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| 100% | VA | Vocally Aardvarkoid |
Jeff Anonymous, as a play of VA for Voice Actor. Re-expansions of existing acronyms Entertainment |
| 100% | VAC | Vernal Annual Cleansing |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs |
| 100% | VAC (2) | Voice Always Clear |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Hindu Goddesses |
| 90% | VACANCIES | Vacationers All Checked-out, And Now Cash Is Extremely Scarce. |
Angela Brett Assorted Nouns |
| 100% | VACANCY | Visitors Aren't Coming... Ain't No Customers Yet! |
Angela Brett Assorted Nouns |
| 92% | VACANT FACED | Vacuous Appearance Can Announce No Thoughts Flit Around Cranium - (or) Ever Did |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
| 100% | VACATION | Visit Another Country And Tour Its Oldest Neighbourhoods |
Angela Brett Sports & Recreation:Travel |
| 86% | VACUNA | Virulent Aim Can Usually Nail Able-bodied |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Roman Gods & Goddesses |
| 100% | VACUUM | Vortex Assaults Carpet, Uplifting Unsightly Matter |
Ian Rywalt Household Objects:Appliances |
| 100% | VACUUM (2) | Visit A Cold, Uncaring Universe - Matterless! |
Angela Brett (it must be uncaring, because in a vacuum, nothing matters.) Science:Astronomy |
| 100% | VACUUM (3) | Vast Area Catches Uncleanliness Under Machine |
Jan Morgan Household Objects:Appliances |
| 100% | VAGINA | Venereal Area. Girl's. I No 'Ave |
Jeff Anonymous, in response to PENIS and PHALLUS Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| 100% | VAGINA (2) | Very Accomodating, Good In Numerous Applications |
Matthew Oram and Steve Keate Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| 100% | VAGINA (3) | Vigorous Agitation Gets Its Nubbin Aroused |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| 100% | VALENTINE | Very Amorous Lovers Enjoy Naughty Things, Including Negligees Etc. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust Time:Special Occasions |
| 100% | VALENTINE (2) | Vigorous And Lusty Encounters Nightly Trysts Involve Nookie Episodes? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust Time:Special Occasions |
| 100% | VALENTINE (3) | Veronese Adolescent Leaves. Enters Next Town Into New Entanglement |
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% | VALENTINE (4) | Venus And Lips Entangle Naturally To Indicate Numerical Expression |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, proposing that the "Valentine" should be the SI unit of kisses. People & Relationships:Love & Lust Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
| 100% | VALENTINES | Value Any Lasting Entwinement, Never Thwart It 'Needing' Extra Sex. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust Time:Special Occasions |
| 100% | VALID | Verily, A Logically Inferred Derivation |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Assorted Adjectives |
| 100% | VALLEY | Ventilation Allows Lungs Loud Emphatic Yodel |
jotham Places |
| 100% | VALLEY FORGE | Volunteer Army Languished Lamentably, Elements. Yes Famished Order's Reorganization Guarded Emcampment |
Jan Morgan Places History |
| 100% | VALUE | Virgins At Large Uniting Evangelists |
Rico Leffanta Assorted Nouns |
| 100% | VALUES | Vision A List, Usually Ensures Success |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships |
| 89% | VAMPIRES | Very Alike to Mosquitos - Preference In Rations Ever Sanguinary. |
Angela Brett Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Mythical Creatures |
| 100% | VAMPIRES (2) | Veins & Arteries Make Particularly Intimidating Repast, Eaten Sanguivorously. |
Angela Brett Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Mythical Creatures |
| 100% | VAN | Vehicle Accomodates Nine |
Angela Brett Transport |
| 89% | VANADIUM | Various Alloys Now Abundant & Durable - It's Unlikely (to) Melt |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| 100% | VANDALS | Valuable Antiques Neatly Displayed And, Luckily, Sold! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see SHOVE OFF) Words & Wordplay:Rudeness:Rude Advertising Slogans |
| 100% | VAPORWARE | Venders Advertise Prematurely. Often Resources Wane And Research Ends. |
Roger Williams Commerce |
