes And Easy Living Helping Only Worthless And Ruthless Dropouts |
John Richard Jones Names:Famous people:Politicians Names:Famous people:Politicians |
| MOUTH (2) | Mine's Only Used To Hassle |
John Block. I was looking for the acronym for KLR which is the letters in the model number of my motorbike. I never really thought of conceiving acronyms from everyday words, but after reading a few I had to try. Science:Biology:Body Parts Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| NAAS | Noxious Albanian Alcohol's Source |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Naas is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as being, 'The winemaking region of Albania where most of the wine that people take to bottle-parties comes from.') Words & Wordplay:Liffs Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| NACTION | Not 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 Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| NAHUM | Ninevah Assailed. Happiness Upon Me! |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books Religion:Bible books |
| NEHEMIAH | New Era Heralded; Exiles Migrate; Israel At Home |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books Religion:Bible books |
| NYBSTER | Not You, But Short-Trip-Elevator-Rider |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Nybster is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'Sort of person who takes the lift to travel one floor.') Words & Wordplay:Liffs Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| OBADIAH | Oracular Bard Apocalyptically Denies Israel's Adversaries Hope. |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books Religion:Bible books |
| OSBASTON | One Should Beware A Seven-Times-Over Nincompoop |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Osbaston is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'A point made for the seventh time to somebody who insisits that they know exactly what you mean but clearly hasn't got the faintest idea.') Words & Wordplay:Liffs Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| OSSETT | Ornate Spare Secretes Extra Toilet Tissue |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Ossett is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'A frilly spare-toilet-roll-cosy.') Household Objects Household Objects Words & Wordplay:Liffs Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| PALAMON | Pally Allegiance Lumbered After Maiden's Openly Noted |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's (and/or John Fletcher's) The Two Noble Kinsmen Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Two Noble Kinsmen Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Two Noble Kinsmen |
| PEPSI COLA (2) | People's Evident Preference. Sculley's Is Coke, On Labelless Appraisal. |
Angela Brett, because when John Sculley (then president of Pepsi Cola) took the 'Pepsi challenge' he picked Coca Cola as being the nicest tasting cola, although most people chose Pepsi as long as the brands were not identified beforehand. Food & Drink:Drinks Food & Drink:Drinks |
| PIG (2) | Pretentious Idiot's Glory |
John Richard Jones People & Relationships:Insults People & Relationships:Insults |
| PISSOFF | Professional In Some Sort Of Financial Field |
John Richard Jones People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations:Humorous Job Titles People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations:Humorous Job Titles |
| PITSLIGO | People In Tube Straphang - 'Look, I'm Gently Oozing!' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Pitsligo is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'Part of traditional mating rite. During the first hot day of spring, all the men in the tube start giving up their seats to ladies and staphanging. The purpose of pitsligo is for them to demonstrate their manhood by displaying the wet patches under their arms.') Words & Wordplay:Liffs Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| PLAID CYMRU | Parliamentary Leaders Allowed Inside Daily Commissioning Your Mothers Requests Upstairs |
John Richard Jones Politics:Parties Politics:Parties |
| PLEELEY | Pickled Lush's Elaborately Endeavours Looking Endearing - Yuk! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Pleeley is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as being, 'Descriptive of a drunk person's attempt to be endearing.') Words & Wordplay:Liffs Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| POLITICIANS (10) | Professionals Of Low Integrity Targeting Innocent Citizens In A Nationwide Scam |
John Richard Jones Politics Politics |
| PONTYPRIDD | Provision Of New Trials You Practice Regularly If Done Daily |
John Richard Jones Places:Towns & Cities:UK Places:Towns & Cities:UK |
| POPCASTLE | Piece Of Precocious Child's Artwork - Say "That Looks Excellent!" |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Popcastle is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'Something drawn or modelled by a small child which you are supposed to know wait it is.') Words & Wordplay:Liffs Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| PORTHCAWL | Privately Owned Residences That Have Cold Attics Which Leak |
