Anyone's Permitted Ratifying O'Grady's Neologism? Yes, Make Some!
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| HA | Happy Acclamation |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter |
| HABAKKUK | How A Baleful Avenger Kills, Kiboshes Ungodly's Kin. |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books |
| HAGGAI | Heaven Awaits. Glorify God. Arise, Israel! |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books |
| HAGRID | Huge Adult Gives Rare Insights Disconcertedly |
Jan Morgan -- Harry Potter friend always backs himself into a corner and has to explain himself in a very unsettled way "I shouldn't have said that" Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:Harry Potter |
| HAGS | Hardly A Gladsome Sight |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| HAGUE | Here Amsterdam Girls Use Eurodollars |
Rico Leffanta Places:Towns & Cities |
| HA-HA | Hardly A Hilarious Acronym |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to FLAME and FIRE (3) Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| HAHA | Harder Acronyms Hamper Angela |
Angela Brett, when it took her a while to respond to a challenge to acronymise haha, after she'd said she couldn't resist acronymising capitalised words. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| HAHA (2) | Has A Heifer Astounded |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who explains that a ha-ha - lowercase - is a sunken fence which keeps cattle away from the grounds immediately surrounding a house, without spoiling the view with walls, hedges or fences. Assorted Nouns |
| HAIL | Has Aerial Ice Landed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Meteorology |
| HAIL (2) | Hard - And Icy - Lumps |
TMcCO'G Science:Meteorology |
| HAIL (3) | Hops As It Lands |
TMcCO'G Science:Meteorology |
| HAIR | Heat, And Its Retention |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| HAIRCUT | Hacking Around Irrationally Razor Cutting Uniform Tresses |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| HAITI | Hurricanes Annually Inundate This Island. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| HAL | He's Artificial Lunacy |
Angela Brett, referring to the computer in '2001: A Space Odyssey' Art & Literature:Fictional Characters |
| HALLIBURTON | Halliburton's American Leader Lifts Income By Usurping Regime-Terrorized Oil Nation |
Chris Kjelgaard. Knew what I wanted to get across and just tried a variety of word combinations until I found one that seemed to fit. "Halliburton's American leader" is, of course, former CEO Dick Cheney, the Vice President of the USA and the man who many people in the USA believe really makes the Presidential decisions. Commerce:Companies Politics |
| HALL OF FAME | Have A Laugh... Lots Of Fantastically Funny Acronyms Might Eventuate. |
Angela Brett (The Acronyms Hall of Fame is at http://acronyms.co.nz/halloffame.html) Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website |
| HALL OF FAME (2) | Here's A Long List Outlining Fully Famous Acronym Makers Everywhere |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website:Page Titles |
| HALL OF FAME (3) | Here Anthony Looks Like One Fine Fellow... Added Most Expansions. |
Angela Brett Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website:Page Titles |
| HALLOWEEN | Houselights And Lanterns Light One's Way Entreating Each Neighbour. |
Angela Brett Time:Special Occasions |
| HALLOWEEN (2) | Happens Annually Letting Loads Of Weefolk Eat Excessive Nuts |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Special Occasions |
| HALLOWEEN (3) | Horrid American Lads & Lasses On Wilding Escapades Enrage Neighbours |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Special Occasions |
| HALLOWEEN (4) | Horrible And Lashably Laughable 'Oliday Wickedly, Even Extremely, Needless. |
Jeff Anonymous, after spending $35 on Halloween candy to pass out. Time:Special Occasions |
| HALO | Her Angelic Love Observed |
Rico Leffanta Religion |
| HALT | Horrible... Athome Locks Transactions. |
Jeff Anonymous, in reference to his ISP halting trading at 14 cents. Commerce |
| HALT (2) | Have A Little Time |
Angela noticed that part of the title of a song by Dido forms an unintentional (I assume) apronym. Time |
| HAM | Holiday-Appearing Meat |
Sean Lamb Food & Drink Time:Special Occasions:Christmas |
| HAMISH | Home's A Mountaintop In Scottish Highlands |
Tony McCoy OTartan Names:First names:Male |
| HAMLET | Haunted And Maddened - Life Ends Tragically |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark |
| HAMPERS | Hinder[s] Angela's MP3 Player's Expected Reception Speed |
Angela Brett, several days after her IPOD was supposed to arrive, on finding out that due to an influx of CHRISTMAS HAMPERS some smaller packages are getting lost. Communication Time:Special Occasions:Christmas |
