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| 93% | HAPPY BIRTHDAY | Have A Pleasant Party, Your Birthday Is Really The Happiest Day of Anthony's Year. |
Angela Brett, shortly before Tony's mother's birthday. Time:Special Occasions Time:Special Occasions |
| 100% | HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANTHONY! | Here's A Properly Phony Year... Because In Roman, The (Heard) Digits Announce You're Allowed Non-Truths. Have One Neat Year! |
Angela Brett, when Tony became old enough to li about his age. Words & Wordplay Words & Wordplay Time:Special Occasions Time:Special Occasions |
| 97% | HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR TONY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! | Hope Anniversary Passes Pleasantly. You Being Irish, [I] Realise Today's Half Done As Your Today's Our Yesterday. One Understands How Age Passes Properly - You Begin Increment Relative To Home's Date - And Yet To Others You're Over/ Under. Have A Perfect Party, You'll Be In Revelry 'Til all Hours Doing Anything You Desire, Enjoying Another 'Return' (To Original Neonatal You? Here's A Pretty Picture!) Yawn! Bed Is Ready To Habitate. Dawn Awakes You Tomorrow One Year Older. Unbeatable! |
Angela Brett, on Tony's birthday. Time:Special Occasions Time:Special Occasions |
| 100% | HAPPY CHRISTMAS | Have A Peaceful Prosperous Year! Celebrate Heartily, Revel Indecently, Sensuously To Mark Ancient Saturnalia. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Special Occasions:Christmas Time:Special Occasions:Christmas |
| 100% | HAPPY CHRISTMAS (2) | Have A Peaceful, Pleasant Yule, Colleagues. Hopefully Resulting In Some Truly Marvellous Acronymic Spectaculars! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Special Occasions:Christmas Time:Special Occasions:Christmas |
| 100% | HAPPY HOLIDAYS | Hoping Acronymists Pass Peaceful Yuletide, Havering Over Last Initial's Dubiety Always Yields Satisfaction |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Special Occasions Time:Special Occasions |
| 100% | HARD DISK MAN | Horrid And Rotten Deviant. Definitely Intends Stealing Kilobytes - May Attack Now! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, inventing another VILLAIN for the baddy-school roll. MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains |
| 100% | HARDWARE | Have A Real Dinner Without Any Raw Electronics |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Do Not Eat Computers:Do Not Eat |
| 100% | HARMONY | Heavenly Arrangment Results - Many Orchestrated, None Yelling |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships People & Relationships Entertainment:Music Entertainment:Music |
| 100% | HARP | Hairs Are Rapidly Plucked |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music:Instruments Entertainment:Music:Instruments |
| 100% | HARPER | Happy Actress Regularly Played Eccentric Rhoda |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - Valerie Harper Played "Rhoda" in the Mary Tyler Moore Show and eventually got an eponymous spin-off show. Entertainment:TV shows Entertainment:TV shows Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses |
| 78% | HARPIST | Heaven's Angels Required to Play Instrument of Sweet Twanging. |
Angela Brett, after Tony enquired as to whether Chinese heaven has harpists, when Angela described a Chinese writer mentioning people 'harping around in heaven.' Religion Religion Entertainment:Music Entertainment:Music |
| 100% | HARRIS | Here's A Rough & Rugged Island - Scottish |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places Places |
| 100% | HARRY POTTER | He's A Rather Remarkable Youth, Picked Out To Tackle Evil Ringleader |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:Harry Potter Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:Harry Potter |
| 100% | HARVEST | Having Accumulated Ripe Vegetables, Eventually Store Them |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink Food & Drink |
| 100% | HARVEY | He's A Rabbit-Viewer Evidently, Yes? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Movies Entertainment:Movies |
| 100% | 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 |
| 100% | HATE LIFE | Have A Tolerance (Extremely Low) Involving Futile Existence |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships People & Relationships |
| 75% | HAVE A LIFE | Hoping for A Veritable Experience of A Long Interface with Fellow Entities |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Advice People & Relationships:Advice |
| 100% | HAVE AN EFFECT | Heaviness And Vectors - Every Action Necessarily Effects Further Forces, Eternally Changing Things |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Physics Science:Physics |
| 100% | HAWAII (3) | Hulagirls And Wave-Action - Idyllic Islands |
Tony Places:States & Regions Places:States & Regions |
| 100% | HEADLAMP | Helps Espy Any Danger Lying Across My Path |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Car Parts Transport:Car Parts |
