Acronyms Predominantly Result in Obfuscation... 'Nsure Yours Mean Something
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| 100% | MANDARIN | Many Admit Nibbling Duck And Roasting Is Nice |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink Science:Biology:Animals |
| 100% | MANDARIN (2) | Many A Nice Duck Appears Rooted In Nostalgia |
Patricia Rix (we had Mandarin ducks on the farm when I was a kid) Science:Biology:Animals |
| 90% | MANGANESE | Marine-Acquired Nodules - Generally A Not Expensive Source (of) Electricity. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| 100% | MANGERE | Maori Aborigines Not Generally Energetic - Rarely Employed |
Angela Brett (apart from being a suburb which is supposedly full of the kind of people described in the expansion, mangere means 'lazy' in Maori.) Science:Linguistics:Maori Words Places:Towns & Cities:New Zealand |
| 100% | MANIFOLD | Much About Nature Is Full Of Living Diversity |
Angela Brett and Tony McCoy O'Grady Science Assorted Adjectives |
| 100% | MANILA | Many Ardent Natives Invite Love Affairs |
Rico Leffanta Places:Towns & Cities |
| 100% | MANITOBA | MŽtis And Natives Investigated This Outstandingly Beautiful Area |
Patricia Rix (MŽtis is anyone of mixed French and Indian heritage, specifically in the Province of Manitoba. This is not a pejorative: the MŽtis have always considered themselves a nation within the nation, as the First Nations do.) Places:States & Regions |
| 100% | MANKEY | Muck Abounds, Nearly Kneedeep - Everything's Yucky |
Tony McCoy O'Grady. Mankey is a slang word for dirty. A long time ago a group of boyscouts set to cleaning out a river-fed swimming pool. There was a lot of knee-high silt/mud/decaying-vegatation at the bottom of the pool which was nicknamed 'mank'. The scouts thought that they had coined a new word, but there was probably some subconscious reference to 'mankey' Assorted Adjectives Sports & Recreation:Scouts |
| 100% | MAN OF GOD | Maybe Advocating Nice Old-Fashioned Goodwill, Or Deprivation. |
Angela Brett Religion:Religious Occupations |
| 100% | MANSION | Millionaires Are Needlessly Squandering Income On Nonessentials. |
Angela Brett Places:Buildings |
| 100% | MANTIS | Make A Note That It's Screwy |
Angela Brett (Mantis is a program for keeping track of bugs in software.) Computers:Programming |
| 100% | MANTIS (2) | Money's A Nod To Its Statistics? |
Angela Brett (MANTIS can show statistics on how many bugs each person has reported or fixed. I wonder if the people with the best statistics in Mantis get paid more.) Computers:Programming |
| 100% | MANTIS (3) | Mailed As New Testing Indicates Success |
Angela Brett (MANTIS can send an email to the developer who fixed a bug when a tester confirms that the bug has been fixed.) Computers:Programming |
| 100% | MANTRA | Mutter Ad Nauseum 'Til Revelation's Apparent |
Angela Brett Religion |
| 100% | MANUALS | Meals Are Not Usually A Literary Stew |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Do Not Eat |
| 100% | MAN. UTD | Mastered Arsenal's New Unprolonged Title Dominance |
Jide Alakija, Man Utd. Will Always Dominate the title. Sports & Recreation |
| 100% | MANY THANKS | Marking A-Nother Year, Tony Happily Acknowledges Newzealaner's Kind Sentiments |
Ol' Man River, in response to TONY'S BIRTHDAY (AGAIN!) Time:Special Occasions |
| 100% | MAORI | Meandering Aborigines Originating Round Islands |
Mary Carr, referring to the aboriginal people of New Zealand People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races |
| 100% | MAP | Make A Plan |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Navigation Aids |
| 100% | MAP (2) | Monuments Are Plotted |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Navigation Aids |
| 100% | MAP (3) | May Advise Position |
Eric Bridgstock Places:Navigation Aids |
| 100% | MAP (4) | Men Absolutely Poohpooh. |
Roger Williams People & Relationships:Genderalisations Places:Navigation Aids |
| 100% | MAP (5) | Masks All Potholes. |
Roger Williams Places:Navigation Aids |
