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| 100% | POLICE STATION | Place Of Lies, Injuries Coerce Explanation. Suddenly They Are Terminating Investigation - Oh No! |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order Places:Buildings |
| 100% | POLITICALLY CORRECT | Possible Offense Lies In This, I'll Carefully Avoid Language Lest You Complain, Or Race Relations Executives Concern Themselves |
Angela Brett People & Relationships Politics |
| 100% | POLITICIAN | Prejudiced Orotund Layabout Intending To Improve Career, In A Nutshell |
Leo Boyes Politics People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| 92% | POLITICIANS | Pompous Oratory Lets Insufferable Two-faced Individuals Crawl Into A Nations Service |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Politics |
| 100% | POLITICIANS (2) | People Of Little Intellect Treat Intelligent Constituents Intolerably - A National Scourge! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Politics |
| 100% | POLITICIANS (3) | People Of Large Intellectual Talents Into Current/ International Affairs & National Security |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Politics |
| 100% | POLITICIANS (4) | Parliaments Often Lack Integrity To Inspire Confidence In A Nation's Subjects |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Politics |
| 100% | POLITICIANS (5) | People Occasionally Lie In Their International Careers In Affairs Needing Subtlety |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Politics |
| 100% | POLITICIANS (6) | Parliament Offers Little Inducement To Intelligent Citizens - It's A Nasty Scenario |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Politics |
| 100% | POLITICIANS (7) | Pretty Obnoxious Lot In Total - Inveterate Chancers Into Abberrant Nonstandard Sexualities |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Politics |
| 100% | POLITICIANS (8) | Perk Overuse Leaves Incredible Tips In Chauffeur Industry, Augments National Spending. |
Angela Brett Politics |
| 92% | POLITICIANS (9) | Poor Old Lollygaggers In Time Ingeniously (be)-Come Ignorami... Actually Nice Sorts. |
Jeff Anonymous Politics |
| 100% | POLITICIANS (10) | Professionals Of Low Integrity Targeting Innocent Citizens In A Nationwide Scam |
John Richard Jones Politics |
| 100% | POLITICS | Parties Only Lack Incentive: Taxes Instigate Countless Squabbles |
Patricia Rix Politics |
| 100% | POLITICS (2) | Promptly One Learns Important Tactic Is Cheating Serially |
Chris Kjelgaard Politics |
| 100% | POLITICS (3) | Profession Of Liars, Incompetents, Thieves, Idiots, Cheats, Scrapings |
Chris Kjelgaard Politics |
| 100% | POLITICS (4) | People Only Listen If They Identify Congress's Sins. |
Roger Williams Politics |
| 100% | POLIWAG | Prefers Oceans... Legs Infantile & Weak, Aren't Groundworthy. |
Angela Brett (Poliwag is Pokemon #60) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| 100% | POLL | Public Opinion's Leanings Logged |
Angela Brett Science:Statistics |
| 100% | POLO | Pony Owners Labour Outdoors |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation |
| 73% | POLONIUM | Pierre Originally Located Occurrences - Nobel-winning-work In Union (with) Marie. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| 80% | POLONIUS | Patrician Official Listening Out-of-sight Needlessly Is Unsuspectingly Stabbed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Hamlet, Prince of Denmark Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark |
| 100% | POLYFILLA | Perhaps One's Lunchbox, You'll Find, Is Lately Lacking Appeal |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see GLOSS) Food & Drink:Home(-cooked) Improvement |
| 100% | POLYFILLA (2) | Packet Of Lovely Yummy Fare Is Luscious & Largely Appetising |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, to balance out POLYFILLA Food & Drink:Home(-cooked) Improvement |
| 100% | POLYGAMY | Plural Offensive Love, Yesterdays Gatherer At Multiple Yokes |
Jan Morgan - too many wives, old biblical practice of a man wanting to have multiple bonds (yokes) of marriage at the same time. No longer practiced. People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | POM | Prince Of Moaning |
Angela Brett (I have no opinions on the issue myself, but I've often heard people refer to 'whining poms') People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races |
| 86% | POMPEY | Pours Out Mistress's Pints (for) Eager Youths |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Measure for Measure Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Measure for Measure |
| 100% | POND | Paddling Of New Ducklings |
