Awfully Peculiar Racket - Ordinary Names Yield Meanings, Surprisingly!
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| FA | Falsetto's Aria |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music |
| FA (2) | Frolicking Americans |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the abbreviation for Florida. Re-expansions of existing acronyms Places:States & Regions |
| FAAA | French Airstrip Along Atoll |
Rico Leffanta (Faaa is the name of the international airport for Papeete (Tahiti)) Places |
| FAB | Fantastic And Brilliant |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
| FAB (2) | Faintly Absurd & Backdated |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
| FABLE (2) | Fictional Account By Legendary Eavesdropper |
Rico Leffanta Art & Literature |
| FABLE (3) | Faithful And Beautiful Lovers Exist |
Rico Leffanta Art & Literature |
| FABRIC | Fashion Artists Become Rich 'In' Clothing |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing Household Objects:Threads & Fabric |
| FABRIC (2) | For A Breakfast Reduced In Calories |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Threads & Fabric:Edible(?) |
| FABRIC (3) | For A Breakfast Rich In Cotton |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Threads & Fabric:Edible(?) |
| FABRIC (4) | Fibre's A Basic Requirement? I'm Confused |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Threads & Fabric:Edible(?) |
| FABROSAURUS | Fast, Agile Beast Relies On Skillful Adaptation Under Relatively Unfriendly Situations |
Sean Lamb (Fabrosaurus was a small, bipedal herbivore discovered in Africa that had five fingers on its hands) Science:Biology:Animals:Dinosaurs |
| FACADES | Frontal Aspects Create A Desirable & Esteemed Streetscape |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Buildings |
| FACE | Focus Additional Cosmetic Enhancement |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| FACT | Funny Acronym-Connected Trivia |
Angela Brett, to use as one of the headings on the ACRONYMS front page until someone thinks of something better. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| FACT (2) | Found Absolute, Concrete Truth |
Roger Williams People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| FACTORY | Fabricate Any Concoction To Order; Relieve Yourself. |
Rico Leffanta, who explains "I think factories are much the same around the world, i.e. they fabricate the order and the revenge themselves by urinating on it or otherwise fouling the order." Places:Buildings |
| FACTS | Freddie Always Comes Too Soon |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| FACTS (2) | Fundamentals Are Conveyed Too Slowly |
Angela Brett Education:Slow Teaching |
| FAG | Frequently After Guys |
Edwin Hermann People & Relationships:Love & Lust:LGBTQIA |
| FAG (2) | Few Aren't Gay |
Edwin Hermann People & Relationships:Love & Lust:LGBTQIA |
| FAGGOT | Fellows Are Gay? Good On Them! |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust:LGBTQIA |
| FAGS | Formerly A-Grade Smokes |
Angela Brett Drugs:Tobacco |
| FAILS | 'Flocci...' Acronym Is Laudable Subject! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, responding to Jeff's THEORY with 'As I am not my own son, this idea - like many things - works fine in theory but fails in practice.' Jeff had promised to acronymise floccinaucinihilipilification if his THEORY were correct. Communication:Acronyms Forums |
| FAIL SAFE | Family! Adult In Loving Sweet Abode! Fails Employers! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. People & Relationships:Family |
| FAIL SAFE! | Failure: Assuredly Impossible! (Lost Stability Automatically - First Energising!) |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Inciders obtaned this Ofishyule Seekret Docyoumeant of the SIRC (Sertintlee Infinnitlee Relieabell Corporation) "From page 123 of the SIRC (Proprietary Info): 'This widely advertised, THINGAMAJIG has specifications (inside parentheses are actual performance): Failure: Assuredly Impossible! (Loses Stability Automatically - First Energising). ONLY USE IN NO CHANCE TO SURVIVE MORTAL COMBAT ."Furthermore, because of our marketers' keen insight, we sold hundreds where the soldiers used THINGAMAJIGs only as specified. AS WAR GROWS SO SIRC'S CAPITAL GROWS" Assorted Adjectives Commerce:Companies:SIRC |
