A Perfectly Reasonable Option? No, You Mangy Sonafabitch!
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| 100% | SHARP (2) | Sounds Highpitched At Rinkytink Piano |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music |
| 100% | SHAUN | Somebody Has An Unremarkable Name |
Angela Brett Names:First names:Male |
| 100% | SHAVE | Scrape Hairs Away, Very Excruciating |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs |
| 100% | SHAVED HEAD | Some Have Attractive (Virile Even) Domes, Heed Excessive Abnormalities (Disgusting!) |
Robert Anonymous People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| 100% | SHEBA | Small Hills Enlarge Barren Areas |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races |
| 100% | 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 |
| 100% | SHEEP (2) | Stupid, Helpless, Edible. Eat Pasture. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals |
| 100% | SHEEP (3) | Shearers Help Extract Everyday Product |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals |
| 100% | SHEEP (4) | Sexually Harassed, Evidently Enthralling Perverts |
An anonymous alteration of Angela's SHEEP Science:Biology:Animals |
| 100% | SHELBY | She Has Every Lyric By You |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| 100% | SHELLEY | She Has Evoked Lusty Life, Entreats Yobs |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| 100% | SHERIDAN | Schoolfriend Had Eminently Respected Irish Dramatist's Acclaimed Name |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:First names:Female |
| 93% | SHERLOCK HOLMES | Systematically He Explains Riddles, Licks Others' Challenges. Keeps His Old Live-in Mate (Enamored Suitor?) |
Robert Anonymous Art & Literature:Fictional Characters |
| 100% | SHERRI | Single, Has Every Resolve Reasonably Implanted |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| 100% | SHERRY | Sip Happily (Enjoying Richness) Refreshes You |
TMcCO'G Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
| 100% | 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 |
| 100% | SHIMMER | Sunny Haze Implies Motion - Mirage Effect Really |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Physics |
| 100% | SHIPS | Some Have Immense, Proud Sails |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| 100% | SHIRT | Some 'Horse Investors' Risk This |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing |
| 100% | SHIT | Shipping Handling Insurance & Tax |
Apronymous Anonymous Commerce |
| 78% | SHIT HOT | Stunning Humdinger of an Idea, This. Hilarious Original Thinking. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to 'IDIOT.' Laughter |
| 100% | SHIVER | Surrender Heat In Vibrating Extremities Rapidly |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs |
| 100% | SHOE | Stops Hurting One's Extremeties |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing |
| 100% | SHOES | Socks Have Often Emitted Stink. |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Clothing |
| 100% | SHOGUN | Supreme Hereditary Overlord Governed Uncountable Nipponese. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady History |
| 100% | SHOOK | Spatial Harmonies Out Of Kilter |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs |
| 93% | SHOP CATEGORIES | Shopkeepers Have Obviously Planned to Call Attention To Each Grouping - Order Related Items Easily, Shoppers! |
Angela Brett Commerce |
| 100% | SHOPLIFTER | Some Hold Off Paying, Looking Instead For The Exits & Running. |
Roger Williams People & Relationships:Law & Order:Criminals |
| 100% | SHOPPING | She Has One Philia, Purchasing Inexpensive (Not!) Gifts |
Robert Anonymous Commerce |
| 100% | SHOPPING BAG | String Handles Often Please Purchasers - I'll Now Go Buying Additional Groceries |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, as an example of something which is worse with NO STRINGS ATTACHED (String Handles) Commerce |
| 89% | SHORT BUS | Some Half-length Omnibus, Regularly Travelling Between Urban Stages |
TMcCO'G Transport |
| 100% | SHORTS | Summer's Half-Outfit... Remember T-Shirt! |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Clothing |
| 86% | SHORTS (2) | Southern Hemisphere's October - Roll-up Trousers Slightly |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Clothing |
| 100% | SHORTS (3) | Summertime Holidaymakers Often Reveal Their Shins |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing |
| 100% | SHORT WORDS | Succinct Handling Of Reasoning Tests Wordpower. Only Reasonable Dexterity Succeeds. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Words & Wordplay |
| 100% | SHOTPUT | She Hops On Toes Pushing Ultimate Throes |
Rico Leffanta Sports & Recreation |
| 78% | SHOULDS | Strategic Have-to's - Otherwise Ultimately Less-than Desirable Solutions |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see MUST) Words & Wordplay |