Angela Brett Places:Waterways |
| 100% | PONGS | Putrid Odour - Nappy-Gas Stinks. |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs |
| 100% | PONTIAC | People Of Note Travel In A Car |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| 100% | PONTYPRIDD | Provision Of New Trials You Practice Regularly If Done Daily |
John Richard Jones Places:Towns & Cities:UK |
| 100% | POON | Piece Of Orient's Nature |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Plants |
| 100% | POON (2) | Plenty Of Oriental Nookie |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Plants |
| 100% | POOPED | Passed Out, One's Partially Expired, Dearest |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
| 100% | POOPHOLE | P*ss Off, Offensive People... Hardly One Lecherous Expansion |
Steve Keate, when someone searched acronyms.co.nz for 'poophole' and some ruder words. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | POOR MAN | People Ordinary Opulent Retaining Mana And Nous |
Mary Carr People & Relationships Commerce |
| 100% | POP | Porn's Offered Plentifully |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, of Post Office Protocol. (I get more junk mail than stuff I want to read) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Internet |
| 100% | POP (2) | Prolong One's Penis |
Angela Brett, in response to POP, as many spam offers to do just that. Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Internet |
| 100% | POPCASTLE | Piece Of Precocious Child's Artwork - Say "That Looks Excellent!" |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Popcastle is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'Something drawn or modelled by a small child which you are supposed to know wait it is.') Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| 100% | POPCORN | Pieces Of Puffed Cereal, Often Repeatedly Nibbled |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
| 100% | POPCORN (2) | Picturehouse's Own Popular Confection Offers Rotten Nutrition |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Movies Food & Drink |
| 100% | POPE | Prelate Other Prelates Elected |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Religious Occupations |
| 100% | POPE (2) | Pastoral Official Pretending Euphoria |
Mary Carr Religion:Religious Occupations |
| 90% | POPPA BEAR | Porridge On Plate, Perhaps At Boiling-point? Enjoy A Ramble |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Fictional Characters |
| 100% | POPSICLE | Pretty Often, People Suck Ice-Cold Lollies Eagerly. |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett Food & Drink:Confectionery |
| 100% | POPSICLE (2) | Pathetic, Over-Priced, Slimy Ice Causes Little Excitement. |
Steve Keate Food & Drink:Confectionery |
| 100% | PORCUPINE | Prickly Old Rascal Climbs Up Pines, Is Noisy Eater |
Patricia Rix Science:Biology:Animals |
| 92% | PORNOGRAPHY | Pictures Of Respectability? No! Objectionable Graphic Representations Aimed (at) Perpetually Horny Youth! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust Art & Literature |
| 91% | PORNO MOVIE | Prerecorded Orgy of Recreational Nudity On My Overhead Viewer. It's Exciting! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady/Angela Brett Entertainment:Movies People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | PORNOTGRAPHIC | Pictures Of Really Normal Objects That Get Responses As People Hear Interesting Captions |
Angela Brett -- 'Pornotgraphy' hints at being pornography, but is not. See http://macintosh.geek.nz/pron.html (I was tempted to invent 'Innuendic' for the I-word but I don't want to get too many demerit points on my creative license.) See also INNUENDON'T Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | PORRIDGE | Pathetic Old Reprobate Robs Indigent Dear Grannies & Elders |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, pouring milk on yet another cereal killer. MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains:Cereal Killers |
| 100% | PORSCHE | Phallic (Often Red) Symbol Creates Huge Envy |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| 100% | PORSCHE (2) | Pity Only Rich Snobs Can Have Everything! |
Stuart Taylor. I recieved an email with several automotive apronyms in it and was challenged to come up with an original one. I have never seen this one in print anywhere. Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| 100% | PORTEND | Previous Omens Readily Tell Events Not Developed. |
Roger Williams Assorted Verbs |
| 100% | PORTFOLIO | Plenty Of Red Tape Folding One's Lifetime Investment Opportunities |
Tony McCoy O'DowJones Commerce |
