A Pertinent Re-interpretation Of Normality Yielding More Sense
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| ADOBE | American Desert-Originated-Brick Edifice |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Buildings |
| ADOLF HITLER | Austria's Demented Ogre Looked For Heaven, Instead Totally Lost Euthenical Reich. |
Rico Leffanta Names:Famous people:Politicians |
| ADOPTED | Angel Dancing On Pin Turning Either Direction |
Rico Leffanta, referring to that very Catholic question: "How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?" If you are adopted (and are, one presumes, angelic) you must dance according to the direction of your new parents - whatever direction that may be, or fall from the only thing stable in your life... Religion People & Relationships:Family |
| ADRIANA | Annoyance Deepens Regarding Identities - Anger Narrowly Averted |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Comedy Of Errors |
| ADS | Anticompetitiveness Doesn't Sell |
ADS = Active Directory Service (Microsoft) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers |
| ADULTERY | Adults Doing Unlawful, Lustful Things - Exploring Repressed Yearnings |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| ADULTERY (2) | Absolute Denial, Undermining Love Trust, Explicit Reprehensible Yarns |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| ADVENTURE | A Dastardly Villain Enters Niceguy Territory - Usually Really Exciting! |
Angela Brett, while pondering the ADVENTUREs of MacGirl and KEYBOARD. MacGirl & KeyBoard |
| ADVICE | Avoid Dreadful Violence In Caring Environment |
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:Advice People & Relationships:Abuse |
| AERATE ME | An Explanation Required As This Eludes Me, Elucidate! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, wondering about the meaning of 'coolies.' Assorted Phrases |
| AFAIK | Accept Free Advice, I'm Knowledgeable!!! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (AFAIK usually stands for 'As Far As I Know') Re-expansions of existing acronyms:Conversational |
| A FAST | All Feasts Are Stopped Today |
Jan Morgan - see FASTING Religion Food & Drink |
| AFFCOT | A Frightful Fart Cuts Off Talking. |
Angela Brett (Affcot is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as being, 'The sort of fart you hope people will talk after.') Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| AFGHANISTAN (2) | Already-Forgotten Guerrillas Happy As New Invasion Supersedes Taliban As News |
Chris Kjelgaard Places:Countries |
| AFGHANISTAN (3) | Armed Fundamentalists Generate Havoc As Naive Infidels See Taliban Again Nascent |
Chris Kjelgaard Places:Countries |
| AFGHANISTAN (4) | American Forces Get Hurt As, Newly, Insurgents Start Terrorism Against Nation |
Chris Kjelgaard Places:Countries |
| AFGHANISTAN (5) | Armed Fundamentalist Groups Harassed After Noisily Insisting Supremacy, Terrorizing American Nation |
Chris Kjelgaard Places:Countries |
| AFGHANISTAN (6) | After Fighting, Grievously Harmed Asian Nation Impotently Struggles, Torn Apart Nightly |
Chris Kjelgaard Places:Countries |
| AFRAID | Anxious For Reassurance, And In Distress |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Emotions |
| AFRAID (2) | Anxious For Reassurance About Imminent Danger |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Emotions |
| AFRICAN AMERICAN | A Famous Race (It Came Across North Atlantic) Many Enduring Rigours / Intense Cruelty And Nastiness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races |
| AFTERSHOCK | A Fellowship To Explain Redemption & Share Happiness Of Christian Knowledge |
Tony Religion:Men's Ministry |
| AGAINST THE GRAIN | All Genetic Alterations In Natural Seeds Taint The Horticultural Environment. God's Rapeseeds Adequately Impart Nourishment. |
Angela Brett, considering a possible name for an anti-GE organisation. Science:Biology Politics Science:Environment |
| AGAMEMNON | A Greek Aggressor Making Empty (Mainly Noble Oratory) Noises |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Troilus and Cressida |
| AGE | Annually Gets Elevated |
Angela Brett Time:Age |