| 100% | MAPLE SYRUP | Much Appreciated Product Leaves Everyone Sighing - Yo! Rustle Up Pancakes! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Condiments |
| 100% | MAPLE SYRUP (2) | Makes A Pancake Look Exquisite. Some Youths Relish Uncountable Pancakes |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Condiments |
| 100% | MAPLE SYRUP (3) | Many A Person Likes Eating Sticky, Yummy Repast - Undoubtedly Pancakes! |
Patricia Rix Food & Drink:Condiments |
| 100% | MAP REFERENCE | Maths Assists Preparing Readable (Expressed Flatly) Earthly References. Explorers Need Charts Evidently |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Positions & Directions |
| 100% | MARATHON | Many Asthmatic Runners Are Treated - Hospitals Offer Nebulisers. |
Angela Brett Sports & Recreation |
| 100% | MARCEL | Mime Artist Rather Cleverly Exchews Language |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to Marcel Marceau - a renowned French mime. Names:Famous people |
| 100% | MARCH | May & April Rounding Corner Hastily. |
Angela Brett Time:Months |
| 83% | MARCH (2) | Main Activity - Rampant Chlorophyll (in) Hedgerows. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who lives in the northern hemisphere. Time:Months |
| 100% | MARCH (3) | Most Armies Rhythmically Continue Hiking. |
Angela Brett Military |
| 100% | MARCH (4) | Mild And Rather Clement, Hopefully |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Months |
| 100% | MARCO | Made A Route - Chinawards - Overland |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Famous people History |
| 100% | MARCUS ANTONIUS | Much Admired Roman Citizen, Using Strong And Noted Tactics Overcomes Nasty Insubordinate, Usurping Schemers |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Antony and Cleopatra |
| 100% | MARGARET | Marries A Royal, Gets Ambassador Romantically Entangled Too |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's King Henry VI Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King Henry VI |
| 100% | MARGARET PAGE | Married And Responsible. Greatest Ambition Remains Efforts To Permit Anne Get Engaged |
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 |
| 100% | MARGE | Mother - A Really Good Epitome |
Angela Brett Entertainment:TV shows:The Simpsons |
| 100% | MARGIE | Makes A Reasonable Guess, It's Exceptional |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| 100% | MARIANA | Makes Angelo (Reluctantly Interested) Announce Nuptial Arrangements |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Measure for Measure Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Measure for Measure |
| 100% | MARIANNE | Misguided Adult Really Is Antagonistic, Needs Navigation Ethics |
Jan Morgan - someone I know Names:First names:Female |
| 100% | MARIE | Makes Any Romance Intimate, Eventually! |
Rico Leffanta Names:First names:Female |
| 100% | MARIE (2) | Music Arts Really Is Entertaining |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| 100% | MARIJUANA | Mind-Altering Recreational Inhalant - Joints Usually Are Not Approved |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett Drugs:Cannabis |
| 100% | MARIJUANA (2) | Medicinally Applied... Really, It's Just Used As Numbing Agent. |
Angela Brett Drugs:Cannabis |
| 100% | MARIJUANA (3) | My A*se! Regular Inhalers Joyously Unailing, Aren't Needing Anaesthesia |
Angela Brett, as a response to MARIJUANA (2) Drugs:Cannabis |
| 100% | MARIJUANA (4) | Medicinally Applied? Really?! I Judge Users Are Not Ailing. |
Angela Brett Drugs:Cannabis |
| 100% | MARILYN MONROE | Men Always Rave, 'I Love You Naked!' Morning Or Night, Romance Overshadows Everything! |
Rico Leffanta Names:Famous people |
| 100% | MARINA | Morality's Apogee - Really Innocent Nature Abides |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Pericles Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Pericles |
| 100% | MARINE | Muscles Are Required, Intelligence Not Essential |
The US Navy and the US Marines have a log tradition of dumping on each other. Here's one example from a US Navy Vet. Military People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| 100% | MARINE (2) | My Ass Rides In Navy Equipment |
