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| CASSEROLE | Chef Appetisingly Slowly Stews Everything, Result's Often Luscious Eating |
Tony McCoy Escoffier Food & Drink |
| CASSETTE | Cartridge And Spools 'Show' Electronic Tape Through Encoding |
TMcCO'G Science:Electronics |
| 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 |
| CAST | Circumvent Any Strong Typing |
Angela Brett (the strong type-checking of programming languages such as C++ can easily be got around by casting.) Computers:Programming |
| CASTLE | Companions Are Secure, They Lockout Enemy |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Politics:Royalty Places:Buildings |
| CASTLE CAERNARFON | Charles Accepts Station, Title Labels Egotist, Confers Adult Entitled Right Natural Achievement Royally Factored Occupation Necessity |
Jan Morgan Politics:Royalty Places:Buildings |
| CASTRATE | Cut Away Scrotum's Testicles Rendering A Total Eunuch |
Rico Leffanta Science:Biology |
| CASTRATION | Cutting Away Sexual Tackle's Really Abhorrent. The Idea's Outstandingly Nauseating |
Tony McCock O'Grady Science:Biology |
| CAT | Cute And Tame |
Angela Brett, while designing the icon for the 'Export Acronym' button. Science:Biology:Animals |
| CAT (2) | Conceited And Temperamental |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals |
| CAT (4) | Creatures Are Terrific! |
Patricia Rix Science:Biology:Animals |
| CAT (5) | Cuddly And Treasurable |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals |
| CAT (6) | Cute At Times |
Gavin Lambert - My cat can look quite cute sometimes -- when she feels like it :) Science:Biology:Animals |
| CAT (7) | Cuddly Adult/Adorable Tabby |
Jan Morgan Science:Biology:Animals |
| CAT (8) | Canines Attack These |
Kenny Roy Science:Biology:Animals |
| CATACOMB | Can Any Tomb Accept Concubines Of Men Buried? |
Rico Leffanta Places People & Relationships:Death |
| CATCHY | Cultivating Abusive Traits Can Harm Yourself |
Angela Brett, in response to the same request as WATCH OUT, after mentioning an earlier acronym, STOP THE ABUSING which is not very CATCHY. People & Relationships:Abuse |
| CATEGORY | Can A Tame Elephant Grow On Raspberry Yoghurt? |
Angela Brett, while testing part of this stack. Assorted Nouns |
| CATEGORY LISTING | Choose A Topic - Each Gets One Record. You'll Love It... See Tachygraphy In Natural Groupings. |
Angela Brett, who thought she ought to acronymise the headings of the category listing pages (http://acronyms.co.nz/catindex.html) since they're in capitals. Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website:Page Titles |
| CATEGORY NAMES | Classification Attempts To Enable 'Grouping' Of Resources. You Need Allow & Maintain Easy Searching |
TMcCO'G Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website:Page Titles |
| CATERWAUL | Consternation And Torture/Torment Ensues Regularly When Awful Ululations Linger |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns:Noises |
| CAT FOOD | Can Anything Taste Fine Once Odor's Detected? |
Patricia Rix Food & Drink:Pet food |
| 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 |
| CATHERINE (2) | Can Adult Test Her Endurance, Reaching In Noble Efforts |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| CATHOLIC | Concerned About The Holiest Of Liturgies In Churches |
Tony McCoy O'Cardinal Religion |
| CATHY | Crafty Anagram To Her Yacht |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Words & Wordplay Names:First names:Female |
| CATHY (2) | Caring Adventurous Tactful Hippie, Yin |
Jan Morgan 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 |
| CATION | Charged And Tried, Innocent Of Negativity |
Angela Brett Science:Chemistry |
| CATIONS | Chemical[ly] Attracted To Ions On Negative Side |
Angela Brett Science:Chemistry |
| CAT SCAN | Canine Attempt To Sniff & Calculate Adversary's Nearness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals |
| CATULLUS | Can't Anyone Tell Useless Love Leaves Us Senseless? |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| CAUCHY | Complex Analysis Understood Completely... Huge Yield! |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians |
| CAVALIER | Charles' Allies Victorious Against Loathsome Illicit Emergent Roundheads |
TMcCO'G Military History |
| CAVIARE | Customer Awareness Valued - Integrity, Accountabilty & Respect Esteemed |
Tony People & Relationships:The Workforce:Employee Recognition Program |
| CAVITY | Causes A Variation In Troubles, Yuck |
Jan Morgan Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| 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 | Can't Digest |
Steve Keate (see DONGLE (3)) Computers:Do Not Eat |
