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| BOLIVIA | Bolivar Originally Liberated It, Vigorous Industries & Agriculture. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| BOLLOCKS | Burst Out Laughing Loudly Over Crass Knavish Smugness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when he wished to sniggeringly deride some stupid remarks which someone made. Words & Wordplay:Rudeness Laughter |
| BOLT | Bit Of Lovely Tweed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
| BOMBER | Billions Of Megatons Bring Earthly Ruin |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military Transport |
| BONDAGE | Binding, Or Nastily Delimiting Activity, Generates Excitement |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| BONUS (3) | Bankable Overtime Notches Up Salary |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce |
| BONUS (5) | Because One Needs Uplifted Salary |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce:Money |
| BOOGER | Basic Opening Offers Green Excretion - Revolting |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology |
| BOOK | Bound Outlet Of Knowledge |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature Education |
| BOOKCASE | Bound Outlet Of Knowledge, Contents Are Sometimes Engrossing |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Furniture |
| BOOST | Burning Oxygen Offers Super Thrust |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Physics |
| BORACHIO | Braggart's Obedient Ruse Arouses Complete Havoc Involving Others |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Much Ado About Nothing |
| BORED | Becoming Overly Reposed - Experience Depression |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Emotions |
| BORG | Bloody Organism, Robotically Genocidal |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Fictional Characters |
| BORN FREE | Breatifully Outlined Romantic Novel Featured Rapidly Endangered Environment |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to Joy Adamson's book about a pride of lions in Africa. Art & Literature:Book Titles |
| BOSTON (2) | Beans On Soggy Toast - Oh No! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Boston is the home of Boston Baked Beans - a recipe involving haricot beans, a piece of ham, treacle, brown sugar, tomato puree and 4 hours in an oven.) Food & Drink Places:Towns & Cities:USA |
| BOTSWANA | Bushmen Of The South Who Are Nomadic Africans. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| BOTTLE | Blacked Out, Turned Turtle, Lying Expressionless |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Drugs |
| BOTTOM | Big Orifices Treat Tons Of Merde! |
Mary Carr/Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| BOTTOM LINE | Basis Of Trade - To Operate Many Lines Is Needless Expense |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce |
| BOTUSFLEMING | Before Operation The Urbane Surgeon Feels Like Extracting Mucus (Including Nasal Gloop) |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Botusfleming is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as being, 'A small, long-handled steel trowel used by surgeons to remove the contents of a patient's nostrils prior to a sinus operation.') Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| BOWELS | Bottom Often Will Evacuate Liquids & Solids |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| BOWMAN | Bent Over Weapons, Many Arrows Needed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military |
| BOYZONE | Band Of Youths, Zero (Or Nil) Expertise |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| BRA (2) | Breasts Remodelled/ Accentuated |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
| BRA (3) | Breast Realignment Appliance |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
| BRANDY | Beautifully Robust Alcohol Napoleon Drank, Yes? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
| BRAT | Boyish Rogue And Tease! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| BRATS | Behaviour Raises Adult's Total Scorn |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| BRAVO | Beg Repeat - Audience's Vehement Ovation |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment |
| BREASTS (3) | Beautifully Rounded, Extremely Arousing, Sometimes Terribly Sensitive |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| BREEZE | Beautifully Refreshing Emanation. Enjoy Zephyr's Effects |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Meteorology |
| BRENDA | British Royals Epithet Newsmagazine Designated Apparently |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (HRH Queen Elizabeth II is scurrillously referred to as "Brenda" in Private Eye magazine.) Names:First names:Female Politics:Royalty:Royals |
| BRIDGES | Busy Road If Deep Gorge's Elaborately Spanned |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Waterways Transport |
| BRIEF ENCOUNTER | Brilliantly Restrained, Intensely Erotic Flm. Epic Noel Coward Ouevre Using, Notoriously, The English Railway. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Movies |
| BRIEFS | Basic Requirement Is Explanation For Solicitor |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication |
| BRIGADIER | Begins Reasonably Intelligently - Gradually Abates - Disimproving Intellect Enforces Retirement |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military:Ranks |
| BRILLIANT | Bright Resounding Idea - Let's Leave It Alone, Not Tamper |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
| BRITAIN | Big Royalist Institution - They're An Island Nation |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| BROCK | Badger's Rare (Or Cant?) Knickname |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - Brock is a rare word for a badger in England (I'm not really sure if it qualifies as a 'cant' term but the lettering was inviting) Science:Biology:Animals |