| 100% | VARIG | Vintage Aircraft Rotting In Graveyards |
Chris Kjelgaard Transport |
| 100% | VCD | Veins, Capillaries Damaged. |
Jeff Anonymous Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Do Not Eat |
| 100% | VEGAN | Vegetarian Extreme... Greens And Nuts. |
Angela Brett Food & Drink |
| 100% | VEGAN (2) | Vegan: Eating Great; Animalproducts Never! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Food & Drink |
| 100% | VEGETABLE | Valuable Element, Great Edible To Assist Bodies, Life Existence |
Jan Morgan Food & Drink |
| 100% | VEGETABLES | Vitamin-Enriched Greens - Eat Them And Begin Losing Excess Stones. |
Angela Brett Food & Drink |
| 100% | VENEREAL DISEASE | Victim Enjoyed Numerous Erotic Relationships Evidently - And Long-Dreaded Itch Sometimes Ensues After Sexual Encounters |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| 100% | VENICE | Visually Exquisite. Needed Impressive Civil Engineering. |
Eric Bridgstock Places:Towns & Cities |
| 100% | VENUS | Volcanic Environment Near Unbearable Sunshine |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Astronomy:Planets |
| 100% | VENUS (2) | Virgin Encompassing Neanderthal Under Stress |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Roman Gods & Goddesses |
| 100% | VERBOSE | Vocal Exercises Replacing Burning Off Sexual Energy |
Rico Leffanta Communication |
| 81% | VERBOSE ACRONYMIST | [Jeff] "Verily, Everyone Really Barks Over Some Exclamations." [Tony] "Angela Can Relate Our (k)-Nowledge." [Angela] "Yessir, May I State... 'True'?" |
Jeff Anonymous Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | VERDI | Virgins Embrace Romantic Divine Intervention |
Rico Leffanta Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| 100% | VERMONT | Very Enchanting Rich Mountains Observed Natural Treat |
Jan Morgan - Green Mountains/ Beautiful Foliage/ Maple Syrup Places:States & Regions |
| 100% | VERONICA | Vicarious Expanders: Remember, Our Niche Is Creative Acronyms. |
Angela Brett, after somebody who apparently hadn't read the submission guidelines at http://acronyms.co.nz/guidelines.html submitted a common jargon-variety expansion for VERONICA. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | VERSICHERUNG | Virtually Everyone Requires Some Insurance. Can't Have Everything Right Unconditionally - Nobody's God! |
Steve Keate (Versicherung is German for 'insurance') Science:Linguistics:German Words |
| 100% | VERSICHERUNG (2) | Vendors Everywhere! Request Sales In Carparks, Homes, Even Right Under Neighbour's Gazebo. |
Angela Brett Science:Linguistics:German Words |
| 93% | VERSION HISTORY | Verbosely Each Revision's Stated... It's Obviously Necessary (Hardly! It Simply Tells of Older Releases - Yawn!) |
Angela Brett, referring to the Version History of the stack at http://acronyms.co.nz/changes.html Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website:Page Titles |
| 100% | VERY GOOD! | Victorious Exclamation. Really You Give One Obvious Delight. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after he typed 'VERY GOOD!' in an email to Angela and she reminded him that capitalised phrases ought to be acronymised. Assorted Phrases |
| 100% | VERY IMPORTANT PERSON | Vague Eulogistic Reportage - Yawn! - Invites My Perusal Of Rumours That A Notable Tabloid Personality Escorted (Romantically) Someone Of Note |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (nowadays VIPs are anyone who romances another VIP) Names:Famous people People & Relationships |
| 100% | VESTA | Vulcan Espouses Sparks To Ardent |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Roman Gods & Goddesses |
| 100% | VET | Very Expensive Trip! |
Patricia Rix Science:Biology Science:Biology:Healthcare:Healthcare Occupations |
| 100% | VFAT | Verily, Files Are Truncated |
Sean Lamb (VFAT = Virtual File Allocation Table; the filesystem type that Windows 98 uses) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Windows |
| 100% | VIAGRA | Vaginal Interface Aid, Genitalia Rapidly Ascends. |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett Drugs |
| 100% | VIAGRA (2) | Virility Is A Gift Readily Available |
Angela Brett Drugs |
| 100% | VIAGRA (3) | Vitality Imbued Again... Get Ready, Agnes! |
Steve Keate Drugs |
