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| 100% | CRACKED | Cup's Ruined As Chip Keeps Expanding Deeper |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Eating Utensils Household Objects:Eating Utensils |
| 100% | CRANBERRIES | Chanteuse Regularly Acts Nutty. Being Especially Renowned Results In Eccentric Spells |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, presumably referring to Angela's favourite band. (See http://acronyms.co.nz/angela/cran.html) Entertainment:Music:Artists Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| 100% | CRANE | Can Raise Anything - Neat Engineering |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns Assorted Nouns |
| 100% | CRASH | Crack Reverberating Around Somewhere Hollow |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns:Noises Assorted Nouns:Noises |
| 100% | CRAYONS | Colours Recall Affectionately Your Old Nursery School |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature Art & Literature |
| 100% | CREATIVE DIRECTOR | Chap Reviews Each Advertisement That Is Viewed, Ensuring Design Is Researched & Engineered Correctly To Optimise Response |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| 100% | CREDIT CARD | Cash Redundant... Expenditure Delayed Indefinitely. The Charges Are Really Desperate! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce:Money Commerce:Money |
| 100% | CRESSIDA | Calchos Requests Exchange - Suddenly She Is Diomedes's Admirer |
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 |
| 86% | CRISIS | Critical Resolution In Situation (of) Intense Speculation |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns Assorted Nouns People & Relationships:Thoughts People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| 88% | CROATIA | Chiefly Reliant On Attracting Tourism Into Adriatic-region. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries Places:Countries |
| 100% | CROSS | Cruciform Reminder Of Suffering Saviour |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion Religion |
| 100% | CROSSBOW | Cranks & Ratchets Operation Shot Steel Bolt - Outlawed Weapon |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (The crossbow was outlawed by one of the Popes as being an "unChristian" weapon.) Military:Weapons Military:Weapons |
| 100% | CROSS COUNTRY | Competitive Running Often Seems Silly. Charging Over Undulating Natural Terrain Ruins You |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation Sports & Recreation |
| 100% | CRUISE CONTROL | Car Runs Uniformly If Specialty's Engaged Correctly - One Needn't Turn Right Or Left. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport Transport |
| 100% | CUBA | Communism's Unpopular Bastion, Americawise |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries Places:Countries |
| 100% | CUBE | Completely Unirregular Blocky Entity |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Mathematics:Geometry Science:Mathematics:Geometry |
| 100% | CUBICLES | Companies Use Businessmen In Claustrophobic Little Environments, Sadly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Buildings Places:Buildings People & Relationships:The Workforce People & Relationships:The Workforce |
| 100% | CUBS | Cute Ursine Babies, Sometimes |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals Science:Biology:Animals |
| 100% | CULT | Community Usually Lacking Theology |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion Religion |
| 93% | CUPERTINO CITY | Computers Unlimited - People Employ Robots To Install Nano-components. Originally Constructing It Took Years |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Towns & Cities:USA Places:Towns & Cities:USA |
| 100% | CUPID | Creates Ultimate Passions In Duos |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust Religion:Greek Gods & Goddesses Religion:Greek Gods & Goddesses |
| 100% | CUPS | Careful Use Prevents Spillages |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Eating Utensils Household Objects:Eating Utensils |
| 100% | CURE | Chemicals Used? Remedy's Expected |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Drugs Drugs |
| 100% | CURIOUS | Caused Unusual Response I Only Understood Slightly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Emotions People & Relationships:Emotions |
| 100% | CURIUM | Can Unleash Radiation If Used Meetly. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| 100% | CURRICULUM | Course Under Regular Review In College - Unto Library Users Maximum |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education Education |
| 100% | CURRICULUM VITAE | Career's Unlikely References Results In Creating Uncheckable Lies, Usually Magnifying Vocation, Intended To Achieve Employment |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Most CVs wouldn't stand up to careful scrutiny) People & Relationships:The Workforce People & Relationships:The Workforce |
| 100% | CURRICULUM VITAE (2) | Cumbersome University Résumé Reflects Institutional Clumsiness, Ultimately Lengthening Usually Moderately-Volumed Information To Amplified Evilness |
