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| UA | Urky Acronymist? |
Jeff Anonymous, noting that whoever decided that the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada (shouldn't that be the UAJAPPFIUSC?) should be called the UA must not be the greatest master of acronyms. Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| UA (2) | Undersized Acronym |
Angela Brett (see UA) Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| UA (3) | Unskilled Acronymist. |
Jeff Anonymous and Angela Brett (see UA) Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| UA (4) | Unexplicably Axed |
Jeff Anonymous, since it seems they cut off a bunch of letters. (see UA) Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| UAJAPPFIUSC | Urky Acronymists, Jeff Amends "Putzheads, Purely & Factually." I Understand Some Criticism. |
Jeff Anonymous (see UA) Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| UAKARI | Ululating Anthropoid - Keep Away, Remain Isolated |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals |
| UBEROUS | Uniquely Bounteous Emissions - Regularly Offering Unending Sustenance |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
| UBIQUITOUS | Using Bourbon In Quantity Usually Identifies The Omnipresent Universal Spirit |
Rico Leffanta Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
| UDDERS | Usually Droopy Danglers Energising Ravenous Suckers |
Rico Leffanta Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| UDDERS (2) | Uberous Dangling Drink-Excreters Replenish Sucklers. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| UDDERS (3) | Ungulate's Drink Dispensers Easily Replenish Sucklers. |
Angela Brett and Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| UDE | Ultimate Deceleration Event |
Sean Lamb (UDE is a railroad acronym for UnDesired Emergency, as in an event where the brake system on a train is set to the "Emergency" setting, bringing the train to a stop as absolutely soon as possible. Most often a train is set into Emergency when a car is stopped on a railroad crossing or desides to drive around the gates; engineers in this situation are normally granted a psychological leave for a short period.) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Transport:Trains |
| UGANDA | Under General Amin Numerous Dreadful Atrocities. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| UGLY | Unattached Girl Loves You |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Insults |
| UGLY BOYS | Until Girls Like You - Buy Our Youthful Skincream. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see SHOVE OFF) Words & Wordplay:Rudeness:Rude Advertising Slogans |
| UIFSA | Ultimatum Insures Families Secure Alimony |
Sean Lamb - UIFSA really stands for the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, an act that will enable the state that issues the first support order to have jusrisdiction over the payor (sic) regardless of which state the payor resides in. I used 'Families' instead of 'Fathers' because there are quite a few deadbeat moms out there with the deadbeat dads (growing up with a father prosecuting child support cases taught me that lawbreaking is an 'equal opportunity employer'). Re-expansions of existing acronyms People & Relationships:Law & Order People & Relationships:Family |
| UKIP | Useless Kids In Power |
John Richard Jones (UKIP usually stands for United Kingdom Independence Party) Politics:Parties |
| UKRAINE | Uprising Knocked Russians Aside - Independence Now Established. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| ULMER | Unfortunately Lost Medal Ending Race |
Angela Brett, when Sarah Ulmer just missed out on a bronze medal in an Olympic cycling race, despite being ahead for most of it. Names:Famous people Sports & Recreation |
| UMA | Unveils Majestic Appearance |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Hindu Goddesses |
| UMBRA | Usually Makes Blacker Region Appear. |
Angela Brett Science:Astronomy |
| UMPTEEN | Unspecified Many... Perplexing To Evaluate Exaggerated Number. |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Numbers |
| UNARMED | Using No Ammunition, Righteous Man's Enemies Defeated |
Tony McCoy O'Black-belt-in-Karate Military |
| UNBEATABLE PRICES | Use No Banknotes Extra! Afford The Absolute Best Low Echelon Products! Rubbish Is Cheap, Expect Some. |
Angela Brett Commerce |
| UNBEATABLE PRICES (2) | Usually Nobody Believes Everything Advertised Today, Although Bigger Lies Easily Permit Retailers Instantly Contacting Every Sucker. |