| 100% | HEAL (2) | Helping End Abusive Lifestyles |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see WATCH OUT) People & Relationships:Abuse People & Relationships:Abuse |
| 100% | HEALTH | Has Everyone Actually Left The Hospitals? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare Science:Biology:Healthcare |
| 100% | HEALTH (2) | Hospitals Earn A Lot Though Handicaps |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare Science:Biology:Healthcare |
| 100% | HEALTHCARE (2) | Having Experts At Local Teaching Hospitals Can Assist Rebuff Epidemics |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare Science:Biology:Healthcare |
| 100% | HEARTACHE | Helping End Abusive Relationships That Are Causing Hurt Everywhere/Everyday |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to this request on the Apronyms Forums: We are forming a new community group to end abuse, we are looking for a catchy acronym using the A for abuse. We don't want to limit ourselves to only family violence, or child abuse. Our purpose is to educate and raise awareness. People & Relationships:Abuse People & Relationships:Abuse |
| 100% | HEARTACHE (2) | Helping Educate About Relationships That Are Causing Hurt Everywhere/Everyday |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to this request on the Apronyms Forums: We are forming a new community group to end abuse, we are looking for a catchy acronym using the A for abuse. We don't want to limit ourselves to only family violence, or child abuse. Our purpose is to educate and raise awareness. People & Relationships:Abuse People & Relationships:Abuse |
| 100% | HEARTBURN | Having Eaten Amazingly Rapidly, Then Begrudgingly Undergo Restless Night |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| 100% | HEART-STOPPER | Have Encountered Accident. Really Terrible Situation. Then One Pulse Pausing Emergency Resulted |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Phrases Assorted Phrases |
| 100% | HEATHCLIFF | He Eats A Terrible High-Cholesterol Lunch - It's Fried Fish |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:You Are What You Eat Names:You Are What You Eat |
| 100% | HEAT LOSS | Home's Entrances Are The Largest Offenders - Squandering Sultriness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Buildings Places:Buildings Science:Physics Science:Physics |
| 100% | HEAVENLY FANTASY | Having Experienced A Vision Eternal, Never Let Yourself Forget And Not Try Again Seeing Yahweh |
Tony McCoy O'Gradyoga Religion Religion |
| 100% | HECTOR | Helen's Evidently Caused Trouble - Opinion? Return! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Troilus and Cressida Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Troilus and Cressida |
| 83% | HELEN | Her Enduring Loveliness Eludes No-one |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Troilus and Cressida Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Troilus and Cressida |
| 100% | HELENA | Her Evident Love Endures Nightmarish Artifices |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:A Midsummer Night's Dream Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| 100% | HELENA (2) | Husband's Evidently Lacks Empathy - Not Admired |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:All's Well That Ends Well Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:All's Well That Ends Well |
| 86% | HELIUM | Handy Element. Lift Is Utilised (in) Mobility. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| 100% | HELL | Hot Environment, Lucifer's Location |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places Places Religion Religion |
| 100% | HELPDESK (2) | Has Everyone Left Phone Department? Emergency Service's Kiboshed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication Communication |
| 100% | HELPING CHILDREN | Has Endless Listening Patience - It's Needed. Genuine Concern Helps If Little Darlings Require Extra Nurturing |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Family People & Relationships:Family |
| 100% | HENCHMEN | Heavies Eventually Needed Creative Handling, Many Escapees Neutralised |
Tony McCoy O'Grady MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains |
| 100% | HENRY | Has Electricity Not Registered Yet? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Mathematics:Measurement Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
| 94% | HENRY BOLINGBROKE | Having Exile Needlessly Ruled, You Break Obedience (on) Losing Inheritance. New Generation Beats Richard - Obtain Kingship Eventually |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Richard II Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Richard II Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Richard II |
| 89% | HERALDRY | Heroic Exploits Recalled, Adventurous Life's Details of Royal Yeoman |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| 100% | HERCULES | He Efficientlty & Resourcefully Completed Unlikely Labours Eurystheus Set |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Greek Gods & Goddesses Religion:Greek Gods & Goddesses |