Jeff Anonymous, noting that a c.v. is a very cumbersome thing, and that there is a reason that resumes are preferable for ninety-nine out of a hundred jobs. (Angela and Tony don't see any such difference between the two, but it's still a good acronym.) People & Relationships:The Workforce People & Relationships:The Workforce |
| 100% | CURTAIN | Cloth Used Regularly Turns Atmosphere Into Nighttime |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects Household Objects |
| 100% | CUSS | Creatively Utter Some Sw**rw*rds |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication Communication |
| 100% | CUTE | Complete Under Thy Enchantment |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| 100% | CYCLISTS SHOULD BE CAREFUL | Caution Your Children! Lessons In Safe Transport Should Save Harmful Outcomes..... (Unsafe Learner Drivers, Badly Educated, Cause Accidents) .... Repeat Every Fortnight Until Learnt. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, explaining: My son was knocked down in a collision between his bicycle and a motorcar. He is not badly injured and we are unsure as to who was at fault, but as his father I have decided that the car driver was ;-) Transport Transport |
| 100% | CYMBELINE | Controlled Yet Majestic Briton, Exile Leads Into Nightmarish Experience |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Cymbeline Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Cymbeline Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Cymbeline |
| 86% | CYPRUS | Conflicted Yet Peaceful Really, Under (the) Surface. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries Places:Countries |
| 100% | CYST | Cavity - Yet Sore & Tender |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| 100% | CZECHOSLOVAKIA | Communist Zone Economically, Comrade Havel Ouster Soviet Led Oligarchy Valiantly And Kremlin-Independence Attained. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries Places:Countries |
| 100% | CZECH REPUBLIC | Communist Zone Economically, Comrade Havel Recently Established Popular Uprising Becoming Liberal Independent Country. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries Places:Countries |
| 67% | DA | Dearly-loved Agnate |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Family People & Relationships:Family |
| 100% | DAEWOO | Drive An Engine, Without Overdrive, Ordinarily |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Car Makes & Models Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| 100% | DAGONET | Dunce Arranged Gaiety Of Nobles, Entertaining Them. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Arthurian Legend Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Arthurian Legend |
| 100% | DAIHATSU | Drivers Are In Heaven Aboard This Stylish Unit |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Car Makes & Models Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| 92% | DAIRY PRODUCE | Diets Are Intolerably Restrictive. Your Poundage Reduces Only Decimal-pointedly Under Controlled Eating |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology Science:Biology Food & Drink Food & Drink |
| 100% | DALE | Down Along Leafy Environment |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places Places |
| 100% | DAMIEN | Devil's A Monstrous Infant - Evil & Nasty |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in the movie 'The Omen' Names:First names:Male Names:First names:Male Art & Literature:Fictional Characters Art & Literature:Fictional Characters |
| 100% | DANCE | Display A Novel Choreography Effect |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music Entertainment:Music Sports & Recreation Sports & Recreation |
| 100% | DANDELION | Delightful, Although Natural Dispersement Endangers Lawns If Openly Neglected |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs |
| 100% | DANDELION (3) | Dilute As Necessary & Drink. Emit Liquids Intensely Over Nighttime |
Tony (Dandelion is known as 'piss-the-bed' because of it's diuretic properties.) Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs |
| 100% | DANIEL | During A Nasty Interlude, Encounters Lion. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Bible books Religion:Bible books |
| 88% | DARLING | Do Acronyms Really Lead Incisors to Need Grinding? |
Angela Brett, when Tony gritted his teeth when she addressed him as 'Darling' in KEYBOARD People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | DARLING (2) | Dear And Respected Lover In Nude Gymnastics |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | DAUPHIN | Dispatching An Unusual Present Hastens Idiot's Nemesis |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's King Henry V Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King Henry V Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King Henry V |