| 100% | SHOUTING | Screaming Horrible Obscenity's Usually Threatening - It's Not Good! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication:Talking |
| 100% | SHOVE IT | Some Have Overly Violent Extremes In Temper |
Angela Brett Words & Wordplay:Rudeness |
| 100% | SHOVE IT (2) | Suggest Handy Opening's Very Enticing - Insert This! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Words & Wordplay:Rudeness |
| 100% | SHOVE OFF | Shop Here, Our Vegetarian Edibles Offer Fantastic Flavours. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, responding to a creativity challenge on using rude acronyms to attract attention to products, like BOGOF (Buy One, Get One Free) Words & Wordplay:Rudeness:Rude Advertising Slogans |
| 100% | SHOWER | Singing Horribly Over Water's Everpresent Roar. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| 86% | SHOWER (2) | Such Hot - Owwww! - Water is Extremely Refreshing |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| 100% | SHOWER (3) | Sprays Hot Overhead Water. Extremely Refreshing. |
Eric Bridgstock People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| 88% | SHOWERS | She Has One Weekly to Eliminate Repulsive Smells. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| 88% | SHOW OFF | Such Haughty One-upmanship Will Often Fall Flat |
Angela Brett People & Relationships |
| 93% | SHREDDED WHEAT | Software Hacker. Rearranges Every Decoded Document Encountered Daily Which He Electronically Attempts to Thieve |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, creating yet another cereal killer MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains:Cereal Killers |
| 90% | SHREDDIES | Slovenly Hitch-hiking Rogue Ensnares Damsels-Death Inevitably Ensues Suddenly |
Melanie Merswolke MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains:Cereal Killers |
| 100% | SHREK | She Had Rather Expected "Knight" |
TMcCO'G Entertainment:Movies |
| 100% | SHREW | She Hurls Retribution Entirely Willingly |
Word Nerd Science:Biology:Animals People & Relationships:Insults |
| 100% | SHRIEK | Supremely Hilarious Reaction Indicating Elated Kindheartedness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter |
| 100% | 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 |
| 100% | SHRIKE (2) | So, Has Redhat Included Kde Equally? |
Sean Lamb (Shrike was the code name for RedHat Linux 9.0; RedHat's releases favor the GNOME desktop more than KDE) Names:Code Names:Linux |
| 100% | SHRIVEL | Showing How Really Icy Virgins Eschew Love |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | SHUTTLE | Spacemen Have Used This To Leave Earth |
Angela Brett Science:Astronomy Transport |
| 100% | SHUT UP | Silence! Heated Uncivil Typing Upsets People |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Advice |
| 100% | SHUT UP (2) | Shop Here Using The Ultimate Plastic |
Angela Brett (see SHOVE OFF) Words & Wordplay:Rudeness:Rude Advertising Slogans |
| 100% | 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 |
| 100% | 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 |
| 100% | SICK | Stomach Is Curdled & Kaput |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| 89% | SICK BABY | So Ill... Can't Kiss it Better. Another Belching Yawn. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| 90% | SICKENING | Stomach Is Churning Keep Emetic Nonsense Internalised - (it's) Nasty & Graphic |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
| 100% | 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 |
| 100% | 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 |
| 100% | SID (2) | Stability Is Debian |
Sean Lamb Computers:Linux Names:Code Names:Linux |
| 100% | SID (3) | Still In Development |
Sean Lamb Computers:Linux Names:Code Names:Linux |
| 89% | SIDEKICK | Slightly Inane Dude, Entertains Kinky Ideas Concerning his Keeper |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, defining his role as KEYBOARD? MacGirl & KeyBoard:(Wannabe) Superheroes |
| 100% | SIDEREAL | Starlight Inspires Desires Enchanting Romantics, Especially After Libations |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust Science:Astronomy |
| 100% | SIDNEY | Seeks Invitations, Dancing Nightly, Experiencing Youth |
Jan Morgan (looks for nightly dances to attend) Names:First names |
| 100% | SIEG HEIL | Salute Important Eminent German, His Evil Is Legendary |
Tony McCoy O'Grady History Science:Linguistics:German Words |
| 100% | SIERRA LEONE | Society Is Exceptionally Rice-Reliant, Agricultural Labourers Earnings Often Need Enhancement. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| 100% | SIGH | Slow, Inverted Gasp - Haaaaa... |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs |
| 100% | SIGH (2) | Silent Inhalation, Gusty 'Huuuuuhhh' |
Gavin Lambert Assorted Verbs |
| 100% | SIGHING | Signifies Infuriated Grief, Hope It's Nearly Gone |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs |
| 90% | SIGNATURE | Sufficient Identification? Greatly Needing A Totally Unforgeable Replacement or Extension. |
Angela Brett Communication |
| 100% | SIGNATURE (2) | Smallprint Is Giving Nobody A Total Understanding... Refrain/Retract Endorsement. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order Commerce |
| 100% | SILENCE | Somehow It's Like Expensive, Nicely-Coloured Element. |
Angela Brett Communication |
| 100% | SILICON | Sometimes In Ladies Increases Cleavage, Or Neckline |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| 100% | SILICON CHIP | Suggest It's Low In Calories? Objection - Not Considered High In Polyunsaturates! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Do Not Eat |
| 100% | SILK | Stability In Loving Kisses |
Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the silk (12th) wedding anniversary. Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| 100% | SILK (2) | Stew In Lovely Kitchen |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Threads & Fabric:Edible(?) |
| 100% | SILK (3) | Sustenance? It Lacks Kilojoules! |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Threads & Fabric:Edible(?) |
| 100% | SILLY | Somehow I Love Loving You |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships |
| 100% | SILLY QUEEN | Stereotypes, I Loathe. Love Your Queers, (Understand?) Exterminate Evil Names. |
Robert Anonymous, written on Day of Silence, 2005 People & Relationships:Love & Lust:LGBTQIA |
| 86% | SILVER | Sought In Large Veins (to) Enhance Reserves |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| 100% | SILVER (2) | Still In Love - Very Enduring Relationship |
Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the silver (25th) wedding anniversary. Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| 100% | SILVER (3) | Substance, In Light, Very Easily Reflects. |
Timothy Chambers Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| 100% | 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 |
| 100% | SILVER MEDAL | Seven Important Life/Leadership Values, Expressed Reliably, Means Employee Deserves A Laurelling |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:The Workforce:Employee Recognition Program |
| 100% | 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 |
| 100% | SIMIAN SIM | Seems Intelligent Monkey Is Acronymising - Not Some Irish Mastermind! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after Angela mentioned, "It's so obvious that even a poorly programmed monkey simulator running on Windows 95 could have thought of it" as a possible interpretation of her compliment of another of Tony's acronyms. Computers Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | SIMON | Sole Instructor - Mustn't Obey Nameless |
Angela Brett Entertainment:Games |
| 100% | SIMON (2) | Somehow It's Misnamed Overseas - Naughty! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who says: Over here that game is called "O'Grady says!" Entertainment:Games |
| 100% | SIMON (3) | Songwriter Is Magnificent, Often Nonpareil |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to Paul Simon Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| 100% | 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 |
| 100% | 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 |
| 100% | 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 |
| 100% | SIMPSONS, THE | Someone In Marge's Position Should Oust Nincompoop Spouse, Though He's Entertaining. |
Angela Brett and PiMaster Entertainment:TV shows:The Simpsons |
| 100% | SIN | So, It's Naughty! |
Roger Williams People & Relationships |
| 100% | SIN (2) | Satan Is Near. |
Roger Williams Religion People & Relationships |
| 100% | SIN (3) | Sacrifice It's Not! |
Roger Williams Religion People & Relationships |
| 100% | SIN (4) | Shamefully, It's News! |
Roger Williams People & Relationships |
| 100% | SINCERE | Solid Integrity. Novel. Character: Enthusiastic! Real Empathetic! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| 100% | SINE | Side Is Numerically Expressed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Mathematics |
| 100% | SINE (2) | Symmetry Is Not Even |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics |
| 100% | SINGAPORE | Service Industry Nation, Generating A Profit On Rampant Economy. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| 100% | SINGAPORE (2) | Sunny Island, Nobody Grows Apples, Primarily Only Real Estate |
Dundee Places:Countries |
| 100% | SINGER | Sewing Invention - Needles Get Electric Revolution |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Electronics |
| 100% | SINGLE LIFE | Scene Is Nightclubs, Getting Laid... Eventually Loving Intimate Friendship Evolves. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | SINGLE WHITE FEMALE | Seeks Intelligent Nice Gentleman - Looks European. While Having Intentions To Enjoy Flirtations, Expect Marriage After Limited Engagement |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | SIRE | Sperm Indeed Reached Egg! |
