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HAHappy Acclamation Tony McCoy O'Grady
Laughter
HABAKKUKHow A Baleful Avenger Kills, Kiboshes Ungodly's Kin. Sue Johnson
Religion:Bible books
HAGGAIHeaven Awaits. Glorify God. Arise, Israel! Sue Johnson
Religion:Bible books
HAGRIDHuge 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
HAGSHardly A Gladsome Sight Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships
HAGUEHere Amsterdam Girls Use Eurodollars Rico Leffanta
Places:Towns & Cities
HA-HAHardly A Hilarious Acronym Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to FLAME and FIRE (3)
Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms
HAHAHarder 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
HAILHas Aerial Ice Landed Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Meteorology
HAIRHeat, And Its Retention Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Biology:Body Parts
HAIRCUTHacking Around Irrationally Razor Cutting Uniform Tresses Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene
HAITIHurricanes Annually Inundate This Island. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Countries
HALHe's Artificial Lunacy Angela Brett, referring to the computer in '2001: A Space Odyssey'
Art & Literature:Fictional Characters
HALLIBURTONHalliburton'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
HALLOWEENHouselights And Lanterns Light One's Way Entreating Each Neighbour. Angela Brett
Time:Special Occasions
HALOHer Angelic Love Observed Rico Leffanta
Religion
HALTHorrible... Athome Locks Transactions. Jeff Anonymous, in reference to his ISP halting trading at 14 cents.
Commerce
HAMHoliday-Appearing Meat Sean Lamb
Food & Drink
Time:Special Occasions:Christmas
HAMISHHome's A Mountaintop In Scottish Highlands Tony McCoy OTartan
Names:First names:Male
HAMLETHaunted And Maddened - Life Ends Tragically Tony McCoy O'Grady
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark
HAMPERSHinder[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
HANDHard 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
HANDSHave Above Nine Digits, Sometimes. Steve Keate
Science:Biology:Body Parts
HANDSHAKEHoping A Nasty Deal Somehow Has A Kiss Enclosed Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships
Commerce
HANDSOMEHas A Nice 'Dial' - Showing Off Much Enamel Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene
HANDYMANHusband's Apparently Now Doing Yearly Maintenance Around Nest. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations
People & Relationships:Genderalisations
HANDYSHorrifically Abused Noun Denoting Your Sellfone! Grace Francis
Science:Linguistics:German Words
HANGOVERHow Agonizing! Not Good! Oh, Vengeful Elixir Residue! Roger Williams
Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments
Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic
HANNAHHere's A Nice Name - And How! Angela Brett and Tony McCoy O'Grady
Names:First names:Female
HANNIBALHopkins (Again Needing Nutrition) Is Back As Lecter. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Entertainment:Movies
HANSHas 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
HAPLOCANTHOSAURUSHuge 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
HAPPINESSHaving A Pleasant Profile Involves Not Enjoying Someone's Sadness Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Emotions
HAPPYHappy 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
HARDWAREHave A Real Dinner Without Any Raw Electronics Tony McCoy O'Grady
Computers:Do Not Eat
HARKHear Any Rubber Knickers? Rico Leffanta
Assorted Phrases
HARMHumans Are Really Mean Angela Brett
People & Relationships
Military:War & Terrorism
HARMONICAHappy 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
HARMONYHeavenly Arrangment Results - Many Orchestrated, None Yelling Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships
Entertainment:Music
HAROLDHas Admiration, Reflecting Opportunities Lost, Dutiful Jan Morgan - someone I know who reflected on his opportunities
Names:First names:Male
HARPHairs Are Rapidly Plucked Tony McCoy O'Grady
Entertainment:Music:Instruments
HARPERHappy 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
HARRISHere's A Rough & Rugged Island - Scottish Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places
HARVARDHaughty Alumni Resounding, "Veritas!", A Relic Declaration Robert Anonymous (Veritas is Harvard's motto, latin for truth)
