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URANUS (2) | University Resource At Nottingham - Useful Subgroup |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see UNITS) Education:University of Nottingham School of Community Health Sciences IT Subgroup |
URL | Unintelligible Random Letters |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (URL usually stands for Uniform Resource Locator) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Internet:URLs |
URUGUAY | Uneasy Realm, Urban Guerrillas Unsettle Army Yeomanry. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
USA PATRIOT | Using Superior Armed Power, America Threatens Recalcitrant Individuals Opposing Them |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - see CLIMATE VISION Re-expansions of existing acronyms Military |
UTTERED | Used To Talk Endlessly, Rathered Enjoyed Discourse |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication:Talking |
UZIS | Used Zealously In Soldiering |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military:Weapons |
VAC | Vernal Annual Cleansing |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs |
VAGINA (3) | Vigorous Agitation Gets Its Nubbin Aroused |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust Science:Biology:Body Parts |
VALENTINE (2) | Vigorous And Lusty Encounters Nightly Trysts Involve Nookie Episodes? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust Time:Special Occasions |
VALENTINE (3) | Veronese Adolescent Leaves. Enters Next Town Into New Entanglement |
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 |
VALENTINE (4) | Venus And Lips Entangle Naturally To Indicate Numerical Expression |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, proposing that the "Valentine" should be the SI unit of kisses. People & Relationships:Love & Lust Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
VANDALS | Valuable Antiques Neatly Displayed And, Luckily, Sold! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see SHOVE OFF) Words & Wordplay:Rudeness:Rude Advertising Slogans |
VENEREAL DISEASE | Victim Enjoyed Numerous Erotic Relationships Evidently - And Long-Dreaded Itch Sometimes Ensues After Sexual Encounters |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
VENUS | Volcanic Environment Near Unbearable Sunshine |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Astronomy:Planets |
VERY GOOD! | Victorious Exclamation. Really You Give One Obvious Delight. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after he typed 'VERY GOOD!' in an email to Angela and she reminded him that capitalised phrases ought to be acronymised. Assorted Phrases |
VERY IMPORTANT PERSON | Vague Eulogistic Reportage - Yawn! - Invites My Perusal Of Rumours That A Notable Tabloid Personality Escorted (Romantically) Someone Of Note |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (nowadays VIPs are anyone who romances another VIP) Names:Famous people People & Relationships |
VIAGRA (4) | Vital In Arousing Geriatric's Responses Again |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Drugs |
VIDEOTAPE | Viewing Is Delayed, Even Old Television Appears Pathetic Eventually |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment |
VIETNAM | Victorious In Ending That Nasty American Matter. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
VILE | Very Intensely Loathsome Entity |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
VILLAIN | Violent Individual Largely Lacking Any Innate Niceness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady MacGirl & KeyBoard People & Relationships:Law & Order:Criminals |
VILLAINS | Violent Individuals Little Liked Amongst Innocent Normal Society |
Tony McCoy O'Grady MacGirl & KeyBoard People & Relationships:Law & Order:Criminals |
VINNY | Violence Is Not Nice, Y'know |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to soccer's 'hard man' Vinny Jones, who has turned to acting in films and plays 'hard' roles Names:First names:Male Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses |
VIOLET | Very Intense On Lady's Eyelids - Tempting |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives:Colours |
VIRGO | Vaguely Intelligent Readers Given Opinions |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Astrology |
VIRII | Violently Invasive - Readily Initiating Illnesses |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
VITAMINS | Vital Ingredients To Assure Mankind Is Not Sickly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology Food & Drink |
VOL-AU-VENTS | Voiced One Laugh And Uncertainly Ventured Extra - Needed To Stop |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after he'd said "How's that for starters" and Angela had replied that it wasn't as nice as vol-au-vents. Laughter |
VOLVO (3) | Vehicle Out-Lasts Vintage Owners |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Volvos are notably sturdy and reliable) Transport:Car Makes & Models |
VOLVO (4) | Vehicle's Owners Look Very Overbearing |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Car Makes & Models |
VOMIT (2) | Viscous Odorous Mess - Ill Tummy |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
VROOM (2) | Vehicle Revs Overly On Motorway |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport Assorted Nouns:Noises |
VULCAN | Vesuvius's Unpredictabilty = Life's Chancy Around Naples |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - Vulcan was the Roman God of Fire and lived beneath a volcano, several ore mentioned as being home to him. Religion:Roman Gods & Goddesses Science:Geology |
VULGAR | Very Unlovely Lacks Gentleness And Refinement |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
VYING | Valiant Youths In National Games |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation |
WABAIN | Wood Alkaloid Brings About Immediate Narcosis |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry |
