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| 100% | FALSTAFF | Friendly And Loyal Supporter, Though A Fat Fool |
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% | FANTASTIC | Felt About Near To A Seizure. This Is Comical. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter Laughter |
| 80% | FART (2) | Fabled Acronymist Reaches Turning-point! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after Edwin heard that he was turning 50 and jokingly called him an old fart on the ACRONYMS forums. People & Relationships:Insults People & Relationships:Insults |
| 100% | FASHION (2) | Fortunes Are Spent Happily In Overcoming Nakedness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing Household Objects:Clothing |
| 100% | FASHION (3) | Fleeces And Shirts - Have It Overstamped "Nike" |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing Household Objects:Clothing |
| 100% | FAST | Fleet And Speedy Travel |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport Transport |
| 91% | FAST GROWTH | Feeble And Small? Then Get Ready (for) Our Wonderful Thyroid Hormones |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology Science:Biology |
| 100% | FAST THINKER | Famed Action Superhero. Thought Transference Happens Instantaneously, Non-Kinetic-Energy Radiation. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, as a further explanation of SWIFT. MacGirl & KeyBoard:(Wannabe) Superheroes MacGirl & KeyBoard:(Wannabe) Superheroes |
| 100% | FATHERS (2) | Fellows Attempt To Help Everyone Redeem Souls |
Tony Religion:Men's Ministry Religion:Men's Ministry |
| 100% | FAX | Forward A Xerograph |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Electronics Science:Electronics Communication Communication |
| 86% | FEAKLE | Facial Expression Akin-to Kiddie-Leering Elder's |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Feakle is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as being, 'To make facial expressions similar to those that old gentlemen make to young girls in the playground.') Words & Wordplay:Liffs Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| 100% | FEAR (4) | Foes Engender A Response |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Emotions People & Relationships:Emotions |
| 100% | FEAR (5) | Fright Evokes A Reaction |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Emotions People & Relationships:Emotions |
| 100% | FEBRUARY | Frosty, Exceptionally Blustery, Rainy Usually, After Recent Yuletide |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who lives in the northern hemisphere. Time:Months Time:Months |
| 100% | FEBRUARY (2) | Feels Extra Blustery, Raincoats Usually Are Required, Yeah? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Months Time:Months |
| 100% | FEDERATION | From Each's Democracy, Eventually Regions Are Turning Into One Nation |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - looking at the (likely) distant future of the EU Politics Politics |
| 80% | FEET | Fantastically Effective & Environmentally-friendly Transport |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Body Parts Science:Biology:Body Parts Transport Transport |
| 100% | FEMALE DIVORCED | Finally Exited Marriage After Long Endured Distress (Including Violence Occasionally). Recently Court Ended Dispute |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| 100% | FEMALE DOG | From Every Mammy Alsation's Litter, Extract & Develop One Guidedog |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals Science:Biology:Animals |
| 100% | FEMININE | Frail Entity Making Idiotic Noises In Nefarious Environment |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, while looking for MacGirl's faults, alleges that 'girls just squeak and squeal when faced with danger!' Not MacGirl, no... MacGirl is brave, MacGirl is fearless. MacGirl is... eek, is that a (three button) mouse over there? Heeelp! MacGirl & KeyBoard MacGirl & KeyBoard People & Relationships:Genderalisations People & Relationships:Genderalisations People & Relationships:Personality Traits People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| 100% | FENTON | Forest Escapade's Neat Trick, Organizing Nuptials |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Merry Wives of Windsor Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Merry Wives of Windsor |
| 90% | FERDINAND | Folly Ensues Resolution. Disguised Identities Needed After New-found Devotion |
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% | FERDINAND (2) | Father's Exact Reverse, Depicting Innocent Nature And Native Decency |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Tempest Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Tempest Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Tempest |
| 88% | FERMIUM | Fermi, Enrico Recalled to Mind. It's Unnaturally Manufactured. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| 100% | FERRET | Furry Entity Rootles Rabbits & Eats Them |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals Science:Biology:Animals |
| 100% | FESTE | Fool Enters Singing Three Elegies |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Twelfth Night Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Twelfth Night |
| 100% | FETISH | Finding Eroticism Through Item's Strange Hold |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | FIANCE | Fellow Is Apparenly Now Classified "Engaged" |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| 100% | FIAT | Fascist Is A Tyrant |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - "fiat" is Latin for "let it be done" and means a formal or solemn command (Star-Trek-speak is "make it so"!) Science:Linguistics Science:Linguistics Communication Communication |