Roger Williams Commerce |
| UNCLEAN | Useful Nobodies, Computer Literate Educationalists Around Nottingham |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see UNITS) Education:University of Nottingham School of Community Health Sciences IT Subgroup |
| UNCLE SAM | Unrelated National Cousins Look Enthusiastic Seeing 'America Man' |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races |
| UNCOOPERATIVE AFRICAN AMERICAN | Uncooperativeness No Consequence Of One's Primary Ethnicity, Rather A Trait/Tactic (Increasingly Validly) Expressed/Employed Across Frontiers. Remarkable Indian Called Asian 'Negros' Against Mother England's Rule, It Created A Nation. |
Angela Brett (referring to Gandhi), who was sick of seeing this phrase at the top of the unsuccessful searches list for so long. People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races |
| UNCY HERB | Unsightly New Car Ywroke Havoc - Eventual Result: Bankruptcy |
Angela Brett and Tony McCoy O'Grady (Homer's half-brother Herbert Powell, referred to by the kids as 'Uncy Herb' went bankrupt when he let Homer design the car which would make or break his company) Entertainment:TV shows:The Simpsons |
| UNDERCOAT | Usually Non-Digestible Eaters Regularly Crouch Over A Toilet |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see GLOSS) Food & Drink:Home(-cooked) Improvement:Paint |
| UNDERCOAT (2) | Unique Nectar - Decorators Enjoy Repasts Containing Oil And Thinners |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, to balance UNDERCOAT Food & Drink:Home(-cooked) Improvement:Paint |
| UNDERSTAND | Use Noggin! Deductive Exercises Route Someone Towards A New Discernment |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| UNDERWEAR | Usually Not Desired Excepting Rich Women Exaggerating Assets Rapaciously |
Rico Leffanta Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
| UNDERWEAR (2) | Unseen, Never Displayed, Even Rarely Worn - Embarrassed Ancestor Recoils! |
Patricia Rix, when her daughter Melanie revealed on the forums that she had no [expansion for] underwear. Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
| UNDERWEAR (3) | Usually Naughty & Decorous, Everything's Revealed When Each Article's Removed. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
| UNDILUTED GRADE A CANADIAN NONSENSE CONCENTRATE | Unnervingly Normal? Dial Into Lunatics Unlimited. They Export Drivel, Gibberish, Ridiculousness - All Daily! Emails Are Completely Absurd, No Alternative Deliveries Include A Nation's Nonsense. Order Now! Sanity's Exaggerated; Nobody Sane Ever Created Outstanding New Custard-Extracting Nets. Try Real Absurdity Today, Everyone! |
Angela Brett, when Rob challenged her to acronymise that phrase after she'd commented that every email she'd received that morning was from him. Assorted Phrases |
| UNESCO | Usefully Now Enables Spreading Cultures Overseas |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (UNESCO actually stands for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| UNICEF | Usually Needed If Children Endure Famine |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (UNICEF actually stands for United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| UNIFORM | Users Need Individual Fittings, Or Result's Messy |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing |
| UNIFORM (2) | Unloved Necessity... Imposition From Our Rule-Makers |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Clothing |
| UNIFORM (3) | Usually Not In Fashion, Often Rather Mediocre |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing |
| UNIFORM (4) | Unquestioning Nonvariance *Is* Fashion... Others Reflect Me! |
Angela Brett, in response to UNIFORM (3) Assorted Adjectives People & Relationships |
| UNIFORM (5) | Unquestioning Nature... I'll Form Opinions Resembling Master's |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives People & Relationships |
| UNIFORM (6) | Usually Neighbour Isn't Far Off Repeating Myself |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives |
| UNIFORMITY | Unlikely - Nature Is Full Of Renegade Minds, I Tell You! |
Angela Brett People & Relationships |
| UNINTERESTING | Underused Neurons Immediately Notice That External Repertoire Excludes Stimulation - This Is Not Good! |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives |
| UNITE | Undivided Nation = Individuals Treated Equally |
