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| DOCTORS | Dozens Of Competent Technicians Offer Remedial Skills |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Healthcare Occupations Science:Biology:Healthcare:Healthcare Occupations |
| DODGE | Ducking, Or Diving, Guarantees Evasion |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs Assorted Verbs |
| DOGGY | Doberman's Obviously Gonna Get You |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals Science:Biology:Animals |
| DOG TIRED | Drowsy, Or Getting Tetchy, I'd Rather Experience Dormancy |
Tony McCanine O'Grady Assorted Adjectives Assorted Adjectives |
| DOH! | Dimwitted Oafish Hick |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words |
| DOMAIN NAME | Dotcom Operation Means Acquiring Internet Name Nobody's Already Made Exclusive |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Internet Computers:Internet |
| DOMINIC | Dirty Old Man Is Needing Intense Cleaning |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:First names:Male Names:First names:Male |
| DOMINICA | Densely Overgrown Moist Island, Nevertheless Its Chiefly Agricultural. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries Places:Countries |
| DONGLE (4) | Devoid Of Nutriments - Generally Lacks Edibility |
Tony Computers:Do Not Eat Computers:Do Not Eat |
| 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 |
| DO NOT YELL | Dearest One, No-One Thinks You Endearing, Less Loud! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Advice People & Relationships:Advice Communication Communication |
| 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 |
| DON'T BE RUDE | Deeply Obnoxious Nasty Thoughts. Begin Eschewing Rather Undue Dirty Expressions |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Advice People & Relationships:Advice |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| DOORS | Decently Organized Operating & Running Systems! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who asks "Why use windoze when you can use doors?" Computers Computers |
| DORK | Definitely One Renowned Klutz |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Insults People & Relationships:Insults |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| DOTES | Daydreams Over Those Enchanting Smiles |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs Assorted Verbs |
| 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 |
| DOWSING (2) | Divination Of Water Source Is Non-Geophysical. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science Science |
| DRAFT | Deserters Resisted Armed Forces Training |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military Military |
| 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 |
| DRAWBRIDGE | Defeats Raiding Assailants When, By Retracting It, Defenders Generally Escape |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places Places |
| DRAWING | Depicting Realistically A World Indicates Natural Genius |
Tony VanGogh O'Grady Art & Literature Art & Literature |
| DROLL | Deadpan Response Of Little Lightheartedness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives Assorted Adjectives |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| DRUG ADDICT | Dangerous Reactions, Undergoing Gruesome Agonising Delirium - Doing It 'Cold Turkey' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to NO STRINGS ATTACHED (Strung Out) Drugs Drugs |
| DRUG LORD | Demented Rotten Urban Gangster - Low On Reasoned Debate |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, creating yet another supervillain. MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains Drugs Drugs |
| DRUM (2) | Damned Rowdy & Un-Musical! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music:Instruments Entertainment:Music:Instruments |
| DRUNK | Disgustingly, Rottenly Unconscious - Non Kinetic |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Drugs Drugs |
| DSL (5) | Domineer Suburban Lads |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, as an alternate expansion of the more common District Scout Leader. Re-expansions of existing acronyms Re-expansions of existing acronyms Sports & Recreation:Scouts Sports & Recreation:Scouts |
| DUCK | Dive Under Cover, Kid |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs Assorted Verbs |
| DUKE | Disappointingly Underemployed King's Elite |
Angela Brett, after Tony mentioned something about DUKEs and URLs. Politics:Royalty Politics:Royalty |
| DUKE OF YORK | Detests Usurper - Keeping Eye On Fealty You Obey Reigning King |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Richard II Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Richard II Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Richard II |
| DUKE VINCENTIO | Deludes Unruly Knave & Errant Viennese (Immorality Needs Controlling) Eventually Nobleman Tries Interesting Overture |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Measure for Measure Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Measure for Measure Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Measure for Measure |
| DUMP | Disgusting, Unwholesome, Mucky Poop |
Patricia Rix, telling Tony that LADIES don't leave a dump. Assorted Nouns Assorted Nouns |