| FAILURE | Feeding Acronymic Irishman's Large, Unusually Robust Ego |
Patricia Rix, when Tony said 'When it comes to acronyms, I don't acknowledge this as a word' after challenged to acronymise failure when someone searched for it on the website. Patricia said he was asking to be TAKEN DOWN A PEG and then produced this acronym. Communication:Acronyms Forums |
| FAILURE (2) | Failure = (Assets + Income Lowering Uncontrollably Repeatedly) < Expenses |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Commerce |
| FAILURE (3) | Funds Are Inadequate, Loads Under Running Expenses. |
Angela Brett Commerce |
| FAINT | Feel(s) As If Not There |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| FAIRY | Fanciful Aerobic Individual Raising Yawns |
Mary Carr Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Mythical Creatures |
| FAISAL | Fellow Arabians, Intelligent, Smart And Loyal |
Faisal Yaqoob Names:First names:Male |
| FAITH | Feeling As If There's Heaven |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion Names:First names:Female |
| FAITH (2) | Full Assurance. Invisible = Trusted Hope! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Reference: Hebrew 11:1. Religion |
| FAITH (3) | Fantastic Adventures In Trusting HIM |
CJ Religion |
| FAITHFUL | Facts: Almighty = Individuals' Trust! Hebrews 11. Fulfilled Unseen's Love/Law! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Religion People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| FAITHFUL (2) | Faithful Accept Infinite's Truth! Hold Fully Unlimited Love! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Religion People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| FAITHFUL (3) | Firm Allegiance In True Heart Falls Under Loyalty |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| FAKE | Forgeries Are Kinda Expensive |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| FAKE (2) | Fraud Artists Kid Everyone |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| FAKE (3) | Fools Are Knowingly Ensnared |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| FAKE (4) | Forged A Karat, Expertly |
Patricia Rix People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| FAKES | Fool And Kwanza Easily Separated |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| FALCON | Fords Are Like Cars, Only Nicer |
Angela Brett, who actually has no opinion on which car makes are better. Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| FALL | Frightened About Looming Landing |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs Sports & Recreation:Parachuting |
| FALL (2) | Frantic Anti-Levitational Locomotion. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs Sports & Recreation:Parachuting |
| FALLING | Forget About Lost Luggage - Incompetence's Now Grave! |
Angela Brett, referring to a falling aircraft and the presumed incompetence of whoever's flying it, compared with that of the luggage clerk who sent your luggage to Murmansk. Transport |
| FALLING BEHIND | Feeling A Little Lacking? In Nether Grades Because Education's Heading In Negative Direction |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education |
| FALSTAFF | Friendly And Loyal Supporter, Though A Fat Fool |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's King Henry IV Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King Henry IV |
| FAMILY | Father And Mother, I Love You. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Family |
| FAMILY (3) | Freaks Aligned Monolithically In Living Yearbooks |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Family |
| FAMILY (4) | Friends Are Members, In Life's Years |
Jan Morgan -- our family should be our friends throughout the years People & Relationships:Family |
| FAMILY HOME EVENING | Fun Activities, Meetings Involve Lessons You've Held On Monday Evening, Entertaining Ventures, Edible Nibbles Involve Nice Group |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships:Family |
| FAMOUS | Flaunting Ample Money, Often Under Scandal |
Angela Brett Names:Famous people |
| FAMOUS (2) | Finally A Merit Of Useless Submissions |
Carl Brett, after being informed that he'd submitted enough acronyms to get on the HALL OF FAME. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| FAMOUS POEPLE IN IRAQ | Fingers Are Mischievous, One Usually Should Proofread One's Enquiries. Poe's Literary Endeavour, I'msure, Never Included Remote Arab Quarter |
