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94% DOMITIUS ENOBARBUSDecamps (to) Octavius's Military Interests. This Is Upon Sensing Egypt's Not Overwhelming, Becoming A Robustly Blunt Unwavering Soldier Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Antony and Cleopatra
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Julius Caesar
86% DONGLEDim Oafs Need Greatly to Learn English Tony McCoy O'Grady, who couldn't believe that there really is a piece of computer equipment called a DONGLE.
Computers:Generic Hardware
86% DONGLE (2)Did Older NewZealanders Grow-up Learning Electronics? Tony McCoy O'Grady, when told that Angela had found someone else who knew what a dongle was, but hadn't heard the term for ten years.
Computers:Generic Hardware
100% DONGLE (3)Devoid Of Nutrition, Gives Little Energy Steve Keate, who is thinking of creating a series of acronyms explaining why not to eat computer accessories.
Computers:Do Not Eat
100% DONGLE (4)Devoid Of Nutriments - Generally Lacks Edibility Tony
Computers:Do Not Eat
100% DON JOHNDeceitfully 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
100% DONNADelivers Obnoxious Nuisance, Navigating Attacks Jan Morgan
Names:First names:Female
100% DONNYDelightful Orator Nicely Negotiates Yield Jan Morgan - gives forth his melodic voice to song
Names:First names:Male
100% DO NOT YELLDearest One, No-One Thinks You Endearing, Less Loud! Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Advice
Communication
100% DON PEDRODesign 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
100% DON'T BE RUDEDeeply Obnoxious Nasty Thoughts. Begin Eschewing Rather Undue Dirty Expressions Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Advice
100% DON'T PANICDepress 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
Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website
97% DON'T TEASE ME ABOUT USING WINDOWSDole's Obviously Not The Top Earner... And Some Extra Money's Excellent, Although Being On Unfriendly Technology Undeniably Stinks. I'm Not Getting on With It - No Desirability Of Writing Source. Angela Brett, who works as a Windows developer but is a Mac developer at heart.
Computers:Windows
93% DON'T USE WINDOZEDamnit, Only Nincompoops Try Using Such Extremely Wasteful Interface Nefariously Doled Out by Zillionaire Entrepreneur. Angela Brett
Computers:Windows
100% DONUT HOLESDefinition Of 'Nothingness', Used To Highlight One's Lacking Essential 'Solidity' TMcCO'G
Food & Drink
100% DOODLEDo One's Own Drawing, Lacking Enthusiasm Angela Brett
Assorted Verbs
100% DOORDon't Open On Route Steve Keate, referring to a car door.
Transport:Car Parts
100% DOOR KNOCKERDigitally 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
100% DOORSDecently Organized Operating & Running Systems! Tony McCoy O'Grady, who asks "Why use windoze when you can use doors?"
Computers
100% DOPEDulls One's Personal Experience Angela Brett
Drugs
100% DOPE (2)Doesn't Offer People Everything Angela Brett
Drugs
100% DOPE (3)Does Offer Pseudo-Enlightenment Angela Brett and Steve Keate
Drugs
100% DOPE (4)Diacetylmorphine, Opium, Pot... Everything! Angela Brett
Drugs
93% DO RE MI FA SO LA TIDarn, Off-key... Redo Etude Making Its Frequency Aurally Sound. Open Lungs And Then Inhale. Angela Brett
Entertainment:Music
100% DORFDestination Of Rainbow Fizz Angela Brett, referring to the town in the book 'The Solitaire Mystery' by Jostein Gaarder
Art & Literature:Fictional Places
100% DORIS DAYDaughter Of Righteous Idiots Singing, "Daisy Awaits Yokel" Rico Leffanta
Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses
100% DORKDefinitely One Renowned Klutz Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Insults
100% DOTDisturbance Of Tint Angela Brett
Art & Literature
100% DOT COMDoesn'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
Commerce
100% DOTDOTDOTDASHDASHDASHDOTDOTDOTDigital 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
100% DOTESDaydreams Over Those Enchanting Smiles Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Verbs
100% DOUBLE POSTINGDon'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
100% DOUBTFULDubious Outcomes Usually Befall Thoughts Fetched Using Lunacy Kenny Roy
People & Relationships:Thoughts
100% DOUCHEDirt's Off Under Cascading Hot Effusion Patricia Rix
People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene:Beauty Products
100% DOUGHNUTDiet's Obstacle Unusually Great Hot Never Underestimate Taste! Rico Leffanta
Food & Drink
100% DOUGLAS ADAMSDescription Of Universal Guide Lives As Stories And Drama, And Multiplatform Software Angela Brett, who knows the subject of Douglas Adams' books was only a guide to the galaxy, but it's known universally.
