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100% DEPRESSED (2)Dismal Expression Portends Reverse Extreme, So Sulking Ensues, Dramatically Patricia Rix, thinking of manic depressive
Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments:Mental Illness
100% DEPRESSIONDowncast Expression? Perhaps Reason's Evident - Sad Situation's Isn't Over Now Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Emotions
100% DEPTH OF FIELDDistinctly Elemental Photographic Technique Helps Offer Fine Focus In Every Little Detail Sean Lamb (beginning photography students learn that a smaller aperture gives a greater depth of field in their photos)
Art & Literature
100% DESDEMONADefiantly Endures Suspicion, Dreadful End Makes Obsessive's Nature Apparent Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Othello
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Othello
100% DESERTDry Earth; Seldom Ever Rains There. Roger Williams
Places
100% DESIGNDelightfully Exciting Sketch Is Genuinely Novel Tony McCoy O'Grady
Art & Literature
100% DESKTOP SUPPORTDoesn't Everyone Seek Knowledge To Operate Personal Systems? Users Persistently Perplex Our Resourceful Technology Sean Lamb
Computers
100% DESMOND MORRISDarwin Examined Simian Mysteries Over Naked Dames Maybe Our Relationships Recall Innate Secrets Rico Leffanta
Art & Literature:Writers
100% DESPERATIONDire Extreme Situation - Prompt Emergency Rescue And Treatment Is Obviously Needed Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Disaster
100% DESTROYDemolish Everything Simply To Remove Other Youth Kenny Roy
Assorted Verbs
100% DETECTEDDetailed Examination That Eventually Caught The Evil Doer(s) Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Law & Order
100% DETECTIVEData Encoded To Enable Clinical Trials In Veterans' Environment Tony McCoy O'Grady, when someone asked on the Acronyms Forums for an acronym to describe an online data acquisition program for the Department of Veterans Affairs. See http://www.co.nz/cgi/forums/list.cgi?id=acronyms&user=&session=&root=1054739638 for more information.
Computers:Internet:VA Data Acquisition
100% DETERMATHATIONSDaily Explain/Energise/Engineer! Test/ Extend Reality! Multiply Algorithms / Tools Habile! Advance/Adapt! Transfinites: Infinities/Increasing/Infinitely, Observe Nuances! Sciences/Study! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
Science:Mathematics
Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words
93% DETERMINATIONDon't Ever Tire... Even Real Mountains In Nature Are 'Tamed'. Imaginary Ones No-sweat! Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Personality Traits
100% DETERMINEDDoing Everything To Ensure Results - Make Intense, Necessary, Efforts Daily Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Personality Traits
100% DEUTERONOMYDelightfully Erudite Undertaking, Ten Edicts Read Out, Nous Of Moses. Yes! Eric Bridgstock
Religion:Bible books
100% DEVIDivine Eternal Vacillates Inspiration Rico Leffanta
Religion:Hindu Goddesses
100% DEVILDemonic, Evil Villain Is Lucifer Angela Brett
Religion
100% DEVIL (2)Doesn't Enjoy Virtue In Life Angela Brett
Religion
100% DEVON TARRSTEPSDawdling Eventually Ventures Onward Nicely, Truly Ancient Road, Rock Steps Traverse Every Pedestrian Safely Jan Morgan -- ancient people built these steps to cross a river, very natural looking stepping stones that don't get your feet wet when you crossed them.
Places:Landmarks
100% DIABETESDisease Is Awful. Body Excretes (Tragically) Excess Sugar Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments
100% DIAGRAMDrawings (Incorporating Artistic Graphs?) Reinforce Article's Message Tony McCoy O'Grady
Communication
84% DIALOGUE STYLE ACRONYMS[Tony] "Did I Attempt Lately One Great Untried Endeavour?" [Angela] "Sure Thing, You Listed Elements..." [Jeff] "... And Countries" [Tony] "Right, One Needs Your Mates Sometimes." Tony McCoy O'Grady
Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms
100% DIALUPDelves Into Analogue Line's Untapped Potential Angela Brett
Computers:Internet
100% DIAMONDDivine Intervention Affects Marriage, Or Necessity, Destiny. Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the diamond (60th) wedding anniversary.
Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries
100% DIANDrives Inhabitants Around Nature Rico Leffanta
Religion:Roman Gods & Goddesses
100% DIANADied In A Nasty Accident Angela Brett, referring to Diana, Princess of Wales.
Politics:Royalty:Royals
100% DIANA (2)Deceives Idiot And Nurtures Ally Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:All's Well That Ends Well
100% DIANA DORSDoes It And Never Apologises Demimonde Of Reckless Society Rico Leffanta
Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses
100% DIAPERDirty It And Parent Efficiently Replaces Angela Brett
Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear
100% DIAPER (2)Disposable Is A Preferred Experience, Really Tony McCoy O'Grady
Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear
100% DIAPER (3)Drips Intercepted And (Perfectly Efficiently) Retained Tony McCoy O'Grady
Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear
100% DIARRHOEADashing In And Running Repeatedly, Hogging Outhouse, Evacuating Again. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments
100% DIATOMIC ATOMSDiatomic Is A Term Outlining Matches In Covalent Attraction (Tiny Objects, Mainly Seven) Robert Anonymous- Diatomic atoms are two atoms of the same element covalently bonded together. Only seven atoms exhibit this behavior, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Fluorine, Chlorine, Bromine, and Iodine.
Science:Chemistry
100% DICEDeals In Chance Events Sean Lamb
Household Objects
Entertainment:Games
100% DICK HEADDecidedly Ignorant Childish Kid Heeding Endless Arrogant Drivel Mary Carr
People & Relationships:Insults
100% DICTIONARYDo I Consider Term Is Often Needed And Real? Yes! Angela Brett
Science:Linguistics
Art & Literature:Book Titles
100% DIDODie I Do. Oh... Lizzie - Dido stabbed herself on a funeral pyre and was consumed in the flames after Aeneas rejected her.
Art & Literature:Myths & Legends
100% DIE BRUCKEDying Is Easy But Realistically Use Children Knight Errants Rico Leffanta
Entertainment:Movies
100% DIEGODid It Ever Get Optional? Jan Morgan - since when does San Diego get abbreviated to just Diego? It's not long enough to warrant such a shortening of the city name!
Places:Towns & Cities:USA
100% DIESELDirty Internal Engines Should Emit Less Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
100% DIETDare I Eat That? Angela Brett
Food & Drink
People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene
94% DIFFERENTLY WELLDon't Immediately Find Fault... Each Rudeness, Each Not-Totally-Like-You-ness Will Enhance Lecherous Luxury Angela Brett, after Patricia responded to Tony's MASSAGE THERAPY (3) with, "You are brilliant, though sick!" and Tony replied, "I'm not sick, just 'differently well'"
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% DIFFERENT THOUGHT'Deep' Is Famed Family Elder, Reckoned Everything's Numeric Total. This Handier One Usually Graphically Helped Thinking. Angela Brett, explaining: I named my POWERBOOK 1400CS 'Different Thought' as I thought she might be a distant relative of 'Deep Thought' of 'Hitch-hikers' Guide to the Galaxy' fame, and also because of the Apple slogan, 'Think different.' Different Thought's web pages are at http://acronyms.co.nz/angela/mac/differentthought/
Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware:Angela's Apples
100% DIFFICULTDoes It Feel Funny? It Contrasts Usual Light Tasks. Angela Brett
Assorted Adjectives
100% DIGDelve Into Ground Roger Williams
Assorted Verbs
100% DIGLETTDwells In Ground, Likes Eating Tender Tubers Angela Brett (Diglett is Pokemon #50)
Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon
100% DIKEDivinely Inspires Kinky Escapades Rico Leffanta
Religion:Greek Gods & Goddesses
100% DILEMMADeep Indecision: Let's Employ Much Muddled Analysis Leo Boyes
People & Relationships:Thoughts
100% DILIGENTDoggedly Impacting List, I've Gotta Expand New Terms! Angela Brett, after diligently expanding a lot of the terms from the unsuccessful searches list.
Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms
People & Relationships:Personality Traits
100% DIMDark In Matters Jan Morgan
Assorted Adjectives
100% DIMPLEDepression In Mid-Phizog Looks Endearing Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Biology:Body Parts
People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene
100% DIMWITDirector, Internal Mushroom Warehouse Irrigation Techniques Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations:Humorous Job Titles
100% DINNERDigestion Is Nice, Now Everyone's Replete Tony McCoy O'Grady
Food & Drink
100% DINNER (2)Don't Ingest Noisily - Never Eat Radishes Tony McCoy O'Grady
Food & Drink
100% DINNER (3)Didn't I Notice Nobody's Eating Ratatouille? Patricia Rix
Food & Drink
100% DINODown Is Not Out Sean Lamb, because dinosaurs always tend to be popular with the kids.
Science:Biology:Animals:Dinosaurs
100% DIOMEDESDallies Inconclusively Over Maiden Eventually Duels Eavesdropping Soldier Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Troilus and Cressida
100% DIOPHANTUSDecided Influence On Precise, Handwritten Algebraic Notation. Thought Unpositives Superfluous. Angela Brett
Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians
100% DIPLODOCUSDiplodocus Is Plainly Large. One Dinosaur's Outrageous Corpulence Upsets Scientists. Sean Lamb, because dinosaurs always tend to be popular with the kids.
Science:Biology:Animals:Dinosaurs
100% DIPLOMADegree Is Presented, Lots Of Merrymaking Activity. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Education:Qualifications
100% DIPSOMANIAC (2)Drink In Pleasant Surroundings. Our Merriment's Arranged Nightly In Attractive Cellars. Tony McCoy O'Grady (see SHOVE OFF)
Words & Wordplay:Rudeness:Rude Advertising Slogans
100% DIPSYDancing Is Pleasant - So Youthful! Angela Brett, whose nieces love the TELETUBBIES.
Entertainment:TV shows
83% DIRECTIONSDivine Inspiration's Required, Everyone Cannot Truly Interpret Old-wives-tales Northerly Signals Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Positions & Directions
100% DIRTY"Doing It" Repeatedly - To Yourself! Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% DIRTY MINDDirtiness Is Relative - Tony, Your Mate, Is Ninetimes Dirtier! Tony McCoy O'Grady, after the HILARIOUS (2) comment.
Words & Wordplay:Rudeness
100% DIRTY OLD IRISHMANDrunkenness Is Retreating - Tony's Years Off Lager Decidedly Improved Relationships, & In Sobriety He May Acronymise Nicely. Angela Brett and Dustan Dowsing. Tony is often referred to as 'The DOI' and it seemed to need acronymising. See also THE MAD IRISHMAN.
Names:Acronymists
100% DISABILITYDoesn't Imply Stupidity... Affected Brain Isn't Limited In Thought, Y'know. Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments
100% DISAPPEARDid I See A Professional Performer Eliminate A Rabbit? Angela Brett
Entertainment
100% DISARMDetectives Insist Submachineguns Are Removed Masterfully Tony McCoy O'Grady
Military
100% DISASTERDo Infernos Stop After Several Tsunamis Enter Region? Angela Brett
Science
People & Relationships:Disaster
100% DISCDoes Injure Someone's Colon Jeff Anonymous
Computers:Do Not Eat
100% DISC (2)Does It Still Compile? Sean Lamb (DISC really means Digital Interactive Systems Corp., a company marketing a new computer-in-a-box gaming console)
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
Commerce:Companies
Computers:Games
100% DISCIPLINEDutifully I Surrender Control - If Punishment Looms I'm Naughtily Excited Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
77% DISCLAIMERDenying Interlocutor the Satisfaction of Causing Long Agonising Intricate Meditation, (thus) Ensuring Rest. Tony McCoy O'Grady, saying he should have a DISCLAIMER at the end of each message stipulating that "None of the words or phrases above will be accepted if returned for Challenge Acronymising." This after Angela had challenged him to acronymise several LONG WORDs.
Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms
91% DISCOURSESDealing In Strategically Calculated Oral Utterations Regarding Specific Events or Subjects imposed
Communication
90% DISCWORLDDrifting In Space Creating Weird Occurrences. Reality Low in Demand. Dustan Dowsing, referring to the series of novels by Terry Pratchett.