Education:Schools
HARVESTHaving Accumulated Ripe Vegetables, Eventually Store Them Tony McCoy O'Grady
Food & Drink
HARVEYHe's A Rabbit-Viewer Evidently, Yes? Tony McCoy O'Grady
Entertainment:Movies
HASHISHHigh As Sugar Heaven, It's Still Hemp Rico Leffanta
Drugs:Cannabis
HASSOPHere 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
HASTINGSHardly 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
HATEHumans Attack Their Enemies Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Emotions
Military:War & Terrorism
HATINGHumans Attack Those Idolising Neighbouring Gods Angela Brett
Religion
People & Relationships:Emotions
Military:War & Terrorism
HAWAIIHosting Amorous Weekends At Island Inns Rico Leffanta
Places:States & Regions
HAWKSHas Aggressive Ways, Kamikaze Styling Jan Morgan - the bird of prey
Science:Biology:Animals:Birds
HAZELHers Are Zany Eye-Lashes TMcCO'G
Names:First names:Female
Assorted Adjectives:Colours
HEADHat/Hair Envelops Axons & Dendrites Angela Brett and Peter Coxhead
Science:Biology:Body Parts
HEADLAMPHelps Espy Any Danger Lying Across My Path Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport:Car Parts
HEALHelpful Education About Life/Love Angela Brett, in response to the same request as WATCH OUT
People & Relationships:Abuse
HEALTHHas Everyone Actually Left The Hospitals? Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Biology:Healthcare
HEARINGHearing: Environment Aurally Receive / Interpret Navigate Grasp Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
Science:Biology
Communication
HEARTHopefully Evident Arrhythmias Repair Themselves. Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Body Parts
HEARTACHEHelping 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
HEARTBURNHaving Eaten Amazingly Rapidly, Then Begrudgingly Undergo Restless Night Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments
HEART-STOPPERHave Encountered Accident. Really Terrible Situation. Then One Pulse Pausing Emergency Resulted Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Phrases
HEATERHigh Electrical Appetite, Turns Element Red. Matthew Oram and Steve Keate
Household Objects:Appliances
HEATHHeather Enhancing Air To Heaven Rico Leffanta
Science:Biology:Plants
HEATHCLIFFHe Eats A Terrible High-Cholesterol Lunch - It's Fried Fish Tony McCoy O'Grady
Names:You Are What You Eat
HEAVENHighly Ecclesiastical Angelic Vista - Eternal Nirvana Angela Brett (the Angelic one ;^)
Places
Religion
HEBEHelps Elderly Become Elastic Rico Leffanta
Religion:Greek Gods & Goddesses
HECATEHeavenly Eclipse Can Alter The Earth Rico Leffanta
Religion:Greek Gods & Goddesses
HECTORHelen's Evidently Caused Trouble - Opinion? Return! Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Troilus and Cressida
HEDGEHOGHe'll Eat Disgusting Garden Entities, Helping Out Gardeners TMcCO'G
Science:Biology:Animals
HEDWIGHe'll Eventually Destroy Windows, It's Guaranteed Sean Lamb (Hedwig was the code name for RedHat Linux 6.0)
Computers:Linux
Names:Code Names:Linux
HEELHolds Extremity, Ends Leg. Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Body Parts
HELENAHer Evident Love Endures Nightmarish Artifices Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:A Midsummer Night's Dream
HELLHot Environment, Lucifer's Location Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places
Religion
HELPHave Extremely Large Problem Angela Brett
People & Relationships
HELPDESK"Hello... Eh? Lifeless PC? Depress Electricity Switch."-- Knowall Angela Brett
Computers
HELSINKIHuman's Emigration Legally Settled Internationally, Negotiations Keen & Intense TMcCO'G - the Helsinki Accord deals with migration
Politics
HEMPHardly Emulates Marijuana's Potency Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Plants
HENCHMENHeavies Eventually Needed Creative Handling, Many Escapees Neutralised Tony McCoy O'Grady
MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains
HENGHis Earthquake-Noticer's Great! Angela Brett
Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians
HENRYHas Electricity Not Registered Yet? Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Mathematics:Measurement
HEPWORTHHighly Entertaining Place Where Oldsters Raid Tim Horton's George Rix, Rob Rix and Patricia Rix (Tim Horton's is a coffee shop chain found across Canada. It is also the social centre of its community in small towns, where people meet & chat or just hang out.)