TMcCO'G, when Angela accidentally let this misspelled phrase onto the Unsuccessful Searches list. Words & Wordplay |
| FAN | Forces Air Nearer. |
Roger Williams Household Objects |
| FAN (2) | Feeling Always Nice |
Jan Morgan Household Objects |
| FANGORN | Forest Arouses Nervousness; Go Onward Reducing Noise |
Patricia Rix Art & Literature:Fictional Places:The Lord of the Rings |
| FANNY | Fortune Always Needs Nudging Yourself |
Rico Leffanta Names:First names:Female |
| FANTASTIC | Felt About Near To A Seizure. This Is Comical. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter |
| FANTASY | Frequent Apparitions Necessary To Appease Sensual Yearnings |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships |
| FARLEY MOWAT | Frozen Arctic Realms Lured Enterprising Young Man; Observed Wolves' Actions Thoroughly. |
Roger Williams Art & Literature:Writers |
| FARMER | Friendly, Agricultural 'Real Man...' Endearingly Rugged. |
Mary Carr People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| FART | Free Air & Release Tension |
Angela Brett Science:Biology |
| FASHION | For A Sum, Hilfiger's Immaterial, 'Official' Name |
Patricia Rix Household Objects:Clothing |
| FASHION (2) | Fortunes Are Spent Happily In Overcoming Nakedness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing |
| FASHION (3) | Fleeces And Shirts - Have It Overstamped "Nike" |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing |
| FASHION (4) | Forceful Advertising Seeds Homogeny, Imposing Others' Norms |
Angela Brett People & Relationships Household Objects:Clothing |
| FASHION (5) | Forces A Spectrum, High Individuality Or Not |
Angela Brett -- it seems to be fashionable to be original and different, but only within certain limits. People & Relationships Household Objects:Clothing |
| FASHION MARKETING | Find A 'Statement', Hang It On Nonchalant Model, And Rich Kids (Exposing Their Insecurities) 'Need' Garment. |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Clothing Commerce |
| FASHIONS | Foster Adolescent Self-Hate If Outfit's Not Stylish |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Clothing |
| FASHIONS (2) | Fools Are Spending Hundreds; It's Old Next Season |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Clothing Commerce |
| FAST | Fleet And Speedy Travel |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| FASTING | Feasts Are Stopped To Interprete Neccessary Glimpses |
Jan Morgan - a prayerful fast helps you make important decisions and can help in crisis situations like illnesses Religion Food & Drink |
| FASTPHONE | Funds Are Speedily Transferred, Particularly Handy On Near-Empty. |
Angela Brett, who often uses her bank's Fastphone service to transfer funds from her savings account to her EFTPOS one. Commerce Communication |
| FAST THINKER | Famed Action Superhero. Thought Transference Happens Instantaneously, Non-Kinetic-Energy Radiation. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, as a further explanation of SWIFT. MacGirl & KeyBoard:(Wannabe) Superheroes |
| FAST TRACK | For A Shorter Transport Time, Railways Are Car Killers! |
Angela Brett Transport:Trains |
| FAT | From Animals, Tallow/Tasteless |
Jan Morgan - Tallow is animal fat as well as the kind we cook with Food & Drink |
| FATAL | Forwards Abruptly To After-Life |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Death |
| FAT CHANCE! | Forever Anonymous. Terribly Cruel, Hey? Anonymity: Nice! Creative, Exceptional! |
Jeff Anonymous, as a response to NEW ACROS (2). Assorted Phrases |
| FAT FREE | Forget Adding Tax For Rightful Extra Energy! |
Angela Brett, thinking that 'fat free' signs could be advertising that you don't have to pay for the fat - although in reality food with such a sign cost more and have less fat in them, which seems like a RIP-OFF Food & Drink |
| FATHER | Fearless Adult That Hinders Equal Responsibilities |
Mary Carr People & Relationships:Family |
| FATHERS | Forbid All Teenage Happiness - Especially Recreational Sex |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Family |
| FATHERS (2) | Fellows Attempt To Help Everyone Redeem Souls |
Tony Religion:Men's Ministry |
| FATUOUS | Frigid Aunt Tugging Udder On Unbridled Steer |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| FAUNA | Fields Are Usually Nourishing Agriculture |
