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PRACTICE | People Rarely Approve Complete Theories In Complex Experiments |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science |
PRADA | People Really Admire Designer's Adornments |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing |
PRAISE | People React Appreciatively If Sometimes Eulogised |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Advice |
PRAISE (2) | People Raise Arms In Singing Exaltation |
Grace Francis Religion |
PRAM | Pushing Round A Minor |
Tony McCoy O'Daddy Transport |
PRATTLE | Person Rambles And Talks To Little Effect. |
Angela Brett Communication:Talking |
PRAYER | Private Reverence Answers Yearnings Eventually Received |
Jan Morgan - communication with God who does answer our prayers in HIS own time Religion |
PRESENT | PowerBook Requested's Ever So Expensive... Nice Try! |
Angela Brett Computers:Macintosh & Newton Assorted Nouns |
PRESENTATIONS | Please Remember Electronic Slideshows Enhance Nothing That's Already Terrible Information. Only Note Success! |
Angela Brett Communication:Presentations |
PRESERVE | Protect Religiously Every Species; End Rare Varieties' Extinctions. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology Science:Environment |
PRESIDENTS | People Running Executive Should, If Democratically Elected, Never Trust Sycophants |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Politics |
PRESS | Publications Reporting Everyday Stories Sensationally |
Rico Leffanta Communication |
PRETEND | Playing Reality Elusions That Enhance Natural Deceptiveness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs |
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 |
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 |
PREYING MANTIS | Preparation Real Easy You Ingest Nutritious Greens Makes A Nice Touch In Snacks |
Rico Leffanta Science:Biology:Insects:Edible(?) |
PRICE | Profit Received = Incoming Cash - Expenses |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Commerce |
PRICELESS | Primary Reaction Is Chuckling, Excited Laughter Escapes, Some Sniggering. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter |
PRICK | Penis Rests In Coloured Knickers |
Mary Carr/Angela Brett, while Mary was watching some pricks on television. People & Relationships:Insults |
PRICK (2) | Penis Reacts If Continuously Kissed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Body Parts |
PRIDE | Please Remember, I Did Everything! |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Emotions |
PRIDE (2) | Patricia Rivals Irishman's Derivative Expertise |
Patricia Rix People & Relationships:Emotions |
PRIDE (3) | Proper Recognition Is Deservedly Earned |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Emotions |
PRIDE (4) | Pompous Rogue Intemperately Demands Eclat |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Emotions |
PRIDE (5) | Predators Relish In Devouring Elands |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals |
PRIEST | Parish's Religious Individual Espouses Sacred Teachings. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Religious Occupations |
PRIEST (2) | Person Regarding Infinite Eternity "Summer Time" |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Religious Occupations |
PRIEST (3) | Proclaims Religion In Each Sabbath Teaching |
Angela Brett Religion:Religious Occupations |
PRIESTHOOD | Patriarchal Religious Improvement Essential Submission To Holy One Of Divinity |
Jan Morgan Religion:Religious Occupations |
PRIMARY | Principal Resource Inducts Many Alarmed & Resentful Youths |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education |
PRIME | Produce Right Integers Multiplying Eternity |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Science:Mathematics |
PRIME (2) | Pray! Reinvest Income! Methodically Expand! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Assorted Verbs |
PRIME MINISTER | Please Remember I'm Merely Empowered Mortal, I'm Not Infallible - So Try Empathetic Reactions. |
Angela Brett Names:Famous people:Politicians People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations |
PRIME POWERFUL NUMBERS! | Positive = Recursively Invoke (Multiplication * {Each Prime, One Withheld!} ^ Exponent). Represent Factorisation Uniquely, Luminescing Naturals Unlimited! "Mathematics By Expansion: Reduces Swiftly!" |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. In apronym, PRIME is a transitive verb. One Withheld! means that mathematicians do not define ONE as a PRIME, even though PRIME commonly means FIRST. ONE is called a UNIT. "Mathematics By Expansion: Reduces Swiftly!" fractions. Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic n. Every natural number is either prime or may be decomposed uniquely into prime factors. Science:Mathematics |