Art & Literature:Writers
0% DOWNCASTDon't Offer Worries Now - (I'm) Contemplating Abject Sad Thoughts. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Emotions
100% DOWN QUARKDuo On Whole Neutron Quiets Up's 'Affirmative' Reaction Kick Angela Brett ('Down' is one of the six types of quark... along with UP QUARK, STRANGE QUARK, CHARM QUARK, TOP QUARK and BOTTOM QUARK. Neutrons are each composed of two down quarks with charge -1/3 each, and one up quark with charge +2/3, giving them an overall charge of zero.)
Science:Physics:Particles
100% DOWSINGDirty Old Woman Seduced Innocent Nice Guy Angela Brett and Dustan Dowsing, on virginity \=]
Names:Acronymists
100% DOWSING (2)Divination Of Water Source Is Non-Geophysical. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science
100% DRACO MALFOYDemonic Racist Adolescent Clone, Obstinate Malicious Arrogant Louse, Foul Opinionated Yahoo Jan Morgan
Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:Harry Potter
100% DRAFTDeserters Resisted Armed Forces Training Tony McCoy O'Grady
Military
71% DRAFT (2)Doesn't Really Amount to a Frigging Thing Artemis Hunter (who works in publishing, and knows all about the tyranny of "draft" documents)
Art & Literature
100% DRAMATIS PERSONAEDetailed Reading And Misinterpreting All The Individual Shakespearean Plays Ensures Results Spell Out Names Acronymically - Eventually Tony McCoy O'Grady
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays
100% DRATINIDragon Rage And Twister: I'm Now Incapacitated Angela Brett (Dratini is Pokemon #147)
Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon
100% DRAWBRIDGEDefeats Raiding Assailants When, By Retracting It, Defenders Generally Escape Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places
100% DRAWINGDepicting Realistically A World Indicates Natural Genius Tony VanGogh O'Grady
Art & Literature
100% DREADSDaring Reality Envelops Annihilates Death! Saviour! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
People & Relationships:Emotions
People & Relationships:Death
83% DREAMDelirious Realm of Enchantment And Magic Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Thoughts
100% DREAM (2)During REM, Ethereal Amusement Made. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Thoughts
100% DREAM (3)Daylight: Reality Ends All Magic. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Thoughts
100% DREAM (4)Desired Results Encourages Ambitious Minds Jan Morgan
People & Relationships:Thoughts
100% DREAMSDaylight Reveals Everything's A Mind Show Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Thoughts
100% DRMDon't Rip Mp3s DRM = Digital Rights Management (Microsoft)
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
Entertainment:Music
100% DRM (2)Doesn't Record Media DRM = Digital Rights Management (Microsoft)
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
Computers
Entertainment
100% DRM (3)Doesn't Really Matter Sean Lamb (DRM = Digital Rights Management {Microsoft}; but file sharing will continue after this "feature" is introduced)
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
Computers
100% DROLLDeadpan Response Of Little Lightheartedness Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Adjectives
100% DROMIO OF EPHESUSDoesn'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
100% DROMIO OF SYRACUSEDeeply 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
100% DROUGHTDry Riverbed Or Unwatered Ground; Hard Terrain. Eric Bridgstock, after it was asked if anyone would like to acronymise DROUGHT during an acronym shortage.
Science:Meteorology
100% DROUGHT (2)Doesn't Rain Often, Usually Ghastly Hot Temperature Eric Bridgstock
Science:Meteorology
100% DROWSYDozily Reposed On Waking, Stretched, Yawned. Angela Brett
Main
100% DR. SEUSSDemiurgic, Rythmical Scribe, Expertly Unfolded Silly Stories Robert Anonymous
Art & Literature:Writers
100% DRUGDummy Route Under Ground Rico Leffanta
Drugs
100% DRUG ADDICTDangerous Reactions, Undergoing Gruesome Agonising Delirium - Doing It 'Cold Turkey' Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to NO STRINGS ATTACHED (Strung Out)
Drugs
100% DRUG LORDDemented Rotten Urban Gangster - Low On Reasoned Debate Tony McCoy O'Grady, creating yet another supervillain.
MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains
Drugs
83% DRUGSDown Right Ugly Gay Sex-machine sasha&kendra inspired by jordan&zach
Drugs
100% DRUMDeafening Rolls Upset Mind Rico Leffanta
Entertainment:Music:Instruments
100% DRUM (2)Damned Rowdy & Un-Musical! Tony McCoy O'Grady
Entertainment:Music:Instruments
100% DRUMSDoing Rudiments Use Motor Skills Jason Wilcox
Entertainment:Music:Instruments
100% DRUNKDisgustingly, Rottenly Unconscious - Non Kinetic Tony McCoy O'Grady
Drugs
94% DRUNKEN FUMBLINGSDire Results Usually Not Knowingly Expected. Non-sober Fornication Usually Means Boy Leaves Impregnated Naive Girl Saddened Tony McCoy O'Grady, after watching an 'expose' TV programme on teenage sex in England.
Drugs
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% DSLDarned Speedy Link! Angela Brett, as an alternate expansion of the more common Digital Subscriber Line or Direct Satellite Link.
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
Computers:Internet
100% DSL (2)Download Something Large Angela Brett, as an alternate expansion of the more common Digital Subscriber Line.
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
Computers:Internet
100% DSL (3)Defying Sea-Level Angela Brett, as an alternate expansion of the more common Deep Submergence Laboratory.
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
Science
100% DSL (4)Don't Say 'Lame'! Angela Brett, as an alternate expansion of the more common Disability Sick Leave.
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
Commerce
100% 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
Sports & Recreation:Scouts
75% DSL (6)Detritus-filled Seabed Level Tony McCoy O'Grady, as an alternate expansion of the more common Deep Scattering Layer.
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
Science
100% DSL (7)Dialup's So Lame! Angela Brett, as an alternate expansion of the more common Digital Subscriber Line.
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
Computers:Internet
100% DSL (8)Don't Surf Lightly Edwin Hermann, as an alternate expansion of the more common Digital Subscriber Line.
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
Computers:Internet
100% DSL (9)Dunderheads Surf Loudly Jeff Anonymous, in reference to loud dialup modems (as opposed to Digital Subscriber Line)... no offense intended :)
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
Computers:Internet
100% DUBLINDon't Usually Build Like It Nowadays Angela Brett
Places:Towns & Cities
100% DUBLIN (2)Despite Umpteen Bridges, Liffey Inhibits Natives Angela Brett (Supposedly there is rivalry between people from different sides of the River Liffey.)
Places:Towns & Cities
90% DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTERDesires Ultimate Career (for) Husband. Extremely Stupid. Sets Off Fatal Goings-on - Lured On Unto Coven & Entrapped. Spy Then Effects Revelation Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's King Henry VI
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King Henry VI
100% DUCKDive Under Cover, Kid Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Verbs
80% DUCK (2)Dabbling Upside-down Consuming Krill Patricia Rix
Science:Biology:Animals:Birds
100% DUCK BILLDarwin Users Can Kick Butt Ignoring Lucre Leader Angela Brett, speculating that the DarwinOS mascot Hexley (http://www.hexley.com) is a duck-billed platypus so that we can duck Bill, that is, avoid using Microsoft products.
Computers:Macintosh & Newton
100% DUDE'S BLUFFDon't Understand Dames? Exhibit Shyness, But Liquor Up Front First! Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% DUESDebtors Union Exorcising Sanity Rico Leffanta
Commerce
100% DUGTRIODigletts' Usual Grouping... Three Rolled Into One! Angela Brett (Dugtrio is Pokemon #51)
Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon
100% DUGTRIO (2)Digletts' Underground Get-Together Results In Overkill Angela Brett (Dugtrio is Pokemon #51)
Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon
100% DUKEDisappointingly Underemployed King's Elite Angela Brett, after Tony mentioned something about DUKEs and URLs.
Politics:Royalty
67% DUKE (2)Dangerously Using Karate (in an) Encounter Dustan Dowsing
Military
100% DUKE OF YORKDetests 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
91% DUKE ORSINODispatches Unknown Kid (on) Errand Of Romancing Suitor - It's Noble Olivia Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Twelfth Night
100% DUKE VINCENTIODeludes 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
86% DUMAIN & DUMAINDeclaim Unique Mumbo-jumbo And Idiotic Nonsense - Deceit Unmasks Mean And Immoral No-good 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% DUMB!Don't Underestimate My Bargains! Angela Brett (see SHOVE OFF)
Words & Wordplay:Rudeness:Rude Advertising Slogans
100% DUMB ASSDonkey's Unusually Mute - Brays Are Strangely Silent. Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Animals
100% DUMB ASS (2)Doesn't Use Mouth/Mind, But Always Saying Something! Angela Brett (with Mouth, this describes expressive donkey body-language... with Mind, a thoughtless human.)