| 100% | FIBER | Food Is Best Eaten Raw |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink Food & Drink |
| 100% | FICTION | Fancy Is Creatively Treated In Original Novel |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature Art & Literature |
| 100% | FIELD MARSHAL | Fool Is Elevated Loftily.... Drastic Misjudgement! Adores Regimentation, Secretly Hasn't 'A Life' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military:Ranks Military:Ranks |
| 100% | FIFE | Fingering Is Fairly Elaborate |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music:Instruments Entertainment:Music:Instruments |
| 100% | FIFTEEN | Fifteen Is Five Threes - Especially Endearing Number |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, saying that his son is fifteen. Time:Age Time:Age |
| 100% | FIFTY | Fair In Face, Though Yellowed! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, on his 50th birthday. Time:Age Time:Age |
| 100% | FIFTY (4) | F*ck! I'm Feeling The Years |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Age Time:Age |
| 100% | FIFTY (5) | Frankly, I Feel Terrifically Young |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Age Time:Age |
| 100% | FIFTY (6) | Frailty Is Finally Taking You |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Age Time:Age |
| 100% | FIFTY (7) | Factorially It's (Five Tens) Years! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Age Time:Age |
| 100% | FIFTY (8) | Fragile, Infirm, Forgetful, Tetchy, Yawning! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Age Time:Age |
| 100% | FIJI | Felicitous, Inspirational, Joyful Islands |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries Places:Countries |
| 100% | FILES (2) | Frequently Issued Letters Ensure Satiation. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication Communication |
| 100% | FINGERNAILS | Flexibility Is No Good - Enamelled (Red?) Nails Assist If Loosening Screws |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Body Parts Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| 100% | FINGERPRINTS | Forensic Investigators Now Get Enhanced Results, Putting Rogue Individuals Near 'The Scene' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Law & Order People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| 100% | FINGERS | Fidgeting Indexes Negotiating Gently Enter Responses Slowly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Body Parts Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| 100% | FINICKY | Fastidiousness Isn't Nice - It Could Kill You |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Personality Traits People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| 100% | FINLAND | Far Into Northern Latitudes Amongst Neverending Darkness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries Places:Countries |
| 100% | FIRE (4) | Flame Ignites & Roasts Eyebrows |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Physics Science:Physics |
| 100% | FIREFIGHTER | Fellow In Red Engine, Frequenly Involved Getting Hoses To Extinguish Roasters |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| 100% | FIREMEN | Flame Is Rising - Emergency Manpower Evidently Needed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations People & Relationships:Disaster People & Relationships:Disaster |
| 90% | FIREPLACE | Fuelled Ignition Radiating Energy (from) Paper, Logs And Coal Efficiently |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places Places Household Objects Household Objects |
| 95% | FIRST TIME HOME BUYER | Family Is Readying Sibling To Take Into Mortgages (Earliest "House Of My-own" Experience's Best Undergone Young) & Expensive Repayments |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Family People & Relationships:Family Commerce Commerce Places:Buildings Places:Buildings |
| 100% | FISH | Fins In Saline Habitat |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals Science:Biology:Animals |
| 100% | FISHLURE | Feathers Intertwined Should Help Land Uniquely Rare Exhibit |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation Sports & Recreation |
| 83% | FISHY | Filthy Intense Stench Hang's-around..... Yeuch |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives Assorted Adjectives |
| 91% | FIXED MY MAC | Fucked It Xpensively! Expertly Disabled Mac. Yes, Mine's A Cock-up! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after the expensive 'fixing' of Angela's Mac to get it working with her SCANNER in fact caused a few problems and didn't make it work with the scanner. Computers Computers |
| 100% | FLACCID | Floppy, Limp And Collapsed, Cock Is Dangling! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives Assorted Adjectives |
| 80% | FLAG | Fluttering Linen (is) Acclaimed Glorious |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns Assorted Nouns Politics Politics |
| 100% | FLAG (2) | Flutters Loftily And Gloriously |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - Prompted by the unsuccessful search for "WHAT DOES FLAG STAND FOR?", but taking it as a literal question what does "FLAG" stand for. Assorted Nouns Assorted Nouns Politics Politics |
| 100% | FLAME | From Lighting A Match, Etc. |
Angela Brett, trying a different kind of singer after Tony came up with expansions for several of the musical kind. Science:Physics Science:Physics |
| 100% | FLAME (2) | Fire Licks A Million Eyebrows |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Physics Science:Physics |