| 100% | VIAGRA (4) | Vital In Arousing Geriatric's Responses Again |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Drugs |
| 100% | VIBE | Very Intense Buzzin' Environment |
Hippy McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns |
| 87% | VICE PRESIDENT | Very Important Character, Even Provides Refreshment & Entertainment, Singlehandedly Induces Department's Esprit-de-corps, Neat Trick. |
Dundee People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| 100% | VICKI | Vivacious Individual, Conducts Key Inspiration |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| 100% | VICKY | Vivacious Individual Conducts Key Yearnings |
Jan Morgan - a person I know Names:First names:Female |
| 100% | VICTIM | Villain Is Cruelly Torturing & Injuring Me. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| 100% | VICTOR HUGO | Verbs Idols Charms Taunt Our Religion Halting Unity God Ordained |
Rico Leffanta Art & Literature:Writers |
| 100% | VICTORIA | Vivacious Individual, Conducts Trade Of Refreshment In Alcohol |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| 100% | VIDEOTAPE | Viewing Is Delayed, Even Old Television Appears Pathetic Eventually |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment |
| 100% | VIENNA | Violin Inspired Events; Nasty Nazi Associations. |
Eric Bridgstock Places:Towns & Cities |
| 100% | VIETNAM | Victorious In Ending That Nasty American Matter. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| 100% | VIEW | Vista In Every Window |
Angela Brett Assorted Nouns |
| 100% | VILE | Very Intensely Loathsome Entity |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
| 100% | VILLAIN | Violent Individual Largely Lacking Any Innate Niceness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady MacGirl & KeyBoard People & Relationships:Law & Order:Criminals |
| 100% | VILLAINS | Violent Individuals Little Liked Amongst Innocent Normal Society |
Tony McCoy O'Grady MacGirl & KeyBoard People & Relationships:Law & Order:Criminals |
| 100% | VINDALOO | Volcanic Indian Norm Daunts A Lot Of Others |
Angela Brett Food & Drink |
| 100% | VINNY | Violence Is Not Nice, Y'know |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to soccer's 'hard man' Vinny Jones, who has turned to acting in films and plays 'hard' roles Names:First names:Male Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses |
| 92% | VIOLA/CESARIO | Very Involved Over Ludicrous Alter-ego Creation Embroiling Sebastian. Agreeable Resolution Is Outcome |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Twelfth Night |
| 100% | VIOLET | Very Intense On Lady's Eyelids - Tempting |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives:Colours |
| 100% | VIOLINS | Virgin's Immaculate Orchestration: Love's Instrument Needs Strings |
Rico Leffanta Entertainment:Music:Instruments |
| 91% | VIPER SNAKE | Venomously Inducing Pain with Enormous Razor Sharp Needles And Killing Efficiency |
Rulgnaj Yerdon Science:Biology:Animals:Vermin |
| 100% | VIRGIL | Verily, I Really Generate Immense Literature. |
Virgil Art & Literature:Writers |
| 100% | VIRGIN | Vagina Is Ready, Girl Is Not. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | VIRGINIA | Valued Individual Reaches Goals In Noted Inspirational Analysis |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| 100% | VIRGINIA (2) | Views In Region Greatly Involve National Interesting Attractions |
Jan Morgan Places:States & Regions |
| 100% | VIRGINIA MCMATH | Vivacious Individual (Repetitiously Giggles) Invites Neighbours In And Masterfully Conducts Many Audacious Tahitian Hulas |
Rico Leffanta (Virginia McMath is better known as Ginger Rogers) Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses:Little known real names |
| 100% | VIRGO | Vaguely Intelligent Readers Given Opinions |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Astrology |
| 100% | VIRGO (2) | Very Industrious, Risks Graphic Overachievement |
Jan Morgan -- can be very critical of others, risks feelings Religion:Astrology |
| 100% | VIRII | Violently Invasive - Readily Initiating Illnesses |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| 100% | VIRL | Valiant Individual Reaches Learning |
Jan Morgan - someone I know Names:First names:Male |
| 100% | VIRNA LISI | Virgins In Rome Now Agree: Love Is Seldom Intimate |
