Apt = Pert = Refined Ore = Nuggets! Yield Mined/Mind Scintillation!
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| AMIGA | Archaic Machine, It's Gone Away. |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett Computers |
| ANARU | A Naughty And Rambunctious Underling |
Steve Keate, acronymising his son. Names:First names:Male |
| APPLE COMPUTERS | A Perplexing Productive Large Enterprise Creating Obnoxious Monstrosities Plus Useful Tools. Employs Recycled Steves. |
Steve Keate Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| BAUD | Blazing Access Using Dialup |
Steve Keate Computers:Internet |
| BRASSIERE | Breast-Restraining Apparatus, Sometimes Shown In Extremely Raunchy Exposes |
Angela Brett and Steve Keate Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
| BREAST | Beautiful, Round, Entertaining, Appetising, Supple, Tittilating. |
Matthew Oram and Steve Keate Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| BREAST (2) | Becomes Really Erect After Some Tweaking |
Matthew Oram and Steve Keate Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| BUDDING | Breasts Usually Do Develop In Nubile Girls |
Steve Keate Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| CAPS | Cease All Pathetic Shouting |
Steve Keate People & Relationships:Advice |
| CD | Can't Digest |
Steve Keate (see DONGLE (3)) Computers:Do Not Eat |
| CELL SITE | Children Exhibit Lack-Lustre Scores In Their Exams |
Steve Keate, thinking about the effect of cell sites being near schools. Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments Communication |
| CHAIR | Can Hold An Interested Reader |
Steve Keate Household Objects:Furniture |
| CHEDS | Crackers Having Extremely Delicious Seasoning. |
Steve Keate Food & Drink |
| CHIMERICAL | Can't Handle Installing Mozilla? Easily Remedied: Install Chimera And Laugh. |
Steve Keate, referring to the web browser for Mac OS X Computers:Internet:Web browsers |
| CHUNDER | Could Have Used Normal Digestive Enzymes, Really. |
Steve Keate Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| CORD | Clogs Oesophagus, Really Dry |
Steve Keate (see DONGLE (3)) Computers:Do Not Eat |
| DAMN | Didn't Acronymise... More Needed. |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett, because Eric had created enough new acronyms to overtake Steve on the hall of fame. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| DISK | Digestus Interruptus - Slender Kilojoules. |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett (see DONGLE (3)) Computers:Do Not Eat |
| DOG | Dull Organism. Growls. |
Steve Keate & Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals |
| DOG (2) | Disgusting Odour - Gross! |
Steve Keate & Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals |
| DOG (4) | Drools On Groin |
Steve Keate Science:Biology:Animals |
| DOG (5) | Defecates On Garden |
Steve Keate Science:Biology:Animals |
| DONGLE (3) | Devoid Of Nutrition, Gives Little Energy |
Steve Keate, who is thinking of creating a series of acronyms explaining why not to eat computer accessories. Computers:Do Not Eat |
| DOOR | Don't Open On Route |
Steve Keate, referring to a car door. Transport:Car Parts |
| DOPE (3) | Does Offer Pseudo-Enlightenment |
Angela Brett and Steve Keate Drugs |
| DVD | Didn't Vomit -- Died! |
Steve Keate (see DONGLE (3)) Computers:Do Not Eat |
| FEMALE | For Ever Moaning About Littlest Errors |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett People & Relationships:Genderalisations |
| FEMALES (2) | Flimsy Entities Males Attain Lewdly Enforcing Sexuality |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett People & Relationships:Genderalisations |
| FEMALES (3) | For Entertainment, Many Are Laying Evil Scheme(r)s |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett People & Relationships:Genderalisations |
| FRIDGE | Freezing Receptacle Including Digestable Goodies Endlessly |
Matthew Oram and Steve Keate Food & Drink Household Objects:Appliances |
| GEEK (2) | Greatly Enjoys Enhancing Kernels |
Angela Brett and Steve Keate Computers People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| GNU | Good News, Usually |
Steve Keate (GNU actually stands for 'Gnu's Not Unix' and is a project by the free software foundation to make a free alternative to Unix.) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers |
| GNU (2) | Gates Now Unhappy |
Steve Keate Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers |
| HANDS | Have Above Nine Digits, Sometimes. |
Steve Keate Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| HEATER | High Electrical Appetite, Turns Element Red. |
Matthew Oram and Steve Keate Household Objects:Appliances |
| HOMER | Holding Onto Marge - Extreme Reliance |
Angela Brett and Steve Keate Entertainment:TV shows:The Simpsons |
| HYSTERICAL (2) | Helplessly Yelping, Screaming Things Endlessly, Ranting Incoherently, Complaining A Lot. |
Steve Keate, after he lost Angela's Mac. People & Relationships:Emotions |
| IBM (2) | I Broke Mine |
Steve Keate Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers Commerce:Companies |
| IBOOK (5) | It's Broken, Obviously... Omitted Konsole! |