| BROOCH | Bright Resplendant Object On 'Clothes Horse' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing:Jewellery & Accessories |
| BRUNEI | British Run Until Natives Exacted Independence. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| BRUSH | Bristles Roughen Up Swallower's Hindquarters |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, to go with the various PAINT-eating acronyms Food & Drink:Home(-cooked) Improvement |
| BRUSH (2) | Best Roasted Using Sweet Herbs |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, to balance BRUSH Food & Drink:Home(-cooked) Improvement |
| BRUTUS (2) | Beloved Roman, Ultimately The Ultimate Stabber! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Antony and Cleopatra |
| BUCKINGHAM | Backs Up Corrupt King - Is Not Given Hereford After Murders |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Richard III Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Richard III |
| BUDWEISER | Beer: Uncontrolled Drunks Will Endure It's Side-Effects Regularly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
| BUGGER | Basically Uncouth Gentleman Gets Everyone Rattled |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Words & Wordplay:Rudeness |
| BUILD | Bricks Utilised Into Little Dwelling |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs Places:Buildings |
| BULGARIA | Blighted Under Leninist Government, Are Republican In Attitude. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| BULLSHIT | Belt Up - Little Learning Skulks Here, I Think |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - still checking Angela's tolerance level 8-) Words & Wordplay:Rudeness |
| BURMA | Brutal Undemocratic Repressive Military Authority. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| BURNED OUT (2) | Beyond Use & Ruined - Now Employee's Defunct One's Usually Terminated |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
| BURUNDI | Belgium Used Rule Until Nation Declared Independence. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| BUSH (2) | Big United States Honcho |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Famous people:Politicians |
| BUTLER | 'Bottler' Used To Logically Entitle Retainer |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - The word "Butler" is a corruption of "bottler" - the member of staff who looked after his employer's wine-cellar. People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| BUTTERFLY | Beautiful Unreal Thing That Erratically, Romantically Flutteringly Lightheartens You |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Butterflies definitely 'lighthearten' everyone!) Science:Biology:Insects |
| BYZANTIUM | Booming Yesteryear Zone - And Now Termed Istanbul Under Musselmen |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places History |
| CA | Calculator's 'About' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the historian's habit of not bothering to calculate the dates of birth or death of historical characters precisely, instead calculating loosely on the lines of Tony McCoy O'Grady 1950 ca., when they were too lazy to check it out. Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| CAATINGA | Covering An Arboreal Tract In Natural Granite Area |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places |
| CABBAGE | Certainly At Best Boiled, Always Gets Eaten |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
| CABINET (2) | Collectivity Assures Blame Is Never Effectively Tackled |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Politics Commerce |
| CACKLE | Created Audible Comedic Kinesis... Logically Enough |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter |
| CAD | Cowardly And Deceitful |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| CAD (2) | Can't Actually Draw |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (CAD usually stands for Computer Aided Design) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers |
| CADMIUM | Chemical Apparently Defends Metals In Unfriendly Milieus. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| CAIUS MARCIUS | Coriolanus, An Invincible Uptight Soldier, Makes Aufidius Resentful - Crushed In Unsuccessful Siege |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Coriolanus Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Coriolanus |
| CALCIUM | Common And Like Chalk It's, Unusually, Metallic |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| CALCULATOR | Complex And Liberating Creation - Users Lose Ability To Orchestrate Ratios |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Mathematics Science:Electronics |
| CALIBAN | Creature Accepts Life Is Brutish And Nasty |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Tempest Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Tempest |
| CALIFORNIUM | Classified Actinide. Lecturers In Fusion Often Refer. Named In University's Memory. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| CALLIOPE | Could A Lovely Lady Inspire One Poet's Eloquence? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Myths & Legends |
| CALVARY | Christ At Last Validated And Respectfully Yielded |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion |
| CAMBODIA | Completely Appalling - Millions Butchered Or Died In Atrocities. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| CAMEL | Cigarettes Affect Many Emphysemic Lungs |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Drugs:Tobacco |
| CAMELOT (2) | Can A Myth Endure, Lingering Over Time? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Arthurian Legend |