| AGES | Aeons, Generations, Epochs & Such? |
Angela Brett, after Edwin mentioned on the forums that he hadn't submitted an acronym for AGES and should be punished. I figured I'd better submit an acronym for AGES before anyone punished me! Time |
| AGES (2) | Approaching Geriatricity Every Second! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time |
| AGES (3) | A Geriatric's Emailing Session! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after returning from a trip and finding that the backlog of emails took ages to download. Time |
| AGES (4) | A Game (Ensemble Series) |
Jeff Anonymous, in reference to the "Age of Empires" series by Ensemble Studios, published by Microsoft (but available for Mac) and also as a response to the thread in the Acronyms forums which produced AGES. Computers:Games |
| AGITATE | Always Get In The Action To Excite |
Rico Leffanta Assorted Verbs |
| AGNOSTIC | A God's Not Observable, So Truth Isn't Certain |
Angela Brett Religion |
| AGNOSTIC (2) | As God's Not Obviously Shown, This Individual's Cynical |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion |
| AGONY | Affair Going On Near You |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Emotions |
| AHA | Aaah, He's Admitted! |
Angela Brett, when Tony finally admitted to being the mysterious acronymaniac known as TRICKERTREAT. Communication:Acronyms Forums:Mystery Posters |
| AHMED IBN YUSUF | Arab-Hatched Mathematician, Expanded & Discussed Important Book. Nodoubt, Yusuf's Usual Studies Used Fractions. |
Angela Brett (Ahmed ibn Yusuf wrote on ratio and proportion, and expanded on/discussed book 5 of Euclid's 'Elements') Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians |
| AID | Annual Income Decrement |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Tax Assessment. Commerce:Money |
| AIDAN | An Individual, Dandy Adult, Newlywed |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Male |
| AIMEE | Affectionate Is Meaning, Entreating European |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| AIR | Allows Instant Resuscitation. |
Roger Williams Science:Chemistry Science:Biology |
| AIR (2) | Almost Infuriating Redhat |
Sean Lamb (Air was the codename for Mandrake Linux 7.0) Computers:Linux Names:Code Names:Linux |
| AIR (3) | Animals Inhale Regularly |
Angela Brett Science:Chemistry Science:Biology |
| AIR (4) | Aids In Respiration |
Angela Brett Science:Chemistry Science:Biology |
| AIR FORCE | Armed Individuals Regularly Fly On Reconnaissance (Covert) Exercises |
Top-Gun McCoy O'Grady Military |
| AIRLINES | Aviation Industry Regularly Leaves Individuals Needing Extra Space |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| AIRPLANE | Aerial Innovation Rising Perpendicular, Lifts Achieving Necessary Elevation |
Jan Morgan Transport |
| AIRPORT | Abounding In Runways, Plenty Of Recreational Travellers |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places |
| AIRPORT (2) | Alimentary Intake's Restricted, Proffer One Roxio Toast! |
Tony Computers:Do Not Eat |
| A IS FOR APPLE | Another Instructive Sentence Forming Opinions Regarding Alphabetic Pedagogy... Please Learn Earnestly. |
Angela Brett Assorted Phrases |
| ALABAMA | A Large Aeronautics, Based At Madison Area |
Jan Morgan - Madison County, Alabama, is where Huntsville is located and Huntsville has an aeronautics space camp for kids. Places:States & Regions |
| ALABAMA (2) | Americas Largest Active Battleship Alabama, Mobile Area |
Jan Morgan - Can Be toured here it saw action in WWII and was the largest ever built Military Transport Places:States & Regions |
| ALADDIN | Adding Lavish Animation, Disney Does It Now |
Sean Lamb Entertainment:Movies Art & Literature:Fictional Characters |
| ALAN | A Leader, Able Navigator |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Male |
| ALAN GUTH | Attended Lecture About 'Negative' Gravity -- Universe Triggered How? |
Angela Brett, after attending Guth's colloquium 'From Special Relativity to Cosmic Inflation' -- for more information, or to download the video, visit http://agenda.cern.ch/fullAgenda.php?ida=a054002 Names:Famous people Science:Physics |