Steve Keate, summarising the reaction of a KDE (http://www.kde.org) user to an iBook. Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware Computers:Linux |
| IBOOK (8) | It Blocks One's Oesophagus, Killing. |
Angela Brett and Steve Keate (see DONGLE (3)) Computers:Do Not Eat |
| IMAC (6) | It Made Ample Cash |
Steve Keate Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| IMAC (7) | It's Mostly Always Colourful. |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett. Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| IMAC (9) | It Might Also Choke |
Steve Keate (see DONGLE (3)) Computers:Do Not Eat |
| IMAC (10) | It Mated A Crayon! |
Steve Keate, describing the answer an iMac owner would give if asked what happened to his/her old Mac Classic. Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| IMAC (11) | I Made A CD! |
Steve Keate, since most of the new iMacs have CD writers in them. Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| IMAC (12) | It Made A Clunk |
Steve Keate, guessing what an iMac user might say on taking it to be repaired. Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| INCEST | Intergenerational Nookie Compromises Extreme Sexual Taboos. |
Angela Brett and Steve Keate People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| JAGUAR (5) | Just About Godlike... Unbelievers Are Reconsidering |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software Names:Code Names:Apple |
| JEALOUS | Justly Envious About Loved One Undressing Someone |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett People & Relationships:Emotions |
| KEYBOARD (2) | Keys Enter Your Bowel Only After Ruining Duodenum. |
Angela Brett and Steve Keate (see DONGLE (3)) Computers:Do Not Eat |
| LAMP (2) | Lost At Midnight? Press. |
Steve Keate Household Objects |
| LEGAL | Loopholes Exploited, Getting Around Laws |
Angela Brett and Steve Keate People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| LICE | Little Insects Crawl Everywhere |
Steve Keate Science:Biology:Insects |
| LOVE (2) | Lust Overcomes, Vagina Entered |
Steve Keate People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| LUST (4) | Lacy Underwear Stretched Taut |
Steve Keate and Blair People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| LUST (6) | Largely Useless Sexual Tensions |
Steve Keate People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| MAC | Microsoft Ate Company |
Steve Keate Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| MAC (2) | Makes Angela Comfortable |
Steve Keate Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| MAC (3) | Mostly Always Condescending |
Steve Keate Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| MAC OS (2) | May Angela Crave Only Steve |
Steve Keate People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| MAC OS (3) | Majorly Addictive, Causes Overuse Syndrome. |
Steve Keate Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software |
| MALES (2) | Many Are Lacking Experience Socially |
Steve Keate People & Relationships:Genderalisations |
| MALES (3) | Most Are Lazy - Expect Slaves. |
Steve Keate People & Relationships:Genderalisations |
| MALES (5) | Machismo Attitudes, Larger Egos, Stupid |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett People & Relationships:Genderalisations |
| MALES (6) | Morning After, Leave. Enforcing Stereotypes. |
Steve Keate People & Relationships:Genderalisations |
| MARIJUANA | Mind-Altering Recreational Inhalant - Joints Usually Are Not Approved |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett Drugs:Cannabis |
| MENSA (3) | Mental Elitists Need Segregated Association |
Steve Keate People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| MENSA (4) | Monstrous Egos Necessitate Superficial Authority |
Steve Keate People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| MICROSOFT (8) | Media Imbeciles Continually Rabbit On, Sold On Failed Technology. |
Steve Keate Computers:Windows |
| MOA | Maori Over-Ate |
Steve Keate Science:Biology:Animals:Birds |
| MODEL (2) | Men Only Date Easy Lays |
Steve Keate People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| MODEL (3) | Mad Obsessive Dieting, Eating Laxatives. |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| MODEL (4) | Materialism Over-Done, Expensive Looking. |
Steve Keate People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| MOTHERBOARD (3) | Makes One's Teeth Hurt, Eventually Removing Broken Ones, And Requiring Dentist. |
Steve Keate (using Angela's MOTH) Computers:Do Not Eat |
| NO | Not Ordinarily |
Steve Keate, after being asked if he had anything better to do than acronymise. Communication:Yesses And Noes |
| NOSE | Not Only Supporting Eyewear |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| NOSE (2) | Number One Sinus Exhaust |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| ONANISM (2) | Objects Normally Aren't Nuns... Isn't 'Semenary', Mate! |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| PAINT | Palate Assaulted, It's Not Tasty |
Steve Keate Food & Drink |
| PAINT (2) | Pleasing And Incredibly Nutritious. Truely. |
Steve Keate, balancing his negative PAINT expansion after reading Tony's GLOSS etc. Food & Drink:Home(-cooked) Improvement:Paint |