PRIMES | Positively Represent Individuals! Multiply Essential Services! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Science:Mathematics |
PRIMES (2) | Positives: Represented Integers. Multiplications Essentially Singular! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Science:Mathematics |
PRINCE HAL | Plainly Rather Idle Now, Convinces Everyone He's Adult & Loyal |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's King Henry IV Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King Henry IV |
PRINCESS | Public Relations Is Nearly Choking Elegant Stately Symbol. |
Angela Brett Politics:Royalty |
PRINCESS (2) | Perky Royal In Navarre's Court - Evidently Someone's Smitten |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Love's Labours Lost Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Love's Labours Lost |
PRINCESS DIANA | Pretty Royal Is Notable, Causing Eventual Society Sadness Died In Accident, Numerically Admired |
Jan Morgan Politics:Royalty:Royals |
PRINCIPAL | Person Responsible Is Normally Chief Instigating Player, And Leader |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
PRINCIPAL (2) | Person, Reputedly In Nominal Charge, Is Prolix And Loquacious |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
PRINCIPAL (3) | People Regularly Invest Notes, Chasing Interest-Paying Annuities / Loans |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce:Money |
PRINCIPLE | Pithily Rolled Into Neat Clause, I'm Perhaps 'Life-Encapsulating' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Thoughts |
PRINCIPLE (2) | Pareto Ratio Idea Nearly Covers It... Percentage Law's Everywhere! |
Angela Brett (The PARETO PRINCIPLE, also known as the 80/20 rule, states that you can get 80 percent of the result with 20 percent of the effort) People & Relationships:Thoughts |
PRINCIPLE (3) | Pareto's Ratio Idea Nearly Conveys Inversely Proportional Labour & Effect |
Angela Brett (see PRINCIPLE (2)) People & Relationships:Thoughts |
PRINTER | Pitiful Rectum Injured. Never Try Epson Rolls! |
Jeff Anonymous Computers:Do Not Eat |
PRISCILLA | Presley's Relict In Subsequent Career Is Lovely Leading Actress |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Famous people |
PRIVATE | Plodding Ranker Is Valiantly Assaulting The Enemy |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military:Ranks |
PRIVATEER | Piratical Robbery In Vast Atlantic Tracts Enriched Elizabeth's Realm |
TMcCO'G - Privateers were often English ships which robbed Spanish ships returning to Spain with riches taken from the Americas and 'donating' portions of the booty to the Exchequer. History People & Relationships:Law & Order:Criminals |
PRIVATE EYE | Person Researches / Investigates Various Activities That Employer Expects You'll Expose |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations |
PRIVATE PARTS | People Rarely Inspect Venal Areas That Everyone Possesses, And Restricted To Spouses |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust Science:Biology:Body Parts |
PRIVY BOX | Privacy Required In Vault: You Become Outstandingly Xenophobic! |
Patricia Rix Places:Buildings:The 'Little Room' |
PRIZES | Payment Received Is Zero$ Each Submission. |
Angela Brett - Acronyms.co.nz does not offer prizes for acronyms as no money is made from the site... but you could still boast about being on the hall of fame (http://acronyms.co.nz/halloffame.html) or honours list (http://acronyms.co.nz/honours.html) Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website |
PRIZES (2) | Primary Reward Is Zealous Enjoyment / Stimulation |
Angela Brett (see PRIZES) Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website |
PROBABILITY | Predict Randomness Only By Assuming Bias Isn't Long In Term, Yes? |
Angela Brett Science:Statistics |
PROBABLY | Possible Result / Outcome - Basically A Bet Like Yankee |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication:Yesses And Noes |
PROBLEM SOLVING TIPS | Pansophic Regime Of Book-Learning Engages Memory Skills; Of Larger Value Is Neatly Gathering Thoughts Into Pliant Structures |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Thoughts |
PROCRASTINATE | Please Realize Our Chores Really Are Stupidly Tedious -- *I'll* Never Accomplish Them Efficiently. |
Timothy Chambers Assorted Verbs |
PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT | Please Remember Ordinary Daily Users. Code Tuning Isn't Much Prized - Regardless Of Velocity, Exasperation Makes Everything Need Time. |
