Algebra-like Permitting Rampant Organic Nuances! Your Mnemonic Sentience/Sentient!
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| DOMESTIC | Designated Ordinary Maid Except Sometimes Transparently In Charge |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| DOMINIC | Dirty Old Man Is Needing Intense Cleaning |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:First names:Male |
| DOMINICA | Densely Overgrown Moist Island, Nevertheless Its Chiefly Agricultural. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| DOMINIQUE | Does One's Memory Involve Nice Images, Questioned Until Explained |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| 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 |
| DONGLE (4) | Devoid Of Nutriments - Generally Lacks Edibility |
Tony Computers:Do Not Eat |
| DON JOHN | Deceitfully 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 |
| DONNA | Delivers Obnoxious Nuisance, Navigating Attacks |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| DONNY | Delightful Orator Nicely Negotiates Yield |
Jan Morgan - gives forth his melodic voice to song Names:First names:Male |
| DO NOT YELL | Dearest One, No-One Thinks You Endearing, Less Loud! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Advice Communication |
| DON PEDRO | Design 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 |
| DON'T BE RUDE | Deeply Obnoxious Nasty Thoughts. Begin Eschewing Rather Undue Dirty Expressions |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Advice |
| DON'T PANIC | Depress 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 |
| DONUT HOLES | Definition Of 'Nothingness', Used To Highlight One's Lacking Essential 'Solidity' |
TMcCO'G Food & Drink |
| DOODLE | Do One's Own Drawing, Lacking Enthusiasm |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs |
| DOOR | Don't Open On Route |
Steve Keate, referring to a car door. Transport:Car Parts |
| DOOR KNOCKER | Digitally 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 |
| DOORS | Decently Organized Operating & Running Systems! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who asks "Why use windoze when you can use doors?" Computers |
| DOPE | Dulls One's Personal Experience |
Angela Brett Drugs |
| DOPE (2) | Doesn't Offer People Everything |
Angela Brett Drugs |
| DOPE (3) | Does Offer Pseudo-Enlightenment |
Angela Brett and Steve Keate Drugs |
| DOPE (4) | Diacetylmorphine, Opium, Pot... Everything! |
Angela Brett Drugs |
| DORF | Destination Of Rainbow Fizz |
Angela Brett, referring to the town in the book 'The Solitaire Mystery' by Jostein Gaarder Art & Literature:Fictional Places |
| DORIS DAY | Daughter Of Righteous Idiots Singing, "Daisy Awaits Yokel" |
Rico Leffanta Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses |
| DORK | Definitely One Renowned Klutz |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Insults |
| DOT | Disturbance Of Tint |
Angela Brett Art & Literature |
| DOT COM | Doesn'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 |
| DOTDOTDOTDASHDASHDASHDOTDOTDOT | Digital 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 |
| DOTES | Daydreams Over Those Enchanting Smiles |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs |
| DOUBLE POSTING | Don'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 |
| DOUBTFUL | Dubious Outcomes Usually Befall Thoughts Fetched Using Lunacy |
Kenny Roy People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| DOUCHE | Dirt's Off Under Cascading Hot Effusion |
Patricia Rix People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene:Beauty Products |
| DOUGHNUT | Diet's Obstacle Unusually Great Hot Never Underestimate Taste! |
Rico Leffanta Food & Drink |
| DOUGLAS ADAMS | Description 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 |
| DOWN QUARK | Duo 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 |
| DOWSING | Dirty Old Woman Seduced Innocent Nice Guy |
Angela Brett and Dustan Dowsing, on virginity \=] Names:Acronymists |
| DOWSING (2) | Divination Of Water Source Is Non-Geophysical. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science |
| DRACO MALFOY | Demonic Racist Adolescent Clone, Obstinate Malicious Arrogant Louse, Foul Opinionated Yahoo |
Jan Morgan Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:Harry Potter |
| DRAFT | Deserters Resisted Armed Forces Training |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military |
| DRAMATIS PERSONAE | Detailed Reading And Misinterpreting All The Individual Shakespearean Plays Ensures Results Spell Out Names Acronymically - Eventually |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays |
| DRATINI | Dragon Rage And Twister: I'm Now Incapacitated |
Angela Brett (Dratini is Pokemon #147) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| DRAWBRIDGE | Defeats Raiding Assailants When, By Retracting It, Defenders Generally Escape |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places |
| DRAWING | Depicting Realistically A World Indicates Natural Genius |
Tony VanGogh O'Grady Art & Literature |
| DREADS | Daring Reality Envelops Annihilates Death! Saviour! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. People & Relationships:Emotions People & Relationships:Death |
| DREAM (2) | During REM, Ethereal Amusement Made. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| DREAM (3) | Daylight: Reality Ends All Magic. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| DREAM (4) | Desired Results Encourages Ambitious Minds |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| DREAMS | Daylight Reveals Everything's A Mind Show |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| DRM | Don't Rip Mp3s |
DRM = Digital Rights Management (Microsoft) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Entertainment:Music |
| DRM (2) | Doesn't Record Media |
DRM = Digital Rights Management (Microsoft) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers Entertainment |
| 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 |
| DROLL | Deadpan Response Of Little Lightheartedness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
| DROMIO OF EPHESUS | Doesn'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 |
| DROMIO OF SYRACUSE | Deeply 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 |
| DROUGHT | Dry 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 |
| DROUGHT (2) | Doesn't Rain Often, Usually Ghastly Hot Temperature |
Eric Bridgstock Science:Meteorology |
