Acronyms' Prolonged Representations Obviously Near Your Main Subjects
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| SNOW (5) | Smooth Newness Of Whiteness |
TMcCO'G - A covering of snow makes familiar landscapes seem strange and new. Science:Meteorology |
| SNOWFLAKE | Spectacular Natural Ornamental Wintertime Feature; Little Abbreviated Kaleidoscopic Experience. |
Roger Williams Science:Meteorology |
| _SNPRINTF | Safe? Not Particularly. Recently It Nearly Totally Failed! |
Angela Brett, who had advocated the use of the C function _snprintf in place of sprintf because it takes the size of the buffer as a parameter and so ought to be safer, but recently discovered it's not so safe after all. Computers:Programming |
| SO | Soon & Often |
Angela Brett, when Jeff said, after reading 'The Meaning of Liff', 'I am SO going to acronymize some of these.' Main |
| SO (2) | Spiritedly, Overenthusiastically |
Angela Brett (see SO) Main |
| SO (3) | Some Othertime |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see SO) Main |
| SOAP | Scrubbing Often Amends Pelt |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene:Beauty Products |
| SOAP (2) | Stand On A Platform |
Angela Brett, thinking of a soapbox but too lazy to think of an x word. Communication |
| SOAP (3) | Some Obfuscated Access Paradigm |
Sean Lamb (SOAP = Simple Object Access Protocol; it's not nearly so straightforward as it sounds if you're not programming with the Micros~1 libraries) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Programming |
| SOAR | Somewhere, Over A Rainbow |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs |
| SOB | Stupid Obsessed Blubbering |
Angela Brett, after pretending to sob over the death of her kMac. Assorted Verbs People & Relationships:Emotions |
| SOBER | Spirits Or Beer Essentially Rejected |
Angela Brett Drugs |
| SOB STORY | Strap On Breasts Say They're Obviously Really Yours |
Rico Leffanta Assorted Nouns |
| SOCCER | Sport Of Clever Children Exercising Robustly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation |
| SOCCER (2) | Soiled Our Clothes Chasing Errant Roundthing |
Patricia Rix Sports & Recreation |
| SOCIAL STUDIES | Students Of Community Interactions Across Lateral Strata. Theories Usually Descend Into Endless Squabbles |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships Education |
| SOCK | Sheath Of Coloured Knitting |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
| SOCKS | Shoes Often Cannot Konceal Smells |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
| SOCKS (2) | Shoes Often Can Keep Smelling |
Angela Brett, as a modification of Tony's SOCKS Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
| SODIUM | Salt Of Davy's Independent Unique Manufacture. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| SOD OFF | Saunter Over Defecation On Four Feet |
Rico Leffanta Words & Wordplay:Rudeness |
| SOEIDENTAL | Someone's Obviously Excited - I Daresay Employer Now Thinks Angela's Learned! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, on finding out that Angela got a job at Software Of Excellence International (http://www.soeidental.com) Commerce:Companies |
| SOFIA | So One Friend Initiates Adventures |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| SOFTBALL | Sliding Overmuch For The Base Always Leaves Lumps |
Patricia Rix Sports & Recreation |
| SOFTBALL (2) | 'Sport' Of Faintly Talented Boys Americans Love Lots. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation |
| SOFTWARE | Something Often Found To Worry A Rookie Enthusiast |
Angela Brett Computers |
| SOFTWARE (2) | Shatters One's Front Teeth With A Rare Ease |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Do Not Eat |
| SOFTWARE (3) | Someone Offered 'Free Trial'. Worm Already Resident, Encoded. |
Roger Williams Computers |
| SOFTWASH | Some Oaf Found Their Water And Soap Hard? |
Angela Brett, on seeing some 'Softwash' soap, wondering just how hard other soaps are. People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene:Beauty Products |
| SOFTWASH (2) | Soap Only Foams The Water, Antibacterial Sterilises Hands |
Angela Brett, after using some SOFTWASH liquid hand wash. People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene:Beauty Products |
| SOL | Source Of Light |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Astronomy |
| SOLDIERS | Slaying's Our Loyal Duty... Insufferable Enemies Ruthlessly Slaughter |
Angela Brett Military |
| SOLE | Someone Owns Lone Effort |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| SOLE CONTRIBUTOR | Someone On Lonesome Expands Content Of New Topic, Rebuffing Incisive & Brilliant Utterances That Others Remit |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| SOLICITING | Seeking Out Lustful Intercourse Can Induce Terrible Infections Near Genitals |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| SOLICITOR | Seriously Overpaid Lawyer In Conveyancing Industry - Too Often Roguish |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations |
| SOLICITOR (2) | Sole Objective: List Itemized Charges Including Time On Retainer |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations |
| SOLID | Scientific Opinion: Light Isn't Dense. |
Angela Brett Science:Physics |
| SOLID (2) | Slug - Or Lump - Is Dense |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
| SOLO | Single Only, Lonely One |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships |
| SOLOMON ISLANDS | Scene Of Lots Of Military Operations. Now Independent State, Local Agriculture Now Developing Strongly. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| SOLOMON ISLANDS (2) | Sheba Offers Love Options Men Often Need; In Some Love Affairs, Naked Dancing Sufficeth |
Rico Leffanta Places:Countries |
| SOMALIA | Scene Of Military Actions - Lethal Internal Aggression. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| SOME | Subset Of Mentioned Entirety |
Angela Brett Main |
| SOME PEOPLE HAVE TOO MUCH TIME | Seems Our Mirthful Expansions Possibly Enrage Other People, Leaving 'Em Hot And Voicing Envy. They Obviously Ought Make Up Comedic (Hoepfully They'll Invent Many) Expansions |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| SOMETHIN' | Some Object My Eloquent Typist Has Inadequately Named |
Angela Brett Assorted Nouns |
| SONAR | Sound Out Nasties And Repasts |
Angela Brett Science:Biology Science:Physics |
| SONAR (2) | Sends Out Noises, And Receives |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Physics |
| SONG OF SOLOMON | Serenade Of Nature's Goodness, Often Fairly Suggestive Of Lover, Of Much Outstanding Novelty |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Bible books |
| SONIA | Someone Of Note, I Assume. |
Angela Brett Names:First names:Female |
| SONIC | Some Otic Nuisance Is Created |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns:Noises |
| SONIC (2) | Sega's Original Novel Intense Character |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Games:Game Characters |
| SONYA | Safe Of Naughty Young Adult |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| SOON! | Shortly Or Otherwise Never! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Time |
| SOONEST | Speediest Option's Often Needed, Extremely Slow's Tortuous |
TMcCO'G Time |
| SOOTHSAYER | Speaks Of Octavius - To Help Sway Antony, Yet Encouragement Rebuffed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Antony and Cleopatra Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Julius Caesar |
| SOPHIA | So One Person Has Incredible Advice |
Jan Morgan (according to http://tools.oxygen.com/babynamer/TypeASearch.cfm?Gender=G&Unique=2&TellMeAbout=sophia, Sophia and Sophie come from a Greek expression meaning Wisdom) Names:First names:Female |
| SOPHIE | So One Person Has Incredible Enlightenment |
Jan Morgan and Angela Brett (according to http://tools.oxygen.com/babynamer/TypeASearch.cfm?Gender=G&Unique=2&TellMeAbout=sophia, Sophia and Sophie come from a Greek expression meaning Wisdom) Names:First names:Female |
| SOPHOS | Stops Others' Programs Harming Our System |
Angela Brett, after seeing a SOPHOS virus protection program pop up on her work computer. Computers:Windows:Applications |
| SORBITOL | Sugar's Obviously Really Bad, Instead This Overpressures Lobes |
Steve Keate Food & Drink:Condiments |
| SORE | Some Organ's Reddened & Excited |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| SORRY | Such Offensive Rudeness Riles You. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships |
| SOS | Side Open, Sinking |
Steve Keate People & Relationships:Disaster |
| SOS (2) | Some Obscure Signal |
Steve Keate People & Relationships:Disaster |
| SOS (3) | Several Obituaries Soon |
Steve Keate People & Relationships:Disaster |
| SOS (4) | Signal Of Stress |
Steve Keate People & Relationships:Disaster |
| SOS (5) | Sea Opened, Swallowed |
Steve Keate People & Relationships:Disaster |
| SOS (6) | Stupid Ocean Swells! |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Disaster |
| SOS (7) | Several Overboard Seamen |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Disaster |
| SOS (8) | Sending Out Screams |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Disaster |
| SOS (9) | Splitting Our Seams |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Disaster |
| SOS (10) | Stay Out, Sea! |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Disaster |
| SOS (11) | Stop Our Suffering! |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Disaster |
| SOS (12) | Sh*tting Our Selves! |
Angela Brett and Steve Keate People & Relationships:Disaster |
| SOSUMI | Sound. Overtly Shagging Up Music Industry |
Tony McCoy O'Grady. The makers of the early Mac computers stated that they would never be used to make music. The name of the sound called "sosumi' translates as "so sue me". (see http://www.newtontalk.net/archive/newtontalk.2002-04/1425.html for more information) Computers:Macintosh & Newton Entertainment:Music People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| SOUL | Seat Of Unending Life |
