A Page-header Renders Our Novelties, Yet Makes Sense
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| SPIRIT (2) | Soul's Passage Interrupted, Remains In Torment |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Death |
| SPIRIT (3) | Sacred Person In Righteous Intuitive Truth |
Jan Morgan Religion |
| SPIRITUAL | Sacred Perception In Righteous Intuitive Truth Usually Adds Light |
Jan Morgan Religion |
| SPIRITUAL GUIDE | Sacred Perception In Righteous Intuitive Truth Usually Adds Light. Giving "U" Individual Direction Essentially |
Jan Morgan Religion |
| SPITFIRE | Special Plane In The Forties. It Really Excelled. |
Eric Bridgstock Transport |
| SPITFIRE (2) | Super Plane - Invincible Tactical Fighter. It Rouses Emotions. |
Eric Bridgstock Transport |
| SPLAT | Several Parachutists Landed Awkwardly There |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation:Parachuting |
| SPLEEN | Strange, Perplexing Little Entity... Explanation Needed |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| SPLITTING THE ATOM | Singular People Loving In Tandem Trying Innovative New Gambits To Help Enhance Archaic Traditions Oppressing Marriage |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| SPOCK | Strangely Pointy Orifice-Coverings, Kinky! |
Bones McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:Star Trek |
| SPOCK (2) | Space Plots Often Concern Klingons |
Angela Brett Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:Star Trek |
| SPONGE | Smelly People Obviously Need Greater Exposure |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene:Beauty Products |
| SPOOF | Silly Prank On Optimistic Fools |
Rico Leffanta Assorted Nouns |
| SPOOK | Spectacular Projection Of Our Kids |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Family |
| SPOOL | Spindle Product's Outputted Onto Loop |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects |
| SPOON | Slurping Person's Often Overly Noisy |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Soupspoons seem to turn some people into slobs!) Household Objects:Eating Utensils |
| SPOONERISM | Seople Pometimes Offer Odd Narrative, Easily Recited, Involving Sixed Mounds |
Roger Williams Words & Wordplay |
| SPORK | Sure Partner Of Runcible Knife? |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Eating Utensils |
| SPORT | Some 'Players' Only Require Television |
Angela Brett Entertainment:TV shows Sports & Recreation |
| SPORT (3) | Sometimes Played On Rough Terrain |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation |
| SPORTS | Some People Organising Regular Training Sessions |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation |
| SPORTS FAN | Serious! Proud! Owes!$ Reads! Taunts! Sane? Faithful Always! Neveryield! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Sports & Recreation |
| SPORTS FAN (2) | Scientist Pursuing Observable Relationships: Time Stars Future Anno Numbers! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Sports & Recreation |
| SPORTS MEDICINE | Swallow Painkillers, Out Running Tomorrow. Sore Muscles Every Day Indicates Competitor Is Near Excellence. |
Angela Brett (if you disagree, see SPORTS MEDICINE (2)) Sports & Recreation Science:Biology:Healthcare |
| SPOT | Stain Present On Threads |
Angela Brett Assorted Nouns |
| SPOT (2) | Super Precious Owners Toy |
Jan Morgan -- different views of animal Names:Pet Names |
| SPOT (3) | Stupid Pet Obstructs Traversing |
Jan Morgan -- A driver's view of animal -- can't even get into the driveway before he tries to greet you Transport Names:Pet Names |
| SPOT (4) | Stupid Pet Of Throng |
Jan Morgan -- different views of animal Names:Pet Names |
| SPOT (5) | Special Pet Of Throng |
Jan Morgan -- different views of animal Names:Pet Names |
| SPOT (6) | Stuck Pet Of Throng |
Jan Morgan and Randall Morgan -- dog gets stuck under bed Names:Pet Names |
| SPOT (7) | Spineless Pet, Oblivious Tactics |
Jan Morgan -- different views of animal Names:Pet Names |
| SPOT (8) | Surprisingly Pounces Outta Truck |
Jan Morgan & Randall Morgan -- Dog can't figure out he is supposed to stay seated when the truck is in motion Names:Pet Names |
| SPOUSE | Someone Pretending One Understands Someone Else |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| SPOYLT | Several Presents Offered - You Lucky Thing! |