Places:Towns & Cities:Canada
HERAHave Everyone Respond Awfully Rico Leffanta
Religion:Greek Gods & Goddesses
HERBALIFEHate Every Repulsive Banner Accosting Linked-In Food Eaters. Angela Brett, who sees a lot of annoying pop-up ads (not exactly banners... put some demerit points on my creative license) for Herbalife but prefers to get her nutrients from a balanced diet rather than from herb pills. I'm glad only have to put up with those ads when I'm at work... the web browsers on my own computer block unrequested pop-up windows.
Commerce:Companies
Food & Drink
HERBSHealing Edible Roots, Buds Savory Jan Morgan -- herbs are used for enhancing the flavor of food and can be used to heal what ails you
Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs
HERCULESHe Efficientlty & Resourcefully Completed Unlikely Labours Eurystheus Set Tony McCoy O'Grady
Religion:Greek Gods & Goddesses
HEREWITHHave Eventuated Resulting Enclosure Which I Tender Hopefully Tony McCoy O'Grady
Main
HERITAGEHaving Every Refinement In Tradition As Generations Enlightenment Jan Morgan
People & Relationships
HERMIAHer Emotions Roused, Marriage Is Arranged Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:A Midsummer Night's Dream
HERMIONEHusband's Errand-Running Messengers Indicate Oracle's Negative Evidence Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Winter's Tale
HERNIAHurts Excruciatingly! Really Needs Immediate Attention Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments
HEROHeroine Evinces Real Optimism Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Much Ado About Nothing
HERONHe Estimated Roots Of Numbers. Angela Brett
Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians
HERTZHave Everything Recalibrated To Zero Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Mathematics:Measurement
HEWLETT-PACKARDHave Employed Wozniak - Looked Encouragingly Toward The Prototype Apple, Couldn't Know About Resulting Disadvantage. Angela Brett, since Steve Wozniak was working at Hewlett-Packard when he designed the Apple I, but luckily HP weren't interested in selling computers at that time so they didn't claim it as their own.
Computers
Commerce:Companies
HIBERNATEHappily Imitating Bear Enjoying Repose Not Awakening Til Evicted Rico Leffanta
Assorted Verbs
Science:Biology
HIC!Hangover Is Coming Tony McCoy O'Grady
Drugs
HIGHHelicopter's Indispensible Getting Here. Angela Brett
Places:Positions & Directions
HIGHWAYHaving Itinerary, Guides Humans Wanderings, Achieving Yardage Jan Morgan
Places
Transport
HIKEHillwalking Is Keenly Energetic Tony McCoy O'Grady
Sports & Recreation
HILARITYHappiness Is Laughing At Reality, It Transfixes You. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Laughter
HILARYHappy Individual Lives A Rich Youth Jan Morgan
Names:First names:Female
HILLHuge Insipid Land Lump Angela Brett
Places
HILLBILLYHome Is Little Log Building - Isolation Lasts Long Years Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships
HILTONHow I'd Love To Own Nine! Angela Brett
Places:Buildings
HIMHoly Immortal Mightiness Tony, in response to the capitalised 'HIM' in FAITH (3)
Religion
HIPPASUSHe Incensed Pythagoreans, Perhaps After Showing Unholy Sizes Angela Brett (Hippasus was expelled from the Pythagoreans, possibly because of disclosing the existence of incommensurable magnitudes)
Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians

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