| 100% | DAVE | Did Astronaut View Eternity |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (The main human character in 2001 was called Dave) Names:First names:Male Names:First names:Male Art & Literature:Fictional Characters Art & Literature:Fictional Characters |
| 100% | DAVE (2) | Desires A Veal Entrecote |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:You Are What You Eat Names:You Are What You Eat |
| 100% | DAVID | Did A Valiant 'Impossible' Deed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:First names:Male Names:First names:Male Religion Religion |
| 100% | DAWDLE | Dally A While, Don't Look Energetic |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs Assorted Verbs |
| 95% | DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME | Dawn Arrives Yesterday, Like It Generally Has These Several Aeons. Very Irritating and Needless Gaffe Since There Isn't More Eveningtime. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time Time |
| 100% | DEAD (3) | Defunct Entity, Already Departed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Death People & Relationships:Death |
| 100% | DEAD (4) | Doesn't Exhale Anymore - Deceased |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Death People & Relationships:Death |
| 100% | DEALERSHIP | Druggies Earn A Living Encouraging Regularly Smoking Hashish In Pipes |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Drugs Drugs Commerce Commerce |
| 100% | DEBBIE | Doesn't Every Boy Become Instantly Enamoured |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:First names:Female Names:First names:Female |
| 89% | DECEMBER (2) | Darkness Encompasses, Christmas Encroaches, Much Busy Expenditure of Resources. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Months Time:Months |
| 100% | DECEMBER (4) | Dreadful -Expletive- Conditions - Expect More Bloody Endless Rain |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Months Time:Months |
| 0% | DECENCY DEMANDS | Despite Escalating Crassness (I) Essentially Need (to) Caution You... Dire Expletives Militate Against Normal Discussion Standards |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Advice People & Relationships:Advice |
| 100% | DECIBEL | Do Echoing Chords Injure Bandmembers' Eardrums, Lately? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Mathematics:Measurement Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
| 100% | DECOMPOSE | Death Ends Complex Organic Molecular Processes - O Sweet Eternity |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after reading COMPOSE People & Relationships:Death People & Relationships:Death |
| 100% | DEDICATED | Describes Edifice, Declaring It Called After The Exalted Dead |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - thinking of buildings which are named - or renamed - in honour of national heroes/heroines Places:Buildings Places:Buildings History History |
| 100% | DEDICATED (3) | Doesn't Ever Deviate. Is Concerned About The Exact Difficulty |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Personality Traits People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| 100% | DEDICATION | Dutifully Engraved Discourse Inside Cover, Author Thanks Inspiration Of Novel |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature Art & Literature |
| 100% | DEFAULT | Designer Encapsulated 'Favourite' As Usual Look / Theme |
Tony McCoy O'Grady who feels that not all default settings are the most logical, therefore they are probably the favourite of the makers Main Main |
| 100% | DEGRADE | Dead Entities Gently Rot And Decay Eventually |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Death People & Relationships:Death Science:Environment Science:Environment |
| 100% | DEGREE | Diploma Evinces Generally Recognized Extensive Education. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education:Qualifications Education:Qualifications |
| 100% | DELL | Don't Eat Live Leads |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Do Not Eat Computers:Do Not Eat |
| 86% | DELPHI | Double-talking Eminence Left People Half-Informed. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady... the oracle at Delphi never gave plain prophesies, they were always open to at least two interpretations. Religion Religion Places:Towns & Cities Places:Towns & Cities History History |
| 100% | DELTA | Depositing Effluvium, Land's Terribly Aqueous |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Waterways Places:Waterways |
| 90% | DEMETRIUS | Despite Eye-juice Muddling Everything True Romance Is Ultimately Settled |
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% | DENIAL | Despite Evidence, Nobody Is Admitting Liability |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships People & Relationships |
| 78% | DENMARK | Danes Enjoy Nothing More (than) A Real Knees-up. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries Places:Countries |
| 100% | DENTIST | Don't Extract Nine Teeth, I've Second Thoughts! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Healthcare Occupations Science:Biology:Healthcare:Healthcare Occupations |