| 100% | HEREWITH | Have Eventuated Resulting Enclosure Which I Tender Hopefully |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Main Main |
| 100% | HERMIA | Her Emotions Roused, Marriage Is Arranged |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:A Midsummer Night's Dream Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| 100% | HERMIONE | Husband's Errand-Running Messengers Indicate Oracle's Negative Evidence |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Winter's Tale Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Winter's Tale |
| 100% | HERO | Heroine Evinces Real Optimism |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Much Ado About Nothing Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Much Ado About Nothing |
| 100% | HERTZ | Have Everything Recalibrated To Zero |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Mathematics:Measurement Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
| 100% | HEWLETT-PACKARD (2) | Hey! - Everyone Who Likes Eating These Things - Parts Are Considered Kosher And Really Delicious |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Do Not Eat Computers:Do Not Eat |
| 100% | HIC! | Hangover Is Coming |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Drugs Drugs |
| 100% | HIDDEN BEAUTY | Haven't I Deep Delights Eyes Never Behold? Exclaimed An Ugly Tattoed Youth |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Personality Traits People & Relationships:Personality Traits People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| 100% | HIGH HEELS | Hookers In General Have Highly Enhanced & Extended Legs' Sexuality |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing Household Objects:Clothing |
| 89% | HIGH NOON | Hitchcockian Intensity. Gary Has Nobody Offering (to) Oppose Nasties. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Movies Entertainment:Movies |
| 100% | HIKE | Hillwalking Is Keenly Energetic |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation Sports & Recreation |
| 90% | HILARIOUS | Ha! I Laughed And Rolled Incited by Outrageous, Uproarious Suggestion! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Angela suggested that it would be UNKIND to chop his dongle. Laughter Laughter |
| 100% | HILARIOUS (2) | Here I Laugh At Rudeness I Observe U Suggesting |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when I quoted KEYBOARD saying "If it's small and soft, then why is it such a big problem?" about MICROSOFT, and then realised the comment could relate to something else... Laughter Laughter |
| 100% | HILARITY | Happiness Is Laughing At Reality, It Transfixes You. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter Laughter |
| 100% | HILLBILLY | Home Is Little Log Building - Isolation Lasts Long Years |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships People & Relationships |
| 100% | HIM | Holy Immortal Mightiness |
Tony, in response to the capitalised 'HIM' in FAITH (3) Religion Religion |
| 100% | HIM (2) | Happens It's Male! |
Tony, in response to the capitalised 'HIM' in FAITH (3) People & Relationships People & Relationships |
| 100% | HI MOM | Here Is Model Of Maternity |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Family People & Relationships:Family |
| 100% | HIPPOLYTA | Highly Independent Person, Play's Outcome Leaves You Totally Amorous |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians |
| 100% | HIRE | Hardware Is Rented Everywhere |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce Commerce |
| 100% | HISTORY | How It Seemed To Our Rulers Yesteryear! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady History History |
| 100% | HITCHHIKER (2) | Hope I'm Travelling Carefully, Hope He Isn't Killer, Even Rapist |
Tony McCoy O'Serial Killer Transport Transport |
| 100% | HOBBIES | Hours Of Bliss, Busy In Exotic Sports |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who is unhappy with the ending, and invites amendments. Maybe something involving ".... In Empty Sheds" Sports & Recreation Sports & Recreation |
| 67% | HOBO (2) | Hop On Board, On-the-house! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships People & Relationships Transport Transport |
| 100% | HOCKEY | Heroicly Overpadded - Compete Keenly Every Year |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation Sports & Recreation |
| 100% | 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 |
| 100% | HOLDEN | Had Olympian Looks - Did Excellent 'Network' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to actor William Holden. Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses |
| 100% | HOLDUP | Hoodlums Often Loud Demands Upset Personnel |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Law & Order People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| 88% | HOLMIUM | Hardly Occurring Light Metal, It's Usually Mineral-based. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| 100% | HOLOFERNES | Having Overflowery Language, Our Foolish Educator Rehearses Novel Entertaining Show |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Love's Labours Lost Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Love's Labours Lost Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Love's Labours Lost |