| DROWSY | Dozily Reposed On Waking, Stretched, Yawned. |
Angela Brett Main |
| DR. SEUSS | Demiurgic, Rythmical Scribe, Expertly Unfolded Silly Stories |
Robert Anonymous Art & Literature:Writers |
| DRUG | Dummy Route Under Ground |
Rico Leffanta Drugs |
| DRUG ADDICT | Dangerous Reactions, Undergoing Gruesome Agonising Delirium - Doing It 'Cold Turkey' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to NO STRINGS ATTACHED (Strung Out) Drugs |
| DRUG LORD | Demented Rotten Urban Gangster - Low On Reasoned Debate |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, creating yet another supervillain. MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains Drugs |
| DRUM | Deafening Rolls Upset Mind |
Rico Leffanta Entertainment:Music:Instruments |
| DRUM (2) | Damned Rowdy & Un-Musical! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music:Instruments |
| DRUMS | Doing Rudiments Use Motor Skills |
Jason Wilcox Entertainment:Music:Instruments |
| DRUNK | Disgustingly, Rottenly Unconscious - Non Kinetic |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Drugs |
| DSL | Darned 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 |
| 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 |
| DSL (3) | Defying Sea-Level |
Angela Brett, as an alternate expansion of the more common Deep Submergence Laboratory. Re-expansions of existing acronyms Science |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| DUBLIN | Don't Usually Build Like It Nowadays |
Angela Brett Places:Towns & Cities |
| 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 |
| DUCK | Dive Under Cover, Kid |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs |
| DUCK BILL | Darwin 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 |
| DUDE'S BLUFF | Don't Understand Dames? Exhibit Shyness, But Liquor Up Front First! |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| DUES | Debtors Union Exorcising Sanity |
Rico Leffanta Commerce |
| DUGTRIO | Digletts' Usual Grouping... Three Rolled Into One! |
Angela Brett (Dugtrio is Pokemon #51) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| DUGTRIO (2) | Digletts' Underground Get-Together Results In Overkill |
Angela Brett (Dugtrio is Pokemon #51) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| DUKE | Disappointingly Underemployed King's Elite |
Angela Brett, after Tony mentioned something about DUKEs and URLs. Politics:Royalty |
| DUKE OF YORK | Detests 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 |
| DUKE VINCENTIO | Deludes 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 |
| DUMB! | Don't Underestimate My Bargains! |
Angela Brett (see SHOVE OFF) Words & Wordplay:Rudeness:Rude Advertising Slogans |
| DUMB ASS | Donkey's Unusually Mute - Brays Are Strangely Silent. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals |
| 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 |
| DUMP | Disgusting, Unwholesome, Mucky Poop |
Patricia Rix, telling Tony that LADIES don't leave a dump. Assorted Nouns |
| DUNCAN | Death Unleashes Nemesis, Conspiracy And Nastiness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Macbeth Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Macbeth |
| DUNCE | Down Under Nobody Claims Employment |
Rico Leffanta Education |
| DUNCE (2) | Director, Unilateral Network Causing Email |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations:Humorous Job Titles |
| DUNDEE | Does Unusual 'Nyms, Delightfully Entertaining Expansions |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Acronymists |
| DUNNY | Definitely Undeniably Never Nice Youth |
Dunlakin @aol.com produced this through his charm honesty and demonic nature Names:Acronymists |
| DUNTISH | Don'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 |
| DUPLEX | Doubled-Up Property Layers Ensures Xclusion |
TMcCO'G Places:Buildings |
| DUSK | Dawn's Undoing, Symmetry Kin. |
Angela Brett Time |
| DUSTAN DOWSING | Deeply 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 |
| DUSTAN GEOFFREY DOWSING | Done 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 |
| DUTCH | Duo Usually Tries Currency Halving |
Angela Brett, referring to the idiom, 'go Dutch' Commerce |
| DUTCHIE | Doughy, Unctuous, Tasty Concoction Has Innovative Element |
Patricia Rix (not that many doughnuts have raisins) Food & Drink |
| DVD | Didn't Vomit -- Died! |
Steve Keate (see DONGLE (3)) Computers:Do Not Eat |
| DWARF/JOKER | Distinctly Wary About Rainbow Fizz - Jeroboam Of Knowledge Eventually Ruins. |
Angela Brett Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:The Solitaire Mystery |
| DYLAN | Died Young, Lump Attacked Neurons |
Angela Brett, referring to Steve's son. Names:First names:Male |
| DYLAN (2) | Darling Youngster, Like Angela's Nephews? |
Angela Brett, who never actually met Dylan. Names:First names:Male |
| DYLAN THOMAS | Drunk! Yet Lyrical Author's Narrative Tale Holds Our Minds - And Suggests! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Writers |
| DYNAMITE | Do You Need Any Massive Items To Explode? |
Angela Brett Military:Weapons |
| DYNAMO | Doth Yield New And Much Output |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Electronics |
| DYNE | Do You Need Energy? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
| DYSLEXIA | Do You See Letters Extremely Xenotime In Appearance |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| 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 |
| DYSPEPSIA | Did Your Special Potluck Explode Perchance Soaking In Acid? |
Rico Leffanta Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| DYSPHASIA | Disturbs Your Speech Patterns - Has A Significant Impact, Apparently. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| DYSPROSIUM | Do You Suppose People Realise Our Sillinesses Indicate Unsound Minds? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| DYSTOCIA | Delivering Your Sprog Takes Obstetric Care In Abundance |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| DZIGGETAI | Deceives Zoologists, Is Generally Graded 'Equus', Though Ass Indubitably |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals |
| DZO | Domestic Zoological Oddity |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals |
| DZOMOS | Domestic Zoological Oddity - Milk Offers Sustenance |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, as an extension of Angela's DZO. Science:Biology:Animals |
| DZOS | Does Zigzags Over Slopes |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals |
| previous apronyms beginning with D |