WACKY | Weird And Crazed Kooky Youth |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
WALES | Wherein Abide Leek-Eating Sheep |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
WALKABOUT | When All Local Kiddies Are Bedecked, 'Onouring Uppity Tourist |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Politics:Royalty |
WALKMAN | While A Listener's Kinetic, Music Around Noggin. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who wasn't sure whether Angela would know the term 'noggin' for head. Entertainment:Music Science:Electronics |
WANKERS NEEDED | We All Need Kinetic Exercise Regularly. Sign Now! Enrolment's Easy, Don't Even Delay |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see SHOVE OFF) Words & Wordplay:Rudeness:Rude Advertising Slogans |
WAREHOUSE | Where A Retailing Empire Holds Over Unsold Stock Excess |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce Places:Buildings |
WARP | Wood's Awry, Rain Penetrated |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs |
WARTS | Where A Rubbed Toad Shows |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Old wives tales talk of catching warts from touching toads) Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
WARWICK | Wily Adviser, Respected & Wise - Is Called 'Kingmaker' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's King Henry VI Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King Henry VI |
WASHER | When A Seal Has Expired, Replace! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects |
WATCH OUT | We Aim To Cease Heartache Of Unspoken Terror/Torment |
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 |
WATER | Wet And Terrifically Essential Resource |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Drinks |
WATER (4) | Weak And Terribly Effete Refreshment |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Drinks |
WATER (5) | Wetness Assures Torso's Efficiently Rinsed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns |
WATER (6) | Wet, And Tastes Extremely Refreshing |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Drinks |
WATERFALL | Where A Torrent Eternally Rolls Forward - A Liquid Location |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who wants to see a submission from AngelFalls Brett Places:Waterways |
WATERMELON | Wet And Tasty (Eaten Ripe) - Much Elbow-Licking Often Necessary |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (the juice gets everywhere!) Food & Drink |
WEBSTER (2) | Wilful Editor Blatantly Stole Troublesome 'Extra' Representatives. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Words & Wordplay Names:Famous people |
WEBSTER (3) | Which Eminent Book Should Teachers Employ Regularly? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Words & Wordplay Education |
WE CAN DO | With Everyone Cooperating All Nasty Dilemmas Overcome |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
WEST | Where Exits Sun Today |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Positions & Directions |
WHAT? | Would Happily Accept Teaching |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Main |
WHATEVER | We Hear All That's Expressed - Valiantly Eschewing Reasoning |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - many people with a closed mind will say "whatever" to end a discussion they are bored with. Communication |
WHAT THE HELL IS ALL THIS CRAP? | Who Here Are There To Help Explain How Everything's Linked? Listing Idiotic Silly Acronyms Looks Like Twaddle. Huh, I Swear Contributing Readers Are Psychotic! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to an unsuccessful search for that phrase. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
WHEEL | Wonderfully Helpful, Enabling Easy Locomotion |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Car Parts |
WHISKEY | We Have Irish, Scotch, Kentucky - Enjoy Yourself |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
WHITE (2) | When Hair Is Terminally Elderly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives:Colours |
WHO IS IT? | Would HyperUnit Offer Individual Signature Identifying Themself |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication:Acronyms Forums |
WHOOP | Welcome Hearty Outburst Of Pleasure |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter Assorted Nouns:Noises |
WICCA | Witches In Coven Conjure Antichrist |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion |
WIKIPEDIA | What I Know Is Perfect, Encyclopedia's Definition Is Augmented. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady I really like the idea of Wikipedia, particularly the notion that people can add extra detail to an entry in an area they know a lot about. Computers:Internet |
WIKIPEDIA (2) | Which Idiot Keeps Inserting Patently Erroneous Details Into Archive? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, mindful that the strength of WIKIPEDIA is also a weakness. Computers:Internet |
WILFRED OWEN | Watched Innumerable Legions Fall Retaking Enemy's Defences - Opposed War's Excruciating Needlessness. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Writers |
WILLIAMS | Wise Infantryman Loves Life, Is At Majesty's Service |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's King Henry V Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King Henry V |
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE | Working In Lovely Lines - Intense And Moving - Scribbled Histories About Kings' Escapades - Some Plays Endure About Romantic Events |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays Art & Literature:Writers |
WINDOWS | Will I Never Discover Original, Wondrous Software? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Windows |
WINDOWS (2) | Work Is Near Disastrous, Oh Wretched System! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Windows |
