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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 |
| HAIL | Has Aerial Ice Landed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady 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 |
| HALLOWEEN | Houselights And Lanterns Light One's Way Entreating Each Neighbour. |
Angela Brett 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| HANDSOME | Has A Nice 'Dial' - Showing Off Much Enamel |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| HATING | Humans Attack Those Idolising Neighbouring Gods |
Angela Brett Religion People & Relationships:Emotions Military:War & Terrorism |
| HAWAII | Hosting Amorous Weekends At Island Inns |
Rico Leffanta 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 |
| HEALTH | Has Everyone Actually Left The Hospitals? |
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| HEAVEN | Highly Ecclesiastical Angelic Vista - Eternal Nirvana |
Angela Brett (the Angelic one ;^) Places Religion |
| HEBE | Helps Elderly Become Elastic |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Greek Gods & Goddesses |
| HECATE | Heavenly Eclipse Can Alter The Earth |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Greek Gods & Goddesses |
| HECTOR | Helen'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 |
| HEDGEHOG | He'll Eat Disgusting Garden Entities, Helping Out Gardeners |
TMcCO'G Science:Biology:Animals |
| HEDWIG | He'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 |
| HEEL | Holds Extremity, Ends Leg. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| HELENA | Her 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 |
| HELL | Hot Environment, Lucifer's Location |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places Religion |
| HELP | Have Extremely Large Problem |
Angela Brett People & Relationships |
| HELPDESK | "Hello... Eh? Lifeless PC? Depress Electricity Switch."-- Knowall |
Angela Brett Computers |
| HELSINKI | Human's Emigration Legally Settled Internationally, Negotiations Keen & Intense |
TMcCO'G - the Helsinki Accord deals with migration Politics |
| HEMP | Hardly Emulates Marijuana's Potency |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Plants |
| HENCHMEN | Heavies Eventually Needed Creative Handling, Many Escapees Neutralised |
Tony McCoy O'Grady MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains |
| HENG | His Earthquake-Noticer's Great! |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians |
| HENRY | Has Electricity Not Registered Yet? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
| HEPWORTH | Highly 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 |
| HERA | Have Everyone Respond Awfully |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Greek Gods & Goddesses |
| HERBALIFE | Hate 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 |
| HERBS | Healing 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 |
| HERCULES | He Efficientlty & Resourcefully Completed Unlikely Labours Eurystheus Set |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Greek Gods & Goddesses |
| HEREWITH | Have Eventuated Resulting Enclosure Which I Tender Hopefully |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Main |
| HERITAGE | Having Every Refinement In Tradition As Generations Enlightenment |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships |
| HERMIA | Her 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 |
| HERMIONE | Husband'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 |
| HERNIA | Hurts Excruciatingly! Really Needs Immediate Attention |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| HERO | Heroine 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 |
| HERON | He Estimated Roots Of Numbers. |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians |
| HERTZ | Have Everything Recalibrated To Zero |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
| HEWLETT-PACKARD | Have 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 |
| HIBERNATE | Happily Imitating Bear Enjoying Repose Not Awakening Til Evicted |
Rico Leffanta Assorted Verbs Science:Biology |
| HIC! | Hangover Is Coming |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Drugs |
| HIGH | Helicopter's Indispensible Getting Here. |
Angela Brett Places:Positions & Directions |
| HIGHWAY | Having Itinerary, Guides Humans Wanderings, Achieving Yardage |
Jan Morgan Places Transport |
| HIKE | Hillwalking Is Keenly Energetic |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation |
| HILARITY | Happiness Is Laughing At Reality, It Transfixes You. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter |
| HILARY | Happy Individual Lives A Rich Youth |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| HILL | Huge Insipid Land Lump |
Angela Brett Places |
| HILLBILLY | Home Is Little Log Building - Isolation Lasts Long Years |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| HILTON | How I'd Love To Own Nine! |
Angela Brett Places:Buildings |
| HIM | Holy Immortal Mightiness |
Tony, in response to the capitalised 'HIM' in FAITH (3) Religion |
| HIPPASUS | He 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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