Angela Brett, on sending Tony and his family some Christmas presents. Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words |
| SPREAD | Slimline Products Reflect Everyone's Avoirdupois Desires |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
| SPRING | See Plants Resplendant In New Greenery |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Seasons |
| SPRING (2) | Several Plants Rising In New Growth |
Eric Bridgstock Time:Seasons |
| SPRINGER | Some People Revel In Nasty, Grossly Entangled, Relationships |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, as an entry to the Radio Times Def.i.n.i.t.i.a.l.s competition Entertainment:TV shows:Talk Shows |
| SPRINGER (2) | Self-Publicists Riled, Invariably Nauseous, Generally Elevate Ratings |
Eric Bridgstock and Tony McCoy O'Grady, Entertainment:TV shows:Talk Shows |
| SPRINGER (3) | Stunt-People Readily Instigate Nasty Grapples (Evidently Real) |
Angela Brett, as an entry to the Radio Times Def.i.n.i.t.i.a.l.s competition Entertainment:TV shows:Talk Shows |
| SPRINGER (4) | Should People Resolve Issues? No, Get Even! Retaliate! |
Angela Brett Entertainment:TV shows:Talk Shows |
| SPRINKLERS | Spritzing Precipitation Rains In Navigational Kinetics. Liquid Enriches Rotating Sections |
Jan Morgan -- watering system Household Objects |
| SPRINT | Some People Run In No Time |
Rico Leffanta Sports & Recreation |
| SPROG | Small Person - Renewer Of Generation |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Family |
| SPUNK | Spouse Pursuing Usable New Kitchen |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships |
| SPY | Secrets Passed Yonder |
Sean Lamb (spies transmit secrets to faraway places, so...) People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| SQUABBLE | Some Quarrel Usually About Boys Being Loved Elsewhere |
Rico Leffanta Communication |
| SQUAD | Special Quorum Under Army Directions |
TMcCO'G Military |
| SQUARE | Shape Quadrilateral, Unvaryingly A Rightangled Equilateral |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Mathematics:Geometry |
| SQUARE (2) | Sound Questions! Utterly Account! Reveal Everything! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Situation: Congressional Panel investigating competitors' lies. Response of victim: an Honest, Gifted CEO. Assorted Adjectives |
| SQUARE (3) | Secure Quarters! Unlimited! Advancing! Renewing Employment! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Assorted Adjectives |
| SQUARES | Some Quadrangles Use Angles Right; Even Sides. |
Roger Williams Science:Mathematics:Geometry |
| SQUARK | Supersymmetry's Quark -- Unconfirmed As Real Knowledge |
Angela Brett Science:Physics:Particles |
| SQUEAL | Some Questions Unquestionably Evoke Agreeable Lies |
Rico Leffanta Assorted Verbs |
| SQUIRREL | Small Quiet Unique Interesting Rodent Really Enjoys Land |
Jan Morgan Science:Biology:Animals |
| SRI | Showers Riches Individually |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Hindu Goddesses |
| SRI LANKA | Sells Rubber In Large Amounts, Now Knows Autonomy. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| SSH | Superb System Handler |
Jeff Anonymous (SSH usually stands for Secure Shell) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Internet |
| SSH (2) | Silent! Someone'll Hear! |
Angela Brett Assorted Nouns:Noises |
| STAB | Similar To A Bunt |
Edwin Hermann Assorted Nouns |
| STABILITY | Sex Takes A Backseat If Love Is Tormenting You. |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| STACK (2) | Stunning Thing Atkinson Created - Kicking! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software Computers:Programming |
| STACY | She's Truly A Cute Youth |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - who doesn't usually expand names, but in this case makes an exception as he knows a Stacy (or maybe Stacie) who is a very foxy young woman! Names:First names:Female |
| STAG | Someone Tied And Graffitied |
Angela Brett, after seeing a man tied to a lamp-post almost naked and written on, on his stag night. People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| STAGECOACH | Star Tries Acting, Goes Everywhere Corralling Outlaws And Catching Horses |
Rico Leffanta Entertainment:Movies |