| 100% | DENTIST (2) | Dohn Eggtak Ny Teeh, I'n Sehen Taws |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, simulating the sound of someone trying to talk while in the dentist's chair. Science:Biology:Healthcare:Healthcare Occupations Science:Biology:Healthcare:Healthcare Occupations |
| 100% | DEPOSIT (2) | Deems Every Penny Of Sufficient Interest, Thanks! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce:Money Commerce:Money |
| 100% | DEPRESSED | Don't Expect Progress, Rather Expect Stasis, Sadness & Enduring Dejection |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Emotions People & Relationships:Emotions |
| 100% | DEPRESSION | Downcast Expression? Perhaps Reason's Evident - Sad Situation's Isn't Over Now |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Emotions People & Relationships:Emotions |
| 100% | DESDEMONA | Defiantly Endures Suspicion, Dreadful End Makes Obsessive's Nature Apparent |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Othello Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Othello Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Othello |
| 100% | DESIGN | Delightfully Exciting Sketch Is Genuinely Novel |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature Art & Literature |
| 100% | DESPERATION | Dire Extreme Situation - Prompt Emergency Rescue And Treatment Is Obviously Needed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Disaster People & Relationships:Disaster |
| 100% | DETECTED | Detailed Examination That Eventually Caught The Evil Doer(s) |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Law & Order People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| 100% | DETECTIVE | Data Encoded To Enable Clinical Trials In Veterans' Environment |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when someone asked on the Acronyms Forums for an acronym to describe an online data acquisition program for the Department of Veterans Affairs. See http://www.co.nz/cgi/forums/list.cgi?id=acronyms&user=&session=&root=1054739638 for more information. Computers:Internet:VA Data Acquisition Computers:Internet:VA Data Acquisition |
| 100% | DETERMINED | Doing Everything To Ensure Results - Make Intense, Necessary, Efforts Daily |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Personality Traits People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| 100% | DIABETES | Disease Is Awful. Body Excretes (Tragically) Excess Sugar |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| 100% | DIAGRAM | Drawings (Incorporating Artistic Graphs?) Reinforce Article's Message |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication Communication |
| 84% | DIALOGUE STYLE ACRONYMS | [Tony] "Did I Attempt Lately One Great Untried Endeavour?" [Angela] "Sure Thing, You Listed Elements..." [Jeff] "... And Countries" [Tony] "Right, One Needs Your Mates Sometimes." |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | DIANA (2) | Deceives Idiot And Nurtures Ally |
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 |
| 100% | DIAPER (2) | Disposable Is A Preferred Experience, Really |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
| 100% | DIAPER (3) | Drips Intercepted And (Perfectly Efficiently) Retained |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
| 100% | DIARRHOEA | Dashing In And Running Repeatedly, Hogging Outhouse, Evacuating Again. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| 100% | DIESEL | Dirty Internal Engines Should Emit Less |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport Transport |
| 94% | DIFFERENTLY WELL | Don't Immediately Find Fault... Each Rudeness, Each Not-Totally-Like-You-ness Will Enhance Lecherous Luxury |
Angela Brett, after Patricia responded to Tony's MASSAGE THERAPY (3) with, "You are brilliant, though sick!" and Tony replied, "I'm not sick, just 'differently well'" People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | DIMPLE | Depression In Mid-Phizog Looks Endearing |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Body Parts Science:Biology:Body Parts People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| 100% | DINNER | Digestion Is Nice, Now Everyone's Replete |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink Food & Drink |
| 100% | DINNER (2) | Don't Ingest Noisily - Never Eat Radishes |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink Food & Drink |
| 100% | DIOMEDES | Dallies Inconclusively Over Maiden Eventually Duels Eavesdropping Soldier |
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% | DIPLOMA | Degree Is Presented, Lots Of Merrymaking Activity. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education:Qualifications Education:Qualifications |
| 100% | DIPSOMANIAC (2) | Drink In Pleasant Surroundings. Our Merriment's Arranged Nightly In Attractive Cellars. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see SHOVE OFF) Words & Wordplay:Rudeness:Rude Advertising Slogans Words & Wordplay:Rudeness:Rude Advertising Slogans |