| CAMELOT (3) | Could A Mythology Evolve Loosely On Truth? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Arthurian Legend |
| CAMERA | Capture A Moment - Enlargements Readily Available |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Electronics |
| CAMEROON | Central African Mountainous Equatorial Region, Offshoot Of Nigeria. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| CAMLAN | Conflict As Modred Lead Arthur's Nemesis |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Arthurian Legend |
| CAMPAIGN | Come And Make Protest, Abuse Is Growing Nationwide |
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 |
| CAMPUS | Conveniently Assembled, Many Professors & University Students |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education Places:Buildings |
| CANADA | Canucks Are Not Americans! Dammit All! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| CANDELA | Calculating A Non-Dark (Electrically Lit?) Area |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
| CANDLE | Cylindrical Artifact, Non Dripping, Light Emitting. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects |
| CANDY | Chocolates And Nougat Delight You |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Confectionery |
| CANOPY | Can Abundant Nylon Overhead Protect You? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation:Parachuting |
| CAN'T SEE | Cannot Actually Notice Things, Sadly 'Empty' Eyes |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| CAPACITIES | Cupful And Pint And CC, Intended To Itnternationalise Exact Standards |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
| CAPE VERDE | Claimed As Portuguese Earlier. Volcanic. Emerged Republican, Destitution, Emigration. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| CAPITAL | Chief Among Population's Inhabited Towns Across Landscape |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Towns & Cities |
| CAPITAL LETTERS PLEASE | Could All Participants Integrate Their Acronym Lettering. Let's Explain That This Eases Reading. Some People Leave Expansions Abyssmally Sloppily Executed! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Edwin didn't capitalise the initials in his expansion. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| CAPITOL | Congested Area Politicians Inhabit To Oversee Legislation |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Politics Places:Buildings |
| CAPRICORN | Can A Prediction Really Indicate Close Ones' Romantic Notions? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Astrology |
| CAPS LOCK | Creating Acronyms? Please See Listed Obligations - Charter's Known |
Tony McCoy O'Grady and Angela Brett, because of the rule in THE ACRONYMISTS' CHARTER saying that IF YOU PUT A WORD IN CAPS YOU MUST ACRONYMISE IT. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| CAPULET | Cantankerous And Proud - Ultimately Learns Eternal Truth |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Romeo and Juliet |
| CARAMEL | Chewy And Relatively Aromatic - Mine's Especially Lovely |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Confectionery |
| CARBON | Constituent All Real Breathing Organisms Need |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| CARBON SINK | Can Arboretums Really Balance One Nation's Soaring Industrial Noxiousness? Kooky! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Environment |
| CARDINAL WOLSEY | Catholic - Asks Rome's Delay In Nullity. Anne's Lutheran Ways Offend, Leaves Strong Evidence, Yes? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's King Henry VIII Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King Henry VIII |
| CARING | 'Concern' - A Requirement In Nurses Globally |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Personality Traits Science:Biology:Healthcare:Healthcare Occupations |
| CARNIVAL (2) | Consume All Rich Nosh In Vernally Attuned Lunacy |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Carnival comes from carnem + levare: to put away meat, which was done at Lent) Food & Drink Time:Special Occasions:Easter |
| CAROLINE | Created A Radio Offshore, Living In Nautical Environment |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to Radio Caroline, a 1960s pirate radio station based off the coast of England and the forerunner of modern rock stations Entertainment:Music Communication |
| CARPOOL | Can Assist Reducing Pollution On Our Lives |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| CARROT | Chewing A Root? Remarkable Optical Talents! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Carrots' reputation for improving one's eyesight springs, I believe, from propaganda the British put out in the 2nd World War to keep radar a secret from the Germans) Food & Drink |
| CARS | Carriages Are Roadworthy, Sometimes |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| CARTS | Clydesdales Are Really Tough Species |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| CAS | Computer Aided Sleuthing |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after much conversation about his sleuthing around one of Angela's stacks. Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| CASABLANCA | Can American Smoothie Assist Brave Lover Against Nazism's Callous Agents? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Movies |
| CASCADE | Cataract As Stream 'Collapses' And Drenches Everything |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who can't think of a C word which describes what a waterfall does, but is quite happy with 'collapses' Places:Waterways |
| CASH (4) | Change A Shopper Hoards |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce:Money |