More US Marines-Versus-US Navy bashing, as brought home by one of my Navy friends, Col Myers. Military |
| 100% | MARINES | Men Armed, Ready If National Emergency Strikes |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military |
| 100% | MARION MORRISON | Man Always Rides In On Nag; Maid Often Rides Roughly In Saddle Or Noisily |
Rico Leffanta (Marion Morrison is better known as John Wayne) Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses:Little known real names |
| 100% | MARITAL BLISS | Makes A Romance Into That 'Always' Love Bad Lyrics Indicate Should Survive. |
Angela Brett-Hilton-Wilding-Todd-Fisher-Burton-Warner-Fortensky People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| 100% | MARJORIE | Makes A Reasonable Judgment, Offering Reconciliation Is Extinguished |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| 100% | MARK | Much Acclaimed Religious Knowledge |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Bible books Religion:Saints |
| 100% | MARK (2) | Making Available Religious Knowledge |
Roger Williams Religion:Bible books |
| 100% | MARK (3) | Must Act Really Kind |
Jan Morgan - someone I know Names:First names:Male |
| 100% | MARLBORO | Manly And Rugged? Lungs Blackened Or Respiration Obstructed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Drugs:Tobacco |
| 100% | MARLON BRANDO | Marvellous Actor - Rugged Looking - Oscar 'Name', By Rejecting Award, Needled & Dissed 'Ollywood |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses |
| 100% | MARRIAGE | Make A Relationship Remain Into Amours' Geriatric End |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| 100% | MARRIAGE (2) | Makes A Relationship Real, In All Gods' Eyes. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| 100% | MARRIAGE (3) | Making A Recognised Relationship, Instigated After Getting Engaged |
Eric Bridgstock People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| 100% | MARRIOTT | Most Agree Room Rent Is Over The Top |
Angela Brett Places:Buildings |
| 100% | MARS | Many Anticipate Raiders Soon! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Astronomy:Planets |
| 100% | MARS (2) | Mountainous And Really Sandy |
Philip Edwards (The planet Mars is home to Olympus Mons, at 24 km high, the highest mountain known.) Science:Astronomy:Planets |
| 100% | MARS (3) | Mostly A Red Surface |
Sporkmaster Science:Astronomy:Planets |
| 100% | MARSHALL | Most Active Resident, Saves His Adventures, Large List |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Male |
| 100% | MARTIN | Make A Rival Town Into Necropolis! |
Angela Brett (Martin means 'warlike') Names:First names:Male |
| 80% | MARY | Marvelously Angelic, Religious and Youthful |
Mary Carr Names:Acronymists Names:First names:Female |
| 100% | MARY (2) | Madam, Articulate Royal Yobbo. |
Mary Carr, describing herself. Names:Acronymists Names:First names:Female |
| 100% | MARY (3) | Mine's A Raspberry Yoghurt |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:You Are What You Eat |
| 100% | MARY (4) | Meets A Rich Yuppie |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| 100% | MARY (5) | Mother Adores Redeemer, Yore |
Jan Morgan -- Christ's mother Religion |
| 100% | MARY (6) | Mother Acquires Reverence, Yesterday |
Jan Morgan -- Christ's mother Religion |
| 100% | MARY ANN | Mentor As Remembering Youth And Natural Nurturer |
Jan Morgan - someone I know Names:First names:Female |
| 100% | MARY BETH | Meets A Rich Yuppie, But Examines Truth Heartily/Happily |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| 100% | MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB | Mary, A Rosy Youth, Had A Darling Angel Lamb; It Tip Toed Lightly Everywhere Like A Mutton Bedeviled |
Patricia Rix and George Rix Art & Literature:Nursery Rhymes |
| 100% | MARY JANE | Matriarch As Referred, Yesterday's Journey's A Necessary Event |
Jan Morgan - someone I know Names:First names:Female |
| 100% | MARYLAND | Mid Atlantic Region Yields Large Academy, Naval Domain |
Jan Morgan - the Naval Academy Places:States & Regions |
| 100% | MASERATI | Master Automotive Sportster, Erstwhile Racer, Archetypal Total Italian |
Eric Bridgstock Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| 100% | MASH | Make A Spud Horrible/Heavenly |
Angela Brett, who only likes mashed potatoes sometimes. Food & Drink |
| 100% | MASOCHISM | Many A Stroke Of Cane Has Intense Sexual Meaning |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | MASON | Makes A Stone Object Neater |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| 100% | MASON (2) | Master At Stone Object Nascency |
Gavin Lambert People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| 83% | MASON (3) | Member of A Secret Organisation; Nameless |
Gavin Lambert - I seem to recall reading about some secret society called the "Masons", out to run the world from behind the scenes, or something like that. Like most secret societies, most members didn't know anyone else's real name. People & Relationships |
| 80% | MASS | Many Assemble Solemnly (on) Sundays |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion |
| 100% | MASS (2) | Memory Apronymic: Super - Stuffed! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. referring to the mass of information which can be crammed in using apronyms. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | MASSACHUSETTS | Mayflower's Arrival Site, School At Cambridge, Harvard University. State Established Textiles, Tourist Sites |
Jan Morgan Places:States & Regions |
| 100% | MASSACHUSSETTS | Manifestly, A Sea Side Area Can Have Unexplored Sunken Ships, Exciting To Treasure Seekers |
Patricia Rix, saying: I don't know if there are wrecks off the coast of Massachussetts, but it seems logical Places:States & Regions |
| 100% | MASSAGE | Make A Sweet Sensation Abound, Generally, Everywhere! |
Patricia Rix Sports & Recreation:Relaxation |
| 100% | MASSAGE (2) | My Aching Shoulders - Stroking Assimilates General Embrocation |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation:Relaxation |
| 100% | MASSAGE THERAPY | Muscles And Sensitive Skin Are Given Extensive Touching, Holistically Encouraging Relaxation And Promoting Youthfulness |
Angela Brett Sports & Recreation:Relaxation |
| 100% | MASSAGE THERAPY (2) | Make A Sweet Sensation Abound, Generally, Everywhere That Hurts. Each Restful Appointment Pampers You. |
Patricia Rix Sports & Recreation:Relaxation |
| 100% | MASSAGE THERAPY (3) | Masseur Arouses Strident Sexuality - And Generally Evokes Thoughts (Heavily Erotic) - Rubbing And Petting You |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who is DIFFERENTLY WELL People & Relationships:Love & Lust Sports & Recreation:Relaxation |
| 100% | MASSEY UNIVERSITY | May All Students Study... Except Younger Undergraduates - Nobody Interesting's Very Enthusiastic Regarding Study In Their Youth. |
Angela Brett, a student at Massey University. Education:Schools |
| 92% | MASTER CHIEF | Many Attacking Strangers Take Evasive Routes to Circumvent His Inventive, Exceptional Fighting. |
Freddy Heimann, I am EXTREMELY BORED! Computers:Games:Game Characters Military:Ranks |
| 85% | MASTER CHIEF (2) | Most Aliens Stay Terribly Evil. Really, the Covenant Hopes It'll Extinguish the Flood. |
Freddy Heimann, I am extremely bored yet again... Computers:Games:Game Characters |
| 100% | MASTER OF ACRONYMS | Makes Acronyms So Terrific, Everyone Recognises Outstanding Flair And Creativity. Ready Or Not, You're Made Superstar! |
Angela Brett, describing Tony. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | MASTURBATE | Mating Alone?! Sexual Tension's Usually Relieved By A Twin Euphoria. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | MASTURBATION | Manual Arousal & Stimulation Till Urgent Relief Brings Awesome Tremors Is Often Nice |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | MATH | Much About Tedious Hypotheses |
PiMaster Science:Mathematics |
| 100% | MATH (2) | Manna! Abstract/Apparent Truth Habitually/Healthfully! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Science:Mathematics |