| 83% | DIRECTIONS | Divine Inspiration's Required, Everyone Cannot Truly Interpret Old-wives-tales Northerly Signals |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Positions & Directions Places:Positions & Directions |
| 100% | DIRTY MIND | Dirtiness Is Relative - Tony, Your Mate, Is Ninetimes Dirtier! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after the HILARIOUS (2) comment. Words & Wordplay:Rudeness Words & Wordplay:Rudeness |
| 100% | DIRTY OLD IRISHMAN | Drunkenness Is Retreating - Tony's Years Off Lager Decidedly Improved Relationships, & In Sobriety He May Acronymise Nicely. |
Angela Brett and Dustan Dowsing. Tony is often referred to as 'The DOI' and it seemed to need acronymising. See also THE MAD IRISHMAN. Names:Acronymists Names:Acronymists |
| 100% | DISARM | Detectives Insist Submachineguns Are Removed Masterfully |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military Military |
| 100% | DISCIPLINE | Dutifully I Surrender Control - If Punishment Looms I'm Naughtily Excited |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 77% | DISCLAIMER | Denying Interlocutor the Satisfaction of Causing Long Agonising Intricate Meditation, (thus) Ensuring Rest. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, saying he should have a DISCLAIMER at the end of each message stipulating that "None of the words or phrases above will be accepted if returned for Challenge Acronymising." This after Angela had challenged him to acronymise several LONG WORDs. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | DISEASE | Damn I'm Sick! Excruciating Aches & Soreness Everywhere |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| 100% | DISGUSTING | Dirty Item, Smutty, Genuinely Ugly, Stomach Turning! It's Not Good! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives Assorted Adjectives People & Relationships:Insults People & Relationships:Insults |
| 100% | DISTRICT | Distinctly Irregular - Somewhere That Reaches Into Contiguous Townlands |
Tony McCoy O'Grady: a 'district' is usually a less than precisely defined region, whereas a townland is usually the smallest recognised area in local geography. A district usually comprises several townlands or parts of them. Places Places |
| 100% | DITTO | Double It, To This Opinion |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Phrases Assorted Phrases |
| 100% | DIVERSE | Different, Indeed Varied, Entities Reach Separate Ends |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives Assorted Adjectives |
| 100% | DIVORCED FEMALE | Despite Internationallyrecognised Vows, One's Recanted (Claiming Evil Deeds From Errant Mate?) And Looking Elsewhere |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| 100% | DJIBOUTI | Desert Jutting Into Bay Ordains Unendurable Temperatures Internally. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries Places:Countries |
| 100% | DOCTOR (2) | Digital Online Consulting Tool, Or Reference |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see DETECTIVE) I can see this in use as someone says "Let's see what the DOCTOR has to say...." Computers:Internet:VA Data Acquisition Computers:Internet:VA Data Acquisition |
| 100% | DOCTORS | Dozens Of Competent Technicians Offer Remedial Skills |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Healthcare Occupations Science:Biology:Healthcare:Healthcare Occupations |
| 100% | DODGE | Ducking, Or Diving, Guarantees Evasion |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs Assorted Verbs |
| 100% | DOGGY | Doberman's Obviously Gonna Get You |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals Science:Biology:Animals |
| 100% | DOG TIRED | Drowsy, Or Getting Tetchy, I'd Rather Experience Dormancy |
Tony McCanine O'Grady Assorted Adjectives Assorted Adjectives |
| 100% | DOH! | Dimwitted Oafish Hick |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words |
| 100% | DOMAIN NAME | Dotcom Operation Means Acquiring Internet Name Nobody's Already Made Exclusive |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Internet Computers:Internet |
| 100% | DOMINIC | Dirty Old Man Is Needing Intense Cleaning |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:First names:Male Names:First names:Male |
| 100% | DOMINICA | Densely Overgrown Moist Island, Nevertheless Its Chiefly Agricultural. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries Places:Countries |
| 94% | DOMITIUS ENOBARBUS | Decamps (to) Octavius's Military Interests. This Is Upon Sensing Egypt's Not Overwhelming, Becoming A Robustly Blunt Unwavering Soldier |
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:Antony and Cleopatra Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Julius Caesar Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Julius Caesar |
| 86% | DONGLE | Dim Oafs Need Greatly to Learn English |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who couldn't believe that there really is a piece of computer equipment called a DONGLE. Computers:Generic Hardware Computers:Generic Hardware |