Rico Leffanta Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses |
| 100% | VIRTUAL DOCTOR | Veterans' Information Resource That Uses A Large Database Of Clinical Trials; Online Retrieval. |
Angela Brett (see DETECTIVE) Computers:Internet:VA Data Acquisition |
| 100% | VIRUS | Violates Information, Ruthlessly Uses Space |
Angela Brett Computers |
| 83% | VIRUS (2) | Virulent Infection Results in Unpleasant Symptoms. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| 83% | VIRUS (3) | Virtually Inexhaustible Resources Used by Spammers |
Sean Lamb (Viruses are becoming the preferred method by spammers to deliver trojans that turn unsuspecting users' computers into spam relays) Computers |
| 100% | VISA CARD | Vastly Increases Spending Ability... Can Also Raise Debts |
Angela Brett Commerce |
| 100% | VISION | Voluptuous Image Sensually Invading Ordinary Nightmare |
Rico Leffanta Assorted Nouns |
| 100% | VISION (2) | View Introduces Savior, Is Of News |
Jan Morgan - Sacred visitation News to those that believe in Savior and want what He Revealed Religion |
| 100% | VISITING TEACHERS | Vital Intuitive Sisters Invited To Initiate News Goes To Effeminate, Attentively Caring Home Environment Recommended Significantly |
Jan Morgan -- Someone who comes by church members' homes to see how the lady of the house is doing Religion:Religious Occupations |
| 100% | VISITING TEACHERS (2) | Vital Intuitive Sisters Invited To Initiate News Gets Timely Enlightened Appointment Checking How's Effeminate Responsibilty Significant |
Jan Morgan - Someone who comes by church member's home to see how the lady of the house is doing Religion:Religious Occupations |
| 100% | VISITOR PASS | Veturing Into Some Interesting Television Offices? Restricted! Please Ask Security Staff. |
Angela Brett Assorted Nouns |
| 100% | VISIT USA | Vacations Including Scenes Illustrating The Ugliest Sexual Adventures |
Rico Leffanta Assorted Phrases |
| 100% | VISOR | Vison Interrupter Shading Optical Resources |
Rico Leffanta Household Objects:Clothing |
| 100% | VITAL SIGNS | Very Important That All Life Signals Indicate Good News & Salubrity. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology |
| 100% | VITAMINS | Vital Ingredients To Assure Mankind Is Not Sickly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology Food & Drink |
| 100% | VIVALDI | Vain Italian Violinists Always Like Dulcet Inventions |
Sean Lamb Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| 91% | VOCATIONAL | Very Old-school Collegiate Attempted Teaching Its Obstinate Novices A Lesson |
Patricia Rix (Vocational was the V-word in the High School I attended, OSCVI) Education |
| 100% | VOCODER | Victoria, Or Cellos, Or Deranged? Extensive Range. |
Angela Brett (they are all Macintalk voices) Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software |
| 100% | VOCODERS | Voice Of Computer's Often Deliberately Extra Robotic Sounding |
Angela Brett (thinking of the Macintalk voices Votron, Trinoids and Zarvox in particular) Computers |
| 100% | VODAFONE | Voice Or Data Apparently Fry Owners' Neurons Eventually. |
Angela Brett (Vodafone is a cellphone network) Commerce:Companies Communication |
| 100% | VODKA | Vial Of Dendrite-Killing Alcohol |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
| 100% | VOGUL | Vierd Old Grand Ulgric Lingo |
Jeff Anonymous (Vogul is a Finno-Ugric language of the Ugric group, spoken East of the Ural Mountains) Science:Linguistics |
| 100% | VOICE | Vocal Option Is Coming Eventually |
Jason Wilcox Entertainment:Music Communication:Talking |
| 100% | VOL-AU-VENTS | Voiced One Laugh And Uncertainly Ventured Extra - Needed To Stop |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after he'd said "How's that for starters" and Angela had replied that it wasn't as nice as vol-au-vents. Laughter |
| 100% | VOLCANOES | Volumes Of Lava Come After Numerous Orgasmic Earthquakes. Scram! |
Roger Williams Places People & Relationships:Disaster Science:Geology |
| 100% | VOLDEMORT | Villain Opposes Lot During Education, Mudbloods Offend Racist Terrorist |
Jan Morgan Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:Harry Potter |
| 100% | VOLLEYBALL | Virgins, Or Leaping Lasses, Exercise Yielding Balls At Layman Level |