Science:Biology:Animals
People & Relationships:Insults
100% DUMPDisgusting, Unwholesome, Mucky Poop Patricia Rix, telling Tony that LADIES don't leave a dump.
Assorted Nouns
83% DUMPSDiscarded Unto Mountainous Piles of Scrap Sean Lamb
Places
Science:Environment
100% DUNCANDeath Unleashes Nemesis, Conspiracy And Nastiness Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Macbeth
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Macbeth
100% DUNCEDown Under Nobody Claims Employment Rico Leffanta
Education
100% DUNCE (2)Director, Unilateral Network Causing Email Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations:Humorous Job Titles
100% DUNDEEDoes Unusual 'Nyms, Delightfully Entertaining Expansions Tony McCoy O'Grady
Names:Acronymists
100% DUNNYDefinitely Undeniably Never Nice Youth Dunlakin @aol.com produced this through his charm honesty and demonic nature
Names:Acronymists
100% DUNTISHDon'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
Words & Wordplay:Liffs
100% DUPLEXDoubled-Up Property Layers Ensures Xclusion TMcCO'G
Places:Buildings
100% DUSKDawn's Undoing, Symmetry Kin. Angela Brett
Time
100% DUSTAN DOWSINGDeeply 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
100% DUSTAN GEOFFREY DOWSINGDone Unusualy Stupid Things At Normaly Good Ethical Occassions, Fighting For Right, Even You Do Occasionally Wonder, Somebody Is Not Good? Dustan Dowsing, wondering if he still had an Acronym in him (which is a bad pun) (Sorry)
Names:Acronymists
100% DUTCHDuo Usually Tries Currency Halving Angela Brett, referring to the idiom, 'go Dutch'
Commerce
100% DUTCHIEDoughy, Unctuous, Tasty Concoction Has Innovative Element Patricia Rix (not that many doughnuts have raisins)
Food & Drink
100% DVDDidn't Vomit -- Died! Steve Keate (see DONGLE (3))
Computers:Do Not Eat
100% DWARF/JOKERDistinctly Wary About Rainbow Fizz - Jeroboam Of Knowledge Eventually Ruins. Angela Brett
Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:The Solitaire Mystery
80% DYADDuo of You And Daddy Angela Brett, who first heard of the term during a lecture on parent-child relationships.
People & Relationships:Family
100% DYLANDied Young, Lump Attacked Neurons Angela Brett, referring to Steve's son.
Names:First names:Male
100% DYLAN (2)Darling Youngster, Like Angela's Nephews? Angela Brett, who never actually met Dylan.
Names:First names:Male
100% DYLAN THOMASDrunk! Yet Lyrical Author's Narrative Tale Holds Our Minds - And Suggests! Tony McCoy O'Grady
Art & Literature:Writers
100% DYNAMITEDo You Need Any Massive Items To Explode? Angela Brett
Military:Weapons
100% DYNAMODoth Yield New And Much Output Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Electronics
100% DYNEDo You Need Energy? Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Mathematics:Measurement
100% DYSLEXIADo You See Letters Extremely Xenotime In Appearance Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments
100% DYSLEXIA (2)Don't You Switch Language Even Xeroxed Interchanging Abilities Jan Morgan -- Transposes things in Reading, Spelling and Numbers like a mirror numbers and letters are switched or interchanged
Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments
100% DYSPEPSIADid Your Special Potluck Explode Perchance Soaking In Acid? Rico Leffanta
Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments
100% DYSPHASIADisturbs Your Speech Patterns - Has A Significant Impact, Apparently. Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments
100% DYSPROSIUMDo You Suppose People Realise Our Sillinesses Indicate Unsound Minds? Tony McCoy O'Grady
Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms
Science:Chemistry:Elements
83% DYSPROSIUM (2)Difficultly Yielded Substance, Popular (in) Reactor Operations Since It's Ultra (para)-Magnetic. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Chemistry:Elements
100% DYSTOCIADelivering Your Sprog Takes Obstetric Care In Abundance Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments
100% DZIGGETAIDeceives Zoologists, Is Generally Graded 'Equus', Though Ass Indubitably Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Biology:Animals
100% DZODomestic Zoological Oddity Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Animals
100% DZOMOSDomestic Zoological Oddity - Milk Offers Sustenance Tony McCoy O'Grady, as an extension of Angela's DZO.
Science:Biology:Animals
100% DZOSDoes Zigzags Over Slopes Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Biology:Animals

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