| 86% | DONGLE (2) | Did Older NewZealanders Grow-up Learning Electronics? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when told that Angela had found someone else who knew what a dongle was, but hadn't heard the term for ten years. Computers:Generic Hardware Computers:Generic Hardware |
| 100% | DONGLE (4) | Devoid Of Nutriments - Generally Lacks Edibility |
Tony Computers:Do Not Eat Computers:Do Not Eat |
| 100% | DON JOHN | Deceitfully Organizes Nasty 'Jest' Over Hero's Nature |
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% | DO NOT YELL | Dearest One, No-One Thinks You Endearing, Less Loud! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Advice People & Relationships:Advice Communication Communication |
| 100% | DON PEDRO | Design Of Noble Prince Ensures Duly Romantic Outcome |
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% | DON'T BE RUDE | Deeply Obnoxious Nasty Thoughts. Begin Eschewing Rather Undue Dirty Expressions |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Advice People & Relationships:Advice |
| 100% | DON'T PANIC | Depress One's Natural Thoughts, Please. Angela's Nearly In Control |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Angela posted on the FORUMS to say that parts of the ACRONYMS website weren't working, but not to PANIC because she would be fixing it soon. People & Relationships:Advice People & Relationships:Advice Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website |
| 100% | DOOR KNOCKER | Digitally Operated Object Reveals Knowledge Now Of Caller's Keylessness - Entry Required. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - who made this up just to use R@@@@ as his email address on the Acronym Submission Form Household Objects Household Objects |
| 100% | DOORS | Decently Organized Operating & Running Systems! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who asks "Why use windoze when you can use doors?" Computers Computers |
| 100% | DORK | Definitely One Renowned Klutz |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Insults People & Relationships:Insults |
| 100% | DOT COM | Doesn't Own Tradable Commodities - Owes Money |
Tony McCoy O'Grady: Dotcoms usually don't 'do' much and frequently lose money or are in debt since their inception. Computers:Internet Computers:Internet Commerce Commerce |
| 100% | DOTDOTDOTDASHDASHDASHDOTDOTDOT | Digital Operator Taps Distress Out To Direct Operations Towards Diverting All Shipping. Help During A Squall / Hurricane - Dispatch A Search Helicopter & Deploy Operative To Dangle Over Those Distressed Or Terrified |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who protested that the SOS acronyms are not reexpansions of an existing acronym, nor is SOS a word as it is always pronounced as a series of three letters ESS-OH-ESS. Angela replied that it still is in the dictionary and has a meaning, so is eligible for expansion - and it's 'pronounced' ..._ _ _... People & Relationships:Disaster People & Relationships:Disaster |
| 100% | DOTES | Daydreams Over Those Enchanting Smiles |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs Assorted Verbs |
| 100% | DOUBLE POSTING | Don't Often Use Binary Letter Express - Perhaps One Submitted Twice In Naughty Gamefulness? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Angela accidentally posted the same message twice on the Acronyms forums. Communication:Acronyms Forums Communication:Acronyms Forums |
| 100% | DOWSING (2) | Divination Of Water Source Is Non-Geophysical. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science Science |
| 100% | DRAFT | Deserters Resisted Armed Forces Training |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military Military |
| 100% | DRAMATIS PERSONAE | Detailed Reading And Misinterpreting All The Individual Shakespearean Plays Ensures Results Spell Out Names Acronymically - Eventually |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays |
| 100% | DRAWBRIDGE | Defeats Raiding Assailants When, By Retracting It, Defenders Generally Escape |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places Places |
| 100% | DRAWING | Depicting Realistically A World Indicates Natural Genius |
Tony VanGogh O'Grady Art & Literature Art & Literature |
| 100% | DROLL | Deadpan Response Of Little Lightheartedness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives Assorted Adjectives |
| 100% | DROMIO OF EPHESUS | Doesn't Resent Overmuch Master's Irritability. Offends Often - Floggings Earned! Perhaps He Enjoys Secure Urban Situation |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Comedy Of Errors Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Comedy Of Errors |
| 100% | DROMIO OF SYRACUSE | Deeply Respectful Of Master, Ignorant Of Other Fellow. Servant, Yet Relationship Appears Close Under Strange Events |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Comedy Of Errors Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Comedy Of Errors |
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