Rico Leffanta Sports & Recreation |
| 100% | VOLTAIRE | Very Often Lies Triggered Arouet Into Ridiculing Ethics |
Rico Leffanta Art & Literature:Writers |
| 100% | VOLTAIRE (2) | Volumes Of Literature Tell All In Random Epistles |
Rico Leffanta Art & Literature:Writers |
| 89% | VOLUMNIA | Victorious Offspring Lacks, Unlike Mother, Necessary Insights (on) Anger |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Coriolanus Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Coriolanus |
| 100% | VOLVO | Vulgar Old Ladies' Vehicle, Obviously |
Steve Keate (see STEVE) Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| 100% | VOLVO (2) | Veers Obstructively, Lobbing Vehicle Over |
Steve Keate, referring to the unusually high number of Volvae involved in motorcycle accidents. Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| 100% | VOLVO (3) | Vehicle Out-Lasts Vintage Owners |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Volvos are notably sturdy and reliable) Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| 100% | VOLVO (4) | Vehicle's Owners Look Very Overbearing |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| 100% | VOLVO (5) | Vehicle Out Lives Vehicle's Owner |
My friend and I used to amuse ourselves on car trips by doing these for whatever cars we would see - this is my favorite. Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| 83% | VOMIT | Violent Outpouring of Meal Into Toilet |
Angela Brett and Dustan Dowsing Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| 100% | VOMIT (2) | Viscous Odorous Mess - Ill Tummy |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| 100% | VONDA | Vendetta Of Nymphs, Does Attack |
Jan Morgan - someone I know Names:First names:Female |
| 100% | VOTE | Variety Offered, Tabulated Elections |
Jan Morgan Politics |
| 100% | VOTER | Voice Of The Electorate's Registered |
TMcCO'G Politics |
| 100% | VOUCHER | Value On Usage; Can Habitually Expire Rapidly |
Edwin Hermann (with the semicolon, the expansion talks about it having a value when you redeem it, and that the voucher can expire quickly, without the semicolon it talks about the value often expiring fast.) Commerce |
| 100% | VOULEZ-VOUS? | Voicing Our (Using Language Exotic) Zeal, Veritably, Our Urges Satisfied! |
Robert Anonymous Assorted Phrases Science:Linguistics:French Words |
| 100% | VOYAGER | Vulcans Often Yearn About Getting Ears Remodelled |
Bones McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:TV shows |
| 100% | VROOM | V8's Roar - Obvious Onomatopoeic Meaning. |
Angela Brett Transport Assorted Nouns:Noises |
| 100% | VROOM (2) | Vehicle Revs Overly On Motorway |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport Assorted Nouns:Noises |
| 100% | VROOMSTICK | Vacuum Roaring Overhead... Occult Magic Starts To Incorporate Contemporary Knowledge. |
Angela Brett, considering what modern witches might fly around on. Transport |
| 100% | VULCAN | Vesuvius's Unpredictabilty = Life's Chancy Around Naples |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - Vulcan was the Roman God of Fire and lived beneath a volcano, several ore mentioned as being home to him. Religion:Roman Gods & Goddesses Science:Geology |
| 100% | VULCAN (2) | Vigorously Uses Logic. Comedic Antics? Never! |
Gavin Lambert Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:Star Trek |
| 100% | VULCANODON | Very Unsophisticated Lizard, Certainly Ate No Other Dinosaurs. Outstretched Neck. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals:Dinosaurs |
| 100% | VULGAR | Very Unlovely Lacks Gentleness And Refinement |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
| 100% | VULPIX | Very Uncooperative Letter Prevents Impeccable Xpansion |
Angela Brett (Vulpix is Pokemon #37) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| 100% | VULTURE | Violent Uncle Looking To Upset Ravisher's Enterprise |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships |
| 100% | VULVA | Very Useful Lips Venus Arouses |
Rico Leffanta Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| 100% | VYING | Valiant Youths In National Games |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation |
| 100% | VYING (2) | Victory's Yours -- If Nobody's Good. |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs |