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| SHADOWS | Silhouettes Haunting Anything Detailed Outdoors When Sunny |
Rico Leffanta Assorted Nouns |
| SHALE | Slipping Has A Lovely Ending |
Rico Leffanta Household Objects |
| SHALLOW | Student Had A Lusty Life Of Wonder |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's King Henry IV Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King Henry IV |
| SHAMELESS | She Has All Men Expecting Love Everytime She Smiles |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| SHAMPOO | Stops Hair Acquiring Mange. Pour Over Oneself. |
Eric Bridgstock People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene:Beauty Products |
| SHANE | Strange Hero Attempts New Existence |
TMcCO'G referring to a classic Western, called "Shane" Names:First names:Male Entertainment:Movies |
| SHAPE | Solidity Has A Physical Embodiment |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Mathematics:Geometry |
| SHARK | Swimming Hazard - A Real Killer |
TMcCO'G Science:Biology:Animals |
| SHARON | She Has A Reputation Of Naughtiness! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:First names:Female |
| SHARP | Something Honed And/or Remarkably Pointed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
| SHAUN | Somebody Has An Unremarkable Name |
Angela Brett Names:First names:Male |
| SHAVE | Scrape Hairs Away, Very Excruciating |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs |
| SHEBA | Small Hills Enlarge Barren Areas |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races |
| SHEEP | Sexually Harassed - Evidently Entertaining People. |
Angela Brett, who saw lots and lots of sheep on her bus trips from Auckland to Palmerston North and back. Science:Biology:Animals |
| SHELBY | She Has Every Lyric By You |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| SHELLEY | She Has Evoked Lusty Life, Entreats Yobs |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| SHERIDAN | Schoolfriend Had Eminently Respected Irish Dramatist's Acclaimed Name |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:First names:Female |
| SHERRI | Single, Has Every Resolve Reasonably Implanted |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| SHERRY | Sip Happily (Enjoying Richness) Refreshes You |
TMcCO'G Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
| SHIFTKEYWOMAN | Super Hero In Former Times Killed Enemies, Yes.... Wilfully Offed Many A Nasty. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, thinking up another villain for MACGIRL and KEYBOARD to fight. MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains |
| SHIMMER | Sunny Haze Implies Motion - Mirage Effect Really |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Physics |
| SHIPS | Some Have Immense, Proud Sails |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| SHIRT | Some 'Horse Investors' Risk This |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing |
| SHIT | Shipping Handling Insurance & Tax |
Apronymous Anonymous Commerce |
| SHIVER | Surrender Heat In Vibrating Extremities Rapidly |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs |
| SHOE | Stops Hurting One's Extremeties |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing |
| SHOES | Socks Have Often Emitted Stink. |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Clothing |
| SHOGUN | Supreme Hereditary Overlord Governed Uncountable Nipponese. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady History |
| SHOOK | Spatial Harmonies Out Of Kilter |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs |
| SHOPLIFTER | Some Hold Off Paying, Looking Instead For The Exits & Running. |
Roger Williams People & Relationships:Law & Order:Criminals |
| SHOPPING | She Has One Philia, Purchasing Inexpensive (Not!) Gifts |
Robert Anonymous Commerce |
| SHORTS | Summer's Half-Outfit... Remember T-Shirt! |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Clothing |
| SHOTPUT | She Hops On Toes Pushing Ultimate Throes |
Rico Leffanta Sports & Recreation |
| SHOUTING | Screaming Horrible Obscenity's Usually Threatening - It's Not Good! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication:Talking |
| SHOWER | Singing Horribly Over Water's Everpresent Roar. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| SHREK | She Had Rather Expected "Knight" |
TMcCO'G Entertainment:Movies |
| SHREW | She Hurls Retribution Entirely Willingly |
Word Nerd Science:Biology:Animals People & Relationships:Insults |
| SHRIEK | Supremely Hilarious Reaction Indicating Elated Kindheartedness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter |
| SHRIKE | Stopping Handholding, Redhat Is Killing Enterprises |
Sean Lamb (Shrike was the code name for RedHat 9.0 for which RedHat ended technical and upgrade support mere months after its release) Computers:Linux Names:Code Names:Linux |
| SHRIVEL | Showing How Really Icy Virgins Eschew Love |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| SHUTTLE | Spacemen Have Used This To Leave Earth |
Angela Brett Science:Astronomy Transport |
| SHYLOCK | Sad, Hoarding Yiddisher - Lack Of Christian Kindness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Merchant of Venice |
| SICINIUS | Supremely Insincere, Citizens Interests Never In Uppermost Situation |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Coriolanus Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Coriolanus |
| SICK | Stomach Is Curdled & Kaput |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| SICNON | Simplified Inquiry-Created Necessity, Once Nameless |