Art & Literature
100% DISEASEDamn I'm Sick! Excruciating Aches & Soreness Everywhere Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments
100% DISEASE (2)Direly Incapacitated Situation - Each Ache Seems Endless! Patricia Rix
Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments
100% DISGUSTINGDirty Item, Smutty, Genuinely Ugly, Stomach Turning! It's Not Good! Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Adjectives
People & Relationships:Insults
100% DISHABILLEDressing In Slippers Hoping Any Body In Love Loves Eurythmics Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% DISHONORDisgraceful, In Shameful Habits Of Negative Options, Really! Jan Morgan
People & Relationships
100% DISHONOURDisgraceful In Shameful Habits Of Negative Options Used Regularly Jan Morgan
People & Relationships
100% DISKDigestus Interruptus - Slender Kilojoules. Steve Keate and Angela Brett (see DONGLE (3))
Computers:Do Not Eat
100% DISNEYLANDDynamic Imaginative Satisfaction, Notably Enchants Youthful Living Adventurer, Necessarily Delivers. Jan Morgan - Magical amusement park that delivers satisfaction to all who have a youthful heart
Places
Entertainment
100% DISORDERDisorganised Individual Should Occasionally Remove Dirt & Eject Rubbish TMcCO'G - parent to a teenager!
Assorted Nouns
100% DISTRICTDistinctly Irregular - Somewhere That Reaches Into Contiguous Townlands Tony McCoy O'Grady: a 'district' is usually a less than precisely defined region, whereas a townland is usually the smallest recognised area in local geography. A district usually comprises several townlands or parts of them.
Places
100% DITTODouble It, To This Opinion Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Phrases
100% DITTO (2)Does Impressions - Transforms To Opponent! Angela Brett (Ditto is Pokemon #132)
Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon
100% DIVERSEDifferent, Indeed Varied, Entities Reach Separate Ends Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Adjectives
100% DIVINGDribbling In Vulvas Incites Naked Girls Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
Sports & Recreation
100% DIVINITYDelicious Item, Variety Is Nutty, Incredible Treat, Yummy Jan Morgan -- Yummy Candy
Food & Drink:Confectionery
100% DIVORCEDone Indulging Vows, Onto Rampant Copulation, Etc. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce
100% DIVORCE (2)Deceitful Infidelity Very Often Responsible. Coupling Ends. Eric Bridgstock
People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce
100% DIVORCEDDepressed/Deceived/Dishonest Individual, Vows Obliterated, Restoring Conscious Effort, Denied Jan Morgan
People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce
100% DIVORCED (2)Destructive Individual, Vows Obliterated, Restoring Conscious Efforts Denied Jan Morgan
People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce
100% DIVORCED FEMALEDespite Internationallyrecognised Vows, One's Recanted (Claiming Evil Deeds From Errant Mate?) And Looking Elsewhere Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce
86% DJANGODance and Jump. A Natural Guitarist's Outstanding! Sean Lamb (who spent a day enjoying the gypsy swing guitar of Django Reinhardt)
Entertainment:Music:Artists
100% DJIBOUTIDesert Jutting Into Bay Ordains Unendurable Temperatures Internally. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Countries
100% DMCADon't Make Cables Abroad It's not just DeCSS that US Customs doesn't want coming into the country. Check out http://www.cs.umn.edu/~mcmillen/dmca for another viewpoint. (DMCA usually stands for Digital Millennium Copyright Act)
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
People & Relationships:Law & Order
80% DMCA (2)Don't Make Copies of Anything DMCA = Digital Millennium Copyright Act (US Congress)
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
People & Relationships:Law & Order
100% DNADaddy Not Available DNA usually stands for Deoxyribonucleic Acid
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
Science:Biology
People & Relationships:Family
100% DNSDotted Numbers Synonyms Angela Brett (DNS usually stands for Domain Name System)
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
Computers:Internet
100% DOCHDefinite Open Contradiction (Handy!) Grace Francis
Science:Linguistics:German Words
100% DOCTORDispenser Of Cures, Taker Of Revenue. Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Healthcare:Healthcare Occupations
100% DOCTOR (2)Digital Online Consulting Tool, Or Reference Tony McCoy O'Grady (see DETECTIVE) I can see this in use as someone says "Let's see what the DOCTOR has to say...."