Rico Leffanta Science:Biology Religion:Roman Gods & Goddesses |
| FAWN | Frisky Almost Weaned Native |
Rico Leffanta Science:Biology:Animals |
| FAX | Forward A Xerograph |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Electronics Communication |
| FEAR (2) | Frightened? Expect Adrenalin Rush |
Angela Brett Science:Biology People & Relationships:Emotions |
| FEAR (3) | Faithful Entreat A Rescue |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Emotions |
| FEAR (4) | Foes Engender A Response |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Emotions |
| FEAR (5) | Fright Evokes A Reaction |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Emotions |
| FEAR AND LOATHING | FOLDOC Explains Acronym; Really, All Now Do Loathe "Other" Architecture That Honestly Is Not Good |
Rob Rix, inspired by the FOLDOC entry at http://foldoc.doc.ic.ac.uk/foldoc/foldoc.cgi?query=fear Computers |
| FEBRUARY | Frosty, Exceptionally Blustery, Rainy Usually, After Recent Yuletide |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who lives in the northern hemisphere. Time:Months |
| FEBRUARY (2) | Feels Extra Blustery, Raincoats Usually Are Required, Yeah? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Months |
| FEBRUARY (3) | Frozen Exhaled Breath Rises Upwards And Rimes You |
Patricia Rix Time:Months |
| FECKLESS | Friends Evade Challenges Knowing Love Excuses Self Service |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| FEDERATION | From Each's Democracy, Eventually Regions Are Turning Into One Nation |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - looking at the (likely) distant future of the EU Politics |
| FELIX | Free Enterprising Lad Is Xenophobic |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Male |
| FELLATIO | Feeling Energetic? Laps Love Affection Testing Intercourse Orally |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| FEMALE | For Ever Moaning About Littlest Errors |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett People & Relationships:Genderalisations |
| FEMALE (2) | From Eden; Makes Adam Largely Excited |
Ian Rywalt Religion People & Relationships:Genderalisations |
| FEMALE DIVORCED | Finally Exited Marriage After Long Endured Distress (Including Violence Occasionally). Recently Court Ended Dispute |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| FEMALE DOG | From Every Mammy Alsation's Litter, Extract & Develop One Guidedog |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals |
| FEMALES | For-Ever Making A Lover Exasperatedly Sigh |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Genderalisations |
| FEMALES (2) | Flimsy Entities Males Attain Lewdly Enforcing Sexuality |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett People & Relationships:Genderalisations |
| FEMALES (3) | For Entertainment, Many Are Laying Evil Scheme(r)s |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett People & Relationships:Genderalisations |
| FEMININE | Frail Entity Making Idiotic Noises In Nefarious Environment |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, while looking for MacGirl's faults, alleges that 'girls just squeak and squeal when faced with danger!' Not MacGirl, no... MacGirl is brave, MacGirl is fearless. MacGirl is... eek, is that a (three button) mouse over there? Heeelp! MacGirl & KeyBoard People & Relationships:Genderalisations People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| FENCE | Fringe End Nullifies Coming / Exiting |
Jan Morgan Assorted Nouns |
| FENCES | Force: Even Not! Cage Envelops Stuff! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Concentration camp, World War 2. See THEULTIMATENONVIOLENTMAN. Military:War & Terrorism |
| FENCING | Foil Epee Nobly; Crouching Is Never Girlish |
Rico Leffanta Sports & Recreation |
| FENG SHUI (2) | Fashionable Energy Nurturing. Get Some Help Understanding It. |
Eric Bridgstock Religion |
| FENTON | Forest Escapade's Neat Trick, Organizing Nuptials |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Merry Wives of Windsor |
| FERDINAND (2) | Father's Exact Reverse, Depicting Innocent Nature And Native Decency |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Tempest Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Tempest |
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