| DUNCAN | Death Unleashes Nemesis, Conspiracy And Nastiness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Macbeth Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Macbeth Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Macbeth |
| DUNDEE | Does Unusual 'Nyms, Delightfully Entertaining Expansions |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Acronymists Names:Acronymists |
| DUNTISH | Don't Undertake Numeracy Tests If Severely Hungover |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Duntish is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as being, 'Mentally incapacitated by severe hangover.') Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic Words & Wordplay:Liffs Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| DUSTAN DOWSING | Deeply Unstable, Suspicious Type. A Nefarious Detective Obviously Would Suspect Indecent Naked Games |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, probably because Angela's (now ex-)boyfriend Dustan (reluctantly) owns a PC. Names:Acronymists Names:Acronymists |
| DYLAN THOMAS | Drunk! Yet Lyrical Author's Narrative Tale Holds Our Minds - And Suggests! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Writers Art & Literature:Writers |
| DYNAMO | Doth Yield New And Much Output |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Electronics Science:Electronics |
| DYNE | Do You Need Energy? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Mathematics:Measurement Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
| DYSLEXIA | Do You See Letters Extremely Xenotime In Appearance |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| DYSPROSIUM | Do You Suppose People Realise Our Sillinesses Indicate Unsound Minds? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Science:Chemistry:Elements Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| DZIGGETAI | Deceives Zoologists, Is Generally Graded 'Equus', Though Ass Indubitably |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals Science:Biology:Animals |
| DZOMOS | Domestic Zoological Oddity - Milk Offers Sustenance |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, as an extension of Angela's DZO. Science:Biology:Animals Science:Biology:Animals |
| DZOS | Does Zigzags Over Slopes |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals Science:Biology:Animals |
| EACH | Expressly 'All', Considered Holistically |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Words & Wordplay Words & Wordplay |
| EAGLE | Enjoy A Great Lofty Eyrie |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals:Birds Science:Biology:Animals:Birds |
| EARTH | Executes Annual Revolution Through Heavens |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Astronomy:Planets Science:Astronomy:Planets |
| EARTHQUAKE | Eschew All Reprehensible Temporal Habits, Quell Uncertainty And Kneel, Everybody! |
Tony Religion:Men's Ministry Religion:Men's Ministry |
| EAST | Evidently A Sunrise Thing |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Positions & Directions Places:Positions & Directions |
| EASTER | Eggs Are Symbols That Evoke Regeneration |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Special Occasions:Easter Time:Special Occasions:Easter |
| EASTER EGGS | Enjoying A Season That Expresses Rebirth, Everybody Greedily Guzzles Some |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Special Occasions:Easter Time:Special Occasions:Easter Food & Drink:Confectionery Food & Drink:Confectionery |
| EAST OF EDEN | Earliest Among Short Trilogy Of Films Exposed Dean's Emergent Neurosis. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Movies Entertainment:Movies |
| EASY RIDER | Epic American Showing Youth Rolling Into Drug Experimentation & Rock |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Movies Entertainment:Movies |
| EAT MY SHORTS | Educational Authorities Treat Male Youth Scandalously - He Openly Replies 'Trouser Salad'! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Phrases Assorted Phrases Education Education Household Objects:Clothing Household Objects:Clothing Entertainment:TV shows:The Simpsons Entertainment:TV shows:The Simpsons |
| EAT OUT | Enjoy A Treat Occasionally, Untried Trattoria? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink Food & Drink |
| EAU (2) | Everywhere's Awash & Undulatory |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns Assorted Nouns Science:Linguistics:French Words Science:Linguistics:French Words |
| EBENEZER SCROOGE | Extremely Benevolent? - Eh... Not Exactly! Zestful Emotional Response Saved Christmas, Result Of Odd Ghostly Experiences |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Fictional Characters Art & Literature:Fictional Characters |
| ECHO (2) | Everyone Can Hear One |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns:Noises Assorted Nouns:Noises |
| ECSTASY | Extremely Challanging Sexual Technique Always Satisfies You |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Emotions People & Relationships:Emotions |
| ECUADOR | Equatorial Country Up Andes Densely Overgrown Rainforest. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries Places:Countries |
