Acronyms Predominantly Result in Obfuscation... 'Nsure Yours Mean Something
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| THIS TOO SHALL PASS | Things Happen. It's Silly To Overreact Openly. Some Hold A Little Leisurely Patience Actually Smooths Sensitivities. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Advice |
| THORIUM | This Has Only Rare Industrial Uses, Mostly. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| THOUGHTS TO PAPER | To Hand On Unusually Good Headwork To Subordinates Type Out Paragraphs Aptly. Practice Eschewing Repetition |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication |
| THREAD | Take Heed - Rarely Eaten At Dinnertime! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Threads & Fabric:Edible(?) |
| THREADBEAR | This Has Really Evocative Associations Dearest Bedtime/ Evening Associate's Ragged |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to THREADBARE Household Objects:Threads & Fabric |
| THREAD LIST | To Help Readers Enjoy Acronymising, Do Let's Inspire Silly Thoughts. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the thread list on the Acronyms forums at http://www.co.nz/cgi/forums/start.cgi?id=acronyms Communication:Acronyms Forums:Page Titles |
| THREAD LIST (2) | Things Have Reached Extremely Abysmal Depths. List Interest Subsides Terminally. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication:Acronyms Forums:Page Titles |
| THREAD LIST (3) | This Has Reached Ennui And Desperation. List Is Singularly Tiresome. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication:Acronyms Forums:Page Titles |
| THREE M | They Have Raped Earth's Environment, Mercilessly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (This is probably libellous, but it occurred to me - in the bathroom - that Minnesota Metal and Manufacturing has moved on a lot as it is now making throat medicine) Commerce:Companies Science:Environment |
| THRIVE | To Healthily & Robustly Increase Volume Encompassed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology |
| THROW UP | Tummy, Having Rejected Offering, Will UpChuck Promptly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| THUNDER | Terrifying Heavy Unpleasant Noise, Deep, Echoing & Reverberating |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Meteorology |
| THURSDAY | Thirsty, Hungover, Unsettled, Really Sick? Drink's Assailing You. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Weekdays |
| TIA MARIA | Thanks In Advance, My Appreciative Reaction Is Anticipated. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
| TIFF | This Interrupts Firm Friendship |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| TIFF (2) | Taciturness Increases Following Friction |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| TIGERS | They Inhabit Grasslands Eating Reckless Stragglers |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals |
| TIME | This Is My Expertise |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who can do ALMOST ANYTHING, given TIME and ENCOURAGEMENT. Time |
| TIME (2) | This Is My Entry |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Angela said 'give me time!' and he did. Time |
| TIME SAVERS | These Innovative Machines Enable Someone Avoid Valuable Energy / Resource Squandering |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time Science:Electronics |
| TIM HORTON'S (2) | There I Meet Hordes Of Relaxing Townspeople (Or Nobody, Sometimes) |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Food Outlets |
| TIMON | Truly Is Miser's Opposite Number |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Timon of Athens Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Timon of Athens |
| TINGLE | Tension Is Now Growing - Likewise Excitement |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| TIPS (4) | Those Intensely Pointed Sections |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns |
| TIPTOP (2) | There Is Perfection To One's Performance |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
| TIP TOP FASHION | This Is Popular Television? Obviously Passe Fools Advise Silly Housewives In Obtaining "Novelty' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, thinking of TV's many 'makeover' shows where people are advised on how to look good for little expense, and usually end up looking dreadful Entertainment:TV shows People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| TITANIC | The Iceberg That, Amazingly, Nudged Into Cruiser. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport History People & Relationships:Disaster |
| TITS (2) | They 'Inflate' Tight Sweaters |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| TITS (4) | They Invite Tender Sucking |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| TITTER | This Is Too True, Embarrassing Really |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter |
| TITUS | This Is Telling Us Something. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Bible books |
| TITUS ANDRONICUS | Tragedy Invites Tragedy Until, Suffering Amputation, News Detailing Rape Ordains New Indecent Carnage Upon Stage |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Titus Andronicus |
| TOFU | Type Of Food? Ugh! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
| TOFU (2) | Teeth Often Feel Unpleasant |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
| TOILET | Trousers Off, I Leave Excreta There |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Buildings:The 'Little Room' |