| 100% | FLATTERER | False & Lying Adulation Tends To Elicit Reponses Exposing Reprehensiblity |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Personality Traits People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| 100% | FLAVIUS | Faithful, Loyal And Valued (If Unsung) Servant |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Timon of Athens Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Timon of Athens Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Timon of Athens |
| 100% | FLAWLESS | Fabulous Looking, And Without Little Errors - Simply Stunning |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - who knows the feeling :-) People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| 100% | FLECK | Fewer Lines Equals Conserved Kilobytes |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers Computers |
| 100% | FLED | Field's Left Empty/ Deserted |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs Assorted Verbs |
| 100% | FLORENCE | Fish Lover Often Relishes Eating Nouvelle Cuisine Entrees |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:You Are What You Eat Names:You Are What You Eat |
| 100% | FLORENCE (2) | Fridge 'Left Overs' Recipe's Evidently Not Considered Exciting |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:You Are What You Eat Names:You Are What You Eat |
| 100% | FLORIDA (4) | Fun-Lovers Often Revel In Disney Attractions |
Tony Places:States & Regions Places:States & Regions |
| 100% | FLORIZEL | Fleeing Lord's Opposition, Romance Inspires Zesty Eloping Lovers |
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% | FLOURINE | Frequently Liquified On Unclean Reservoirs. It Nourishes Enamel. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| 90% | FLOWCHART | Fellows Look On When Company Hints At Re-organisation Theories |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:The Workforce People & Relationships:The Workforce Communication:Presentations Communication:Presentations |
| 80% | FLUELLEN | Fiercely Loyal. Use of English Language (is) Largely Excruciating Novel |
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% | FLUTE (2) | Flex Lips Until Tune Escapes |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music:Instruments Entertainment:Music:Instruments |
| 100% | FLUTES | Fingerwork Looking Uncomfortable, These Emit Sounds |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music:Instruments Entertainment:Music:Instruments |
| 89% | FLY A KITE | Fun Loving Youths Artfully Keep Item (from) Touching Earth |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation Sports & Recreation |
| 100% | FM | Funky Music |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Re-expansions of existing acronyms Re-expansions of existing acronyms Entertainment:Music Entertainment:Music |
| 100% | FOL-DE-LOL | Fell Over Laughing - Developed Emphysema Laughing Out Loud |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter Laughter |
| 100% | FOOT | Frequently, One Of Three |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (The foot is usually overshadowed by the Yard, which is three foot long) Science:Mathematics:Measurement Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
| 100% | FORBIDDEN ACCESS | Finding Oneself Repulsed By Internet Domain, Do Everything Necessary About Creating Complaint - Email Someone Sensible. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to the same outage of the Acronyms forums which prompted Jeff's FOUR OH THREE. Computers:Internet Computers:Internet Communication:Acronyms Forums Communication:Acronyms Forums |
| 100% | FORDS | For Overcrossing Rivers During Spates |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs Assorted Verbs Places:Waterways Places:Waterways |
| 100% | FORDS (2) | Full Of Rude Drivers Sometimes |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Car Makes & Models Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| 100% | FORDS (3) | Fellows Ought Resist Driving Speedily |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Car Makes & Models Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| 91% | FORECASTER | Fiendish Old Rogue Environmentalist, Climate Adjustment Specialist, Treacherous - Evil and Rotten. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, thinking up another superbaddy. MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains |
| 100% | FOREIGN CURRENCY | For Overseas Revenue / Expenditure, I Get Notes Converted Using Rates Reckoned Everyday, Not Calculated Yearly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce:Money Commerce:Money |
| 100% | FOREIGNER | From Overseas, Residents Enraged If Growing Numbers Engender Resentments |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races |
| 94% | FORGED SIGNATURE | Fraudsters Or Robbers Generally Employ Deception. Seldom Is Genuine Notation Available, The Usual Result (is) Embarrassment |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Law & Order People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| 80% | FORK | Feed Off Re-designed Knife |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Eating Utensils Household Objects:Eating Utensils |
| 100% | FORTRESS | Family Of Ruler Took Refuge, Escaping Shooting Soldiers |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military Military Places:Buildings Places:Buildings |
| 100% | FORUM POST (2) | Full Of Romance? Use Missionary Position On Sexual Trysts! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, pretending the Acronyms forums are sex-oriented. People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust Communication:Acronyms Forums:Page Titles Communication:Acronyms Forums:Page Titles |
| 100% | FORUM POST (3) | Fearful Or Replying? Using Multiple Personalities Offers Safety Tips. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, thinking that people might be nervous about leaving their email address on the forums if they were sex-oriented. Communication:Acronyms Forums:Page Titles Communication:Acronyms Forums:Page Titles |