| ALAN GUTH (2) | Astrophysicists Love A New Grand Unified Theory Hypothesis |
Angela Brett -- ALAN GUTH may be the expert on rapid expansion in cosmological terms, but an astrophysicist wth the letters GUT in his name is just asking for rapid expansion of a different kind. Perhaps the N word should be changed to 'Nice' or 'Neat' since I'm sure not all GUTs are welcomed, but 'New' flows better. Names:Famous people Science:Physics |
| ALAN TURING | At Large Across Net Terminals Unlawfully. Really Is No Good |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, hypothesing about Turing's descendants becoming supercriminals. MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains:When good scientists go bad |
| ALARM | A Loud Appliance Ringing Madly |
Edwin Hermann People & Relationships:Law & Order Science:Electronics Assorted Nouns:Noises |
| ALAS! | Advantage Lost! Abashed! Surprise! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Main |
| ALASKA | A Lotta Arctic Snow - Keep Away! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:States & Regions |
| ALASKA (2) | Arctic Lair Afforded Seals; Kodiaks Also |
Patricia Rix Places:States & Regions |
| ALASKA (3) | Audacious Lawlessness Allowed Spurious Klondike Acquisitions |
Roger Williams Places:States & Regions History |
| ALASKA (4) | A Large Arctic Sledding, Klondike Area |
Jan Morgan Places:States & Regions |
| ALBANIA | Although Lying Beside Adriatic, Normally It's Alpine. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| ALBANY | A Loyal Briton And Not 'Yellow' |
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 |
| AL'BATTANI | Albategnius' Liber Bore Astronomical Tables, Trigonometric Advances & Newer Information. |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians |
| ALBERT EINSTEIN | A Less-Bearded Enigmatic Researcher Tells Everyone In Natural Science That Everything's Interrelated Naturally |
Sean Lamb Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians |
| ALBERT KLAGES | Another Link Between Epochs - Relays Tale Knowing Little About Game's Eventual Signification |
Angela Brett, referring to the character in 'The Solitaire Mystery' by Jostein Gaarder Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:The Solitaire Mystery |
| ALBUS DUMBLEDORE | A Leading Bigwig Unusual Sorcerer Does Unbelievable Magic, Believes Love Endures Dangerous Offensive Recidivist. Educator |
Jan Morgan -- Harry Potter character Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:Harry Potter |
| ALBUS PERCIVAL WULFRIC BRIAN DUMBLEDORE | A Learned Brit, Uses Sorcery Prodigiously. Evil Rebels Create Insurgencies, Valiantly Albus Leads Wizards, Undermining Lord's Forces. Recently Incriminated, Came Back Righteous. Ingeniously Annihilated Nemesis' Defenses (Uncompletely). Made, By Loathsome Educator, Deceased. Oh Rowling’s Enormity! |
Robert Anonymous - Of the fifty or so apronyms I've done, this one is my favorite. Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:Harry Potter |
| ALCHEMY | Activate Libido, Carefully Hone Every Mettle Yourself. |
Rico Leffanta Science:Chemistry |
| ALCIBIADES | A Loyal Comrade Indeed - Battles Into Athens, Despatches Enfeebled Senators |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Timon of Athens Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Timon of Athens |
| ALCOHOL | A Little Consumption Often Helps Open Legs |
Rico Leffanta Drugs |
| AL COHOLIC | A Lager Can Often Have Overwhelming / Lasting Irreversible Consequences |
Three more, please, Barman! Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic Names:Prank Calls |
| ALCOHOLIC | Absolutely Legless, Cannot - Obviously - Handle One's Liquor In Comfort. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady... describing KEYBOARD. Drugs |
| ALCOHOLIC (2) | Apple Lovers Can Only Have One Liquor... It's Cider! |
Angela Brett Computers:Macintosh & Newton Drugs |
| ALDEBARAN | Across Lightyear Distances, Earthbound Beams Are Received At Night |
Tony McCoy O'Grady. (Taurus, the Bull, is a zodiacal constellation that contains the orange-hued star Aldebaran, the 13th brightest star in the sky and 45 times larger than the Sun.) Science:Astronomy |