| 100% | PORTHCAWL | Privately Owned Residences That Have Cold Attics Which Leak |
John Richard Jones Places:Towns & Cities:UK |
| 100% | PORTIA | Panic's Often Raised Through Inamorata's Absence |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Antony and Cleopatra Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Julius Caesar |
| 100% | PORTIA (2) | Pretty & Opulent. Realizes Truth In Adversity |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Merchant of Venice |
| 100% | PORT TALBOT | Pollution Of Real Threat The Answer Lies Beneath Our Tongues |
John Richard Jones Places:Towns & Cities:UK |
| 89% | PORTUGAL | Producer Of Rough Tablewines Used (in) Gallons And Litres |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| 80% | POSH | People Overcome by Social Haughtiness |
Mary Carr People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| 100% | POSITION | Perhaps One Should Inspect Things In One's Neighbourhood |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Positions & Directions |
| 100% | POSITION (2) | People Often Suppose It To Indicate One's Nobility |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| 94% | POSITIVE ATTITUDE | People Often Say It's The Internal Values Engineering All... That Their Influence's Thoroughly Underestimated [in] Determining Environment. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| 100% | POSITIVES | Perfect! Opportune! Sentient! Innovative! Triumph! Invincible! Victory! Excel! Self! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. People & Relationships |
| 100% | POSITRON | Part Of Smarts, In The Realm Of Novels |
Angela Brett, referring to the 'positronic brain' conceived by writer Isaac Asimov. Art & Literature Science:Physics:Particles |
| 100% | POST | Press OK Single Time. |
Steve Keate, after he accidentally posted the same message twice on the forums. Communication:Acronyms Forums |
| 100% | POSTAL SERVICE | People Offering Service Transmitting All Letters Swiftly, Ensuring Registered Valuable Item's Carried Efficiently |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication |
| 100% | POST A MESSAGE | Please Omit Sexual Transmissions. "Adult" Messages: Eww! Stay Sane And Good, Eh? |
Jeff Anonymous (with a little help from Angela Brett), pleading for continued decency on the ACRONYMS forum, not that it's ever breached or anything. Communication:Acronyms Forums:Page Titles |
| 100% | POST A MESSAGE (2) | Perhaps One Should Tender A Missive Ensuring Some Special Acronym Gets Expanded |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication:Acronyms Forums:Page Titles |
| 89% | POSTCARD | Picture Of Somewhere Tourists Can Attach Romantic Description (to) |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication |
| 100% | POSTERS | Pictures Of Swanky Technological Equipment, Ridiculously Sized. |
Angela Brett (referring to Apple posters of course... what other kinds of poster are there?) Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| 100% | POST GRADUATE | Professors Often Seem To Get 'Research Assistants' Doing Undervalued And Tedious Experiments. |
Angela Brett Education |
| 100% | POST GRADUATE STUDENT | Past One's School Times, Go Researching And Doing Unusal - Although Terribly Esoteric - Second Thesis, Until Doctorate's Earned.... Nimble Thinking. |
TMcCO'G Education |
| 100% | POSTHUMUS LEONATUS | Pompous Oaf Sets The Heroine Up Mistaking Untrue Story Liar Employs - Obviously Not A Trusting, Unsuspicious Soul! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Cymbeline Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Cymbeline |
| 100% | POSTING TWICE | Pressed Once & Slipped! Two Identical Notices Got Through. Worried, I Cry, 'Edwin!' |
Angela Brett, when she accidentally doubleclicked on the button to post a message on the forums, and needed Edwin to delete the duplicate post. Communication:Acronyms Forums |
| 88% | POSTMAN | Person Offering to Send The Mail Across Nations |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations Communication |
| 100% | POSTMAN (2) | Parcel Operative - Scrunches The Mail Ad Nauseam |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, describing his POSTMAN as being somewhat different from Angela's. People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations Communication |
| 100% | POST OFFICE | Purchase One's Stamps There, Or Forward 'Freight' In Cardboared Envelopes |
TMcCO'G Places:Buildings Communication |
| 100% | POT | Police Often Take |
Angela Brett and Steve Keate Drugs:Cannabis |
| 100% | POT (2) | Please Offer Toke |
Steve Keate Drugs:Cannabis |
| 100% | POT (3) | Preferred Over Tobacco |