| CD BURNER | Cannot Digest Bits Used Recording Next Electronic Retake |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Do Not Eat |
| CD-ROM | Can't Detect Round Of Metal |
Angela Brett, whose CD-ROM drive can no longer see when there's a CD in it. Computers:Generic Hardware |
| CD-ROM (2) | Can't Download - Rate 'Orribly Mired |
Gavin Lambert - I periodically try to download a Linux install CD (mostly out of curiosity), but as I've only got a 56k connection it takes too long :( Computers:Linux |
| CD-RW | Can Dislocate Rectal Walls |
Jeff Anonymous Re-expansions of existing acronyms 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 |
| CELANDINE | Certain Extracts Lighten A Nervous Digestion - It's Notedly Effective |
Tony Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs |
| CELANDINE (2) | Claimed Enhancer Lists Antithetical Notions... Does It Not Enhance? |
Angela Brett (Like adverts for many medicinal herbs, those for celandine list illnesses and desirable qualities mixed together, without saying which it enhances and which it cures.) Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs |
| 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 |
| CELESTIAL GLORY | Challenging Everyones Life Exam, Standards Testing In Applicable Living Great Love Of Radiant Yearnings |
Jan Morgan Religion |
| 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 |
| CELL PHONE | Carrying Enables Listening Luxury, Please Have One Near Ears |
Jan Morgan Science:Electronics Communication |
| CELL SITE | Children Exhibit Lack-Lustre Scores In Their Exams |
Steve Keate, thinking about the effect of cell sites being near schools. Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments Communication |
| 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 |
| CELTS (2) | Christians Extinguished Local Theology, Sadly. |
Angela Brett Religion People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races |
| CENSORED | Crude Expansions Not So Openly Received - Expletives Deleted! |
Angela Brett, after removing a few rude acronyms from the stack. Words & Wordplay:Rudeness |
| CENSORSHIP | Can Expect No Submissions On Rude Subjects Have Immediate Placement |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust Communication |
| CENSUS | Collects Entire Nations Statistics - Universal Sample. |
Angela Brett Science:Statistics |
| 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 |
| CEO | Confusion Exceeding Omniscience |
Susan S. In my line of work, I've gotten a lot of comments from my employees alluding to my phenomenal knowledge base -- "You know-it-all!" -- This to let them know that I'm just as confused as they, but as the head of the company I want to put my best foot forward. (CEO usually stands for Chief Executive Officer) Re-expansions of existing acronyms People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| CERES | Cultivating Earth Reaps Elongated Seasons |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Roman Gods & Goddesses |
| 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 |
| C'EST LA VIE | Challenging, Exciting Situations To Live Amongst... Very Interesting Experience |
Angela Brett Assorted Phrases |
| CHAD | Climate's Hot And Desertlike. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| CHAIR | Can Hold An Interested Reader |
Steve Keate Household Objects:Furniture |
| CHAIR (2) | Comfortable Haven Allowing Immediate Rest/Respite |
Matthew Oram Household Objects:Furniture |
| CHALET | Cabin - High Alpine - Looks Excessively 'Touristy' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Buildings |
| CHAMP | Chewing Hard And Munching Peyote |
Rico Leffanta Food & Drink:Pet food |
| CHAMPAGNE (2) | Celebratory Hooch, Always Makes People At Gatherings Nicely Extrovert |
Eric Bridgstock Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
| CHAMPAGNE (3) | Charm Has Always Made Pretty Any Girl Near Eventide |
Rico Leffanta Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
| CHANCY (2) | Casino Houses Are Never Completely Yielding |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives |
| CHANELLE | Can't Have Advantages, Naturally Exists, Lives Life Effectively |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| CHANGE | Coinage - How A Note Gets Exchanged |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce:Money |
| CHANGE (2) | Collecting Hastens Avarice - Negligible Gains Ensue |
Melanie Merswolke Commerce:Money |
| CHANGE (3) | Coins Have Always Needed Gathering, Evidently |
Patricia Rix Commerce:Money |
| CHANGE (4) | Complete Haberdashery Alteration: No Garment Excepted |
Patricia Rix Household Objects:Clothing |
| CHANT | Chorus Hollering, And Nobody's There |
Rico Leffanta Religion Entertainment:Music |
