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PITH (2) | Peel's Interior Tastes Horrible |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
PI TIMES THREE I | Perchance If Thou Inexplicably Mutters Expandable Shoutings, Thou Hasto Really Expand 'Em Immediately! |
Jeff Anonymous ('Immediately' suggested by Tony McCoy O'Grady) rationalizing semi-imaginary rule pi*3i, which states that all things rendered in capitals on the Acronyms fora must be acronymised. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Communication:Acronyms Forums |
PI TIMES THREE I (2) | People Ignoring To Immediately Make Expansions Should Try Harder - Rendering Expansions Educates Individuals. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see PI TIMES THREE I) Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Communication:Acronyms Forums |
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 |
PLACE | Position Located And Correctly Established |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places |
PLANETS | Probably Lifeless Aggregations Now Encircling The Sun |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Astronomy:Planets |
PLATINUM | Pricey Ladies' Adornment. Typically Inert, Not Usually Magnetic. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
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 |
PLURAL | Painfully Loud Ululating, Repeated A Lot! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, explaining that the 'Aaaaaarrrrggghh' in his ANTHRAX (2) is the plural of 'Aarrghh', an official Scrabble word. Words & Wordplay Assorted Nouns:Noises |
PLUTO | Planetary Location Universally Thought Outermost |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Astronomy:Planets |
PLYMOUTH | Pilgrims Left Your Moorings - Opposed Unto The Heirarchy |
Tony McCoy O'Grady History Places:Towns & Cities:USA |
PMS (2) | Pardon My Snippiness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to PMS Re-expansions of existing acronyms Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
PMS (3) | Pleasantness's Mighty Scarce |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to PMS Re-expansions of existing acronyms Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
PMS (5) | Pugnaciousness's My Speciality |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to PMS Re-expansions of existing acronyms Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
POKEMON (2) | Pricey, Omnipresent Kiddies Entertainment, Marketing Of Nintendo |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Games |
POKEMON (3) | Parents Of Kiddies Express Misery Over Nintendo |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Games |
POKEMON (4) | Plenty Of Kiddies Expend Money, Often, Needlessly. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Games |
POKEMONS | Perhaps Our Kids Expend Money On Needless Sh*t |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Games |
POLAND | Place Of Lech's Arising - Now Democratic |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
POLE STAR | People Oriented Looking Ever Skyward. The Astrolabe Resulted |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Astronomy |
POLICE PROTECTION | Probity Of Lieutenants Is Central, Ensuring Public Resources Operate To End Criminal Threats .... Intimidation's Outlawed Now |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Law & Order |
POLITICIANS (2) | People Of Little Intellect Treat Intelligent Constituents Intolerably - A National Scourge! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Politics |
POLITICIANS (3) | People Of Large Intellectual Talents Into Current/ International Affairs & National Security |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Politics |
POLITICIANS (4) | Parliaments Often Lack Integrity To Inspire Confidence In A Nation's Subjects |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Politics |
POLITICIANS (5) | People Occasionally Lie In Their International Careers In Affairs Needing Subtlety |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Politics |
POLITICIANS (6) | Parliament Offers Little Inducement To Intelligent Citizens - It's A Nasty Scenario |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Politics |
POLITICIANS (7) | Pretty Obnoxious Lot In Total - Inveterate Chancers Into Abberrant Nonstandard Sexualities |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Politics |
POLO | Pony Owners Labour Outdoors |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation |
POLYFILLA | Perhaps One's Lunchbox, You'll Find, Is Lately Lacking Appeal |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see GLOSS) Food & Drink:Home(-cooked) Improvement |
POLYFILLA (2) | Packet Of Lovely Yummy Fare Is Luscious & Largely Appetising |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, to balance out POLYFILLA Food & Drink:Home(-cooked) Improvement |
PONTIAC | People Of Note Travel In A Car |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Car Makes & Models |
POON (2) | Plenty Of Oriental Nookie |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Plants |
POOPED | Passed Out, One's Partially Expired, Dearest |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
POP | Porn's Offered Plentifully |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, of Post Office Protocol. (I get more junk mail than stuff I want to read) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Internet |
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 |
POPCORN | Pieces Of Puffed Cereal, Often Repeatedly Nibbled |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
POPCORN (2) | Picturehouse's Own Popular Confection Offers Rotten Nutrition |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Movies Food & Drink |