WINDOWS (11) | What I Need (Domestically) Observing World's Sights |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns |
WINFIELD | Woolwoorth's Internal Name For Its 'Emulatory Label' Designs |
Tony McCoy O'Grady = Winfield is the name used by the Woolworth group for its 'own brand' label products. Winfield was the second forename of Frank W Woolworth who founded the company. Names:Famous people Commerce |
WINSTON | Would Induce Non-Smokers To Oppose Nicotine |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Drugs:Tobacco |
WINSTON (2) | Wartime Inspiration - Nation Showed They Opposed Nazis |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Famous people:Politicians |
WIRE MONEY | We're In Remittance Emergency, Mother. Outgoings Need Extra Yen |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce:Money |
WITHER | Water Is Taken Hurriedly, Ensuring Roughness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology |
WITH-OUT | Who Invented This Horrid , Objectionable, Unpleasant Term? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Angela used 'With-Out' in an expansion. Main |
WITTICISM | What It Takes To Incite Cackling Is Sometimes Magical |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter |
WOBBLE | Well Off Balance By Losing Equilibrium |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs |
WOBBLER | Went Overboard By Blusteringly Launching Enraged Response |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - in Ireland the term "He threw a wobbler" is used to describe someone's reaction to bad news People & Relationships |
WOMAN | Witters On Meaninglessly - Ad Nauseam |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Genderalisations |
WOMEN | We Only Make Empty Noises. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady. (The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect those of the Editor.) People & Relationships:Genderalisations |
WOMEN DRIVERS | Watch Out! Manoeuvreing Extremely Nervously, Despite Repeated Instruction. Velocity's Erratic & Reversing's Slipshod. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Drivers |
WONDERBRA | Wearing One Nowadays Develops Enormously Robust Bosom - Rather Artificially |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
WONDERBRA (3) | Women Often Need 'Development' Enhancement. Recalcitrant Breasts Require Assistance |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
WON'T | Waiting On Next Tweaking |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, suggesting a name for the 'W' category (see MOSCOW (2)) Words & Wordplay |
WOOL (5) | Well Out Of Lunchboxes |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Threads & Fabric:Edible(?) |
WORDS ENDING IN GRY | Work Of Rhymester Demands Support - Eventually Needing Dictionary If Not Getting Inspiration - No Good Results Yet? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Words & Wordplay |
WORKPLACE SAFETY | Watch Out! Reckless Klutzes Perilise Labourers And Cause Extremely Scary Accidents. Freak Events Traumatise You |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:The Workforce |
WORLD TRADE CENTER (2) | With Outstanding Revulsion Let's Declare Terrorism Repugnant And Devote Every Conscious Effort Now To Emergency Relief |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see WAR and WTC) Places:Buildings Military:War & Terrorism |
WORLD WIDE WEB | Well Organised Reticulation Linked Directly With Immense, Disjointed Electronic World - Engage Browser! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Internet |
WROTE | Words Relayed Orthographically To Endure |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature Communication |
WTC (2) | What Treacherous Conniving? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Re-expansions of existing acronyms Places:Buildings Military:War & Terrorism |
WTC (3) | War Traumatises Civilians! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Re-expansions of existing acronyms Places:Buildings Military:War & Terrorism |
WTC (4) | When Terrorists Conspire! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Re-expansions of existing acronyms Places:Buildings Military:War & Terrorism |
WTC (5) | Watch Them Collapse |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who apologises for the bad taste. Re-expansions of existing acronyms Places:Buildings Military:War & Terrorism |
WYND | Winding Yet Narrow Defile |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places |
XANTH- | Xyris: Aptly Named! Tint's Here |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Xyris is a yellow plant, and Xanth denotes yellowness.) Assorted Adjectives:Colours |
XYLOPHONE | Xpressive Yet Lively Once Person Hammers Orchestral Notes Enchantingly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music:Instruments |
YABBER | You're Always Bloody Bellyaching, Expressing Resentments |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication:Talking |
YACHT | You're Among Classy Harbour Traffic |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
YARP (2) | You Automatically Reverse PRAY/Procedure/Protection/Process |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see YARP) Computers:Windows:Applications:The opposite of PRAY |
YARP (3) | You're Allowed Reverse PRAY/Procedure/Protection/Process |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see YARP) Computers:Windows:Applications:The opposite of PRAY |
YELLING INTO A DEAF EAR | You Evidently Listen Little. I'll Now Generate Increased Noise (Throat Open And Declaim Excessively) And Facilitate Effecting A Response |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Phrases |
YELLOW (2) | Yolk's Exceptionally Lovely, Lying On White |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives:Colours |
YIKES | Your Intense Keening Evinces Surprise |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Main |