| STAGE FRIGHT | Stand Terrified - And Get Extremely Forgetful. Resting In Greenroom Helps Thespians |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment People & Relationships:Emotions |
| STAGE FRIGHT (2) | Some Theatrical Audiences Generate Extreme Fear Resulting In Getting Horribly Terrified |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment People & Relationships:Emotions |
| STAIR | Solution To Ascent Inside Residence |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Buildings |
| STAIR (2) | Specific Tread And Its Riser |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects Places:Buildings |
| STAIR WALKING | Steep Track Ascends Inside. Residents Will Ascend Lifting Knees If Not Geriatric |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation Places:Buildings |
| STAKE CONFERENCE | Seriously Teaches Actual Knowledge Encouragingly. Covers Our Needs For Eternity, Reports Effect Noteworthy Concerns, Endeavors |
Jan Morgan (see STAKE PRESIDENT) Religion |
| STAKE PRESIDENT | Screens Temptations And Keeps Empathy. Person Responsible Entirely, Service Is Delegated, Even Negotiates Trials |
Jan Morgan -- Step Above Bishop Religion:Religious Occupations |
| STAMINA | Strength Takes A Massively Important Natural Addition |
Tony Moore Science:Biology Sports & Recreation |
| STAMP | Send This Air-Mail Please. |
Angela Brett Communication |
| STAMP (2) | Shipping Trade Attracts Most Philatelists. |
Angela Brett Communication |
| STAND UP | Stop The Abuse, Nobody Deserves Unfair Persecution |
Angela Brett, in response to the same request as WATCH OUT People & Relationships:Abuse |
| STANNARIES | Some Tin Accumulated. Now Not Accessed - Reason Is Economic Suitability. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places |
| STANZA | So Tony's Accuracy Nears Zero... Aarrghh! |
Angela Brett, because Tony continues to use the word 'verse' when he means 'stanza' even though he knows that a verse is only one line of poetry. Art & Literature |
| STAR | Something That Astronomers Research |
Angela Brett Science:Astronomy |
| STAR (2) | Starts To Achieve Ranks |
Jan Morgan -- Rank in Boy Scouts Sports & Recreation:Scouts |
| STARBUCK | Seaman That Apparently Registered Big (Universal) Coffee Kitchen |
Tony McCoy O'Cappuchino Names:Famous people Food & Drink:Food Outlets |
| STARCH | Sweets, Tators, Are Rich Carbohydrate Hazards |
Jan Morgan Food & Drink |
| STARK NIGHT | Sun's Taking A Rest? Know-Nothings Imagine God's Hidden That |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time |
| STARS | Shining Things Are Radiation Sources |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Astronomy |
| STARS (2) | Still Twinkling After Repeated Seasons |
Roger Williams Science:Astronomy |
| STAR TREK | Shows Typical Alien Reactions To Romantically Enterprising Kirk |
Rico Leffanta Entertainment:Movies Entertainment:TV shows |
| STAR WARS | Sextet Tells Adventures, Revolutionary Wars, Achieving Renowned Status |
Jan Morgan Entertainment:Movies |
| STAR WARS (2) | Sextet Tells Astronomical Revoutionary Wars' Adventures, Renowned Status |
Jan Morgan Entertainment:Movies |
| STAR WARS FOUR | Some Teen Aged Rascal Wins A Real Space Fight. Obviously Un Realistic. |
Jeff Anonymous Entertainment:Movies |
| STATE OF THE ART | Spending The Amount That's Expected, One Finds They Have Encompassed All Recent Technologies |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers Assorted Phrases Science:Electronics |
| STATE YOUR GOALS | Somehow To Acronymise, Totally, English. Yeah, Obviously Unnattainable... Real Goals Often Are. Let's Strive! |
Angela Brett Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| STATE YOUR GOALS (2) | Set Targets At The Earliest - You'll Obviously Use Reseach Guidelines & Outline Aims Logically, Succinctly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Advice |
| STATISTICS | Shrunk To Averages, The Information Steers Toward Incorrect Conclusions Sometimes. |
Angela Brett Science:Statistics |
| STATISTICS (2) | Skewed Towards Assumptions, The Information Steers Toward Incorrect Conclusions Sometimes. |
PiMaster, as a modification of Angela's STATISTICS. Science:Statistics |
| STATISTICS (3) | Squint To Assess The Information So Truth Isn't Clearly Shown |