Angela Brett Drugs:Cannabis |
| 100% | POT (4) | Parliament Outlawed This |
Steve Keate Drugs:Cannabis |
| 100% | POT (5) | Particularly Overpriced Tickler |
Angela Brett Drugs:Cannabis |
| 100% | POT (6) | Peers Often Tempt |
Angela Brett Drugs:Cannabis |
| 100% | POT (7) | Piece Of Terracotta |
Jon Barker Household Objects |
| 0% | POTASSIUM | Perchlorate Of This Alkali (is) Sparingly Soluble Indeed, Unless (I'm) Mistaken. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| 100% | POTATO | Properties Of Thermochemistry Are Too Obscure! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - Angela had said that she likes refrigerated cooked potatoes because they have a similar texture, or at least temperature, to cold hardboiled eggs. Tony pointed out that the texture would vary according to the type of potato, so Angela replied that the temperature would still be similar no matter what kind of potato was used. Tony then said "I don't intend to get into a discussion about the heat-retention properties of various varieties of potato," and presented this acronym to back up his position. Food & Drink Science:Physics |
| 100% | POTENTIAL | People Ought To Eschew Natural Talents, Is Advice Lately. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to TALENT People & Relationships |
| 100% | POTTERY | People Often Try To Extend Relationship's Years. |
Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the pottery (9th) wedding anniversary. Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| 100% | POUND | Phasing Out? UK's Not Deciding. |
Jeff Anonymous Commerce:Money |
| 100% | POWER | Plan, Organize, Work, Evaluate, Refine. |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Advice |
| 100% | POWER (2) | Peace/Prince = Omnipotent/Omniscient Wonderful Emmanuel Redeemer! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Jesus Christ! Religion |
| 75% | POWERBOOK | People in Outdoor Work Environment Require Battery or Outlet to Output Kilobytes. |
Angela Brett Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| 100% | POWERBOOK (2) | Power Outlet Wanted, Energy Recharges Battery Of One's Kneetop |
Angela Brett Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| 100% | POWERBOOK (3) | Plenty Of Width, Evading Reddish Blush Of Older Kneetop |
Angela Brett, who will be buying a PowerBook shortly before her hardware discount expires on February 26th 2005. My iBook's screen is decidedly pinkish until it's been on for a while, and I'm also looking forward to have a widescreen PowerBook after about six years of 800x600 resolution. It's okay for most things but using the developer tools requires a lot of shuffling around of windows, more than ever on Tiger. Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| 100% | POWERBOOK 1400CS | Proud Owner Worried Extremely - Ransom! But Out Of Kindness, Computer's Succeeded. |
Angela Brett, referring to what happened to her PowerBook 1400cs - see http://acronyms.co.nz/angela/mac/differentthought or http://acronyms.co.nz/angela/mac/myBook/clippings.html Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware:Angela's Apples |
| 83% | POWERBOOK G4 | Portable, One-inch-thick, Widescreen, Efficiently Running Battery... Offers Owner Kneetop Gigaflops! |
Angela Brett Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| 91% | POWERPOINT | Presentations Once Were Educational. Redmond's Product Outrageously and Inimitably Negates That. |
Sean Lamb Computers Communication:Presentations |
| 100% | POWERS | Present Oportunity! Work Energetically Realising Successes! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. People & Relationships:Advice |
| 100% | POWER SOURCE | Potatoes, Oils, Wind, Eels, Rain, Sunshine Or Uranium Reactions Create Electricity |
Angela Brett Science:Physics |
| 100% | POWER TOOLS | Plug On Wall - Electricity's Released To Operate On Lumber Stocks |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Electronics Household Objects |
| 100% | PPC | Productive Processor Cycles |
Angela Brett, because PowerPCs and other RISC chips are generally faster per MHz than CISC chips. Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Generic Hardware |
| 100% | PPC (2) | Performance-Per-Cycle |
Angela Brett Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Generic Hardware |
| 75% | PPC (3) | Pre-eminent Portable Chip |
Angela Brett (PowerPC processors are good for portable computers because of their PPC (4)) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Generic Hardware |
| 100% | PPC (4) | Petite Power Consumption |
Angela Brett Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Generic Hardware |