| EDGAR | Edmund's Death Generates A Revelation |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's (The Tragedy of) King Lear Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:(The Tragedy Of) King Lear Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:(The Tragedy Of) King Lear |
| EDMUND | Exceptionally 'Dark' - Morally Uncertain - No Dimwit |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's (The Tragedy of) King Lear Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:(The Tragedy Of) King Lear Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:(The Tragedy Of) King Lear |
| EDUCATE | Everyone Duly Undergoes Curricularly Arranged Teaching Experience |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education Education |
| EDUCATION | Everybody Deserves University Courses & Access To Institutions Of Nowledge. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education Education |
| EDUCATIONAL (2) | Extremely Didactic Undertaking - Colleges And Teachers Indoctrinated Our Nation At Length |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education Education |
| EDWARD & RICHARD | Early Delivered Words Augur Ruin... Dead Relatives Inspired Chill, However Active Relative's Deceitful |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Richard III Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Richard III Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Richard III |
| EDWIN (2) | Erratically Develops Wonderful, Interesting 'Nyms |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Acronymists Names:Acronymists |
| EDWIN (3) | Eat Dinner With Instant Noodles |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:You Are What You Eat Names:You Are What You Eat |
| EDWIN HERMANN (4) | Evident Delay With Instalment - Not Having Expendable 'Readies' Means Acronymsite Now Nonfunctional |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, thinking that Edwin not paying his webhosting bill on time might be the cause of the outage of the Acronyms forums. Names:Acronymists Names:Acronymists Communication:Acronyms Forums Communication:Acronyms Forums |
| EGGNOG | Every Glass Gives Nuance Of Grog |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - Many recipes for eggnog contain varying amounts of alcohol, some have very little. Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
| EGGSHELL | Endless Gastric Gripes - Someone Has Evidently Lapped Litres |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see GLOSS) Food & Drink:Home(-cooked) Improvement:Paint Food & Drink:Home(-cooked) Improvement:Paint |
| EGGSHELL (2) | Even Glutton Gets Satisfied - Having Eaten Liquid Lunch |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, to balance EGGSHELL Food & Drink:Home(-cooked) Improvement:Paint Food & Drink:Home(-cooked) Improvement:Paint |
| EGYPT | Eventually Got Your Pyramids Triangulated |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries Places:Countries |
| EI+EI+O | Explain It + Expand It + Observe |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, wondering why the (imaginary and irrational) rule saying that IF YOU PUT A WORD IN CAPS YOU MUST ACRONYMISE IT is rule ei+ei+0 of the Acronymists' Charter. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| EINSTEINIUM | Excluded In Nature, Since Thermonuclear Explosions It's Now Introduced Unto Mankind. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| ELDERLY | Enduring Life's Duresses - Every Relation Loves You |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Age Time:Age |
| ELEPHANT | Extremely Large, Extremely Ponderous, Has A Nice Trunk |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals Science:Biology:Animals |
| ELF | Energetic Little Fellow |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Mythical Creatures Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Mythical Creatures |
| EL SALVADOR | Exceedingly Lawless - Spain Acceded Liberation, Vicious Activities Destroyed Ollie & Regan. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries Places:Countries |
| ELVIS PRESLEY | Eternally "Las Vegas" In Showmanship, Performed/ Recorded Enduring Songs - Lives Eternally, Yes? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music:Artists Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| ELVIS PRESLEY (2) | Entertainer's Lovely Voice Is Stilled, Perhaps Recalling Extra Sexy Legmovements Entertains You |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music:Artists Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| EMACS | Educational Machinery And Classroom Software |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| Emitting Messages Along Internet "Lines" |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Internet Computers:Internet | |
| EMILIA | Evil Males' Intriguing Loathed In Abundance |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Othello Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Othello Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Othello |
| EMILIA (2) | Every Man Is Lost In Admiration |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's (and/or John Fletcher's) The Two Noble Kinsmen Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Two Noble Kinsmen Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Two Noble Kinsmen |