Jeff Anonymous, when Angela wondered what to call the category at http://apronyms.com/category.php?ID=1985058, explaining: "Yesno" doesn't sound spiffy, so let's try some foreign variants...."JANEIN"? "Sicnon"? "Daniet"? Communication:Yesses And Noes |
| SID | Silly, It's Debian! |
Sean Lamb (Sid is the code name for Debian's unstable development tree of it's fabled Linux distribution) Computers:Linux Names:Code Names:Linux |
| SIDEREAL | Starlight Inspires Desires Enchanting Romantics, Especially After Libations |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust Science:Astronomy |
| SIDNEY | Seeks Invitations, Dancing Nightly, Experiencing Youth |
Jan Morgan (looks for nightly dances to attend) Names:First names |
| SIGH | Slow, Inverted Gasp - Haaaaa... |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs |
| SIGHING | Signifies Infuriated Grief, Hope It's Nearly Gone |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs |
| SILENCE | Somehow It's Like Expensive, Nicely-Coloured Element. |
Angela Brett Communication |
| SILICON | Sometimes In Ladies Increases Cleavage, Or Neckline |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| SILK | Stability In Loving Kisses |
Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the silk (12th) wedding anniversary. Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| SILLY | Somehow I Love Loving You |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships |
| SILVERBERG | Some Intriguing Literary Volumes, Except Readers Begin Espying Repetition, Gradually. |
Angela Brett, whose favourite author about four years ago was Robert Silverberg, and who has recently found some previously unread books of his to read. His books have some very interesting ideas in them and he likes (or liked... I have no idea if he's even still alive!) to introduce obscure words to his readers' vocabularies, but some themes tend to recur in many of his stories. Art & Literature:Writers |
| SILVIA | Successful In Love's Very Intricate Affairs |
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 |
| SIMON | Sole Instructor - Mustn't Obey Nameless |
Angela Brett Entertainment:Games |
| SIMONE | Signoret Is Magnificent Onscreen - Naturally Expressive |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (French actress Simone Signoret sprang to mind immediately when Angela posted SIMONE on the forums as an unsuccessful search term) Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses |
| SIMPLETEXT | Sophistication Is Minimal, Pleasing Little Editor That Employs Xero's Talking. |
Angela Brett (Xero is one of the many Mac voices which SimpleText can use to talk.) Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software:Applications |
| SIMPRIM | Skirt Is Modestly Pulling Reveals (Immodestly) Mammaries |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Simprim is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'The little movement of false modesty by which a girl with a cavernous visible cleavage pulls her skirt down over her knees.') Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| SIN | So, It's Naughty! |
Roger Williams People & Relationships |
| SINCERE | Solid Integrity. Novel. Character: Enthusiastic! Real Empathetic! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| SINE | Side Is Numerically Expressed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Mathematics |
| SINGAPORE | Service Industry Nation, Generating A Profit On Rampant Economy. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| SINGER | Sewing Invention - Needles Get Electric Revolution |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Electronics |
| SIRE | Sperm Indeed Reached Egg! |
Angela Brett Science:Biology |
| SIREN | Startlingly Immediate Rousing Emergency Noise |
Eric Bridgstock Assorted Nouns:Noises People & Relationships:Disaster |
| SISADMIN | Server Installer Shares Author's DNA, Mitochondrially Identical Network |
Angela Brett -- A sisadmin is a sister who is also a sysadmin (which is a common abbreviation for system administrator.) Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words Computers |
| SISTERS | Siblings Intentionally Showing To Everyone Reality's Secrets |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Family |
| SKATEBOARD | Some Kids Adopt Technological Enhancements, But Older Adults Remember Disasters |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| SKIPPER | Someone Keeping International Port Populations Expecting Returns |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations Transport:Drivers |
| SKIPPERS | Skilful Keen Individuals Perpetually Prefer Embarking Reachable Sights |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations Sports & Recreation Transport:Drivers |
| SKIRT | She Knows Inches Raise Temperatures |
Rico Leffanta Household Objects:Clothing |
| SKITE | Steve Keate Is Totally Egotistical |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs |
| SKULL | Skeleton's Knowledge User, Living Life |
Jan Morgan Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| SLACKER | Someone Lolling About Claiming Knicker Elastic Ruptured |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships |
| SLANDER | Spoken Libel And Now Defamation Endanger Rights |
Sean Lamb People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| SLAP | Slight Lick As Punishment |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns |
| SLAYER | Somebody Lunging At You Exacting Revenge |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order:Criminals |
| SLEEP | Slumbering Lends Exhausted Entity Peace. |
