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| SA | Saith Art! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| SAAR | Saxon Area Around River |
Rico Leffanta Places |
| SABBATICAL | Seventh's A Biblical Blessing - Apparently The Israelites Cancelled All Liabilities |
Tony Religion |
| SABER | Sword's A Brilliant Edged Razor |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military:Weapons |
| SABOTAGE | Serious Attack By Organised Terrorists Against Great Enterprise |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns |
| SACRAMENT | Symbols Are Carefully Revered And Memorial Events Noted Today |
Jan Morgan - we remember what Christ did for us by taking the sacrament Religion |
| SACRAMENTS | Some Actions Constituting Religion - Activists May Enter New Theological State |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion |
| SACRED | Sweet Adoration, Choice Reverence, Evident Divinity |
Jan Morgan Religion |
| SAD | Sorrow All Day |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships:Emotions |
| SADDAM | Savage Arab Dictator, Dangerous And Murderous |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Famous people:Politicians |
| SADISM | Sometimes Administering Discipline Is Sexually Motivated |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| SAFARI | Some Animals Find Americans Rather Indigestible |
Rico Leffanta Sports & Recreation |
| SAFE | Single Accountable Functional Empathetic |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. People & Relationships |
| SAFE! | Sweet Abode! Full! Employed! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Assorted Adjectives |
| SAGITTARIUS | Surely A Genuine Intellectual Takes This As Rubbish. It's Uniquely Suspicious |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Astrology |
| SAID | Smart Arses Inferiority Disorder |
John Richard Jones This is for those who can only say negative things against you but have no grounds for it. If it can only be said, then it has to be SAID. Communication People & Relationships:Abuse |
| SAILBOAT | Skims Along In Little Bay On Aeolian Thrust |
Tony McAyeAye Captain Transport |
| SAILOR | Seasickness Affects Inlanders... Lean Overboard Retching |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations Transport:Drivers |
| SALAMANDER | Sever A Limb, And Miraculously A Near-Duplicate Emerges. Radical! |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals |
| SALARY | Sufferers Always Long A Rejuvenated Youth |
Dundee People & Relationships:The Workforce |
| SALE | Some Articles Less Expensive |
Tony Moore Commerce |
| SALOME | She Always Loved Old Misers Enthusiastically |
Rico Leffanta (Salome is the dancer "John-the-Baptist" lost his head over) Religion |
| SALT | Staple Additive Lends Taste |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Condiments |
| SALUS | Save A Little Until Spring |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Roman Gods & Goddesses |
| SAM | Serene Allegiance Mostly |
Jan Morgan -- Good brother of NEPHI Names:Book of Mormon Characters |
| SAMANTHA | She's A Magician And Nose-Twitching Hag Apparently |
Tony McCoy O'Grady. Samantha was the name ot the witch in an old TV series "Bewithced", and while the actress was not ugly, 'hag' is a term for a witch. Art & Literature:Fictional Characters |
| SAMOAS | Salivating, Appetizing Morsels, Obvious Abundant Sensation |
Jan Morgan -- #2 Seller in Girl Scout Cookies (coconut, caramel, chocolate atop a shortbread cookie) Food & Drink Sports & Recreation:Scouts |
| SAMUEL | Safely Advised Men Under Effective Leadership |
Eric Bridgstock Religion:Bible books |
| SAMWISE | Sexually Active Misfit Wanderer (Is Seeing Elrond) |
Carl Brett Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:The Lord of the Rings |
| SANDPAPER | Stay Away - Never Digest Paper After Paint's Effectively Removed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Home(-cooked) Improvement |
| SANDRA | She Always Needs Dates Romantically Aroused |
Rico Leffanta Names:First names:Female |
| SANDSHREW | Stays Around Near Desert, So He's Rarely Ever Wet |
Angela Brett (Sandshrew is Pokemon #27) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| SANDSLASH | Sand-Attack Never Damages, Simply Lowers Accuracy, Stopping Hits. |
Angela Brett (Sandslash is Pokemon #28) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| SANDY | Sunbathe Among Natural Dunes, Yes? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places |
| SANTA | Strange Acronymist Now Teases Angela? |
Someone known only as '?' when Santa Claus posted some acronyms on the forums. Communication:Acronyms Forums:Mystery Posters |
| SAP | Sticky And Perfumed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Plants |
| SAPIENT | Seeking Another Person Invariably Eases Natural Termination |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships |
| SAPPHIRE | Solid And Predictable Partnership Having Intimate Romantic Embraces |
Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the sapphire (45th) wedding anniversary. Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| SARAH | She's Always Royal At Heart |
Angela Brett (Sarah means 'Princess') Names:First names:Female |
| SARCASTIC | Sometimes Ambiguous Reverse Comments Aren't Sensed, Triggering Incorrect Conclusion. |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives Communication |
| SAREVOK | Stupid Axemurderer Really Enrages. Voice Of Kevin. |