Angela Brett People & Relationships |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Using Nationalised Industries They Extract Desert's Ancient Resources. After Britain Ended Management It's Remembered As 'Trucial Emirate States.' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| UNITED STATES | Under No Inclination Toward Egalitarian Decisions Should Traitors Attempt To Equalise Society |
Rico Leffanta Places:Countries |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Umpteen Native 'Indian' Tribes Essentially Destroyed. Since Then Aiming Towards Earthly Supremacy - One Feels American Men's Egos Revel In Carrying Arms. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (2) | Unique Nation Ignites Truths, Emerges Democracy. Separate Territories Add To Enlarging Scenery. Open For. A Mixture, Emerging Residents In Common Agenda |
Jan Morgan - I came up with it by the one reason it was born freedom of religion (truth) it emerged a democracy the states are separate territories that enlarged the country and it was open for a melting pot (mixture) of residents to come and have freedoms Places:Countries |
| UNITY | Unlovable Neighbour Is Tolerating You! |
Angela Brett People & Relationships |
| UNITY (2) | Understand Neighbour; It Teaches You. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships |
| UNITY (3) | Underneath, Negro's Identical To Yourself |
Angela Brett People & Relationships |
| UNIVERSITY (2) | Undeniably Necessary - It's Very Educational, Regular Study Intellectualises Talented Youth. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education |
| UNIX | University Networks Interoperate Xceptionally |
Sean Lamb (who learned to use UNIX in a university setting) Computers |
| UNKNOWN | Unusual - Never Knew No-One Who's Nameless |
Tony McX O'Y Names |
| UNLADYLIKE | Uncommonly Naughty, Linking And Dampening Your Lips In Kissing Everyone |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Genderalisations |
| UNPUNCTUAL TRAIN SERVICES | Using Normal People Under Normal Conditions, Transport Usually Arrives Late. Theories Repeatedly Are Investigated; Now Scientific Experiments Rush Vehicles In Certain Exceptional States. |
Angela Brett, wondering if there is a natural Law of Trains which states that they are always late except in unusual circumstances, such as when nobody's waiting for them, or when the passengers are all late. Transport:Trains |
| UNTRADITIONAL | Using New Techniques, Rituals Are Destroyed Instantly. Those In Office Never Alter Laws |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| UNTRADITIONAL PROCEDURES | Unproductive? No, That's Rubbish. Any Drastically Improved Technology Is Opposed, Nearly Always Lacking Proper Rational, Objective Consideration... Essentially Debate Uses Rhetoric Evoking Sentimentality. |
Angela Brett (see UNTRADITIONAL PROCEDURES (2) for an alternative view.) Science |
| UNUSON | Unite Nations Using Singing Over Network |
Angela Brett Entertainment:Music |
| UP | Utilitarian Phallus |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| UPBEAT | Uplifting Performance, Betcha Everybody's A' Tappin' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music |
| UPIS | Use Precisely In Season |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Greek Gods & Goddesses |
| UP QUARK | Usual Particle; Quite Unremarkable And Readily Kept. |
Angela Brett ('Up' is one of the six types of QUARK... along with DOWN QUARK, STRANGE QUARK, CHARM QUARK, TOP QUARK and BOTTOM QUARK. UP QUARKs and DOWN QUARKs make up neutrons and protons so they're very common. See PROTON (3)) Science:Physics:Particles |
| UPS | Ugh, Pierced Stomach. |
Jeff Anonymous (UPS=Uninterruptable Power Supply) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Do Not Eat |
| UPS (2) | Uplift Packages Slowly |
Jeff Anonymous, displeased because the United Parcel Service man dropped his computer in the front yard... but it works just the same, despite a rather odd clicking sometimes coming from the fan. Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| UPSIDE DOWN | Unfortunately Partitioning Server Incurred Damage, Everything's Deleted Off Web Now. |
Angela Brett, after the Apronyms server was accidentally deleted and Roger said, 'I'm sure that thing about having to hang upside down on that part of the earth doesn't help either.' Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website |
| UPSIDE DOWN CAKE | Usually Produced Snack Is Dessert. Edible Dish Of What-Not Cooked And Konsumed Enthusiastically. |
Sean Lamb Food & Drink |