Computers:Internet:VA Data Acquisition
100% DOCTORATE OF PHILOSOPHYDoes One Consider That One Really, Actually, Truly Exists? Or Find People Have Imaginary Lives Only? Should One Pinch/ Hit You? Angela Brett (I think different, therefore iBook)
Education:Qualifications
100% DOCTORSDozens Of Competent Technicians Offer Remedial Skills Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Biology:Healthcare:Healthcare Occupations
100% DOCTRINE AND COVENANTSDoes Offer Collective Truths, Religious Ideas, Necessary Examination, Always Near Decisions Can Offer Vital Enlightenment, Nourishment As Needed To Searcher Jan Morgan - Latter Day Saints important recorded doctrine
Religion
100% DODGEDucking, Or Diving, Guarantees Evasion Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Verbs
100% DOEDeer - Oestrogen-Enhanced. Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Animals
100% DOGDull Organism. Growls. Steve Keate & Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Animals
100% DOG (2)Disgusting Odour - Gross! Steve Keate & Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Animals
100% DOG (3)Dependable, Obedient Guardian Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Animals
100% DOG (4)Drools On Groin Steve Keate
Science:Biology:Animals
100% DOG (5)Defecates On Garden Steve Keate
Science:Biology:Animals
100% DOG (6)Disgusting Old Growler Roger Williams
Science:Biology:Animals
100% DOG (7)Digital Office Guard cheater200227 -- got the idea when I found the description of a mechanical dog on the internet
Science:Biology:Animals
Science:Electronics
100% DOG BONEDug Out & Gnawed By Our Neighbour's Elkhound TMcCO'G
Science:Biology:Body Parts
100% DOG BONE (2)Did Os Get Buried On Neighbour's Estate? Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Body Parts
91% DOGCOW DEMODevelopers Often Got Clarus's Other-Worldly Dimensions to Expertly Model Output. Angela Brett... referring to Clarus the two-dimensional dogcow who is most famous for demonstrating the effects of certain options in the 'Page Setup' dialogue box for some printers.
Computers:Macintosh & Newton
100% DOGGYDoberman's Obviously Gonna Get You Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Biology:Animals
100% DOGMADumping Old Girlfriend Mother Approved Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% DOGSDefinitely Odorous Greedy Sods Mary Carr
Science:Biology:Animals
100% DOG TIREDDrowsy, Or Getting Tetchy, I'd Rather Experience Dormancy Tony McCanine O'Grady
Assorted Adjectives
100% DOH!Dimwitted Oafish Hick Tony McCoy O'Grady
Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words
92% DOING NOTHINGDirty Old Irishman and Nutty Girl Natter Over Their Handy Inter Net Gateways Angela Brett.
Assorted Verbs
100% DOLLARDoesn't Offer Love Life Any Rapture Rico Leffanta
Commerce:Money
100% DOLORESDinner Often Leads Onto Romantic Evening Siesta Rico Leffanta
Names:First names:Female
94% DOLORES O'RIORDAN'Doos' Or 'Las' Often Recur... Every Song Offers Recordings In Oral Realm [that] Don't Articulate Nuttin'. Angela Brett
Entertainment:Music:Artists
100% DOLPHINDo Other Linuxes Pursue Human Interface Niceties? Sean Lamb (Dolphin was the code name for Mandrake Linux 9.0; Mandrake has been known as the "user-friendly" Linux)
Computers:Linux
Names:Code Names:Linux
100% DOMAIN NAMEDotcom Operation Means Acquiring Internet Name Nobody's Already Made Exclusive Tony McCoy O'Grady
Computers:Internet
100% DOMESTICDesignated Ordinary Maid Except Sometimes Transparently In Charge Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations
100% DOMINICDirty Old Man Is Needing Intense Cleaning Tony McCoy O'Grady
Names:First names:Male
100% DOMINICADensely Overgrown Moist Island, Nevertheless Its Chiefly Agricultural. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Countries
100% DOMINIQUEDoes One's Memory Involve Nice Images, Questioned Until Explained Jan Morgan
Names:First names:Female

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