| ALEX | Able Lad Engages Xylophone |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Male |
| ALEXANDER | Able Lad Engages Xrays At New Domain, Enters Rear |
Jan Morgan -- Alexander has a new job in the xray area at the rear entrance of the building Names:First names:Male |
| ALEXANDRA | Able Lass Enjoys Xylophone, And Needs Direction, Rhythm's Aim |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| ALEXANDRIA | Able Lass Enjoys Xylophone, And Needs Direction, Rhythm Is Aim |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| ALEXIS | Able Lass Engages Xylophone, Is Successful |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| ALFALFA | A Little For Arthritis - Limbs Freely Active |
Tony Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs |
| ALFALFA (2) | A Little For Appetite, Lots For Anaemia/Autoimmunotoxicity |
Angela Brett -- Appetite is just one of the many A-words on the all-encompassing lists of what alfalfa might possibly improve. Apparently there is one documented case of alfalfa overdose which resulted in mild anaemia and leucopenia. Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs |
| ALFA ROMEO | A Lavish & Flashy Automobile - Result Of Much Engineering Originality |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| ALFA ROMEO (2) | Artistic Lines. Fangio Approved - Raced Often. Models Endearingly Ogled. |
Eric Bridgstock Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| ALFRED | A Low Fat Recipe Ensures Delight |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:You Are What You Eat |
| ALGEBRA (2) | Abstract Logic Governs Everything - Broad-Ranging Applications. |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics |
| ALGEBRA (4) | Arithmetic Logically Grasps, Expressing Bounties: Representation Algebraic! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Science:Mathematics |
| ALGEBRA (5) | Abstract Logic Generalises Everything; Beautiful Relationships Appear |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics |
| ALGEBRA (6) | Arithmetic Lovingly Grasps, Expressing Bounties: Representation Algebraic! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Science:Mathematics |
| ALGEBRA (7) | Arithmetic Literally Generalized! Expressions Birth Real Abstraction/Adaptibility! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Science:Mathematics |
| ALGERIA | A Little Grotty Enclave Resting In Africa |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| AL GORE | Always Let Government Organise Religious Events |
Rico Leffanta Names:Famous people:Politicians |
| AL'HAITAM | Analysed Lenses, Had An Important Theory About Mirrors. |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians |
| AL'HASIB | Abu Largely Helped Along Solving Irrational Bewilderment. |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians |
| ALIAS GRACE | A Little Irish Absconding Servant Gets Railroaded And Cannot Escape |
Patricia Rix, referring to the book by Margaret Atwood. Art & Literature:Book Titles |
| A LIFE | Acronyms Live In Fame Evermore! |
Angela Brett, when Patricia asked Tony, 'Do these excellent acronyms just roll off the keyboard or do you not have a life?' Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| ALISTAIR MACLEAN | Action, Laced In Suspense That Accepts (In Readers' Minds) A Completely Ludicrous Escapism As Natural |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Writers |
| ALITALIA | Aircraft Leave Italian Territory And Land In Adriatic |
Chris Kjelgaard Transport |
| ALL BOYS ARE GOOD | At Last Look, Bad Ones Yes, Still Around. Remember, Every Generalisation Offers One Danger. |
Angela Brett, expanding an unsuccessful search and thinking of the quote attributed to Alexandre Dumas, "All generalisations are dangerous, even this one." People & Relationships:Genderalisations |
| ALL BRAN | A Loathesome Lawbreaker - But Regular - Attacks Niceguys |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, thinking up a cereal killer MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains:Cereal Killers |
| ALLEGORY | Aesop Love Legends Especially Glorious Ones Rousing Youths |