| UP TO DATE AT LAST | Using Postings To Organise Details About Things Evolving A Tale, Logging A Story's Theme... |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after Angela finally got up to date with replying to his email, after being Macless for over a week. (This was in the middle of thinking up the first MacGirl & Keyboard stories.) MacGirl & KeyBoard |
| URANIUM | Unpleasant Radiation - And Normally Is Used Militarily |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| URANUS (2) | University Resource At Nottingham - Useful Subgroup |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see UNITS) Education:University of Nottingham School of Community Health Sciences IT Subgroup |
| URBAN | Undisputedly, Rural Bumpkins Are Not! |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives Places:Towns & Cities |
| URINATION | Urgent Relief Is Needed - All Toilets Inhabited... Oh No! |
Angela Brett Science:Biology |
| URL | Unintelligible Random Letters |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (URL usually stands for Uniform Resource Locator) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Internet:URLs |
| UROLOGY | Uncontrolled Release Of Liquid, Often Goes Yellow |
Angela Brett and Dustan Dowsing, 'cause we needed more U's Science:Biology |
| URUGUAY | Uneasy Realm, Urban Guerrillas Unsettle Army Yeomanry. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| USA PATRIOT | Using Superior Armed Power, America Threatens Recalcitrant Individuals Opposing Them |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - see CLIMATE VISION Re-expansions of existing acronyms Military |
| USAS | Umbra Silently Awaiting Sunshine |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Hindu Goddesses |
| USB | Users Sadly Blush |
Jeff Anonymous, saying, 'There must be a few Univeral Serial Bus users who are ashamed of it... afraid their friends will torture them for playing with the idea that serial might be dead.' Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Generic Hardware |
| USB (2) | Useful, Since Bondi |
Angela Brett, since there were hardly any USB peripherals available until Apple introduced the bondi blue iMac, which had a USB port. Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers |
| USE | Utility Seeks Exercise |
Rico Leffanta Assorted Verbs Assorted Nouns |
| USENET | Users Sometimes Even Nasally Expel Tea |
Jeff Anonymous, answering a failed search, and referring to such newsgroup acronyms as "c|n>s" (coffee through nose to screen) Computers:Internet |
| USL | Uneducated Sco Lackeys |
Sean Lamb (SCO, which is suing IBM over code they claim to have copied from Unix into Linux, filed for the Unix Systems Laboratories trademark). Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Linux |
| USL (2) | Using Stupid Lawyers |
Sean Lamb (SCO, which is suing IBM over code they claim to have copied from Unix into Linux, filed for the Unix Systems Laboratories trademark). Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Linux |
| USUAL WAY TO DO THINGS | Unvaried Style Undoubtably Averts Laughter. Why Aren't You Trying Out Different Organisational Tactics? Have Innovative & New Goals, Steve! |
Angela Brett... referring, of course, not to Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, or Commissioner Steve, but the Steve whatsisname who is the CEO of Microsloth. Assorted Phrases Computers:Windows |
| UTAH | Unlikely To Absorb Hawaii |
Angela Brett Places:States & Regions |
| UTAH (2) | Utopia To All Here |
Jan Morgan Places:States & Regions |
| UTAH (3) | Unusual Terrain At Home |
Jan Morgan Places:States & Regions |
| UTAHRAPTOR | Unusually Talented And Harsh Raptor Attacked Predators That Once Roamed |
Sean Lamb (The Utahraptor had a 15" claw on one toe of each hind foot; it's believed that this creature attacked others much larger than itself using these claws and its razor-sharp teeth as weapons) Science:Biology:Animals:Dinosaurs |
| UTERUS | Umbilical Tract Ensures Related Unborn Survives. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| UTTERED | Used To Talk Endlessly, Rathered Enjoyed Discourse |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication:Talking |
| UXORIOUS | Usual Xenophobic Organising Romance In Outhouse Usurping Spouse |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| UZI | Usually Zapping Israelis |
Angela Brett Military:Weapons |
| UZIS | Used Zealously In Soldiering |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military:Weapons |