| 100% | MATHEMATICS | Methodology Attempting To Harmonise Equations, Many Apply Techniques In Calculus & Statistics. |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics |
| 92% | MATHEMATICS (2) | Manipulation of Algebraic Theories Holds Excitement. Much Abstract Thought Is Considered Scholarly. |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics |
| 100% | MATHEMATICS (3) | Meet Absolute Truth Here... Employ Minimal Assumptions To Imply Complicated Statements. |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics |
| 100% | MATHIAS | Mostly A True Happy Individual, Active Scout |
Jan Morgan -- Someone I know Names:First names:Male Sports & Recreation:Scouts |
| 100% | MATHS | Models, Axioms, Theorems, Hypothetical Structures |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics |
| 100% | MATH THEM MATICS! | Multiply Access To Help! Training ==> Housing, Employment, Meals! Mobilise Addicts Thru Innovative Compassion! Soar! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Science:Mathematics |
| 100% | MATH THEM MAT TICS | Motivate All Tots Humanely! Technical Humans Elevate Man! Math Advances Technology! Technologists: Invent Comforts Social! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Science:Mathematics |
| 100% | MATH WHIZ! | Math's Acme, Traveling Higher! Wishes He'd Invented Zero! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Relaxing from TEDIOUS APRONYMISING! (after CIRCLE PERIMETER) Science:Mathematics |
| 100% | MATH WIZ | Multiplications & Additions - This 'Hard Work' Is Zero |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Mathematics |
| 100% | MATLAB | Mathematical Algorithms Take Little Actual Brainpower. |
Angela Brett (MATLAB is a mathematics software package) Computers Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software:Applications |
| 100% | MATRIS | Mothers Are Treated Respectfully In Society |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Hindu Goddesses |
| 100% | MATRIX | Mental Agility Transfigures Reality; Insane Xperience! |
Gavin Lambert, after seeing The Matrix: Reloaded Entertainment:Movies |
| 100% | MATT | Mine's A Tad Tasteless |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see GLOSS) Food & Drink:Home(-cooked) Improvement:Paint |
| 100% | MATT (2) | Makes A Tasty Treat |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, to balance MATT Food & Drink:Home(-cooked) Improvement:Paint |
| 100% | MATTHEW | Many Attest Thankfully To His Evengelising Words. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Bible books Religion:Saints |
| 100% | MAURITANIA | Mines A Useful Resource - Iron! They Are Now Islamic Administration. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| 90% | MAURITIUS | Marking An Upswing (in) Revenue Its Tourism Is Upstaging Sugar. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| 89% | MAXIOGEE | Mad And Xuberant Irishman Often Guffaws Eloquently and Excitedly. |
Angela Brett, referring to Tony's email username. Names:Acronymists |
| 100% | MAY | Merriment And Youthfulness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Months |
| 100% | MAY (2) | Moderate And Yummy |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Months |
| 100% | MAY (3) | Many Anniversaries Yearly |
Angela Brett, because she knows so many people with birthdays in May. Time:Months |
| 100% | MAY (4) | Most Abundently Yarrowish |
Jeff Anonymous, hoping for some good plant activity in that month. Time:Months |
| 75% | MAY (5) | Middle - Approximately - of Year. |
Angela Brett Time:Months |
| 100% | MAY (6) | Merely Asking, Yes? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (on the 'May I do...' meaning of may.) Main |
| 100% | MAY (7) | Means Achievement Yielded. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (on the 'It may happen that...' meaning of may.) Main |
| 100% | MAY (8) | Many Arbours Yellow. |
Edwin Hermann Time:Months |
| 100% | MAY (9) | March? April? Yesterday! |
Angela Brett Time:Months |
| previous apronyms beginning with M | more apronyms beginning with M |