| HAM SANDWICH THEOREM | Here's A Mathematical Statement Anyone (Not Dealing With Integrals) Can Hungrily Test. Halve Exactly Outer Rolls, Even Meat. |
Angela Brett (From the Collins dictionary of Mathematics: ham sandwich theorem, n, a colourful name for the theorem that given three volumes in Euclidean three-space, there is at least one plane which simultaneously bisects the three volumes. As a consequence, any sandwich may be cut in such a way that the two pieces have equal amounts of filling and equal amounts of each slice of bread.) Science:Mathematics Food & Drink |
| HAND | Hard Acronym Not Done |
Angela Brett, when Steve was trying to think of a HAND acronym and then asked her for an expansion when he couldn't think of one. Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| HAND (2) | His/Hers Are Nearly Dry |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Towels |
| HAND (3) | Human Appendage Noticed Daily |
Kenny Roy Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| HANDS | Have Above Nine Digits, Sometimes. |
Steve Keate Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| HANDSHAKE | Hoping A Nasty Deal Somehow Has A Kiss Enclosed |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships Commerce |
| HANDSHAKE (2) | Hope A Nice Deal Still Has A Kind Ending |
Tamara Parisio People & Relationships Commerce |
| HANDSOME | Has A Nice 'Dial' - Showing Off Much Enamel |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| HANDY HINT | Her Answers Never Deny You'll Have Intercourse Next Time |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| HANDYMAN | Husband's Apparently Now Doing Yearly Maintenance Around Nest. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations People & Relationships:Genderalisations |
| HANDYS | Horrifically Abused Noun Denoting Your Sellfone! |
Grace Francis Science:Linguistics:German Words |
| HANGOVER | How Agonizing! Not Good! Oh, Vengeful Elixir Residue! |
Roger Williams Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
| HANNAH | Here's A Nice Name - And How! |
Angela Brett and Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:First names:Female |
| HANNIBAL | Hopkins (Again Needing Nutrition) Is Back As Lecter. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Movies |
| HANS | Has A Nutty Scalp |
Angela Brett, referring to HANS MOLEMAN - HOMER once kissed him on the head and exclaimed, 'It's just like kissing a peanut!' Entertainment:TV shows:The Simpsons |
| HANS MOLEMAN | His Appearance Needs Seeing Massive Over-Large Eyeglasses, Much Alopecia Noted! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:TV shows:The Simpsons |
| HANS THOMAS | His Autobiographic Novel Spans Two Hundred Or More Autumn Seasons! |
Angela Brett, referring to the character in 'The Solitaire Mystery' by Jostein Gaarder Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:The Solitaire Mystery |
| HAPLOCANTHOSAURUS | Huge Animal Probably Lived Off Cuttings And Not Tenderlons. Historically Often Seen Around Utah Region, United States |
Sean Lamb (Haplocanthosaurus was an herbivore; remains of this species have been found in Colorado, Wyoming and Utah) Science:Biology:Animals:Dinosaurs |
| HAPPINESS | Having A Pleasant Profile Involves Not Enjoying Someone's Sadness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Emotions |
| HAPPINESS (2) | Having A Pleasant Perception In Natural Enviroment Successfully Satisfied |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships:Emotions |
| HAPPY | Happy Apple PowerBook Posessor. Yippee! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Angela got a new PowerBook and was very HAPPY about it. Computers:Macintosh & Newton People & Relationships:Emotions |
| HAPPY (2) | Having A Perfectly Productive Yield |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships:Emotions |
| HAPPY (3) | Heavenly Angel Perpetually Pleases You |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships:Emotions |
| HAPPY B-DAY | Here's A Present, Proving You've Blocked Death Another Year. |
Angela Brett Time:Special Occasions |
| HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANTHONY! | Here's A Properly Phony Year... Because In Roman, The (Heard) Digits Announce You're Allowed Non-Truths. Have One Neat Year! |
Angela Brett, when Tony became old enough to li about his age. Words & Wordplay Time:Special Occasions |
| HAPPY BIRTHDAY TONY! | Hardly A Party Pooper, You'll Be Incrementing 'Round The Helios' Digits, Announcing 'Yippee! Tony O'Grady's New Year!' |
Angela Brett Time:Special Occasions |
| HAPPY CHRISTMAS | Have A Peaceful Prosperous Year! Celebrate Heartily, Revel Indecently, Sensuously To Mark Ancient Saturnalia. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Special Occasions:Christmas |
| HAPPY CHRISTMAS (2) | Have A Peaceful, Pleasant Yule, Colleagues. Hopefully Resulting In Some Truly Marvellous Acronymic Spectaculars! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Special Occasions:Christmas |