Angela Brett Sports & Recreation:Relaxation |
| SLEET | Sheet Lightning Expected... Even Thunder! |
Angela Brett, when someone on IRC called Sleet wanted to be acronymised after seeing the PIMASTER acronym. Science:Meteorology |
| SLEUTH | Some Loser Eejit Unlikely To Help |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| SLICE | Sharp Lines Indicate Cutlery's 'Edge' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Eating Utensils |
| SLIM | Somatic Love Is Mindless |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| SLIP | Sending Little Internet Packets |
Sean Lamb (SLIP = Serial Line Internet Protocol) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Internet |
| SLIPKNOT | Swinging Lariat, If Pendulous, Kills Nasty Old Tyrant |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns |
| SLIPPING | Straight Laughter Is Pleasureless/Punless... Please Investigate New Guffaws |
Angela Brett, when Tony responded to something with an ordinary old LOL. Words & Wordplay |
| SLOPE | Slanted Lines Offer Plainest Equations |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics |
| SLOTH | Slow, Lumbering, Otiose Tree Hanger |
Sean Lamb Science:Biology:Animals |
| SLOWER | Some Lumber Onwards Without Evident Rapidity |
Tony McTrack&Field O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
| SLOWPOKE | Sexually Lazy, One Willpower's Positively On Keeping Erection |
Tony McCoy O'WashYourMouthOutWithSoapyWater! People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| SLUG | Sure Livens Up Garnishes! |
Rico Leffanta Science:Biology:Insects:Edible(?) |
| SLUSH | Snow's Largely Unpopular Sideeffect's Horrid |
TMcCO'G Assorted Nouns Science:Meteorology |
| SLUT | Sexually Loose Undiscriminating Tramp |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after watching an 'expose' TV programme on teenage sex in England. People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| SMART | Stupid, Maybe, At Real Tasks. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| SMARTASS | Stupid Mutt's Always Ranting, Talking Awfully Silly Stuff |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Insults |
| SMARTIPANTS | 'Submit Multiple Acronyms Readiy Thanks' I Posted ..... And Now Turned Silent |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when someone called SmartiPants asked on the ACRONYMS FORUMS for expansions of DSL, but never posted again. Communication:Acronyms Forums:Mystery Posters |
| SMELLY | Something Malodorous Exudes.... Lice'll Love You |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| SMILE | Simply Magic, It's Laughter Eliciting. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter |
| SMILES | Smiles: Muscles Involved < Living Eternally Scowling! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. People & Relationships:Emotions |
| SMINT | Strong Mints Indeed, Neverthess Tiny. |
Edwin Hermann Food & Drink |
| SMIRK | Such Mirth Is Really Killing! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter |
| SMITE | Striking Makes It Terrifying, Enmity |
Jan Morgan Military:War & Terrorism |
| SMOKERS | So Many On Knife-Edge, Risking Sickness |
Angela Brett Drugs:Tobacco |
| SMOKESCREEN | Soot Makes Others Keep Eyes Shut - Confused Reaction Ensues. Escape Now! |
Angela Brett Assorted Nouns |
| SMTP | Shove Mail Through Postbox |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (SMTP usually stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Internet |
| SMURF | Squeaky Mouthed Ultramarinecoloured Runtish Fairies |
TMcCO'G Art & Literature:Fictional Characters |
| SNAIL | Salads Need Ambrosia Interspersing Lettuce |
Rico Leffanta Science:Biology:Insects:Edible(?) |
| SNAKE | Slimy Nipper Abolishing Kissing Everywhere |
Rico Leffanta Religion Science:Biology:Animals:Vermin |
| SNAKES | Slither Noislessly And Kill, Envenoming Subjects |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals:Vermin |
| SNAPPLE | Sugar Needs? A Perky Potable Lessens Exigency |
Robert Anonymous Food & Drink:Drinks |
| SNEEZE | Snotty Nose Effortlessly Energising, Zinging Everywhere. |
Mary Carr Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| SNELL | Sports Notably Effective Long Legs |
Angela Brett, referring to runner Peter Snell (who is supposedly a distant relative of mine) Names:Famous people |
| SNICKERS | Some Nuts In Chocolate Keep Energy Reserves Stocked |
TMcCO'G Food & Drink:Confectionery |
| SNIFFLES | Stuffy Nose Initiates Feeling Fatigued, Leaking Excess Snot. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| SNIPER | Secreted Neatly In Place, Expert Rifleman |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations Military:War & Terrorism |
| SNIT | Sans Niceness, Inexplicable Tantrum |
Angela Brett, when her sister asked if their mother was still 'in a snit' with her. Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words People & Relationships |
| SNITTER | Small Newspaper Item Twit Thought Exceptionally Ribald |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Snitter is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'One of the rather unfunny newspaper clippings pinned to an office wall, the humour of which is supposed to derive from the fact that the headline Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| SNOG | Squash Noses Or Glasses |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| SNORTING | Sudden Nasal Outburst Reacting To Incoming Naughtiness, Generally. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter |
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