| EMILY | Exceptional Maid Is Lusciously Youthful |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:First names:Female Names:First names:Female |
| EMOTICON (2) | Eyes, Mouth Or Teeth - It's Copied Over Network |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Internet Computers:Internet |
| EMOTICON (3) | Ever More Obtuse - These Indicators Convey Overt Nonseriousness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, saying: .....there are emoticons for emotions I've neither heard of, nor experienced! %^&/> Computers:Internet Computers:Internet |
| EMOTICONS | Each Message On The Internet Contains Our Nonsensical Shapes |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Internet Computers:Internet |
| EMPLOYMENT | Expenses Much Padded? Look Out - Your Monthly Emolument Needs Tackling |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:The Workforce People & Relationships:The Workforce |
| EMULSION | Each Meal Using Liquid Suspension Isn't Overly Nutritious |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see GLOSS) Food & Drink:Home(-cooked) Improvement:Paint Food & Drink:Home(-cooked) Improvement:Paint |
| EMULSION (2) | Evening Meal's Unusually Luscious - Stir It Often, Naturally |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, to balance EMULSION Food & Drink:Home(-cooked) Improvement:Paint Food & Drink:Home(-cooked) Improvement:Paint |
| ENABLER | Ever Noticed Addiction, But Let Everything Remain? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Drugs Drugs People & Relationships People & Relationships |
| ENAMEL | Expect No Appetising Meals Eating Lacquer |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see GLOSS) Food & Drink:Home(-cooked) Improvement:Paint Food & Drink:Home(-cooked) Improvement:Paint |
| ENAMEL (2) | Everyone Needs A Meal - Eat Liberally |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, to balance ENAMEL Food & Drink:Home(-cooked) Improvement:Paint Food & Drink:Home(-cooked) Improvement:Paint |
| ENDEARMENT | Everyone Needs Devotion Expressed Aloud. Romantic Men Emote Needful Twitterings |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Emotions People & Relationships:Emotions |
| END-TO-END | Extremeties Neatly Dovetailed Together, One Ensures Neat 'Dressing' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Phrases Assorted Phrases |
| ENEMY AT THE GATES | Enemies Never Ending - Military Youth Accurately Targets Those He Executes: German Army That Encircles Stalingrad |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Movies Entertainment:Movies |
| ENGINEERING | Edifices Need Great Ingenuity Nowadays. Elegant Erections Require Innate Native Genius |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science Science Places:Buildings Places:Buildings |
| ENGLAND | Europeans? Not Generally, Louts Arouse National Dislike |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries Places:Countries |
| ENGLISH (2) | Essential Near-Global Language Is Superior, Honestly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Linguistics Science:Linguistics |
| ENGLISH (3) | Email's Now Global - Language Is Surely Hegemonic! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Linguistics Science:Linguistics Computers:Internet Computers:Internet |
| ENGLISH (4) | Each New Generation's Learning Involves Shakeapeare's Heritage |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays Science:Linguistics Science:Linguistics |
| ENGLISH (7) | Everybody Needs Global Language - It Solves Hassles |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Linguistics Science:Linguistics |
| ENHANCE | Experts Now Have Added Newly Coloured Elements |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs Assorted Verbs |
| ENID BLYTON | Every Nursery Is Delighted - Babies Love Your Tales Of Noddy |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Writers Art & Literature:Writers |
| EPHEMERAL | Everything Passes Hurriedly, Especially Mayflies - Earth's Rotation's A Lifetime. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology Science:Biology |
| EPICENTER | Expanding Peacefully Into Community, Engaging Neighbours To Enrich Religiouslife |
Tony Religion:Men's Ministry Religion:Men's Ministry |
| EPIMEDIUM | Enhances Potency In Males - Extends 'Duration' In Underperforming Men |
Tony Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs |
| EPIPHANY | External Presentation - It Possibly Happened Around New Year |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - The Christian celebration of "The Epiphany" recalls the visit of 'The Magi' to the new-born Saviour - His first presentaiton to non-Jewish people, it is celebrated on January 6th Religion Religion Time:Special Occasions Time:Special Occasions |
| EPISTLE | Everyday Post Is Slow! This Letter's Electronic. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Internet Computers:Internet |
| EPSOM SALT (2) | Extremities Painful? Soaking Of Members Slowly Allays Lingering Tension |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry Science:Chemistry Drugs Drugs |
| ERIC | Exact Retribution In Coinage |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Crossworders will know that an 'eric' was a fine payable by a murderer to the family of the victim) People & Relationships:Law & Order People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| ERIC (2) | Expansions Result In Chuckles |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Acronymists Names:Acronymists |