| 93% | PRACTICAL JOKES | Prankish, Risky Activity Comically Torturing Innocent Cat's-paw, And Leaving Jovial Onlookers Keenly Expressing Sniggers. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships |
| 100% | PRACTICE | People Rarely Approve Complete Theories In Complex Experiments |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science |
| 100% | PRADA | People Really Admire Designer's Adornments |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing |
| 89% | PR AGENTS | Paid Representatives Are Generating Exposure (in) Newspapers & Television Shows |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Angela suggested he should get paid by ALISON HOLST's PR agents, since now she's mentioned in this stack she will be known by a lot more people worldwide. People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| 100% | PRAISE | People React Appreciatively If Sometimes Eulogised |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Advice |
| 100% | PRAISE (2) | People Raise Arms In Singing Exaltation |
Grace Francis Religion |
| 100% | PRAM | Pushing Round A Minor |
Tony McCoy O'Daddy Transport |
| 80% | PRASEODYMIUM | Properly Recognised A Separate Element (after) Ongoing Doubt, Yet Much In Use in Misch-metal. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| 100% | PRATTLE | Person Rambles And Talks To Little Effect. |
Angela Brett Communication:Talking |
| 100% | PRAYER | Private Reverence Answers Yearnings Eventually Received |
Jan Morgan - communication with God who does answer our prayers in HIS own time Religion |
| 100% | PRESENT | PowerBook Requested's Ever So Expensive... Nice Try! |
Angela Brett Computers:Macintosh & Newton Assorted Nouns |
| 100% | PRESENTATIONS | Please Remember Electronic Slideshows Enhance Nothing That's Already Terrible Information. Only Note Success! |
Angela Brett Communication:Presentations |
| 100% | PRESERVE | Protect Religiously Every Species; End Rare Varieties' Extinctions. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology Science:Environment |
| 0% | PRESIDENT CLINTON | Person Responsible Evidentially (for) Sexually Intense Details Engulfing Newspapers & Televisions. Could (I) Live In Non Television Owning Neighbourhood? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Famous people:Politicians |
| 100% | PRESIDENTS | People Running Executive Should, If Democratically Elected, Never Trust Sycophants |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Politics |
| 100% | PRESS | Publications Reporting Everyday Stories Sensationally |
Rico Leffanta Communication |
| 100% | PRETEND | Playing Reality Elusions That Enhance Natural Deceptiveness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs |
| 100% | PRETTY HOT AND TEMPTING | Perfect Repast's Evidently Tempting To You - Has One Tasted Any Nicer Dinner? Try Eating More Perfect Tart - It's Nearly Gluttonous! |
TMcO'G Food & Drink |
| 100% | PREVIEW | Pre-Release Edition's Viewing Informs Executives Watching |
TMcCO'G - Hollywood movies are often 'previewed' to allow studios to change endings according to focus groups opinions. Entertainment:Movies |
| 100% | PREYING MANTIS | Preparation Real Easy You Ingest Nutritious Greens Makes A Nice Touch In Snacks |
Rico Leffanta Science:Biology:Insects:Edible(?) |
| 100% | PRICE | Profit Received = Incoming Cash - Expenses |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Commerce |
| 100% | PRICELESS | Primary Reaction Is Chuckling, Excited Laughter Escapes, Some Sniggering. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter |
| 100% | PRICK | Penis Rests In Coloured Knickers |
Mary Carr/Angela Brett, while Mary was watching some pricks on television. People & Relationships:Insults |
| 100% | PRICK (2) | Penis Reacts If Continuously Kissed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| 88% | PRICKLE | Practising Racial Insults Coloured by Kinship Leveling Expletives |
Mary Carr People & Relationships:Insults |
| 100% | PRIDE | Please Remember, I Did Everything! |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Emotions |
| 100% | PRIDE (2) | Patricia Rivals Irishman's Derivative Expertise |
Patricia Rix People & Relationships:Emotions |
| 100% | PRIDE (3) | Proper Recognition Is Deservedly Earned |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Emotions |
| 100% | PRIDE (4) | Pompous Rogue Intemperately Demands Eclat |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Emotions |
| 100% | PRIDE (5) | Predators Relish In Devouring Elands |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals |
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