POPE | Prelate Other Prelates Elected |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Religious Occupations |
PORRIDGE | Pathetic Old Reprobate Robs Indigent Dear Grannies & Elders |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, pouring milk on yet another cereal killer. MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains:Cereal Killers |
PORSCHE | Phallic (Often Red) Symbol Creates Huge Envy |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Car Makes & Models |
PORTIA | Panic's Often Raised Through Inamorata's Absence |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Antony and Cleopatra Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Julius Caesar |
PORTIA (2) | Pretty & Opulent. Realizes Truth In Adversity |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Merchant of Venice |
POSITION | Perhaps One Should Inspect Things In One's Neighbourhood |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Positions & Directions |
POSITION (2) | People Often Suppose It To Indicate One's Nobility |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
POSTAL SERVICE | People Offering Service Transmitting All Letters Swiftly, Ensuring Registered Valuable Item's Carried Efficiently |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication |
POST A MESSAGE (2) | Perhaps One Should Tender A Missive Ensuring Some Special Acronym Gets Expanded |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication:Acronyms Forums:Page Titles |
POSTHUMUS LEONATUS | Pompous Oaf Sets The Heroine Up Mistaking Untrue Story Liar Employs - Obviously Not A Trusting, Unsuspicious Soul! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Cymbeline Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Cymbeline |
POSTMAN (2) | Parcel Operative - Scrunches The Mail Ad Nauseam |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, describing his POSTMAN as being somewhat different from Angela's. People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations Communication |
POTATO | Properties Of Thermochemistry Are Too Obscure! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - Angela had said that she likes refrigerated cooked potatoes because they have a similar texture, or at least temperature, to cold hardboiled eggs. Tony pointed out that the texture would vary according to the type of potato, so Angela replied that the temperature would still be similar no matter what kind of potato was used. Tony then said "I don't intend to get into a discussion about the heat-retention properties of various varieties of potato," and presented this acronym to back up his position. Food & Drink Science:Physics |
POTENTIAL | People Ought To Eschew Natural Talents, Is Advice Lately. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to TALENT People & Relationships |
POWER TOOLS | Plug On Wall - Electricity's Released To Operate On Lumber Stocks |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Electronics Household Objects |
PRACTICE | People Rarely Approve Complete Theories In Complex Experiments |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science |
PRADA | People Really Admire Designer's Adornments |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing |
PRAISE | People React Appreciatively If Sometimes Eulogised |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Advice |
PRESIDENTS | People Running Executive Should, If Democratically Elected, Never Trust Sycophants |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Politics |
PRETEND | Playing Reality Elusions That Enhance Natural Deceptiveness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs |
PRICELESS | Primary Reaction Is Chuckling, Excited Laughter Escapes, Some Sniggering. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter |
PRICK (2) | Penis Reacts If Continuously Kissed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Body Parts |
PRIDE (3) | Proper Recognition Is Deservedly Earned |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Emotions |
PRIDE (4) | Pompous Rogue Intemperately Demands Eclat |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Emotions |
PRIDE (5) | Predators Relish In Devouring Elands |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals |
PRIEST | Parish's Religious Individual Espouses Sacred Teachings. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Religious Occupations |
PRIMARY | Principal Resource Inducts Many Alarmed & Resentful Youths |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education |
PRINCE HAL | Plainly Rather Idle Now, Convinces Everyone He's Adult & Loyal |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's King Henry IV Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King Henry IV |
PRINCESS (2) | Perky Royal In Navarre's Court - Evidently Someone's Smitten |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Love's Labours Lost Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Love's Labours Lost |
PRINCIPAL | Person Responsible Is Normally Chief Instigating Player, And Leader |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
PRINCIPAL (2) | Person, Reputedly In Nominal Charge, Is Prolix And Loquacious |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
PRINCIPAL (3) | People Regularly Invest Notes, Chasing Interest-Paying Annuities / Loans |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce:Money |
PRINCIPLE | Pithily Rolled Into Neat Clause, I'm Perhaps 'Life-Encapsulating' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Thoughts |
PRISCILLA | Presley's Relict In Subsequent Career Is Lovely Leading Actress |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Famous people |
PRIVATE | Plodding Ranker Is Valiantly Assaulting The Enemy |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military:Ranks |