Angela Brett, after a statistics lecturer said, "look through your eyelashes, make it blurry," which Angela thinks pretty much sums up what statistics is about. Science:Statistics |
| STATISTICS (4) | Some Times Angela Thinks It's Stupid That Information's Clouded So. |
Angela Brett Science:Statistics |
| STATISTICS (5) | So Taking Averages That Imply Stupid Testimony, I Can Seduce. |
Roger Williams Science:Statistics |
| STATUE | Sculpted Thing - Art That's Unmoving, Ever |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature |
| STD | See Telephone Directory |
Angela Brett (STD usually stands for Subscriber Trunk Dialling) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Communication |
| STEAM | Sometimes The Engines Are Magical |
Sean Lamb Transport:Trains |
| STEEL | Some Twosomes Enjoy Everlasting Love |
Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the steel (11th) wedding anniversary. Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| STEEL (2) | Steps Toward Eternity: Eleven. Lovely! |
Angela Brett Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| STEP | Start To Evince Progress |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs |
| STEP (2) | Some Think Elevator's Preferable |
Angela Brett Assorted Nouns |
| STEPHANIE | Softly Touches Emotional Person, Has A Natural Involvemet Exclusively |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| STEPHANO | Sozzled Twit - Easily Pictures Himself As Next Overlord |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Tempest Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Tempest |
| STEPHEN | Stride That Egglaying Poultry Has? Evidently Not! |
Angela Brett, thinking of Step-hen Names:First names:Male |
| STEVE | Swings To Extremes Very Erratically. |
Angela Brett, describing Steve Jobs according to what she's read about him. (If he happens to be reading this... hey, no offense... oh great, all-powerful iCEO (who owns lots of G3s and therefore deserves my respect.) You're doing a great job, just as long as you don't can HyperCard. :) Computers:Macintosh & Newton Names:Famous people |
| STEVE (3) | So The Erotic Virgin Escaped |
Rico Leffanta Names:First names:Male |
| STEVE (4) | Somebody That Expands 'Volvo' Evilly |
Angela Brett, after Steve expanded VOLVO Names:Acronymists |
| STEVE (5) | Some Terrifically Exciting & Varied Expansions |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Acronymists |
| STEVE (6) | Served Tepid, Everyday Vegetable Ensemble |
Angela Brett (this describes Steve K's taste in vegetables, but not his personality! Well, perhaps he can be vegetative but not tepid) Names:You Are What You Eat |
| STEVE (7) | Saves Tact, Engages Vital Effort |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Male |
| STEVEDORE | Stows Tributes Everywhere Vegetates Eventually Diverts Official Records Elsewhere |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| STEVE IRWIN | Silly Twit's Escapades Very Environmentally Intrusive - Rarely Walks In Noiselessly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Famous people |
| STEVE IRWIN (2) | Snake Tries Ejecting Venom - Energetic Intruder Really Wields It Neatly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Famous people |
| STEVE JOBS | Saved The Empire - Very Embarrassingly Judged Opinion 'Bull-Sh*t' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Steve Jobs said that rumours of HyerCard's demise were b*llsh*t, when the project had already been shelved, if not actually killed off.) Computers:Macintosh & Newton Names:Famous people |
| STEVE KEATE (2) | Snores To Excess, Volume Explosive! Kind Enough A*sehole To Endure |
Mary Carr and Angela Brett Names:Acronymists |
| STEVEN | Stupid Teen, Excessively Vicious-Even Nauseating |
Nevica the MAN Names:First names:Male |
| ST GOAR | Somewhere To Get Off And Rest |
Angela Brett (My Contiki tour stopped there for a night, I think it was only because we couldn't get to Munich that day) Places:Towns & Cities |
| ST GOAR (2) | Somewhere To Go On A Roadtrip |
Angela Brett (My Contiki tour stopped there for a night, I think it was only because we couldn't get to Munich that day) Places:Towns & Cities |
| STICK 'EM UP | See This? It Could Kill Everybody. Make Unarms Prominent! |