| CHAOS | Created Havoc Amongst Orthodox Scientists |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics |
| CHAOS (3) | Comprehensive Handling And Organising System |
David White Commerce |
| CHAOTIC | Can't Highly Accurately Observe These Iterative Creations. |
Angela Brett, after reading about the mathematical phenomenon chaos... it's all about sequences which seem totally random but are generated by a simple mathematical rule - however, slight changes in the starting values can drastically change the whole thing, so chaotic motion is still very difficult to predict. Science:Mathematics |
| CHAP | Could Have Adorable Penis |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Genderalisations |
| CHAP (2) | *Cough* Huh? Adorable Penis?! |
Angela Brett, in response to CHAP, since penises aren't adorable. (CHAP sure gives a different slant on Chap Stick though.) Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| CHAR | Can Hold Alphabetic Representation |
Angela Brett, when she had half an hour to spare in a C programming test. In C, a char is a type of variable often used to store characters. Computers:Programming:C variable types |
| CHARGE CARD | Carefully Handle Account, Receipts Get Everyone Cautious At Responsible Debts |
Jan Morgan 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 |
| CHARIZARD | Can Heat A Rock Into Zabaglione, And Roast Duelist |
Angela Brett (Charizard is Pokemon #6) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| 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 |
| CHARLIE (4) | Centenarian (His Ancestor) Recently Lay In Exequy |
Angela Brett, soon after Prince Charles' grandmother died. Politics:Royalty:Royals |
| CHARLIE (5) | Controls Handling, Authoritarian, Really Lives In Exertion |
Jan Morgan - someone I know. When he isn't controlling situations he loves adventurous activities. Names:First names:Male |
| CHARLOTTE'S WEB | Caring Heroine Adopts Runt. Largely Owing To The Energetic Spider, Wilbur Escapes Butchering. |
Patricia Rix Art & Literature:Book Titles |
| CHARMAINE | Carefully Handles Abilities, Responsible Musical Adult In Nurturing Environment |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| CHARMANDER | Craves Heat -- Any Rain Makes A Near-Derriere Extremity Respire. |
Angela Brett (Charmander, Pokemon #4, prefers hot places. When it rains, steam is said to spout from the tip of its tail.) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| CHARMED | Can Have Anything Remotely Magical Enter Drama |
Angela Brett (The TV Show 'Charmed' is about three witches, but can involve things as diverse as leprechauns, mermaids, demons, gnomes, fairies, angels, nymphs, gods, unicorns, and the seven dwarves.) Entertainment:TV shows |
| 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 |
| CHARM QUARK | Could Have A Real Magical Quality... Undergraduates Are Really Keen! |
Angela Brett, wondering if the charm quark is so charming that it will get otherwise disinterested undergraduates enthused. ('Charm' is one of the six types of quark... along with UP QUARK, DOWN QUARK, STRANGE QUARK, TOP QUARK and BOTTOM QUARK) Science:Physics:Particles |
| CHASED | Chooses Her Amours So Each Discovers |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| CHASM | Crevasses Have Always Slain Mountaineers |
Angela Brett Places Sports & Recreation |
| CHASMS | Can't Hop Across So Much Space |
TMcCO'G Places |
| CHASMS (2) | Climb Harnessed And Summit Mountain Safely |
Angela Brett Places Sports & Recreation |
| CHASTE | Chooses Her Amours So They'll Engage |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| CHAT | Come, Have A Talk |
Angela Brett Communication:Talking |
| CHAT ACRONYMS | Chuckling Heartily As Typing A Capitalised ROTFL? Oh No, You're Merely Smiling. |
Angela Brett, who notices that some people reflexively type acronyms suggesting laughter (such as ROTFL: Rolling On The Floor Laughing) when they actually aren't laughing. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Laughter |
| CHAT BOARDS | Can Have A 'Talk' But Only At Roaming Digits' Speed |
Angela Brett Computers:Internet |
| CHATROOM ACRONYMS | Common, Hardly Artistic Typing Reducers... Often Original Meanings Aren't Consciously Recalled, Only Nonsense You Mechanically Say. |
Angela Brett, referring to the way many people reflexively type LOL when they didn't laugh out loud, and even go as far as typing LOLOLOLOLOLOL for emphasis, which makes no sense at all. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Computers:Internet |
| CHATTER | Conversation Having A Tendency Toward Empty Rattling |
Angela Brett Communication:Talking |
| 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 |