| 100% | HOLY GRAIL | Hallowed Object Long Years Gone - Remotely Accessible In Legend |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion Religion |
| 100% | HOME CONSTRUCTION | How One Might Erect Comfortable & Opulent Nest. Some Training / Research Using Concrete Technology Is Obviously Needed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Buildings Places:Buildings |
| 100% | HOMER SIMPSON | Husband Of Marge - Ensures Reactor's Safety Is Maintained. Parenting Skills Openly Neglected |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:TV shows:The Simpsons Entertainment:TV shows:The Simpsons |
| 100% | HOMES | Hearths Often May Evoke Sentiments. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Buildings Places:Buildings |
| 100% | HOMESCHOOLING TEENS | How Our Mother's Educational Standards Channelled Her Offsprings' Outstanding Learning. I'm Naturally Grateful That Everyone's Educational Needs Serviced! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after someone searched the ACRONYMS web site for 'homeschooling teens'. Education Education |
| 100% | HOMEWORK | How One's Midweek Evenings Went On - Revising Knowledge |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education Education |
| 100% | HONDA | Hop On, Now Drive Away |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Car Makes & Models Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| 100% | HONDURAS | Hassled Over Nicaragua's Dictatorship - Unwanted Rebels And Sandinistas. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries Places:Countries |
| 100% | HONEY (2) | Hot Orgasmic Neighbour Excites You! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 83% | HONKY | He's Often Not Kinky-haired, Y'know |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races |
| 100% | HONOURS | Honouring Old Nimble-One Upset Rolling Stone |
Nanker Phelge -- I see that Keef is miffed that Mick accepted a gong - because of 'pressure' from Tony Blair! Entertainment:Music Entertainment:Music |
| 100% | HOOKER | Harlot Often Offers Kerbside Erotic Rendezvous |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| 100% | HORATIO | Hamlet's Only Real Ally Through Incredible Ordeal |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Hamlet, Prince of Denmark Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark |
| 100% | HORSE | Humans Often Race Speedy Equines. |
Angela Brett. (Tony replied 'I've never raced a horse in my life! I'm (just about) smart enough to know it would win ;-)') Science:Biology:Animals Science:Biology:Animals |
| 100% | HORSE (4) | Her Owner's Really Supreme Equestrienne |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals Science:Biology:Animals |
| 100% | HORSE (5) | His Owner Races Steeplechasers Excellently |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals Science:Biology:Animals |
| 100% | HORSE CHESTNUT | Hemorrhoids Of Robust Soreness Eased. Chronic Hairveins Evidently Succumb To Nature's Usual Treatment |
Tony Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs |
| 100% | HORSEPOWER | Humans Often Race Speedy Engines... Probability Of Wreckage Escalates Rapidly. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport Transport |
| 100% | HORSETAIL | Hairs Of Rather Splendid Equine - Tasty And Incredibly Long |
Tony (Yeah, I know it's a plant and not an actual horse's tail) Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs |
| 100% | HOSTILE | He Obviously Seems Threatening, Indeed Looks Evilminded |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships People & Relationships |
| 78% | HOTSPUR | Hot-headed Opponent Turns Seditious Plotter (to) Unseat Royalty |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's King Henry IV Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King Henry IV Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King Henry IV |
| 100% | HOUSE OF LORDS | Hereditary Oligarchs Usually Sent Eldest Offspring For Legislative Office - Rarely Doing Superbly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Politics Politics |
| 100% | HOW DO I SUBMIT? | Hello O Wise Dictionary Owners. Is Submission Undertaken By Me Ideally Tackled? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when someone capitalised 'HOW DO I SUBMIT?' on the Acronyms forums. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Communication:Acronyms Forums Communication:Acronyms Forums |
| 100% | HOWDY | "Hello" - Or - "Welcome" Drawls Yank |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication:Hello & Goodbye Communication:Hello & Goodbye |