Angela Brett ('unarms' are arms without arms, that is, unarmed arms. An alternative ending is 'Money Upfront, Please!') People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| STICK 'EM UP (2) | See These? I Collect Kingly-Embossed Monies, Undo Purses! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| STICKY END | Saying That I Could Kill You Evoked Nasty Death |
Angela Brett -- don't threaten people, they might be armed with glue guns or worse. People & Relationships:Law & Order People & Relationships:Death |
| STIFLE | Smother The Intimate Flow Love Exudes |
Rico Leffanta Assorted Verbs |
| STINK | Stench That Is Not Kosher |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns |
| STIPULATE | Set Terms In Place Under Legal Agreement That's Enforceable |
TMcCO'G People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| STIPULATE (2) | Sincerely, That Is Promised; Upholding Literally All Terms Expressed. |
Roger Williams Communication |
| STITCHED | Sewn Together In Tiny Challenges Her Eyesight Detailed |
Rico Leffanta Assorted Verbs |
| STIX | Something Timberlike Is Xyloid. |
Angela Brett, after discovering the word Xyloid (meaning woodlike or pertaining to wood) and thought that since it was a real X word and not an eX word then it ought to be included in an acronym just so there'd be another X that hadn't been cheated on... unfortunately she had to cheat on the acronym anyway to get an X into it. But hey, it explains the word nicely, doncha think? Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words Science:Biology:Plants |
| ST JOHN'S WORT | Supposed To Jolt Our Happiness; No Salesman/Scientist Would Openly Refute This. |
Angela Brett, who has heard that St. John's Wort is good for depression. Choose the S word based on your scepticism level. Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs |
| ST KITTS & NEVIS | Sunshine's The Key In This Tropical State. Nowadays Expect Visitors Into Sunshine.Sunshine. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| STOATS | Steal The Ova And Threaten Species |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals:Vermin |
| STOCKASTIC | Sales That Oscillate Chaotically Keep Any Stockpiling Tendencies In Check. |
Angela Brett, after reading a paper which mentioned stochastic sales, and thinking that perhaps 'stockastic' would be a better term. Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words Commerce |
| STOCKS AND SHARES | Seeking Tons Of Capital, Keen Shareholders Always Need Detailed Statements - Hopefully Annual Returns Escalate Sharply |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce |
| STOMACH | Somewhere To 'Organicise' Meals Amid Concentrated HCl. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| STONED | Smoke/Sniff/Shoot This, Or Never Experience Delirium |
Angela Brett Drugs |
| STONED (2) | Supposedly Typical Of Non-Educated Dopes |
Angela Brett Drugs |
| STONEHENGE | Structure Takes Orbital Notion, Eccentric Habits, Engages Nocturnal Galactic Events |
Jan Morgan Places:Landmarks |
| STONER | Smoking 'Tokes', One Never Experiences Reality |
Patricia Rix Drugs:Cannabis |
| STONER (2) | "Sinless? Throw One Now", Exclaimed Redeemer |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion |
| STOP | Suspend Trading On Provider |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to HALT. Commerce |
| STOP THE ABUSING | Strive To Over-Power The Hurt - Every Avengement Brings Unnecessary Suffering. It's Not Good! |
Angela Brett, when someone searched for 'stop the abuse'. I couldn't find a good E word. People & Relationships:Advice People & Relationships:Abuse |
| STORY | Single Tale Of Romantic Yarn |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature |
| 1ST PLACE | Somebody That's Perfect Loves A Competitive Event |
Angela Brett Sports & Recreation |
| STRAIGHT | Sexual Targeting's Repulsive, And I Genuinely Hate This! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust:LGBTQIA |
| STRANGE QUARK | Seems To Reveal A Name Game, Exaggerating Queerness Understood Amongst Really Knowledgeable |
Angela Brett ('Strange' is one of the six types of QUARK... along with UP QUARK, DOWN QUARK, CHARM QUARK, TOP QUARK and BOTTOM QUARK.) Science:Physics:Particles |
| previous apronyms beginning with S | more apronyms beginning with S |