Jeff Anonymous (The voice actor for this character from the Baldur's Gate computer game series was apparently called Kevin Richardson.) Computers:Games:Game Characters |
| SARS | Suddenly Airway's Restricted Somewhat |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. Re-expansions of existing acronyms Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| SASS | Sibling's Argument; Snippy Speech |
Roger Williams Communication |
| SATAN | Snake And The Apple Nonsense |
Rico Leffanta Religion |
| SATELLITE | Sat A 'Tall Electric Lamp' = Light! It Truly Enlightened! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Saw 'SATELLITE' thought 'Sat A Light.' Words & Wordplay Science:Astronomy |
| SATIRE | See All The Instant Replay Excesses |
Rico Leffanta Art & Literature |
| SATURDAY | Such A Twat! Unrepentantly Roistering & Dancing - Aren't You? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Weekdays |
| SATURN | Studies Attempt To Understand Ring Network |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Astronomy:Planets |
| SATURNINUS | Situation Allows Tamora Unleash Revenge, Nauseating Incidents Now Unfold Slowly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Titus Andronicus |
| SATYRIASIS | So, At Twilight, Young Romantic Idiots Always Show Insatiable Sentiments. |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| SAUSAGE | Sizzlers Are Usually Scrumptious, Always Good Eating |
Angela Brett Food & Drink |
| SAVINGS | Securities Are Valuable - Interest Now Grows Steadily |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce:Money |
| SAW | Split Apart Wood |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs Household Objects |
| SCABWAG | Simple Charlie Aggressive Bully Without Any Guts |
John Richard Jones People & Relationships:Insults |
| SCAM | Some Cons Are Magnificent |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns |
| SCANDAL | Sensationalism Creates A National Disaster - Away, Lewinsky! |
Angela Brett Politics |
| SCANDIUM | Swedish Chemistry Artisan - Nilson - Discovered It, Underpinning Mendeleyev. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| SCANNER | Stupid Contraption Apparently Now Needs Extra RAM. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Angela, after having a lot of problems with her new scanner (see SCSI CHAIN) was told that she needed more RAM to run it. After new RAM was added and some software conflicts were supposedly fixed (see FIXED MY MAC) she still can't get it to scan. Her advice: Don't buy Microtek, they're as troublesome as that *other* Micro company. Computers:Generic Hardware |
| SCANT | Summer Clothing Adorning Nubile Teens |
Rico Leffanta Household Objects:Clothing |
| SCATTERBRAIN | Someone Chasing After The Thought Eroding Rapidly Because Reason Always Investigates Nuances |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Insults |
| SCHEDULE | Some Classes Hard, Each Day Undertaking Lessons Earnestly |
Robert Anonymous Time Education |
| SCHISANDRA | Supposedly Can Help Irritable Stomachs And Nervous Digestions - Reliably Affective |
Tony Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs |
| SCHNOZ | Sleeping, Causes Horrible Noise - Onomatopoeically 'Zizz' |
Angela Brett ('schnoz' being slang for nose) Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| SCHOLARSHIP | Student Can Have Own Loot After Receipt - Someone Has Instituted Prizefund |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education |
| SCHUBERT | Susan's Classical Hero Uniquely Begot Elegant & Remarkable Trios |
TMcCO'G - Professor Susan Tomes has recorded many (if not all) of Schubert's Piano Trios Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| SCHUMANN | Shall Choral Harmonies Unite Man And Nature? Never! |
Rico Leffanta Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| SCIENTISTS | Some Canny Inventors Experiment - Nothing That's Interesting 'Scapes Their Scrutiny |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| SCINTILLATE | Sparkle (Coruscate Is 'Nother Term) Issuing Lustrous Light - Also, Talk Entertainingly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs |
| SCION | Someone Classic In Origin, Now |
Robert Anonymous People & Relationships:Family |
| SCISSORS | Snips Cardboard In Seconds - Slashing Others Requires Sharpening. |
Angela Brett Household Objects |
| SCOFF | Scornfully Criticise Others For Fun |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs |
| SCOLD | Something Charming Old Ladies Do |
Rico Leffanta Assorted Verbs |
| SCONE | Stale Clump Of Non-Edibility |
Angela Brett, when Steve tried to find some food at the UNIVERSITY cafeteria and found that the only vaguely edible thing they had was some stale scones. Food & Drink |
| SCOOTER | Small Chariot Occasionally On The Easy Road |
Rico Leffanta Transport |
| SCORPIO | Starsigns Can Offer Readers Personally Itemised Offal. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Astrology |
| SCORRIER | Snuffling Canine - Often Revolting - Rootles In Embarrassing Regions |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Scorrier is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'A small hunting dog trained to snuffle amongst your private parts.') Science:Biology:Animals Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| SCOTT | Secure Competent One Teaching Truth |
Jan Morgan -- middle name of someone I know Names:First names:Male |
| SCRABBLE | Spellings Can Roam Across Board, But Look Erratic |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Games |