| 100% | HOW'S THAT? | Here's One Witting Suggestion To Have Angela Tittering |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after IT CAN BE AS LONG AS YOU LIKE AS LONG AS YOU ACRONYMISE IT Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | HTML | How They Make Links |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (HTML usually stands for HyperText Markup Language) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Internet Computers:Internet |
| 100% | HTTP | Here's That Titled Page |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - People seem to think that 'http://www.co.nz' is the 'name' of a page, rather than the 'address'. (HTTP usually stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Internet Computers:Internet |
| 100% | 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 |
| 100% | HUGE | Has, Unexpectedly, Grown Enormously |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives Assorted Adjectives |
| 100% | HUMDINGER | Having Unexpected Merriment Deeply Involving Numerous Gleeful Excited Responses |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter Laughter |
| 100% | HUMMER | How Un-Moving Mouths Emit Resonances |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music Entertainment:Music |
| 100% | HUMOR | Haha's Usually My Own Response |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who spells HUMOUR properly. Laughter Laughter |
| 100% | HUMOROUS | Having Upturned Mouth, Often Result Of Unintended Subtext |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter Laughter |
| 100% | HUMOUR | Hate Uncorrect 'Mericanisms Omitting 'U's Regularly! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see HUMOR) Laughter Laughter |
| 88% | HUNGARY | Had Uprising - Nagy's Government All Replaced (by) Yesmen. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries Places:Countries |
| 100% | HUNGRY | Have U No Grub Ready Yet? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink Food & Drink |
| 100% | HURT | Have Undiagnised Repugnant Troubles |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| 100% | HUSH | How Unbroken Silence Happens |
Tony McQuiet O'Grady Assorted Nouns:Noises Assorted Nouns:Noises |
| 100% | HUSTLER | He's Usually Sharp, Though Losing Early's Rewarding |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Personality Traits People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| 97% | HYPERCARD STACKS BELONG ON APPLES | Have You Perhaps Erased Reasoning Cells After Riotous Drinking Session? That Apple Computers' Killer-app Should Be Elsewhere Looks Overly Nitwitted. Gatesians Often Need A Planned Periodical Logic Examination Service. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after Jeff suggested an as-yet-incomplete expansion for 'HyperCard stacks can too be run on windows.' Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software |
| 100% | HYPER PETE | Hello Yeomen. Please Extend Rhetorical Presumption Explaining 'Tactful' Ebullition. |
Hyper Pete (AKA Hyper Unit) in response to Tony's HYPER UNIT expansions. Names:Acronymists Names:Acronymists |
| 100% | HYPER PETE (2) | Happy You're Participating! Enjoy Remitting Personal Expansions To Everyone. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Acronymists Names:Acronymists |
| 100% | HYPER PETE (3) | Have You Published Exciting Remarkably-Precise, Elegantly-Tailored Expansions? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Acronymists Names:Acronymists |
| 100% | HYPER UNIT | Has Your 'Puter Ever Ruined User's Newly Input Typing? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after seeing Hyper's anti-Macronyms. Names:Acronymists Names:Acronymists |
| 100% | HYPER UNIT (2) | He's Yesterday's Person. Espousing (Recklessly) Utterly Nasty Information Technology |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Acronymists Names:Acronymists |
| 100% | HYPHEN | Have You, Perhaps, Hyphen-Excess Neurosis |
Tony Hyphen O'Grady (see SHARON (2)) Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website |
| 100% | HYSTERIA | Have You Sensed The Excited Rage-Induced Anger? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Emotions People & Relationships:Emotions |
| 100% | HYTHE | Harbour You Thank Heaven Entering |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Waterways Places:Waterways |
| 100% | HYUNDAI | Have You (Until Now) Driven An Ideal? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Car Makes & Models Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| 100% | IACHIMO | Implicates A Chaste, Honest, Innocent Maiden - Obnoxious |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Cymbeline Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Cymbeline Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Cymbeline |
| 100% | IAGO | Incites A Ghastly Overreaction |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Othello Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Othello Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Othello |
| 100% | IAI-DO | Interesting Artistry In Defensive Operation |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation:Martial Arts Sports & Recreation:Martial Arts |