Angela Brett (Most everyday software doesn't really benefit from code-tuning to make each operation run as quickly as possible... productivity really increases when the software is made easier to use.) Computers:Programming Commerce |
PRODUCTION | Play, Revue Or Drama - Usually Critics Take In Opening Night |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment |
PROFESSIONS | People Rather Offices For Earning Salaries, Since Income's Often Nicely Stable |
Tony McCoy OWageearner People & Relationships:The Workforce |
PROFIGGLE | Patient Rolled Off Furniture, Injuring Gluteus, Grazed Lower Extremities |
Tony McCoy O'Grady. 'Profiggle' was originally a contraction for 'prolonged stifled giggle' until Tony gave it this expansion. Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words Laughter |
PROGENY | Parental Reproduction Often Generates Excessively Numerous Youths |
Tony McCondom O'Grady Science:Biology |
PROGRAMMING | People Require One Good Reference, Alphabetically Making Most Instructions Nimbly Graspable. |
Angela Brett Computers:Programming |
PROGRESS | People Running Onwards Get Rewarded Earning Social Status |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns |
PROJECT | Please Review Our Job Especially Compassionately. Thanks. |
Angela Brett, after a meeting with her group for an INFORMATION SYSTEMS project. Education |
PROJECTS | People Rely On Just Enough Cash To Survive |
Tavia Bryant Places |
PROLOGUE | Please Read Opening Lines, Offering Guidelines Unto Everyone |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature |
PROMISCUOUS | Promises Romance Or Marriage In Seconds Counting Unscrupulously On Unresisted Sex |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
PROMISE | Proclamation's Read Only Memory... It Shall Endure. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships |
PROMPT | Print Request On Monitor - Please Type! |
Angela Brett Computers |
PROPAGANDA | Pope's Religious Office Puts About Gospel Against Native Deities & Altars |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion |
PROPHET | Prayerfully Religious, Offering Precepts, Happiness. Eternal Teacher |
Jan Morgan Religion:Religious Occupations |
PROPOSAL | Paper Relating One's Purpose, Or Strategy, At Length |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication |
PROPOSALS | People Readily Offer Personal Opinions Solving A Locked Situation |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication |
PROPRIOCEPTION | People Rely On Perfect Representations Internally Of Carnal Extremities. Perceiving This Is Only Natural. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology |
PROSPERO | Patiently Rides Out Seclusion Plotting Epic Revenge Operation |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Tempest Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Tempest |
PROSTITUTE | People Requesting Oral Sex Think It's Too Uneconomical To Enjoy? |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
PROTACTINIUM | Particularly Rarely Occurring. Tiny Amounts Cost Thousands. It's Not In Use Much. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
PROTECTION | People Really Ought To Ensure Care's Taken If Outside Nocturnally |
Angela Brett Assorted Nouns |
PROTECTION (2) | People Really Ought To Ensure Care's Taken If Orgasming Nowadays |
Angela Brett, as a modification of PROTECTION People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
PROTEIN | Provides Rationable Options To Eat In Nibbles |
Jan Morgan Science:Chemistry Food & Drink |
PROTEST | People Register Opposition To Enemy's Sinister Threat |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships Politics |
PROTEUS | Puerile Rascal's Opportunity To Eye Up Silvia |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Two Gentlemen of Verona Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Two Gentlemen of Verona |
PROTOCOLS | Procedures Rigidly Observed To Obviate Crassness Or Looking Stupid |
His Excellency, TheAmbassador@TheCourtOfSaintJames People & Relationships |
PROTON | Positive, Resists Orbiting To Occupy Nucleus |
Gavin Lambert Science:Chemistry Science:Physics:Particles |
PROTON (2) | Part Removed Of The Other Nucleon |
Angela Brett, since a neutron can react with an electron neutrino to form a proton and an electron, giving the impression that a neutron is an electron plus a proton. Science:Physics:Particles |
PROTON (3) | Particle Reputedly Of Three, One Negative. |
Angela Brett - protons are thought to be made up of two positive UP QUARKs and one negative DOWN QUARK. Science:Physics:Particles |
PROTO-POLYNESIAN | Prehistoric Relative Of Today's Oceanic People's Oral Language. You'd Never Expect Such Interesting Ancestral Notes. |