| 100% | FORUM POST (4) | Follow Our Rules! Use - Mostly - Properly Operated Spelling Techniques! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after some purposeful and extremely unlikely misspellings were used in expansions in a forum post. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Communication:Acronyms Forums:Page Titles Communication:Acronyms Forums:Page Titles |
| 100% | FORUMS | Friends Overseas Regularly Use Message Service. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication:Acronyms Forums Communication:Acronyms Forums |
| 100% | FOULED UP | Footballer's Out Until League's Ended - Dirty Ungentlemanly Player |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation Sports & Recreation |
| 100% | FOUR OFFSPRING | Few Of Us Refrain Or Forego Frolicsome Sensuous Petting - Resulting In New Generation! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after BRAT! asking, 'how does one manage FOUR OFFSPRING without petting?' People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | FOUR ZERO THREE | Found One Useless Remote Zone? Edwin Required Obviously! Tell Him Ratty Eireannach's Enraged! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Eireannach = Irishman, in Irish) in response to Jeff's FOUR OH THREE, saying that "Oh" is a letter of the alphabet, not a numeral. One doesn't count Oh, One, Two, Three... It is either None, Nought or Zero. Communication:Acronyms Forums Communication:Acronyms Forums |
| 100% | FRANCE | Frequently Reckoned As Narcissistic, Chauvinist Europeans |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries Places:Countries |
| 100% | FRANCHISE | Fellow Runs A New Company Having Invested Serious Equity |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce Commerce |
| 89% | FRANCIUM | From Radioactive Actinium. Number Conjectured, If Undiscovered, by Mendeleyev. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| 100% | FRANK FORD | Faithlessness Rankles And, Not Knowing, Falstaff's Obviously Raised Doubts |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Merry Wives of Windsor Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Merry Wives of Windsor |
| 100% | FRASIER | Fairly Risible American Series Is Exceptionally Ridiculous |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:TV shows Entertainment:TV shows Art & Literature:Fictional Characters Art & Literature:Fictional Characters |
| 100% | FREE LOVE | For Relaxed Erotic Enjoyment & Lots Of Venereal Experiences |
Tony McCasanova O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | FREE SPIRIT | Fiercely Rebellious - Even Eccentric Sometimes - People! Individuality Resides Inside Themselves |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Personality Traits People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| 80% | FREEWARE | Forget Rude Expectations of Expenditure, Wallets Abhor Requests for Extraction |
Angela Brett/Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers Computers |
| 100% | FREEZE | Freshly Reaped Edibles Emit Zero Energy` |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink Food & Drink Science:Physics Science:Physics |
| 91% | FRENCH KISS | Frantic Romantic Encounter Nightly, Can Herald Kinky Introduction to Steamy Sex |
Angela Brett/Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | FRESH BREAD | Following Recipe's Essential - Some Half-Baked Rolls Even Appear Doughy. |
Angela Brett, who was determined to create an acronym with 'Half-Baked,' in it since that is used as an example in Tony's acronymising tips. Food & Drink Food & Drink |
| 100% | FRIAR LAWRENCE | Foolish Rascal. Intrigue And Romance Launch A Wretched, Ruinous End - Not Completely Exonerated |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Romeo and Juliet Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Romeo and Juliet |
| 75% | FRIDAY | Forget Remorse, I'll Drink A Yard-of-ale |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Weekdays Time:Weekdays |
| 100% | FRIEND OF | Feeling Really Intimate - Enjoying Nice Depth Of Fellowship |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships People & Relationships |
| 100% | FRIENDS | Fractious Relatonships In Endless Newyork Drama Series. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:TV shows Entertainment:TV shows |
| 100% | FRING | Filament's Rattled - It's Not Glowing |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Fring is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as being, 'The noise made by light bulb which has just shone its last.') Assorted Nouns:Noises Assorted Nouns:Noises Words & Wordplay:Liffs Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| 100% | FRISBEE | Flung Regularly In Sport, Breeze Extends Elevation |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation Sports & Recreation |
| 83% | FROCK | Female's Ritzy Outerwear - Cocktail-party Kit |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing Household Objects:Clothing |
| 100% | FROM BEHIND | Frightened Reaction Obviously Must Be Expected - Hindsight Is Not Directional! |
Angela Brett and Tony McCoy O'Grady, when somebody searched for 'from behind' on the Acronyms website. Places:Positions & Directions Places:Positions & Directions |
| 100% | FROZEN | Fully Rigid, Obviously Zero Energy Needed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Physics Science:Physics |
| 100% | FRUSTRATED | Feeling Really Unable, Somehow, To Relate All The Embarrassing Details |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Emotions People & Relationships:Emotions |
| 100% | FUN | For Unrestrained Novelty |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns Assorted Nouns |