John Richard Jones Places:Towns & Cities:UK Places:Towns & Cities:UK |
| PORT TALBOT | Pollution Of Real Threat The Answer Lies Beneath Our Tongues |
John Richard Jones Places:Towns & Cities:UK Places:Towns & Cities:UK |
| 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 |
| SAID | Smart Arses Inferiority Disorder |
John Richard Jones This is for those who can only say negative things against you but have no grounds for it. If it can only be said, then it has to be SAID. Communication Communication People & Relationships:Abuse People & Relationships:Abuse |
| SALOME | She Always Loved Old Misers Enthusiastically |
Rico Leffanta (Salome is the dancer "John-the-Baptist" lost his head over) Religion Religion |
| SCABWAG | Simple Charlie Aggressive Bully Without Any Guts |
John Richard Jones People & Relationships:Insults People & Relationships:Insults |
| SCEPTICAL MAN | Sculley Created Essential Peruser, The Ideal Computer-Aided Learner Multiply Analyses Notions. |
Angela Brett, because in his book, 'Odyssey: Pepsi to Apple,' John Sculley says that the ideal reader is Sceptical Man... and that, 'Sceptical Man does not take ideas on faith; he uses a multiplicity of information to compare and contrast. The computer makes such information available easily and in great quantity.' MacGirl & KeyBoard:(Wannabe) Superheroes MacGirl & KeyBoard:(Wannabe) Superheroes |
| SCORRIER | Snuffling Canine - Often Revolting - Rootles In Embarrassing Regions |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Scorrier is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'A small hunting dog trained to snuffle amongst your private parts.') Science:Biology:Animals Science:Biology:Animals Words & Wordplay:Liffs Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| SCRAMOGE | Small Cut Received After Mishap On Gummed Envelope |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Scramoge is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'To cut oneself whilst licking envelopes.') Words & Wordplay:Liffs Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| SIMPRIM | Skirt Is Modestly Pulling Reveals (Immodestly) Mammaries |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Simprim is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'The little movement of false modesty by which a girl with a cavernous visible cleavage pulls her skirt down over her knees.') Words & Wordplay:Liffs Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| SNITTER | Small Newspaper Item Twit Thought Exceptionally Ribald |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Snitter is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'One of the rather unfunny newspaper clippings pinned to an office wall, the humour of which is supposed to derive from the fact that the headline Words & Wordplay:Liffs Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| ST JOHN'S WORT | Supposed To Jolt Our Happiness; No Salesman/Scientist Would Openly Refute This. |
Angela Brett, who has heard that St. John's Wort is good for depression. Choose the S word based on your scepticism level. Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs |
| SWANSEA | South Wales And North Somerset's Elite Army |
John Richard Jones Something nice about the people of Swansea. Places:Towns & Cities:UK Places:Towns & Cities:UK |
| UKIP | Useless Kids In Power |
John Richard Jones (UKIP usually stands for United Kingdom Independence Party) Politics:Parties Politics:Parties |
| WESLEY | Was Evangelists' Surname; Ladies Eponymised Young |
Angela Brett (according to http://babynamer.com, This was the surname of brothers John and Charles Wesley, 18th-century founders of Methodism, a Protestant Christian denomination. It was first used as a given name in their honor during their lifetimes.) Names:First names:Male Names:First names:Male Religion Religion |
| WYOMING | When You Obviously Moan In Nerdy Gallop. |
Jeff Anonymous (Wyoming is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'Moving in hurried desperation from one cubicle to another in a public lavatory trying to find one which has a lock on the door, a seat on the bowl, and no brown streaks on the seat.') Words & Wordplay:Liffs Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| YUPPIE (2) | Young Unsocial Pretentious Pig Ignorant Executive |
John Richard Jones. I thought of this after an encounter with three yuppies on a train. People & Relationships People & Relationships |
| ZECHARIAH | Zerubbabel Established, Crowned. Hope About Rightful Improvement At Hand. |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books Religion:Bible books |
| ZEPHANIAH | Zealous Eschatological Prophet Has A New Imprecation Against Hubris. |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books Religion:Bible books |