PRIVATE EYE | Person Researches / Investigates Various Activities That Employer Expects You'll Expose |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations |
PRIVATE PARTS | People Rarely Inspect Venal Areas That Everyone Possesses, And Restricted To Spouses |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust Science:Biology:Body Parts |
PROBABLY | Possible Result / Outcome - Basically A Bet Like Yankee |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication:Yesses And Noes |
PRODUCTION | Play, Revue Or Drama - Usually Critics Take In Opening Night |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment |
PROFIGGLE | Patient Rolled Off Furniture, Injuring Gluteus, Grazed Lower Extremities |
Tony McCoy O'Grady. 'Profiggle' was originally a contraction for 'prolonged stifled giggle' until Tony gave it this expansion. Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words Laughter |
PROGRESS | People Running Onwards Get Rewarded Earning Social Status |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns |
PROLOGUE | Please Read Opening Lines, Offering Guidelines Unto Everyone |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature |
PROPAGANDA | Pope's Religious Office Puts About Gospel Against Native Deities & Altars |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion |
PROPOSAL | Paper Relating One's Purpose, Or Strategy, At Length |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication |
PROPOSALS | People Readily Offer Personal Opinions Solving A Locked Situation |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication |
PROSPERO | Patiently Rides Out Seclusion Plotting Epic Revenge Operation |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Tempest Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Tempest |
PROTACTINIUM | Particularly Rarely Occurring. Tiny Amounts Cost Thousands. It's Not In Use Much. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
PROTEST | People Register Opposition To Enemy's Sinister Threat |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships Politics |
PROTEUS | Puerile Rascal's Opportunity To Eye Up Silvia |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Two Gentlemen of Verona Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Two Gentlemen of Verona |
PROVERBS | Practical Recitation Of Valuable Educational Resources, Became Sayings |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Bible books |
PROXY | Person Registers Other's X, Yes? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady ('Proxy' is a term used to describe someone authorised to vote for someone else. The 'X' stands for a vote.) Politics |
PSALMS | Poetic Songs And Lyrics, Much Sung |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Bible books |
PSHAW | Pathetic Sarcasm Hasn't Actually Worked |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Main |
PSYCHOLOGY | Perhaps Somehow You Can Help Others Live Out Golden Years |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology |
PUCK | Patently Unruly Chaos King |
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 |
PULSARS | Probably Unpopulated Locations, Some Are Remotely Studied. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Astronomy |
PUNLESS | Polite Unadorned Natural Laughter Expresses Simplicity Sometimes |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after Angela said he was SLIPPING Words & Wordplay |
PUPPET | Pulling Upon Plaything's Pieces Entertains Tots |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, as an example of something which is worse with NO STRINGS ATTACHED (Pulling Strings) Entertainment:Toys |
PURE | Perfectly Unsullied, Remaining Entire |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
PURE (2) | Perfectly (Unillogical) Reasonable Expansion |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Jeff suggested putting LAURA in the credit of MICHAEL SEILER, 'so as not to fill the stack and site with PURE nonsense.' Of course the capitalised PURE demanded a pure expansion. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
PURGATORY | Punishment Until Residual Guilt Atoned, Then Openly Regard Yahweh |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places Religion |
PURGE | Purify Using Registered General Emetic |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs |
PURPLE (2) | Perhaps Upperclass/ Royal People Look Elegant |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives:Colours |
PUTER | Pathetic Useless Tangled Electronic Rubbish! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Windows |
PUT OUT | Place Unwanted Thing(s) Outside Until Trashday |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs |
PVC (2) | Perfectly Viable Clothing |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Re-expansions of existing acronyms Household Objects:Clothing |
PYTHON | Pursues You, Then Has Ophidian Nutrition |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals:Vermin |
QA (2) | Quietly Authoritative |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who finds the folk at Quality Assurance to be humble, efficient and reliable. Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
QA (3) | Quaintly Antiquated |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, because there may be someone who will say that they are working with outdated techniques and that they are actually 'quirky' as Jeff says. Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
QABALAH | Quite Arcane. Biblical Appreciation Lurking Among Hebrews |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion Places:Buildings |
QATAR | Quite A Torrid, Arid Region. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