| 100% | FUNDING | Financially Unstable, New Donor's Investment Now Glimpsed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce:Money Commerce:Money |
| 100% | FUNGI | Foodies Usually Never Gobble Indiscriminately |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink Food & Drink |
| 0% | FUTILITY* | F = U.Ti+Li.tY: This is known as the futility constant. Once the forgetfulness happens it is futile to try to remember the missing bit. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady explains: The only problem with acronyms I find is that I think of bits of them in the most inappropriate places and/or forget the details later. This is especially true when I feel that the solution is a cracker. There is probably a mathematical relationship which states that the probability of forgetfulness (F) is in direct proportion to the uniqueness (U) of the solution multiplied by the inappropriateness (i) of the time (T) plus the inappropriateness of the location (L) when the Yippee moment occurs (inspiration strikes) this is then written (tY) Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | FUTURE LEADERS | Feisty Unabashed Teenagers Undergoing Regulqar Education Learn Elements About Democratic Elections Representing Schoolmates |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Politics Politics |
| 100% | FUZZY | Felt Unduly Zig-Zaggy Yesterday |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| 75% | FYI | [I] Feel You're Idiotic |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (FYI usually stands for 'For Your Information') Re-expansions of existing acronyms:Conversational Re-expansions of existing acronyms:Conversational |
| 100% | FYRD (2) | Former Yoemanry Regular Division |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military Military |
| 100% | GAB | Grumble, Argue, Bicker |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication:Talking Communication:Talking |
| 100% | GABBLE | Garbage Articulated, 'Blah Blah...' Lacking Eloquence. |
Angela Brett, not long before checking her email and discovering she'd been beaten to first G acronym by Tony's GAB. Communication:Talking Communication:Talking |
| 83% | GABON | Generally A Big Ore-exporting Nation. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries Places:Countries |
| 83% | GADOLINIUM | Generally A Denizen Of (the) Lanthanides, It's Now In Use (in) Masers. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| 100% | GAG | Government Approved Giggle |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter Laughter |
| 75% | GALAXY | Gigantic Area. Long Armed X-axis & Y-axis |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Astronomy Science:Astronomy |
| 100% | GALLEONS | Great Armada Lost Lives Entering One Nasty Storm |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (The Spanish Armada was defeated as much by the weather as by the British Navy) Transport Transport History History |
| 78% | GALLIUM | Geophysically At Low Levels, It's Unusual (at) Melting-point. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| 100% | GAMBLING | Gaming And Much Bet Laying - Income Newly Generated |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment Entertainment |
| 100% | GAMER | Gathers Around Machines - Evading Reality |
Tony McCoy O'Gameboy Computers:Games Computers:Games |
| 100% | GAMMA | Greek Authors Mastered Minimalist Alphabet |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, commenting that there are only 24 characters in the Greek alphabet Science:Linguistics Science:Linguistics |
| 100% | GANDALF THE GREY | Grappled And Nearly Died After Long Fall - Though He's Evidently Gotta Return (Even Younger?) |
Tony McFrodo O'Baggins Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:The Lord of the Rings Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:The Lord of the Rings |
| 86% | GANDHI | Gently Advocating Non-violence, Demands His Independence. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Movies Entertainment:Movies Names:Famous people:Politicians Names:Famous people:Politicians |
| 100% | GAP | Gear's Awfully Pricey |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing Household Objects:Clothing |
| 100% | GAP (2) | Greatly Annoys Parents |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing Household Objects:Clothing |
| 100% | GAP (3) | Get-Across Problem? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns Assorted Nouns |
| 86% | GARAGE | Guests And Relatives Accommodated (at) Great Expense! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, upon hearing that Dustan Dowsing was living in Angela's sister's garage. Places:Buildings Places:Buildings |
| 100% | GARAGE (2) | Greasy And Rude Adolescents Guaranteed Employment! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations Places:Buildings Places:Buildings |
| 71% | GARBO | Gifted Actress, Rathered Being On-her-own |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses |
| 100% | GARDEN LIGHTS | Generating A Remarkable Display Every Night - Lamps Illuminate Grower's Horticulural Trophy Specimens |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Plants Science:Biology:Plants Household Objects Household Objects |
| 100% | GARLAND | Green And Red Leaves Are Nicely Decorative |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Plants Science:Biology:Plants |
| 88% | GARLAND (2) | Great Actress (Rainbow Lover) Addicted to Narcotic Drugs |
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| 100% | GARLIC | Garnish - A Renowned Love Inhibiting Condiment |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs |
| 100% | GARLIC (2) | Good At Repulsing Lovers, If Chewed. |
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