Rico Leffanta Art & Literature |
| ALLERGY | A Little Latent Enzyme Really Grabs You |
Rico Leffanta Science:Biology |
| ALLIANCE | A Large League Is Always Necessary Combatting Evil |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships Military |
| ALLITERATION | Alike Letters Lead Individual Terms. Excess Rather Annoyingly Turns Into Overt Nausea. |
Eric Bridgstock Words & Wordplay |
| ALLITERATIONS | Another Like Letter Indulges The Ear - Repeat Again To Induce Outrageously Nonsensical Sound. |
Angela Brett (see the Alliterations page at http://acronyms.co.nz/alliterations.html) Words & Wordplay Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website:Page Titles |
| ALMOST ANYTHING | A Laughing Macintosh Owner Sometimes Thinks About Nothing. Yes, Tony's Humour Is Nearly Godlike. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when, after boasting 'Told you I could do almost anything!' was challenged to do ALMOST ANYTHING. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| ALOETTE | A Lovely Objective, Essence To Try, Everyone |
Jan Morgan -- A home party Cosmetic Company made with Aloe Vera in it Commerce:Companies People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene:Beauty Products |
| ALOE VERA | Agave Lotion On Epidermis Virtually Erases Rough Abrasions |
Rico Leffanta Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs |
| ALOHA | Acclaimed Loudly On Hawaiian Atoll |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication:Hello & Goodbye |
| ALONE | Always Left Out - Not Enjoyable. |
Angela Brett. Tony replied by saying ''Alone' is not always a case of being left out - it can be a case of leaving! You're confiusing being alone with being lonely!' and demonstrating with some more versions of ALONE. Assorted Adjectives People & Relationships |
| ALONE (5) | A Loved One Never Encroaches |
Tony McCoy O'Grady. (Who adds: assuming they respect your wish for solitude) Assorted Adjectives People & Relationships |
| ALONE (6) | Appropriate Leisure Offers Nice Escape |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives People & Relationships |
| ALONE (7) | Anthony/Angela Looks On, Needn't Entangle |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives People & Relationships |
| ALONSO | A Louse Of No Saving Overtones |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Tempest Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Tempest |
| ALPHABET | All Literate People Have Already Begun English Training. |
Angela Brett Science:Linguistics |
| ALPHABET (2) | A Lexicographic Pattern Hailed As Big Educational Tool |
Angela Brett Science:Linguistics |
| ALPHABET (3) | All Letters Placed Here; Altered By Enthusiastic Testers |
Roger Williams Science:Linguistics |
| AL QAEDA | American Leaders Quieten Arab Enemies' Destruction Attempts |
Chris Kjelgaard Military:War & Terrorism |
| ALTAR | A Little Table Attracts Reverence |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion |
| ALTSCAPE | Alternative Landscape: Their 'Scenesaver' Creates A Personalised Environment |
Angela Brett, who is developing the Mac OS X version of Altscape's 'Scenesaver' and Media Manager software. (See http://www.altscape.com/index.asp?displaymode=DownloadsPage) Commerce:Companies |
| ALTSCAPE (2) | A Lively Team Shall Celebrate As Patronage Expands |
Angela Brett (see PARTY) Commerce:Companies |
| ALTSCAPE (3) | A Little Thousand... So? Countless Additional Patrons Expected. |
Angela Brett (see PARTY) who apologises for the over use of 'Patron' but thinks it was the best word for all the ALTSCAPE-related acronyms which use it. Commerce:Companies |
| ALWAYS COCA COLA | Are Liquids Wet? Apparently Yes. Some Contain Oxygenated Carbon And Cause Offensive Leaking Air |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Drinks |
| ALYSSA | A Loud Yell Shouts Shrilly, Actually |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| AM | Actually Me |
Jeff Anonymous, after typing 'I AM the JA acronym' on the forums and realising he should acronymise AM. Assorted Verbs |
| previous apronyms beginning with A | more apronyms beginning with A |