Angela Brett Science:Biology |
| 100% | SIRE (2) | 'Sir' Is Respectful Enough! |
Patricia Rix People & Relationships:Titles |
| 100% | SIRE (3) | Someone Is Recently Ennobled |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Titles |
| 100% | SIRE (4) | Stallion Is Racing Equine |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology |
| 100% | SIREN | Startlingly Immediate Rousing Emergency Noise |
Eric Bridgstock Assorted Nouns:Noises People & Relationships:Disaster |
| 100% | SIREN (2) | Sound Indicating Rapid Evacuation Necessary |
Eric Bridgstock Assorted Nouns:Noises People & Relationships:Disaster |
| 94% | SIR JOHN FALSTAFF | Swindler Incarnate! "Repay" Justice Orders - He Now Fabricates A Love-affair Swindle ... Trickery And Flirtations Follow |
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% | SIR NATHANIEL | Senile, Infirm Religious - Needed As Teacher Holofernes' Ally, Nevertheless Is Easily Liked. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Love's Labours Lost Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Love's Labours Lost |
| 100% | SIR TOBY BELCH | Stupid Idiot, Rude To Others, Boozy Yet Belligerent. Evidently Loathes Cesario Horridly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Twelfth Night |
| 100% | 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 |
| 100% | SISTERS | Siblings Intentionally Showing To Everyone Reality's Secrets |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Family |
| 100% | SISTERS (2) | Sisters In Service, Teaching Eternal Redeemer's Salvation |
Jan Morgan -- female Missionaries Religion:Religious Occupations |
| 100% | SISTERS (3) | Sisters In Service, Teaching Evidence, Reality, Salvation |
Jan Morgan Religion:Religious Occupations |
| 89% | SITE DOWN? | Seems I Tried Entering Domain, Only Where's the Network? |
Gavin Lambert, mentioning in an email: tried to access http://www.acronyms.co.nz just now and it told me the DNS was not found. obviously it was a TRANSIENT ERROR or you wouldn't get this email! Computers:Internet |
| 100% | SKATEBOARD | Some Kids Adopt Technological Enhancements, But Older Adults Remember Disasters |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| 86% | SKIING | Snow-sport's Keenly Interesting - It Needs Gravity |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation |
| 86% | SKINNY | Seventy Kilos Is Now No-longer You |
TMcCO'G People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| 100% | SKIN OF YOUR TEETH | Striving Keenly In Nasty Occasion - Finally Yielding One's Utmost Resolution - To Eventually Escape The Horror |
TMcCO'G Assorted Phrases People & Relationships:Disaster |
| 100% | SKIPPER | Someone Keeping International Port Populations Expecting Returns |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations Transport:Drivers |
| 100% | SKIPPERS | Skilful Keen Individuals Perpetually Prefer Embarking Reachable Sights |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations Sports & Recreation Transport:Drivers |
| 100% | SKIRT | She Knows Inches Raise Temperatures |
Rico Leffanta Household Objects:Clothing |
| 100% | SKIRT (2) | Scottish Kilt Indeed Resembles This |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Clothing |
| 100% | SKITE | Steve Keate Is Totally Egotistical |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs |
| 100% | SKULL | Skeleton's Knowledge User, Living Life |
Jan Morgan Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| 100% | SLACKER | Someone Lolling About Claiming Knicker Elastic Ruptured |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships |
| 90% | SLACKWARE | Slackware Lacks Any Coordination for Kernels, & Waits Always Re: Enhancements. |
Criggie (Slackware is a Linux distribution) Computers:Linux |
| 100% | SLANDER | Spoken Libel And Now Defamation Endanger Rights |
Sean Lamb People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| 71% | SLANG | Some Language Affectations Native to a Group |
Angela Brett Science:Linguistics |
| 100% | SLAP | Slight Lick As Punishment |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns |
| 92% | SLAVE GALLEYS | Ship's Labourers Are Viciously Enchained - Generally A Long Life Enduring Yoke (of) Slavery |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places |
| 100% | SLAYER | Somebody Lunging At You Exacting Revenge |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order:Criminals |
| 100% | SLAYER (2) | Swordsman Lunges And You End Respiration |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Law & Order:Criminals |
| 100% | SLEEP | Slumbering Lends Exhausted Entity Peace. |
Angela Brett Sports & Recreation:Relaxation |
| 100% | SLEEP (2) | Something Lecturers Evidently Enjoy Provoking! |
Angela Brett Education:Slow Teaching |
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