| HAPPY HOLIDAYS | Hoping Acronymists Pass Peaceful Yuletide, Havering Over Last Initial's Dubiety Always Yields Satisfaction |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Special Occasions |
| HAPPY HOLIDAYS (2) | Here's A Plan: Pamper Yourself! Hours Of Lie-Ins Dissolve Away Your Stress. |
Angela Brett Time:Special Occasions |
| HAPPY HOLIDAYS (3) | How American People Phrase Yuletide Hellos... One Living In Diversity Atheises Yearly Sentiments. |
Angela Brett Time:Special Occasions |
| HAPPY NEW YEAR | Hosting Alcoholic Party Post Yule; Need Earthlings Wanton, Youthful, Erotic, And Rich! |
Rico Leffanta Time:Special Occasions |
| HARD DISK MAN | Horrid And Rotten Deviant. Definitely Intends Stealing Kilobytes - May Attack Now! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, inventing another VILLAIN for the baddy-school roll. MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains |
| HARD DRIVE | Hardly A Readily Digestible Diet... Rarely Is Vitamin Enriched. |
Angela Brett Computers:Do Not Eat |
| HARDWARE | Have A Real Dinner Without Any Raw Electronics |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Do Not Eat |
| HARK | Hear Any Rubber Knickers? |
Rico Leffanta Assorted Phrases |
| HARLEY DAVIDSON | Hells Angels Ride. Lovingly Engineered. Yo Dude, Along Ventura 'Ighway. Desirable Secondhand Or New. |
Eric Bridgstock Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| HARM | Humans Are Really Mean |
Angela Brett People & Relationships Military:War & Terrorism |
| HARMONICA | Happy And Rowdy Musicmakers (Off Note) - It's Christmas Again |
TMcCO'G - thinking back to Christmas mornings as a child when Santa Claus usually included a harmonica in one of the family's stockings Entertainment:Music:Instruments Time:Special Occasions:Christmas |
| HARMONY | Heavenly Arrangment Results - Many Orchestrated, None Yelling |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships Entertainment:Music |
| HAROLD | Has Admiration, Reflecting Opportunities Lost, Dutiful |
Jan Morgan - someone I know who reflected on his opportunities Names:First names:Male |
| HARP | Hairs Are Rapidly Plucked |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music:Instruments |
| HARP (2) | Harmonious Agreement, Resonates Perfectly |
Jan Morgan Entertainment:Music:Instruments |
| HARPER | Happy Actress Regularly Played Eccentric Rhoda |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - Valerie Harper Played "Rhoda" in the Mary Tyler Moore Show and eventually got an eponymous spin-off show. Entertainment:TV shows Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses |
| HARRIS | Here's A Rough & Rugged Island - Scottish |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places |
| HARRY POTTER | He's A Rather Remarkable Youth, Picked Out To Tackle Evil Ringleader |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:Harry Potter |
| HARRY POTTERS | Happiness Abounds Reading Ripping Yarns - Popular Obsession Theme's Tertiary Education Reading Society |
Muggles McCoy O'Grady, in response to a request for a name for a Harry Potter society at Cambridge University. Art & Literature:Harry Potter Society |
| HARVARD | Haughty Alumni Resounding, "Veritas!", A Relic Declaration |
Robert Anonymous (Veritas is Harvard's motto, latin for truth) Education:Schools |
| HARVEST | Having Accumulated Ripe Vegetables, Eventually Store Them |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
| HARVEY | He's A Rabbit-Viewer Evidently, Yes? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Movies |
| HASHISH | High As Sugar Heaven, It's Still Hemp |
Rico Leffanta Drugs:Cannabis |
| HASSOP | Here Armchair Stores Sterling Or Plastic |
Angela Brett and Tony McCoy O'Grady (Hassop is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as being, 'The pocket down the back of an armchair used for storing two-shilling bits and pieces of Lego.' Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| HASTINGS | Hardly Anything Suspicious - The... Icing Needed Glazing, See? |
Angela Brett (Hastings is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'Things said on the spur of the moment to explain to someone who comes into a room unexpectedly precisely what it is you are doing.') Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| HATE | Humans Attack Their Enemies |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Emotions Military:War & Terrorism |
| HATE LIFE | Have A Tolerance (Extremely Low) Involving Futile Existence |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| HATING | Humans Attack Those Idolising Neighbouring Gods |
Angela Brett Religion People & Relationships:Emotions Military:War & Terrorism |
| HAUNS MILL | Here Attacked, Underhanded Needless Slaughter, Massacre Is Landmark Location |
Jan Morgan -- Horrible incident happened in Missouri in the 1800's History Places:Landmarks |