YIN/YANG | Your Influential Nature - You Avoid Net Gains |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, saying: Together they add up to a set 'total'. If you lose three 'points' of yin, then you gain three 'points' of yang, as far as I can interpret it. Religion |
YODA | You're One Dire Actor |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Movies Art & Literature:Fictional Characters |
YORICK | Your Only Residue Inspires Comic Knockabout |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Hamlet, Prince of Denmark Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark |
YORK | Yorkshire's Own Rebellious Knight |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's King Henry VI Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King Henry VI |
YOU ARE HOT AS HELL | Years Of Using A Radiation Emitter Has One's Temperature Absolutely Scorching, Having Endured Lamp's Lights |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who mused on what would happen if bodies stored the heat from sunbeds for a long time.... some people would boil over! Science:Biology Science:Physics |
YOU ARE LOOKING SEXY TONIGHT | Yes, Oh Undoubtedly Amorous Response Elicited. Look Out! O. K. I Need Gratifying Sexually Erotic Xperience. You're Too Obvious - Now I'm Getting Horny Too! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (See YOU LOOK HORRIBLE DURING THE DAY) People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
YOU ARE SO HOT | You're Obviously Utterly Aroused, Really Excited, So Offer Him/Her Orgasmic Tumble |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
YOU DON'T WANT TO PANIC | Youthful Ominiscience Usually Doesn't 'Own' Negative Thinking - When Accidents (Needless Things) Threaten One's Parents Advise Not Ignoring Caution. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, saying: I'm not sure what, exactly, that conveys - it is 'meant' to convey that in an emergency young people can panic because they don't see that negative thinking tends to rule out caution, which older people see as a good thing. (I think) See also I'LL PANIC IF I WANT TO and YOU DON'T WANT TO DRINK THAT People & Relationships:Advice |
YOU LAZY GIT | You're Overdrawn? Unsecured Loans Arranged Zippily: You Get Interesting Terms. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see SHOVE OFF) Words & Wordplay:Rudeness:Rude Advertising Slogans |
YOUNG | Youth's Ongoing, Until Nearly Geriatric |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Age |
YOU STINK | Your Odour's Unbelievably Strong! Take Immediate Notice, Kindly. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Insults People & Relationships:Advice |
YOUTH | You're Obviously Unable To Hesitate |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, still picking holes in MacGirl. MacGirl & KeyBoard Time:Age |
YOU'VE LEFT OUT A Y - CALAMITY! | You've Omitted Unique Vowel, Exceptional Letter - Eminently Flexible To Operate Usefully Twoways As Your Consonantal Assonantal Letter. Angela Might Indicate To You. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Jeff left out a Y in an expansion of ZZZZZZZZZRA on the forums. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
YTTERBIUM | You Try This Expansion. Reference Book Is Unhelpful, Mostly. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Science:Chemistry:Elements |
YTTRIUM | Your Television Tube Requires It's Use, Mainly. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
YUGOSLAVIA | Your Usual Genocide One Supposes, Lasting American Victory Is Attainable? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
YUP | You're Unusually Perceptive! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Angela correctly guessed why he didn't want his ME expansion in the stack. (Hopefully it's okay to just mention it!) Communication:Yesses And Noes |
YURT | Your Uniquely Russian Tent |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Buildings |
ZABAGLIONE | Zesty And Beautiful - A Good Lunch Is Obviously Nearly Ended |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
ZAIRE | Zebras Abound In Region's East. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
ZAMBIA | Zinc And Mining-Based Industries Abound. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
ZIMBABWE | Zealous In Making Beginnings Against Black & White Extremists |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
ZINC | Zenith In Non-Corrosion |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
ZOMBIE MAN | Zoological Obsession Makes Badman Instigate Extremely Messy Animal Nuisance |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - trying to create what will be the last entry in the stack MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains |
ZURICH | Zwingli's Upstart Religion Is Considered Heretical. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, beating his own attempt at getting the last acronym in the stack. We challenge you acronymisers out there to beat it! (Zwingli was a Swiss priest and reformation character in Zurich in the 1500s.) Places:Towns & Cities |
ZWINGLI | Zealous Worker In New Gospel Literary Interpretations |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion Names:Famous people |
ZWITTERION | Zany Wierd Ion That's 'Twice Electified' - Result Isn't Only Negative |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry |
ZYMOTIC | Zesty Yeasts Make One's Throat Infection Contagious |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, [temporarily] succeeding in creating the stack's last acronym. You try to beat ZYMOTIC! Science:Biology |
ZZ TOPS' LAST ALBUM | Zachery Zzzzzzzzzra Thinks Old Pop Singers Latest Arranged Song Tracks Are Largely Brilliant, Utterly Marvellous! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Angela told him that someone had changed his name to Zachary Zzzzzzzzzra to be the last in the phone book. Entertainment:Music |
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