Tony McCoy O'Afterlife Religion |
| SOUND | Sleep Ongoing = Usual = Nice Deep! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Sports & Recreation:Relaxation |
| SOUND (2) | Sane. Organized. Unagressive. Novel. Dependable! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Assorted Adjectives |
| SOUND (3) | Sane, Organized, Unagressive, Novel. Dependable! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| SOUND IN SPACE | Sign Of Uneducated Nitwits... Doesn't It Need Some Perturbed Atoms, Compressing & Expanding? |
Angela Brett, when Jeff gave sound in space as the reason for calling STAR WARS FOUR Un Realistic. Science:Astronomy |
| SOUTH | Standard Orientation's 'Under' Top Hemisphere |
Angela Brett Places:Positions & Directions |
| SOUTH CAROLINA | Shape Odd, Uniquely Triangular, Has Charleston Area Restored, Originally Lead In Nation's Altercation |
Jan Morgan (civil War) Places:States & Regions |
| SOUTH DAKOTA | Some Of Us Think, "How Did Arrivals Keep Overcoming This Area?" |
Roger Williams Places:States & Regions |
| SOUTH DAKOTA (2) | Sculptures Of Upright Trusted Humans, Deeply Admired, Kept Our Territories Agenda |
Jan Morgan - Mount Rushmore Places:States & Regions |
| SOUVEFAR | Strange Object Usually Via Envelope From Another Realm |
Angela Brett (A souvefar is like a souvenir, except it's from somewhere you've never been anywhere near. Some souvefars start out as souvenirs but become souvefars when given to friends or family back home; others are bought at local souvenir shops and delivered to friends overseas.) Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words |
| SOVIET ONION | System Of Vegetables In Elected Tribunals, Or Novelties Inside Other Novelties. |
Angela Brett, expanding a quirky unsuccessful search. An onion's layers are similar to matryoshka dolls, so perhaps that's what a soviet onion is! Politics Food & Drink |
| SOY BEAN | Source Of Your Butter Excludes Animal Nutrients |
Tony Food & Drink |
| SPA | Signal Passing Ambulance |
Angela Brett, celebrating TOWEL DAY by acronymising different types of towels to show some of their uses. ('...You can wave your towel in emergencies as a distress signal') Household Objects:Towels |
| SPACE | Scientists Puzzled About Curvature, Etc. |
Angela Brett Science:Astronomy |
| SPACES | Some Paradoxically Appeared, Code's Essentially Spoiled. |
Angela Brett, after finding some spaces where they shouldn't have been in a C program which she's sure she never typed. Computers:Programming |
| SPACE STATION | Specially Prepared Automobile - Communty Education & Surgery Taking Animal Topics Into Our Neighbourhood |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (punning on the closeness of 'SPCA' and 'SPACE') Science:Biology:Animals:The Dorothy Dorosett Brown Mobile Centre |
| SPAE | Scottish: Predict An Event |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs |
| SPAIN | Sunshine Particularly Attracts International Nudists |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| SPAIN (2) | Spain & Portugal Are Iberian Neighbors. |
Roger Williams Places:Countries |
| SPAM | Send People Annoying Mail |
Angela Brett Computers:Internet |
| SPAM (2) | Stupid People Are Many |
Steve Keate, referring to the people who mindlessly forward spam. Computers:Internet |
| SPAM (3) | Sometimes Promises Ample Money |
Angela Brett Computers:Internet |
| SPAM (4) | Sanity Prevailed, Ate Meat. |
Steve Keate Food & Drink |
| SPAM (5) | Sludge Passing As Meat |
Steve Keate Food & Drink |
| SPAM (6) | Supposedly Particles Are Meat |
Steve Keate Food & Drink |
| SPAM (7) | Spiced, Preserved And Minced |
Angela Brett Food & Drink |
| SPAM (8) | Some Particularly Aggravating Mail |
Angela Brett Computers:Internet |
| SPAM (10) | Students Propagate Annoying Messages |
Acronymous Anonymous Computers:Internet |
| SPAM (11) | Students Propagate Anonymous Mailings |
Acronymous Anonymous Computers:Internet |
| SPAM (12) | Students Propagate Assinine Mailings |
Acronymous Anonymous Computers:Internet |
| SPAM (13) | Slime Posing As Meat |
W. Kline Food & Drink |
| SPAM (14) | Shoves Products At Me |
Angela Brett Computers:Internet |
| SPAM (16) | Scams, Phishing And Maliciousness |
Bruce Siegel Computers:Internet |
| SPAM (17) | Short Pointless Annoying Message |
Lingwo Computers:Internet |
| SPAM (18) | Stupid People Advertising Merchandise |
Rebecca G. Listening to a news report on spammers and Canada's Privacy Act Computers:Internet |
| SPAM (19) | Special Purpose Army Mailer |
The AKO mail team Computers:Internet |
| SPAMMED | Some Putzhead Apparently Multiply Messaged Eventless Discussion. |
Jeff Anonymous, after someone posted a URL multiple times on the Apronyms Forums. Computers:Internet Communication:Acronyms Forums |
| SPAMMED (2) | Stupid Punter Annoyed Masses, Moderator Exercised Discretion |
Sean Lamb, when the Apronyms Forums were SPAMMED and Angela deleted the offending posts. Communication:Acronyms Forums |