| CASSIO | Conspiracy Abounds - Soldier's Steadfast Innocence Outlasts |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Othello Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Othello |
| CASTLE | Companions Are Secure, They Lockout Enemy |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Politics:Royalty Places:Buildings |
| CAT (2) | Conceited And Temperamental |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals |
| CAT (5) | Cuddly And Treasurable |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals |
| CATERWAUL | Consternation And Torture/Torment Ensues Regularly When Awful Ululations Linger |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns:Noises |
| CATH | Common Abbreviation. Though Horrid |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who prefers Cathy, or Kate. Names:First names:Female |
| CATHERINE | Cunning And Thoroughly Horrid & Evil - Russia's Infamous Nightmare Empress |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Famous people:Politicians Names:First names:Female History |
| CATHY | Crafty Anagram To Her Yacht |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Words & Wordplay Names:First names:Female |
| CAT IN THE HAT | Children Are Taught In Nursery - Through Hearing Educational & Happy Anthropomorphic Tale |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Book Titles |
| CAT SCAN | Canine Attempt To Sniff & Calculate Adversary's Nearness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals |
| CBD | Congested Buildings Downtown |
It actually means Central Business District, but when Angela mentioned it Tony McCoy O'Grady didn't know this, so thought of his own ideas. Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| CD BURNER | Cannot Digest Bits Used Recording Next Electronic Retake |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Do Not Eat |
| CEASE | Cry 'End Abuse' - Support Education |
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 |
| CELEBI | Celebrity Evidently Loves Every Body, Inclusively |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who doesn't know what "celebi" is, or means, but sees a possiblity in the idea of "celebrity bi-sexual" having a word all it's own. (Celebi was an unsuccessful search term featured on http://acronyms.co.nz/cgi-bin/searches, and is actually a Pokemon) People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| CELIA | Companion's Exile Leads Into Amour |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's As You Like It Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:As You Like It |
| CELTIC | Certain Exceedingly Lovable, Truly Irish Characters |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races |
| CELTS | Central Europeans Louts That Settled! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races |
| CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC | Completely Enclosed Nation That Really Achieved Little After France Relinquished It's Control Around Nineteensixty. Republic Eventually - People Unseated Bokassa's Lot In Coup. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| CERIMON | Curious Ephesian Reviver Is Mighty Old Necromancer |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Pericles Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Pericles |
| CERIUM | Chemical Element Resident In Umpteen Minerals. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| CESIUM | Clock Element. Standard In Universal Measurement. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| CESSPIT | Cloacal Enclosure Some Suffering Person Is Tending |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places |
| CHAD | Climate's Hot And Desertlike. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| CHALET | Cabin - High Alpine - Looks Excessively 'Touristy' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Buildings |
| CHANGE | Coinage - How A Note Gets Exchanged |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce:Money |
| CHARIOTS OF FIRE | Complete Hogwash As Rivals In Olympic Trials Successfully Oppose Fierce Forces In Running Events. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Movies |
| CHARISMA | Charlatan Has A Roguish Innocence, Seducing Moronic Audience |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - TV preachers are often described as 'Charismatic'. Religion People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| CHARLIE | Can Help Acronyms.co.nz Reach Largest Inventory Ever! |
Angela Brett and Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Acronymists |
| CHARLIE (2) | Chancer Has A Remotely Located Island, Exclusively |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (An Irish politician - Charles Haughey - owns an entire island off the coast of Ireland, how he financed the purchase has never been satisfactorily Explained) Names:Famous people:Politicians |
| CHARLIE (3) | Chap Has Acronym Related / Linked Illness, Evidently |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Acronymists |
| CHARMIAN | Charming, Happy And Respectful Monument Is A Necropolis |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Antony and Cleopatra |
| CHATTER BOX | Can't Hold Active Tongue That Eternally Restless - Blathering On Xtensively |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication:Talking |
| CHEATER | 'Champion' Has Evidently Altered The Examination Results |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| CHEERS | Convivial Host Enjoys Everybodyís Rousing Salutation |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication |
| CHEF | Creates Heavenly Exciting Feasts |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Chefs |
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