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| DEPRESSION | Downcast Expression? Perhaps Reason's Evident - Sad Situation's Isn't Over Now |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Emotions |
| DEPTH OF FIELD | Distinctly 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 |
| DESDEMONA | Defiantly 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 |
| DESERT | Dry Earth; Seldom Ever Rains There. |
Roger Williams Places |
| DESIGN | Delightfully Exciting Sketch Is Genuinely Novel |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature |
| DESKTOP SUPPORT | Doesn't Everyone Seek Knowledge To Operate Personal Systems? Users Persistently Perplex Our Resourceful Technology |
Sean Lamb Computers |
| DESMOND MORRIS | Darwin Examined Simian Mysteries Over Naked Dames Maybe Our Relationships Recall Innate Secrets |
Rico Leffanta Art & Literature:Writers |
| DESPERATION | Dire Extreme Situation - Prompt Emergency Rescue And Treatment Is Obviously Needed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Disaster |
| DESTROY | Demolish Everything Simply To Remove Other Youth |
Kenny Roy Assorted Verbs |
| DETECTED | Detailed Examination That Eventually Caught The Evil Doer(s) |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| DETECTIVE | Data 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 |
| DETERMATHATIONS | Daily 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 |
| DETERMINED | Doing Everything To Ensure Results - Make Intense, Necessary, Efforts Daily |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| DEUTERONOMY | Delightfully Erudite Undertaking, Ten Edicts Read Out, Nous Of Moses. Yes! |
Eric Bridgstock Religion:Bible books |
| DEVI | Divine Eternal Vacillates Inspiration |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Hindu Goddesses |
| DEVIL | Demonic, Evil Villain Is Lucifer |
Angela Brett Religion |
| DEVIL (2) | Doesn't Enjoy Virtue In Life |
Angela Brett Religion |
| DEVON TARRSTEPS | Dawdling 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 |
| DIABETES | Disease Is Awful. Body Excretes (Tragically) Excess Sugar |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| DIAGRAM | Drawings (Incorporating Artistic Graphs?) Reinforce Article's Message |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication |
| DIALUP | Delves Into Analogue Line's Untapped Potential |
Angela Brett Computers:Internet |
| DIAMOND | Divine Intervention Affects Marriage, Or Necessity, Destiny. |
Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the diamond (60th) wedding anniversary. Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| DIAN | Drives Inhabitants Around Nature |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Roman Gods & Goddesses |
| DIANA | Died In A Nasty Accident |
Angela Brett, referring to Diana, Princess of Wales. Politics:Royalty:Royals |
| 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 |
| DIANA DORS | Does It And Never Apologises Demimonde Of Reckless Society |
Rico Leffanta Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses |
| DIAPER | Dirty It And Parent Efficiently Replaces |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
| DIAPER (2) | Disposable Is A Preferred Experience, Really |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
| DIAPER (3) | Drips Intercepted And (Perfectly Efficiently) Retained |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
| DIARRHOEA | Dashing In And Running Repeatedly, Hogging Outhouse, Evacuating Again. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| DIATOMIC ATOMS | Diatomic 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 |
| DICE | Deals In Chance Events |
Sean Lamb Household Objects Entertainment:Games |
| DICK HEAD | Decidedly Ignorant Childish Kid Heeding Endless Arrogant Drivel |
Mary Carr People & Relationships:Insults |
| DICTIONARY | Do I Consider Term Is Often Needed And Real? Yes! |
Angela Brett Science:Linguistics Art & Literature:Book Titles |
| DIDO | Die 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 |
| DIE BRUCKE | Dying Is Easy But Realistically Use Children Knight Errants |
Rico Leffanta Entertainment:Movies |
| DIEGO | Did 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 |
| DIESEL | Dirty Internal Engines Should Emit Less |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| DIET | Dare I Eat That? |
Angela Brett Food & Drink People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| 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 |
| DIFFICULT | Does It Feel Funny? It Contrasts Usual Light Tasks. |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives |
| DIG | Delve Into Ground |
Roger Williams Assorted Verbs |
| DIGLETT | Dwells In Ground, Likes Eating Tender Tubers |
Angela Brett (Diglett is Pokemon #50) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| DIKE | Divinely Inspires Kinky Escapades |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Greek Gods & Goddesses |
| DILEMMA | Deep Indecision: Let's Employ Much Muddled Analysis |
Leo Boyes People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| DILIGENT | Doggedly 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 |
| DIM | Dark In Matters |
Jan Morgan Assorted Adjectives |
| DIMPLE | Depression In Mid-Phizog Looks Endearing |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Body Parts People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| DIMWIT | Director, Internal Mushroom Warehouse Irrigation Techniques |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations:Humorous Job Titles |
| DINNER | Digestion Is Nice, Now Everyone's Replete |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
| DINNER (2) | Don't Ingest Noisily - Never Eat Radishes |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
| DINNER (3) | Didn't I Notice Nobody's Eating Ratatouille? |
Patricia Rix Food & Drink |
| DINO | Down Is Not Out |
Sean Lamb, because dinosaurs always tend to be popular with the kids. Science:Biology:Animals:Dinosaurs |
| DIOMEDES | Dallies 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 |
| DIOPHANTUS | Decided Influence On Precise, Handwritten Algebraic Notation. Thought Unpositives Superfluous. |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians |
| DIPLODOCUS | Diplodocus 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 |
| DIPLOMA | Degree Is Presented, Lots Of Merrymaking Activity. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education:Qualifications |
| 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 |
| DIPSY | Dancing Is Pleasant - So Youthful! |
Angela Brett, whose nieces love the TELETUBBIES. Entertainment:TV shows |
| DIRTY | "Doing It" Repeatedly - To Yourself! |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| DIRTY MIND | Dirtiness Is Relative - Tony, Your Mate, Is Ninetimes Dirtier! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after the HILARIOUS (2) comment. Words & Wordplay:Rudeness |