| PC (6) | Please Crush! |
Steve Keate Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Windows |
| PC USER | Perfect Consumer - Uses Some Expensive Rubbish |
Steve Keate Computers:Windows |
| PING | Probably Instigating No Good. |
Steve Keate, while wondering while people online were pinging him. Computers:Internet |
| POLICE (2) | Persecution Officers Like Intimidating Citizens Excessively |
Steve Keate People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations |
| POLICE (4) | Pigs On Lookout In Cars Everywhere |
Steve Keate People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations |
| POLICE STATION | Place Of Lies, Injuries Coerce Explanation. Suddenly They Are Terminating Investigation - Oh No! |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order Places:Buildings |
| POOPHOLE | P*ss Off, Offensive People... Hardly One Lecherous Expansion |
Steve Keate, when someone searched acronyms.co.nz for 'poophole' and some ruder words. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| POPSICLE | Pretty Often, People Suck Ice-Cold Lollies Eagerly. |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett Food & Drink:Confectionery |
| POPSICLE (2) | Pathetic, Over-Priced, Slimy Ice Causes Little Excitement. |
Steve Keate Food & Drink:Confectionery |
| POST | Press OK Single Time. |
Steve Keate, after he accidentally posted the same message twice on the forums. Communication:Acronyms Forums |
| POT | Police Often Take |
Angela Brett and Steve Keate Drugs:Cannabis |
| POT (2) | Please Offer Toke |
Steve Keate Drugs:Cannabis |
| POT (4) | Parliament Outlawed This |
Steve Keate Drugs:Cannabis |
| RACE (3) | Rapid Acronymising Crushes Eric |
Steve Keate, on hearing that Eric was about to overtake him on the ACRONYMS hall of fame. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| RAPE | Rascal Assaults, Penetrates Eagerly. |
Steve Keate People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| REVOLTING (3) | Retailing Emasculated Vagina On Local Toilets Is Normally Grotesque. |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives |
| 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 |
| ROHYPNOL (2) | Randy Old Hack Yields Pharmaceuticals Numbing Obstinate Ladies |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett 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 |
| SCREEN | Somewhat Coarse, Rarely Eaten. Explains Nausea. |
Steve Keate (see DONGLE (3)) Computers:Do Not Eat |
| SEX | Something Else Xtraordinary |
Steve Keate, after being asked what comes after INFATUATION. People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| SLUT (2) | She Lustily Undoes Top |
Steve Keate People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| SORBITOL | Sugar's Obviously Really Bad, Instead This Overpressures Lobes |
Steve Keate Food & Drink:Condiments |
| SOS | Side Open, Sinking |
Steve Keate People & Relationships:Disaster |
| SOS (2) | Some Obscure Signal |
Steve Keate People & Relationships:Disaster |
| SOS (3) | Several Obituaries Soon |
Steve Keate People & Relationships:Disaster |
| SOS (4) | Signal Of Stress |
Steve Keate People & Relationships:Disaster |
| SOS (5) | Sea Opened, Swallowed |
Steve Keate People & Relationships:Disaster |
| SOS (12) | Sh*tting Our Selves! |
Angela Brett and Steve Keate People & Relationships:Disaster |
| SPAM (2) | Stupid People Are Many |
Steve Keate, referring to the people who mindlessly forward spam. Computers:Internet |
| SPAM (4) | Sanity Prevailed, Ate Meat. |
Steve Keate Food & Drink |
| SPAM (5) | Sludge Passing As Meat |
Steve Keate Food & Drink |
| SPAM (6) | Supposedly Particles Are Meat |
Steve Keate Food & Drink |
| SPARC | Sun's Particularly Amazing Research Creation |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett Computers |
| SPLEEN | Strange, Perplexing Little Entity... Explanation Needed |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| SUICIDE | So Unhappy I Could Invent Deadly Exit |
Steve Keate People & Relationships:Emotions People & Relationships:Death |
| VAGINA (2) | Very Accomodating, Good In Numerous Applications |
Matthew Oram and Steve Keate Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| VERSICHERUNG | Virtually Everyone Requires Some Insurance. Can't Have Everything Right Unconditionally - Nobody's God! |
Steve Keate (Versicherung is German for 'insurance') Science:Linguistics:German Words |
| VIAGRA | Vaginal Interface Aid, Genitalia Rapidly Ascends. |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett Drugs |
| VIAGRA (3) | Vitality Imbued Again... Get Ready, Agnes! |
Steve Keate Drugs |
| VOLVO | Vulgar Old Ladies' Vehicle, Obviously |
Steve Keate (see STEVE) Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| VOLVO (2) | Veers Obstructively, Lobbing Vehicle Over |
Steve Keate, referring to the unusually high number of Volvae involved in motorcycle accidents. Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| WAGE (3) | Weekly Average Gross Earnings |
Steve Keate People & Relationships:The Workforce |
| WAGE (4) | Won't Allow Gratuitous Extravagance |
Angela Brett and Steve Keate People & Relationships:The Workforce |