| TOMMIE | Trooper, Or Military Man, In England |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military:Ranks |
| TON (2) | Two Over Ninetyeight |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation |
| TONY (2) | Talker Of Nonsensical Yammerings |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:First names:Male Names:Acronymists |
| TONY (3) | This One's Not Young |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Acronymists |
| TONY (4) | Thousand Of 'Nyms Yielded |
Tony McCoy O'Grady and Angela Brett Names:Acronymists |
| TONY (5) | Tubs Of Natural Yoghurt |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:You Are What You Eat |
| TONY (6) | Testicles Of Neutered Yak! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (apparently 'sweetbreads' are considered a delicacy) Names:You Are What You Eat |
| TOO LATE | The Opening's Over - Like All Things Eventually |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time |
| TOOTSIE | This 'Outing' Of Transvestite Scheme Is Entertaining |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Movies |
| TOPS AND TAILS | Tony Out-Performs Stunningly! Are New Devisings The Apogee, Indicating Lasting Success? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after creating near-unbeatable first and last acronyms for each letter. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| TORCH SINGER | They Only Render Choral Harmonies Suggesting Infatuations Never Get Explicitly Requited. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music |
| TORONTO (2) | The Ornithological Residents Often Need Thawing Out |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Towns & Cities:Canada |
| TORPEDO | They Often Roamed Pacific Exploding Destroyers Overhead |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military:Weapons |
| TO THE ATTENTION OF | To Open This Heed Exact Address - Then Try Ensuring Next Toucher Is One Named Only - Finished |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who thinks the person who sought this may have been looking for "For the atten..." Communication |
| TOUCHSTONE | The Outwardly Urbane Clown - His Sylvan Tryst Opens New Emotions |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's As You Like It Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:As You Like It |
| TOWELS | Take Off Watery Excess / Liquid Surplus |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, on TOWEL DAY Household Objects:Towels |
| TOWNIE | This One Will Never Investigate Environment |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| TRAINING | Thick Recruits And Inductees Need Instruction, Not Guesswork |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education |
| TRAIN SERVICE | Tracks Run Around Island Nation, So Each Remote Village Is Connected Effectively |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Trains |
| TRAJECTORY | The Rounded Arc Javelins Exhibit / Career Track Of Redundant Yuppie |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships Sports & Recreation Science:Physics |
| TRANIO | Trades Roles And Now Is Overlord |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Taming of the Shrew |
| TRANSITION (2) | To Reach A New Situation, I Think Interim's Obviously Needed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns |
| TRANSPORT | To Recapture Anthony's Natural Supremacy, Propose One Registers TRANSPORT |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, along with 38 other TRANSPORT acronyms so that he'd recapture the honour of 'Most expansions of the same word/phrase.' Transport |
| TRANSPORT (2) | Trains Running Across Nations Should Proceed On Rigid Tracks. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| TRANSPORT (3) | Tarred Roads Arranged Networkwise Speed Progress Or Rolling Tyres |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| TRANSPORT (4) | Those Regulating A National System, Perchance, Optimise Roads & Trains |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| TRANSPORT (5) | Tax Receipts Are Normally Subsidising Passengers On Rural Trains |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| TRANSPORT (6) | Tourists Regularly And Needlessly Squander Petrol On Recreational Travel |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| TRANSPORT (7) | To Restrict A Nation's Silly Peregrinations Often Requires Taxation |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| TRANSPORT (8) | To Ruin A Nation's Scenic Properties Organise Roads & Traintracks |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| TRANSPORT (9) | Toll Roads Are Not Something People Openly Respond To |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| TRANSPORT (10) | Traffic Requires A Nimble Spryness Pedestrians Often Resort To |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| TRANSPORT (11) | Those Running Airlines Never Supply Parachutes ... Or Rescue Training |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| TRANSPORT (12) | To Reach A Nippy Speed, Prime One's Rocket Thrusters |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| TRANSPORT (13) | To Record A New Speed People Operate Rocket Technology |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| TRANSPORT (14) | Top Racers Are Now Safely Propelled On Rubber Tyres |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| TRANSPORT (15) | They Rumble Across Night Skies - Pockets Of Rolling Thunder |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| TRANSPORT (16) | Triple-Riggers Are Now Somewhat Passe Over Routes Traditional |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| TRANSPORT (17) | To Really Appreciate Nature, Silently Pedal Over Rugged Terrain |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| TRANSPORT (18) | To Reach Altitudes New - Set Perpendicular One Rocket's Trajectory |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| TRANSPORT (19) | Though Rollerblades Are New, Skates' Popularity Outdates Recent Technology |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| TRANSPORT (20) | Through Recklessly Abusing Narcotics Swimmers Pump Out Record Times |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| TRANSPORT (21) | Thermals Rise, Allowing Navigators Soar Powerlessly Over Rolling Territory |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| TRANSPORT (22) | To Race Against Norwegians Scott's Polar Outfit Risked Themselves |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| TRANSPORT (24) | The Rapidity Achieved Nowadays Supersedes Previous Outrageous Record Times |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| TRANSPORT (25) | To Rebel Against Nature's 'Suction' - Parachute Opens Resisting Terminalvelocity |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| TRANSPORT (26) | Turbulent Rapids Are Navigable Sometimes - Provided Oar's Rigorously Thrust |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| TRANSPORT (27) | 'To Rise Above' - NASA's Space Projects Of Recent Times |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| TRANSPORT (28) | Travellers Reactions Are Nausea - Seas Pounding Or Rolling Terrifyingly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| TRANSPORT (29) | Too-Rapid Acceleration Needs Skilful Pilots - Or Ruin Threatens |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| TRANSPORT (30) | Those Riding Animals Need Saddles, Packhorses Only Require Tack |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| TRANSPORT (31) | Tried Running Amongst Nettles Shoelessly? Perhaps One Requires Trainers |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| TRANSPORT (32) | To Race Across Norway? Skis! & Plently Of Rigorous Training |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| TRANSPORT (33) | Thor's Ra's Aquatic Navigations Showed Prowess Of Rafting Travellers |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| TRANSPORT (34) | Tankers Reach Astonishing New Sizes - Probing Oceans Remoter Tracts |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| TRANSPORT (35) | Think Remote Aliens Need Saucers? Pah! One Requires Treatment |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| TRANSPORT (36) | Tired Rovers Are Needing Sleep - Pullman Originated Redesigned Trains |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| TRANSPORT (37) | Travel Rapidly Across Newfallen Snow... Perhaps One Rides Toboggans |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| TRANSPORT (38) | Those Rigid Airships Needed Skilful Piloting Or Restraining Tethering |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| TRANSPORT (43) | To Reliably Assist Navigation, Ships & Planes Operate Radar Technology |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| TRANSPORT (44) | Those Running A Navy Should 'Press Only Reliable Tars |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| TRANSPORT (45) | To Remotest Arctic Navigators, Satellite Positioning Offers Reliable Tracking |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| TRASH (2) | Things Relocated At Scrap Heap |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns |
| TREES | Truly Recyclable Earth-Enhancing Subjects |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Plants:Trees |
| TRIANGLE | This Rattles If Agitated - Needs, Generally, Little Experience |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music:Instruments |
| TRICYCLE | Three Round Items - Can Your Child Learn Easily |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| TRINCULO | Trenchant Royal Idiot - Nagging Contains Usually 'Learned' Observations |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Tempest Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Tempest |
| TRINIDAD & TOBAGO | This Republic Is Now Independent - Drilling And Developing Their Oil Business Aids Growing Opulence. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| TRISTRAM | Tragically Roused Iseult's Sentiments, This Really Angered Mark. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Arthurian Legend |
| TRIVIA | Tiresome Recollection? It's Very Interesting Actually |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Main |
| TRUE LOVE | 'Terminal' Romance Usually Ensures Lots Of Valentines Exchanged |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| TRUISM | The Ruddy Usual Inane Sentence - Meaningless! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Main |
| TRUTH | They Round Up The Hoodlums |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after completing the marathon TRUTH, JUSTICE, AND THE AMERICAN WAY. MacGirl & KeyBoard |
| TUESDAY | Tired, Useless, Energy Sapped? Devour A Yogurt |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Weekdays |
| TUNISIA | Temperate Up North, In South It's Arid. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| TURKEY | They Unmercifully Repress Kurds Even Yet. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| TURKMENISTAN | They Until Recently Kept Moscow's Edicts, Now Independent - Some Think Autonomy Novel. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| TUSH | Twin Undulations, Sit Here. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| TWAIN | This Writer Authored Interesting Novels |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Writers |