QUACK | Quite Unqualified At Clinical Knowledge |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Healthcare Occupations |
QUAFF | Quickly Upraise Alcohol, Finish Fast! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Drugs |
QUAGMIRE | Quite Unpassable And Gluey Marsh In Remote Environment |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places |
QUAILS | Quite Unfilling And I'd Like Somemore |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who can't see the point of eating things as small as quail Food & Drink Science:Biology:Animals:Birds |
QUAINT | Quasi Unique Artifact - It's Not Today's |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
QUALITY (2) | Quantity's Usually A Lesser Interest To You |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (one should always prefer quality to quantity) Assorted Nouns |
QUANGO | Quorums Usually Are Nepotistically Gerrymandered Overnight |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Politics |
QUANTITY | Quality, Up Above None - That Implies Tangible Yield |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns |
QUARK | Quantity Uncertain - Although Reasonably Known |
Tony McCoy O'Grady 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 |
QUASARS | Queer Unusual And Strange Areas - Radiation Sources |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Astronomy |
QUEASY | Quite Uneasy Emotion Assails Stomach, Yes? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
QUESTION | Query Usually Eliciting Some Thought, If One's Nice |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce |
QUICKIE | Quite Unexpected Intercourse, Cuddling & Kissing In Excelsis |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
QUIET | Quit Ululating - It's Ear Terrorism! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Advice |
QUIET (2) | Quit Uppercasing - It's Eye Terrorism! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Advice |
QUIP | Quick, Unscripted, Intense, Pithy |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter |
QUIPS | Quirky Utterances In Playful Situations |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter |
QUIRK | Queer Unusual Idiosyncrasies = Relationship Kaput |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns |
QUIZMASTER | Questions Usually Instigate Zero Marks As Silly Twits Essay Reponses |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
QUOTATION | Querysome Use Of Topic Attempting To Instance Own Notions |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature |
QUOTE | Quotation Used On Thy Email |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication |
QUO VADIS? | Question Uttered On Via Appia, Disciple Is Surprised |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion |
RA | Rafted Atlantic |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Ra is the name Thor Heyerdahl gave the papyrus raft he crossed the Atlantic with.) Transport |
RABAT | Rotate And Bring About Togetherness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Mathematics |
RABBIT | Randy As Bejaysus, Big Incisor Teeth |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals |
RACES OF PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN NEW ZEALAND | Racism's A Curse, Encouraging Sloppiness Of Foolish Persons Evidently Overlooking Proper Lingual Exactness. 'Tis Humans Alone That Live In (Very Exactly) Increasingly Numerous Nations Everywhere. White Zealots Evilly Attempt Lambasting A Nonwhite's Descent |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who believes that the person was seeking 'Nations of peoples....' or even 'Ethnicity of peoples....' Until aliens arrive, or the dolphins begin to be understood, those of us who communicate are all of the 'human' race. People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races |
RACHEL | Rather Attractive Clairol Hairproducts Evangelising Lady |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - who obviously isn't worth it, to judge by the bald spot. Names:Famous people |
RACKETS | Running A Criminal Kingdom - Evil Thugs Succeed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Law & Order |
RADAR | Remote Aircraft Detected Along Radius |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (RADAR actually stands for RAdio Detection And Ranging) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Science:Electronics |
RADIO (2) | Relayed Across Distances - It's Omnipresent. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication |
RADON | Rarely A Desired Occurrence, Naturally |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
RANDOM HOUSE | Reading A New Dictionary Offers Many Hours Of Uniquely Serendipitous Enjoyment. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature |
RAPPORT | Reach A Particularly Pleasant Ongoing Relationship Together |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
RATER (2) | Reasonable Assessment's This Employee's Responsibility |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
RATICATE | Rattata - After Twenty "Intervals" Character Alters Through Evolution |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who has done Pokemon #20 as his first Pokemon expansion Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
RATS (2) | Runs Around Through Sewers |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals:Vermin |
RATTLESNAKE | Reptile's Agitated - Trembling Tail Lets Echoing Sound Notify Any Killable Entity |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals:Vermin |
RAYMOND CHANDLER | Racy - And Yet Moral! Our Nearly Dubious Charming Hero Assists Nervous Dame Lethally Exact Revenge |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Writers |
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