| HAVE A LOVELIER DAY THAN... | Have A Very Excellent And Lovely (Oh, Very Entertaining) Life! I Expect Record Days And Years To Happen! And NOW! |
Rob Rix, after he capitalised that phrase in an email and Angela challenged him to expand it. Assorted Phrases |
| HAVE AN EFFECT | Heaviness And Vectors - Every Action Necessarily Effects Further Forces, Eternally Changing Things |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Physics |
| HAVE A NICE DAY | Hopefully A Very Enjoyable And Not Irritating Circadian Episode Does Await You. |
Angela Brett Communication:Hello & Goodbye |
| HAWAII | Hosting Amorous Weekends At Island Inns |
Rico Leffanta Places:States & Regions |
| HAWAII (2) | Happiness Around Wonderful And Irresistable Islands |
Jan Morgan and Kayana Morgan Places:States & Regions |
| HAWAII (3) | Hulagirls And Wave-Action - Idyllic Islands |
Tony Places:States & Regions |
| HAWKS | Has Aggressive Ways, Kamikaze Styling |
Jan Morgan - the bird of prey Science:Biology:Animals:Birds |
| HAZEL | Hers Are Zany Eye-Lashes |
TMcCO'G Names:First names:Female Assorted Adjectives:Colours |
| HEAD | Hat/Hair Envelops Axons & Dendrites |
Angela Brett and Peter Coxhead Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| HEADLAMP | Helps Espy Any Danger Lying Across My Path |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Car Parts |
| HEAL | Helpful Education About Life/Love |
Angela Brett, in response to the same request as WATCH OUT People & Relationships:Abuse |
| HEAL (2) | Helping End Abusive Lifestyles |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see WATCH OUT) People & Relationships:Abuse |
| HEALTH | Has Everyone Actually Left The Hospitals? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare |
| HEALTH (2) | Hospitals Earn A Lot Though Handicaps |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare |
| HEALTHCARE (2) | Having Experts At Local Teaching Hospitals Can Assist Rebuff Epidemics |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare |
| HEARING | Hearing: Environment Aurally Receive / Interpret Navigate Grasp |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Science:Biology Communication |
| HEART | Hopefully Evident Arrhythmias Repair Themselves. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| HEART (2) | Healthily, Each Atrium Rhythmically Twitches. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| HEART (3) | Holds Emotion And Romantic Thoughts? |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| HEART (4) | Heaves Everything At Rogue Theatrics |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| HEART (5) | He's Expired... Atria Rhythm Terminated |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| HEART (6) | Hydraulic Engine Absolutely Rooted Today! |
Bern Dell Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| HEARTACHE | Helping End Abusive Relationships That Are Causing Hurt Everywhere/Everyday |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to this request on the Apronyms Forums: We are forming a new community group to end abuse, we are looking for a catchy acronym using the A for abuse. We don't want to limit ourselves to only family violence, or child abuse. Our purpose is to educate and raise awareness. People & Relationships:Abuse |
| HEARTACHE (2) | Helping Educate About Relationships That Are Causing Hurt Everywhere/Everyday |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to this request on the Apronyms Forums: We are forming a new community group to end abuse, we are looking for a catchy acronym using the A for abuse. We don't want to limit ourselves to only family violence, or child abuse. Our purpose is to educate and raise awareness. People & Relationships:Abuse |
| HEARTBURN | Having Eaten Amazingly Rapidly, Then Begrudgingly Undergo Restless Night |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| HEART-STOPPER | Have Encountered Accident. Really Terrible Situation. Then One Pulse Pausing Emergency Resulted |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Phrases |
| HEATER | High Electrical Appetite, Turns Element Red. |
Matthew Oram and Steve Keate Household Objects:Appliances |
| HEATH | Heather Enhancing Air To Heaven |
Rico Leffanta Science:Biology:Plants |
| HEATHCLIFF | He Eats A Terrible High-Cholesterol Lunch - It's Fried Fish |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:You Are What You Eat |
| HEAT LOSS | Home's Entrances Are The Largest Offenders - Squandering Sultriness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Buildings Science:Physics |
| HEAVEN | Highly Ecclesiastical Angelic Vista - Eternal Nirvana |
Angela Brett (the Angelic one ;^) Places Religion |
| HEAVEN (2) | Hyperdevelopment: Emmanuel Almighty - Virgin Energises Newborn! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Places Religion |
| more apronyms beginning with H |