| ERIC (3) | Eats Ripple Ice-Cream |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:You Are What You Eat Names:You Are What You Eat |
| ERNEST HEMINGWAY | Espousing Rugged Nature (Eventually Suicided Though) He Epitomised Manliness In Novelists, Generally Wrote About Yanks |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Writers Art & Literature:Writers |
| ERNIE | Everybody Regularly Needs Income Enhancement |
Tony McCoy O'Grady. - ERNIE is the name of the computer which picks (picked?) winning Prize Bonds in the UK. it stood for Electronic Random Number Indicator Equipment Re-expansions of existing acronyms Re-expansions of existing acronyms Commerce:Money Commerce:Money |
| ESCOFFIER | Especially Successful Chef Offered French Food In European Restaurants |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Chefs Food & Drink:Chefs |
| ESPN (4) | Energetic Sports Played Nastily |
Tony (see ESPN) Sports & Recreation:Florida State Seminoles Sports & Recreation:Florida State Seminoles |
| ESPN (5) | Expect Some Personal Naughtiness |
Tony (see ESPN) Sports & Recreation:Florida State Seminoles Sports & Recreation:Florida State Seminoles |
| ESTHER | Evidently She Treated Her Existence Religiously |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Bible books Religion:Bible books |
| ESTONIA | Eventually Soviets Thrown Out, National Independence Attained. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries Places:Countries |
| ETHIOPIA | Enduring The Heat Is Onerous, Poverty Is Apparent. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries Places:Countries |
| EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY | Exalted University Researchers Orgainsed Project Emulating American (NASA) Space Programme - Albeit Cannot Expend Asmuch Gelt Each New Calendar Year |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Astronomy Science:Astronomy |
| EVANGELIST | Expounds (Vehemently) A New Gospel, Explaining Life In Sacred Terms |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Religious Occupations Religion:Religious Occupations |
| EVERY WORD IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE (2) | Extremely Valiant Effort - Regularly You Work On Reliable Dictionary; Incredibly, No Thesaurus Has Every Existing Nuance! Go Looking In Sundry Hackneyed Lexicons And Now Generate Universal Acronyms & Great Expansions |
Tony McCoy O'Grady and Patricia Rix Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| EVOLVED | Evolving View On Life Verily Excited Darwin |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology Science:Biology |
| EXCALIBUR | Eminent Xemplary Claymore, Arthur Lifted It, But Ultimately Returned |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Arthurian Legend Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Arthurian Legend |
| FA | Falsetto's Aria |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music Entertainment:Music |
| FA (2) | Frolicking Americans |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the abbreviation for Florida. Re-expansions of existing acronyms Re-expansions of existing acronyms Places:States & Regions Places:States & Regions |
| FAB | Fantastic And Brilliant |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives Assorted Adjectives |
| FAB (2) | Faintly Absurd & Backdated |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives Assorted Adjectives |
| FABRIC | Fashion Artists Become Rich 'In' Clothing |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing Household Objects:Clothing Household Objects:Threads & Fabric Household Objects:Threads & Fabric |
| FABRIC (4) | Fibre's A Basic Requirement? I'm Confused |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Threads & Fabric:Edible(?) Household Objects:Threads & Fabric:Edible(?) |
| FACADES | Frontal Aspects Create A Desirable & Esteemed Streetscape |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Buildings Places:Buildings |
| FAILS | 'Flocci...' Acronym Is Laudable Subject! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, responding to Jeff's THEORY with 'As I am not my own son, this idea - like many things - works fine in theory but fails in practice.' Jeff had promised to acronymise floccinaucinihilipilification if his THEORY were correct. Communication:Acronyms Forums Communication:Acronyms Forums |
| FAILURE | Feeding Acronymic Irishman's Large, Unusually Robust Ego |
Patricia Rix, when Tony said 'When it comes to acronyms, I don't acknowledge this as a word' after challenged to acronymise failure when someone searched for it on the website. Patricia said he was asking to be TAKEN DOWN A PEG and then produced this acronym. Communication:Acronyms Forums Communication:Acronyms Forums |
| FAITH | Feeling As If There's Heaven |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion Religion Names:First names:Female Names:First names:Female |
| FAKE | Forgeries Are Kinda Expensive |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Law & Order People & Relationships:Law & Order |
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