| CHEATS | Craves Having Easy Answers To Succeed |
Scott Higton... my kids buy PC games and after 10 minutes of play want me to download whatever cheats there are for it. Thought this an appropriate acronym for what they are doing... or anyone that butts up against a situation that requires some effort. Computers:Games People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| CHEDS | Crackers Having Extremely Delicious Seasoning. |
Steve Keate Food & Drink |
| CHEERIOS | Cold Hearted Enemy Enters Residences, Inhibiting Occupants' Slumber |
Patricia Rix MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains:Cereal Killers |
| CHEERS | Convivial Host Enjoys Everybodyís Rousing Salutation |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication |
| CHEF | Creates Heavenly Exciting Feasts |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Chefs |
| CHEF (3) | Cooks Hardly-Edible Food |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Chefs |
| CHEF (4) | Cuisine Has Exquisite Flavours |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Chefs |
| CHEF (6) | Cheesepuff Hat's Eventually Flattened |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Chefs |
| CHEF (7) | Cooks Hen's Eggs Frequently |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Chefs |
| CHEF (9) | Chops His/Her Extremeties Frequently |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Chefs |
| CHEF (11) | Can Handle Every Foodstuff |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Chefs |
| CHEF (12) | Calorie Hoarder, Extremely Fat |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Chefs |
| CHEF (14) | Culinary Host Expertly Flambes |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Chefs |
| CHEF (15) | Cheap Hotels Employ Fryers |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Chefs |
| CHEF (16) | Chap Has Eaten Frogslegs |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Chefs |
| CHEF (17) | Chops Ham Extremely Finely |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Chefs |
| CHEF (18) | Cholesterol Harbours Excess Flab. |
Angela Brett. I bet you're wondering why there are so many chefs here - well, Tony said he had a group of 18 acronyms he was doing, and the clue was Holst. Angela thought of the chef ALISON HOLST and asked if he was doing 18 chefs. Tony was actually referring to Gustav Holst, but we thought up 18 CHEFs nevertheless. Food & Drink:Chefs |
| CHEF (19) | Computer Hardware Enters Food! |
Angela Brett Computers:Do Not Eat |
| CHEF (20) | Cooking Helps Express Feelings. |
Roger Williams Food & Drink:Chefs |
| CHEMISTRY | Conderning How Every Molecure Is Structured, Tailored & Relates. Yes? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry |
| CHENEY | Crafty Halliburton Executive Neatly Enriches Yanks |
Chris Kjelgaard, referring to Dick Cheney. Names:Famous people:Politicians |
| CHENEY (2) | Corporately Halliburton Enriched, National Economies Yell |
Chris Kjelgaard, referring to Dick Cheney (see HALLIBURTON) Names:Famous people:Politicians |
| CHENEY (3) | Clearly Halliburton Expects Near East Yippee |
Chris Kjelgaard, referring to Dick Cheney (see HALLIBURTON) Names:Famous people:Politicians |
| CHER | Chest, Hips, & Eyebrows Remodelled! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| CHER (2) | Clothes Hardly Ever Replete |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| CHERUBS | Chubby Harpist Ecstatically Rapturous, Usually Boys Seemingly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion |
| CHERYL | Chanteuse, Her Eurovision Revealed Youthful Legs. |
TMcCO'G - referring to Cheryl Baker, one fourth of "Bucks Fizz" who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1981. As part of the show the two males pulled the long skirts off the two females midway through the song, revealing beautiful legs clad in shorts. Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| CHESS (2) | Clocks Help Encourage Speedy Strategy |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Games |
| CHESS (3) | Checkmate Hardly Ever Seems Straightforward |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Games |
| CHESS (4) | Castles Have Every Square Sighted |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Games |
| CHESS (5) | Can't Help Evoking Soporific Spectators |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Games |
| CHESS (6) | Champions Have Every Strategy Stored |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Games |
| CHESTNUT | "Conkers" Has Every Schoolboy Taking Nuts Up Trees |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink Science:Biology:Plants:Trees Entertainment:Toys |
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