| SPANKING | Somatically Punishing A Naughty Kid Isn't Necessarily Good |
Angela Brett People & Relationships |
| SPANKING (2) | Some Pains Are Not 'Kindness' - Ignore Naive Gossip |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (I've never believed that "you've got to be cruel to be kind".) People & Relationships |
| SPARC | Sun's Particularly Amazing Research Creation |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett Computers |
| SPARE TIME | Some Pastimes: Acronymising, Reading, Eating, Tweaking Important MacOS Elements... |
Angela Brett, who rather likes ResEdit ;^) Time |
| SPARKLE | Super Precious/Perfect And Rare Kitten Loved Existence |
Jan Morgan -- name of cat Names:Pet Names |
| SPARSE | Some People Acronymise Rapidly, Some Exceptionally! |
Angela Brett, while Tony was producing over 40 new acronyms per day and her own contributions were becoming rather SPARSE. (But his are great too, I don't really mean that speed is reducing his quality) Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| SPARTACUS | Spite Provokes Ancient Romans To Actively Crush Uprising Slaves |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Movies |
| SPASMS | Sharp Pain As Some Muscle Seizes |
Tony Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| SPASTIC | Slightly Palsied Athlete Specially To Intrigue Competitors |
Carl Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| SPASTIC (2) | Slightly Palsied Athlete Specifically To Irritate Carl |
Carl Brett, probably referring to Angela Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| SPASTIC (3) | Such People Are Surely Talented... It's Cerebral! |
Angela Brett, on Cerebral Palsy. Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| SPEAKERS | Some People Eat Audio Kit, Ending Really Sick |
Angela Brett Computers:Do Not Eat |
| SPEAROW | Small Pokemon's Energetically Airborne, Rapidly Oscillating Wings |
Angela Brett (Spearow is Pokemon #21) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| SPECIAL | Sounds Pretty Extraordinary. Causes Immediate Attraction Literally |
Jan Morgan Assorted Adjectives |
| SPECIAL K | Seriously Perillous. Expect Callous Icecold And Loathesome Killer |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, crunching his way through another cereal killer. MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains:Cereal Killers |
| SPECIAL OLYMPICS | Stupid People Enter Competition In Athletic Level. Only Lost Your Mind, Physically In Champion Shape. |
Angela Brett (anyone offended by 'stupid' may call me spastic.) Sports & Recreation |
| SPECIAL WEAPONS AND TACTICS | Some Police Experts Can Incapacitate A Larrikin With Exceptional Armaments. Positions Often Need Surrounding All Night / Day... The (Armed?) Criminal Then Is Captured / Shot |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| SPECTRE | Soul's Presence Ex-Corpus, Theoretically Residual Energy. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Death |
| SPECTRUM | See Practically Every Colour Through Rays' Unusual Motif |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives:Colours Science:Physics |
| SPEECH | Speaking Precisely Ensures Efficient Communication Happens |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication:Talking |
| SPEECH (2) | Spout Prefabricated Eloquence Ex- Campaign Headquarters |
Angela Brett Politics Communication:Talking |
| SPEEDOMETER | System Pacing Each Engine's Distance Or Miles, Except Times Equipment Reverses |
Rico Leffanta Transport:Car Parts |
| SPEIGHTS (2) | Special Piss Enjoyed In Great Hotels Throughout Southland |
Apronymous Anonymous Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
| SPENCER | Some Peer's Eponymously Named Coat - Early Regency |
TMcCO'G Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
| SPENT | She Predicts Entry Next Time |
Rico Leffanta Assorted Adjectives |
| SPERM | Small Paternal Effort Riles Mother |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| SPERM (2) | Sexual Performer Ejaculates Rich Mucous |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| SPES | Should Probability Expire, Suppose! |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Roman Gods & Goddesses |
| SPHERE | Solid Paradigm Having Every Radius Equal |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Geometry |
| SPICE | Sugar's Partner In Creating "Eve"s |
Roger Williams People & Relationships:Genderalisations Food & Drink:Condiments |
| SPIDER | Spins Pretty, Intricate Designs Entrapping Rations |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Insects |
| SPIDERMAN | Swinging Perilously Into Downtown Environs, Radioactive Mutant Arrests Nasties |
TMcCO'G Art & Literature:Fictional Characters |
| SPIKE | Sharp Pointy In Kind, Excruciating |
Jan Morgan Assorted Nouns |
| SPIRIT | Somehow Perhaps I'll Remain, In Thought. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Death |
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