| SCRAM! | Simply Communicated: Run A Mile! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Words & Wordplay:Rudeness |
| SCRAMOGE | Small Cut Received After Mishap On Gummed Envelope |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Scramoge is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'To cut oneself whilst licking envelopes.') Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| SCREAM | Such Comic Responses Elicit Another Moan |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter |
| SCREEN | Somewhat Coarse, Rarely Eaten. Explains Nausea. |
Steve Keate (see DONGLE (3)) Computers:Do Not Eat |
| SCREWED | Sometimes Cannot Reasonably Escape Wedding Expedite Divorce |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| SCRIP | Shoddy Controls Ruin Internet Provider |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to HALT. Commerce |
| SCROTUM | Sac Containing Reproductive Orbs, Tucked Underneath Manhood. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| SCRUFFY | Seems Comb's Regularly Unemployed For Feckless Youth |
TMcCO'G People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| SCUBA | Suffocation Can Usually Be Avoided. |
Angela Brett (SCUBA actually stands for Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Sports & Recreation |
| SCUM | Surface Contains Unattractive Muck |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns |
| SEAN | Soy Enamorado A Novio |
Robert Anonymous. Written in Spanish. Translation: I'm enamored by (my) boyfriend. (Its hard to express what i wanted to express with SEAN in English. The expansion is almost grammatically correct, there should be a posessive adjective before Novio.) Names:First names:Male |
| SEARCH | Seek Every Available Resource Checking Hits |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Internet Communication |
| SEARS | Stock Everything Americans Regard Saleable |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce:Companies |
| SEASON | Summer Example: Ante September October November |
Eric Bridgstock Time:Seasons |
| SEBASTIAN | Storm Engulfs Brother And Sister, This Introduces Arranged Nuptials |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Twelfth Night |
| SEC | Serial Event Constant |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Time |
| SECONDARY | Some Educators Can Open New Doors - Amazing Resentful Youths |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education |
| SECONDS | She Enjoys Climaxes; One Never Does Satisfy |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| SECURITY | Safe Existence Creates Uniquely Relaxed, Incredibly Tractable You |
Patricia Rix People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| SEED | Something Emerges, Expands, Develops |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology |
| SEEING | Seeing: Eye Electromagnetically Inputs / Navigates Grasps |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Science:Biology |
| SEEK | Search Everywhere, Eyeing Keenly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs |
| SEGA | System Emulating Gaming Arcade |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Games |
| SEGWAYS | Scooters Employing Gyroscopes Will Assure Your Stability |
Angela Brett Transport |
| SEINFELD | Silly Eejit Is Not Funny, Even Looks Dorky |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:TV shows Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses |
| SELENE | Silently Escapes Lunar Energy Nurturing Earth |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Greek Gods & Goddesses |
| SELENIUM | Sometimes Ends Life, Evidently. Nasty In Unpleasant Mixtures. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| SELFISH | She Enjoys Living For Images Showing Herself |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| SELL! | Secure Employment! Live Luxe! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Commerce |
| SEMEN | Spermfilled Emission Men Ejaculate Naughtily |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| SEMINARY | Scriptures Examined, Massive Investigations, Necessary Analysis Researched Yearly |
Jan Morgan Religion |
| SENATE | Selected 'Elders' Nobody Actually Thinks Estimable. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Politics |
| SENILE | Seventy... Eighty... Ninety... Is Life Endless? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Age |
| SENIOR | Spelling Easily Now Is Often Rong |
Rico Leffanta Time:Age |
| SEQUENCE | Some Expect Quite Unremarkable Ending - Numbers Converging Evenly. |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics |
| SERGEANT | Stripes Earned Recently Generate Envy Amongst Non-Talented |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military:Ranks |
| SESAME | Scattered Extremely Sparsely At McDonalds' Eateries |
TMcCO'G, referring to the "sesame bun" one gets in McDonalds! Food & Drink |
| SETI | Spread Ears Toward Infinity |
Angela Brett (SETI usually stands for the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Science:Astronomy |
| SETUP | Something Easy To Understand, Please! |
Angela Brett Computers |
| SEWER | Somewhere Everyone's Waste Eventually Reaches |
Sean Lamb Assorted Nouns Places:Waterways |
| SEX | Something Else Xtraordinary |
Steve Keate, after being asked what comes after INFATUATION. People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| SEYCHELLES | Some European Yobs Came Here, Enslaved Locals. Locals Eventually Seceded. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
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