| DIRTY OLD IRISHMAN | Drunkenness 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 |
| DISABILITY | Doesn't Imply Stupidity... Affected Brain Isn't Limited In Thought, Y'know. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| DISAPPEAR | Did I See A Professional Performer Eliminate A Rabbit? |
Angela Brett Entertainment |
| DISARM | Detectives Insist Submachineguns Are Removed Masterfully |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military |
| DISASTER | Do Infernos Stop After Several Tsunamis Enter Region? |
Angela Brett Science People & Relationships:Disaster |
| DISC | Does Injure Someone's Colon |
Jeff Anonymous Computers:Do Not Eat |
| 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 |
| DISCIPLINE | Dutifully I Surrender Control - If Punishment Looms I'm Naughtily Excited |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| DISEASE | Damn I'm Sick! Excruciating Aches & Soreness Everywhere |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| DISEASE (2) | Direly Incapacitated Situation - Each Ache Seems Endless! |
Patricia Rix Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| DISGUSTING | Dirty Item, Smutty, Genuinely Ugly, Stomach Turning! It's Not Good! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives People & Relationships:Insults |
| DISHABILLE | Dressing In Slippers Hoping Any Body In Love Loves Eurythmics |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| DISHONOR | Disgraceful, In Shameful Habits Of Negative Options, Really! |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships |
| DISHONOUR | Disgraceful In Shameful Habits Of Negative Options Used Regularly |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships |
| DISK | Digestus Interruptus - Slender Kilojoules. |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett (see DONGLE (3)) Computers:Do Not Eat |
| DISNEYLAND | Dynamic 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 |
| DISORDER | Disorganised Individual Should Occasionally Remove Dirt & Eject Rubbish |
TMcCO'G - parent to a teenager! Assorted Nouns |
| DISTRICT | Distinctly 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 |
| DITTO | Double It, To This Opinion |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Phrases |
| DITTO (2) | Does Impressions - Transforms To Opponent! |
Angela Brett (Ditto is Pokemon #132) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| DIVERSE | Different, Indeed Varied, Entities Reach Separate Ends |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
| DIVING | Dribbling In Vulvas Incites Naked Girls |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust Sports & Recreation |
| DIVINITY | Delicious Item, Variety Is Nutty, Incredible Treat, Yummy |
Jan Morgan -- Yummy Candy Food & Drink:Confectionery |
| DIVORCE | Done Indulging Vows, Onto Rampant Copulation, Etc. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| DIVORCE (2) | Deceitful Infidelity Very Often Responsible. Coupling Ends. |
Eric Bridgstock People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| DIVORCED | Depressed/Deceived/Dishonest Individual, Vows Obliterated, Restoring Conscious Effort, Denied |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| DIVORCED (2) | Destructive Individual, Vows Obliterated, Restoring Conscious Efforts Denied |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| DIVORCED FEMALE | Despite Internationallyrecognised Vows, One's Recanted (Claiming Evil Deeds From Errant Mate?) And Looking Elsewhere |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| DJIBOUTI | Desert Jutting Into Bay Ordains Unendurable Temperatures Internally. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| DMCA | Don'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 |
| DNA | Daddy Not Available |
DNA usually stands for Deoxyribonucleic Acid Re-expansions of existing acronyms Science:Biology People & Relationships:Family |
| DNS | Dotted Numbers Synonyms |
Angela Brett (DNS usually stands for Domain Name System) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Internet |
| DOCH | Definite Open Contradiction (Handy!) |
Grace Francis Science:Linguistics:German Words |
| DOCTOR | Dispenser Of Cures, Taker Of Revenue. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare:Healthcare Occupations |
| 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 |
| DOCTORATE OF PHILOSOPHY | Does 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 |
| DOCTORS | Dozens Of Competent Technicians Offer Remedial Skills |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Healthcare Occupations |
| DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS | Does 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 |
| DODGE | Ducking, Or Diving, Guarantees Evasion |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs |
| DOE | Deer - Oestrogen-Enhanced. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals |
| DOG | Dull Organism. Growls. |
Steve Keate & Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals |
| DOG (2) | Disgusting Odour - Gross! |
Steve Keate & Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals |
| DOG (3) | Dependable, Obedient Guardian |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals |
| DOG (4) | Drools On Groin |
Steve Keate Science:Biology:Animals |
| DOG (5) | Defecates On Garden |
Steve Keate Science:Biology:Animals |
| DOG (6) | Disgusting Old Growler |
Roger Williams Science:Biology:Animals |
| 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 |
| DOG BONE | Dug Out & Gnawed By Our Neighbour's Elkhound |
TMcCO'G Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| DOG BONE (2) | Did Os Get Buried On Neighbour's Estate? |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| DOGGY | Doberman's Obviously Gonna Get You |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals |
| DOGMA | Dumping Old Girlfriend Mother Approved |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| DOGS | Definitely Odorous Greedy Sods |
Mary Carr Science:Biology:Animals |
| DOG TIRED | Drowsy, Or Getting Tetchy, I'd Rather Experience Dormancy |
Tony McCanine O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
| DOH! | Dimwitted Oafish Hick |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words |
| DOLLAR | Doesn't Offer Love Life Any Rapture |
Rico Leffanta Commerce:Money |
| DOLORES | Dinner Often Leads Onto Romantic Evening Siesta |
Rico Leffanta Names:First names:Female |
| DOLPHIN | Do 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 |
| DOMAIN NAME | Dotcom Operation Means Acquiring Internet Name Nobody's Already Made Exclusive |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Internet |
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