| TWINE | Twisted Wiry Inventions Not Everlasting |
Angela Brett and Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Threads & Fabric |
| TWIST (2) | Terpsichory Which Identified Sixties Teenagers |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music |
| TWIST (3) | Torque Wrench Imparts Serious Tension |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs |
| TWISTED | Truly Wicked Individual Still Trying Evil Deeds |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| TWISTED (2) | Turning Will Instill Style, Thus Elaborating Design |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
| TYBALT | Take Your Blade And Lunge Through |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Romeo and Juliet |
| TYPE THE ACRONYM HERE | Thank You, Please Enter Thy Handy Expansion. Anyone Can Relish Our Novel Yet Mirthful Hobby, Enter Regularly Everybody |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (who couldn't resist the proffered "acronym" on the submission form at http://apronyms.com/submit.php) Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website |
| TZAR | This Zombie's A Ruler! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Politics |
| UAKARI | Ululating Anthropoid - Keep Away, Remain Isolated |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals |
| UBEROUS | Uniquely Bounteous Emissions - Regularly Offering Unending Sustenance |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
| UDDERS (3) | Ungulate's Drink Dispensers Easily Replenish Sucklers. |
Angela Brett and Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| UGANDA | Under General Amin Numerous Dreadful Atrocities. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| UGLY BOYS | Until Girls Like You - Buy Our Youthful Skincream. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see SHOVE OFF) Words & Wordplay:Rudeness:Rude Advertising Slogans |
| UKRAINE | Uprising Knocked Russians Aside - Independence Now Established. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| UNCLEAN | Useful Nobodies, Computer Literate Educationalists Around Nottingham |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see UNITS) Education:University of Nottingham School of Community Health Sciences IT Subgroup |
| UNCY HERB | Unsightly New Car Ywroke Havoc - Eventual Result: Bankruptcy |
Angela Brett and Tony McCoy O'Grady (Homer's half-brother Herbert Powell, referred to by the kids as 'Uncy Herb' went bankrupt when he let Homer design the car which would make or break his company) Entertainment:TV shows:The Simpsons |
| UNDERCOAT | Usually Non-Digestible Eaters Regularly Crouch Over A Toilet |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see GLOSS) Food & Drink:Home(-cooked) Improvement:Paint |
| UNDERCOAT (2) | Unique Nectar - Decorators Enjoy Repasts Containing Oil And Thinners |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, to balance UNDERCOAT Food & Drink:Home(-cooked) Improvement:Paint |
| UNDERSTAND | Use Noggin! Deductive Exercises Route Someone Towards A New Discernment |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| UNDERWEAR (3) | Usually Naughty & Decorous, Everything's Revealed When Each Article's Removed. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
| UNESCO | Usefully Now Enables Spreading Cultures Overseas |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (UNESCO actually stands for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| UNICEF | Usually Needed If Children Endure Famine |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (UNICEF actually stands for United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| UNIFORM | Users Need Individual Fittings, Or Result's Messy |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing |
| UNIFORM (3) | Usually Not In Fashion, Often Rather Mediocre |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Using Nationalised Industries They Extract Desert's Ancient Resources. After Britain Ended Management It's Remembered As 'Trucial Emirate States.' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Umpteen Native 'Indian' Tribes Essentially Destroyed. Since Then Aiming Towards Earthly Supremacy - One Feels American Men's Egos Revel In Carrying Arms. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| UNIVERSITY (2) | Undeniably Necessary - It's Very Educational, Regular Study Intellectualises Talented Youth. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education |
| UNLADYLIKE | Uncommonly Naughty, Linking And Dampening Your Lips In Kissing Everyone |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Genderalisations |
| UNTRADITIONAL | Using New Techniques, Rituals Are Destroyed Instantly. Those In Office Never Alter Laws |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| UPBEAT | Uplifting Performance, Betcha Everybody's A' Tappin' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music |
| UP TO DATE AT LAST | Using Postings To Organise Details About Things Evolving A Tale, Logging A Story's Theme... |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after Angela finally got up to date with replying to his email, after being Macless for over a week. (This was in the middle of thinking up the first MacGirl & Keyboard stories.) MacGirl & KeyBoard |
| URANIUM | Unpleasant Radiation - And Normally Is Used Militarily |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
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