Angela Brett Science:Linguistics |
PROVE | Perform Repeatable Objective Verifiable Experiments |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. I have been noticing for decades that a lot of common expressions can be acronymed (I am 58). E.G., HAND for "Have A Nice Day!" I have also coined apronyms for decades (even tho I did not link to your site until SAT 7/19 from acronymfinder.com, which I found on TUES 7/15.) I submitted this definition as my 37th and last to acronymfinder.com & apologized in the comment section that I had not read their guidelines until after my 36th submission.Your site is the most fun I visit. I hope that, above all, kids are encouraged to learn, communicate in, and coin apronyms! My favorite from your site is INFINITY! (I am a MATH WIZ.) Science |
PROVE (2) | Provide Rational Obvious Verifiable Evidence |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Just a variation of PROVE, when operating in a more common, not necesarily experimental, mode. Science |
PROVERBS | Practical Recitation Of Valuable Educational Resources, Became Sayings |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Bible books |
PROVERBS (2) | Poems Rhymic Offerings, Vital Enlightenment Reaches Believers, Solace |
Jan Morgan Religion:Bible books |
PROWL | Parade Romantic Opulence Women Love |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
PROXY | Person Registers Other's X, Yes? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady ('Proxy' is a term used to describe someone authorised to vote for someone else. The 'X' stands for a vote.) Politics |
PSALMS | Poetic Songs And Lyrics, Much Sung |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Bible books |
PSALMS (2) | Poems Sung At Length, Makes Solace |
Jan Morgan Religion |
PSHAW | Pathetic Sarcasm Hasn't Actually Worked |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Main |
PSYCHOLOGY | Perhaps Somehow You Can Help Others Live Out Golden Years |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology |
PSYDUCK | Psychokinetic Superpowers You Don't Understand Could Kill! |
Angela Brett (Psyduck is Pokemon #54... and they don't really kill, they could just make your pokemon faint.) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
PTOLEMY | Postulated That Otherworlds Looped Earth & Moon Yearly. |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians |
PUBERTY | Penis, Uterus Be Expanding Rapidly Through Youth |
Jeff Anonymous Science:Biology |
PUBIC HAIRS | Prickles Upsurge By Intimate Crevices, Heralding Adulthood & Insulating Reproduction Sites. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
PUBLIC TRANSPORT | People Using Busses Locked In Commuter Traffic Repent, At Next Stop Purchase One Rail Ticket. |
Angela Brett Transport |
PUCK | Patently Unruly Chaos King |
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 |
PUCKER UP | Please Understand Cheek Kisses Erode Romantic Urges Paradoxically |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
PUCKER UP (2) | Proper Upper Class Kisses Excite Randy Underprivileged Peckers |
Rico Leffanta - 'Peckers' is a pun based on the American 'peck' for a casual kiss and 'pecker', - a synonym for penis. People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
PUDDLES | Pools (Usually Dreadfully Dirty) Linger, Evaporating Slowly |
Tony MuckOy O'Grady Assorted Nouns |
PUFFIN | Power Users Find Files In Networks |
Sean Lamb (Puffin is Google's code word for their new desktop file search utility) Computers Names:Code Names |
PUKE | Partially Undigested Kilojoules Ejected |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
PULSARS | Probably Unpopulated Locations, Some Are Remotely Studied. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Astronomy |
PUMA | Puma: Ultimate Mac Advancement |
Acronymous Anonymous (referring to the version of MAC OS X before JAGUAR) Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software Names:Code Names:Apple |
PUMA ATTACKS ZEBRA | Pertinent Unto Mainland America, Apparently This Terrible Animal Can Kill Skilful Zoological Entity Based Round Africa |
Tony the Tiger, after somebody on the forums said 'puny puma pit their skills against zebras.' Science:Biology:Animals |
PUNCH CARD | Punch Using 'Nuff Clout, Hanging Chads Are Rarely Deciphered |
Sean Lamb Computers:Programming |
PUNCTUATION | Perhaps Underutilised, Need Commas To Understand Acronyms! Trivial Indeed, One Nods |
Gavin Lambert Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Science:Linguistics |
PUNK | Person Uncovering Nobby Knees |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships |
PUNK ROCK | Present Underwear Near Knees Rip Off Chains Kinetically |
Rico Leffanta Entertainment:Music |
PUNLESS | Polite Unadorned Natural Laughter Expresses Simplicity Sometimes |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after Angela said he was SLIPPING Words & Wordplay |
PUNS | Playful, Unexpected Nuances Surprise! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Words & Wordplay |
PUNS (2) | Paronomasia Unearths Natural Silliness |
Angela Brett Words & Wordplay |
PUNT | Purchasers/Paddies Used Need These. |
Tony Commerce:Money |
PUPPET | Pulling Upon Plaything's Pieces Entertains Tots |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, as an example of something which is worse with NO STRINGS ATTACHED (Pulling Strings) Entertainment:Toys |
PUPPIES | People Usually Prefer Pets If Extra Small |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals |
PURCHASING | People Using Resources Can Haggle And/or Shop In New Grocers |
Tony McCoy O'ShoppingTrolley Commerce |
PURCHASING POWER | People Using Real Cash Have A Strength In Numbers, Grocers Provide Offers Which Earn Revenue |
TMcCO'G Commerce |
PURE | Perfectly Unsullied, Remaining Entire |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
PURE (2) | Perfectly (Unillogical) Reasonable Expansion |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Jeff suggested putting LAURA in the credit of MICHAEL SEILER, 'so as not to fill the stack and site with PURE nonsense.' Of course the capitalised PURE demanded a pure expansion. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
PURE METHAMPHETAMINE | Popularly Used Rage Excuse, Maybe Everyone That Has Any May Plead Helplessness Even Though A Murder Is Never Excusable. |
Angela Brett, after 'P' was blamed for a murder (it seems to be blamed for everything these days.) Drugs |
PURGATORY | Punishment Until Residual Guilt Atoned, Then Openly Regard Yahweh |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places Religion |
PURGE | Purify Using Registered General Emetic |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs |
PURITY | Penises Usually Relegate It To Yesterday |
Angela Brett, after (CHAP (2)) was given a 100% purity rating by the acronym submission form. Assorted Nouns People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
PURPLE (2) | Perhaps Upperclass/ Royal People Look Elegant |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives:Colours |
PURPLE (3) | Purely Used, Regal Passionate Lush Emotions |
Jan Morgan Assorted Adjectives:Colours |
PURSUIT | Police Under Requirements So Ultimately I Tergiversate |
Taylor Rundell's the name. I thought of the acronym in my brain, but I also used the thesaurus @ thesaurus.com People & Relationships:Law & Order |
PUSS | Pretty, Unusual, Silky, Sleeping |
Patricia Rix Science:Biology:Animals |
PUSSY CAT | Purring Under Suzy's Sweet Yellow Cardie - Absolute Tranquility |
Mary Carr Science:Biology:Animals |
PUT A SOCK ON IT | Pen Up Thermal Activity So Outside Cold Keeps Out... Nice Insulated Toes. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Advice Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
PUTER | Pathetic Useless Tangled Electronic Rubbish! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Windows |
PUT OUT | Place Unwanted Thing(s) Outside Until Trashday |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs |
PVC | Pretty Vulgar Clothing |
Angela Brett (PVC usually stands for Poly-Vinyl Chloride) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Household Objects:Clothing |
PVC (2) | Perfectly Viable Clothing |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Re-expansions of existing acronyms Household Objects:Clothing |
PYTHAGORAS | Predict Your Triangle's Hypotenuse... Assuming Geometrically Orthogonal - Right-Angled - Sides. |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians |
PYTHAGORAS (3) | Perhaps You Think He Achieved Greatness Of Reputation Alone... Sorry! |
Angela Brett, because much of the mathematics attributed to Pythagoras was actually by other members of the Pythagorean sect. Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians |
PYTHON | Pursues You, Then Has Ophidian Nutrition |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals:Vermin |
PYXIS | Popping Yardage, Xraying/Xposing Individual Seeds |
Jan Morgan in other words the bursting seeds fall over the length (yardage) of the garden xraying (examining) each (individual) seed. An alternative beginning is Portions Yards referring to how people portion out their gardens to say where each variety of seed should go. Science:Biology:Plants |
previous apronyms beginning with P |