| 100% | I AM COOL (2) | Indicates A Master Craftsman Of Obvious Laidbackness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Phrases Assorted Phrases People & Relationships People & Relationships |
| 100% | I AM HE | Infinity's Announcement Mean's He's Eternal |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion Religion |
| 100% | IBIZA | Indulgent Brits In Zany Activities |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries Places:Countries |
| 100% | IBOOK (9) | I Bought One, Oh Kay! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| 95% | I CAN'T AGREE MORE, TONY | In Complete Agreement - Nothing To Argue. Gladly Reinforce Evocative Emotions Mentioned. One Re-echoes Exactly Thoughts Originally Noted Yesterday. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Jeff said on the forums, 'I can't agree more, Tony.' Assorted Phrases Assorted Phrases |
| 100% | ICE | It's Coldness Embodied |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry Science:Chemistry Assorted Nouns Assorted Nouns |
| 100% | ICELAND | It's Continual Earthquakes Leave A Natural Desolation. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries Places:Countries |
| 100% | ICEMAN | Inuit Chappie (Esmiko Man) At Northpole? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races |
| 100% | IDEA | Information Does Electronically Advance. |
Angela Brett, after she'd said something about throwing ideas around and Tony replied 'I can't throw an idea out the hall door, never mind as far as New Zealand!' Communication Communication People & Relationships:Thoughts People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| 100% | I DON'T BELIEVE YOU | I Doubt Obvious Nonsense - Tis Beautifully Embellished - Lacks Indications Endorsing Veracity, Evidently You're Outrageously Untruthful |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Phrases Assorted Phrases |
| 100% | I'D RATHER DIE | It's Depressing Reading.... And The Hurt/Horror Escalates Rather Dreadfully.... It's Endless |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Phrases Assorted Phrases |
| 100% | IF MUSIC BE THE FOOD OF LOVE | In Fervid Moments Use Stringed Instruments Creatively. By Encouraging The (Hopefully) Erotic Fervour Of One's Dearest, One Fires Lots Of Venereal Emotions |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust Entertainment:Music Entertainment:Music |
| 97% | IF YOU PUT A WORD IN CAPS YOU MUST ACRONYMISE IT | In Future You Obey Us! Please Undertake To Acronymise Words (Of Recent Design) Into Novel & Comedic Acronyms. Please Say You'll Observe Uniformity. Most Users Subscribe To Agreement:- Capitals Required? Okay, Now You Must Instantly Spell-out Expansion In Text. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | IGLOO | Ice-Girth Lodge Or Outpost |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Buildings Places:Buildings |
| 100% | I HATE YOU | Ideal Hope Abideth, Thou Endureth Years Of Unpopularity |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Emotions People & Relationships:Emotions |
| 100% | I LEFT AN 'F' OUT OF MY ACRONYM AND I NEVER NOTICED | It's Laughable! Each Flaw-Teasing Acronym: New Flaw. One Unfailing Typed Output From Me, & Yucky Acronym Cycle's Rounded Off. Now, You Must Always Notice Details... Initials Not Excluded, Valid Expansion, Recheck Nothing's Omitted - Type It Correctly, Everything Done. |
Angela Brett, after Tony acronymised a similar phrase pointing out a missed letter in one of Jeff's acronyms, but Tony's expansion was missing an F-word. Perhaps he's just too polite. ;) Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | I'LL PANIC IF I WANT TO | In Life's Less Pleasant Accidents, Natural Inclination Causes Intense Frustration. Individual Witters About, Not Thinking Things Out |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after DON'T PANIC People & Relationships:Emotions People & Relationships:Emotions |
| 100% | IMAC | Incomparable Macintosh Awaits Connection |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| 100% | IMAC (2) | I Mailed A Companion! |
Angela Brett, after emailing Tony from an iMac at MacJava Cybercafe, the coolest cafe in Auckland. (Great ICED COFFEE, all sorts of historic Macs and Macazines, and great people.) Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| 100% | I'M AN IDIOT | I Must Amend Neglectfulness -- I Didn't Inspect Original Typing |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when he missed out a word when typing an acronym on the forums. Assorted Phrases Assorted Phrases Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | IMHO | I Make Humungous Overstatements |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, saying: Let's subvert the accepted standard interpretations of some well known internet nyms, so that when we see them we can smile to ourself knowing that the writer is 'really' saying... (IMHO usually stands for In My Humble/Honest Re-expansions of existing acronyms:Conversational Re-expansions of existing acronyms:Conversational |
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