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Loose apronyms:
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ABEIGHAloof, But Especially In Gaelic Highlands Angela Brett
APTITUDEA Prized Talent Is To Unerringly Do Everything Angela Brett
APTITUDE!Applying Potential, Talented Individuals Travel Upward, Defying Encumbrances! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
APTITUDE (2)A Particular Talent Is Terribly Useful During Employment Tony McCoy O'Grady
A SAP (2)Absolutely Stupid, A Prat! TMcCO'G
ASININEA Silly Idiot's Noggin Is Noticeably Empty Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Insults
ATTENTION GETTING (2)As Things To Engage Newbies, This Is Outstandingly Noteworthy. Generating Eyes To Take In New Gizmos Tony McCoy O'Grady
ATTENTION GETTING (3)As This Thing Exercises Neurons That I Obviously Never Generally Engage, Tony's Thinking Is Not Gratifying. Tony McCoy O'Grady
BESTIALBehaviour's Excessive? Stupid Twits Imply Animal Likeness Tony McCoy O'Grady [The word 'bestial' is rarely applied to animals, but usually to some (unapproved-of) human behaviour]
BIGGEST HEADBecause I'm Genuinely Great, Everyone Seems To Have Extreme Animosity Disorder :-) TMcCO'G
BIGGEST HEAD (2)"Brilliant" Individuals Generally Get Egotistical, Showing They Have Excessively Auto-Deceived TMcCO'G
BIMBOBrainless Individual, Meretricious Blonde Ornament. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene
BOLDBrave, Or Lavishly Daring Tony McCoy O'Grady
BRATBoyish Rogue And Tease! Tony McCoy O'Grady
CADCowardly And Deceitful Tony McCoy O'Grady
CALMComposed A Lot, Moderate Jan Morgan
CARING'Concern' - A Requirement In Nurses Globally Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Biology:Healthcare:Healthcare Occupations
CHARISMACharlatan Has A Roguish Innocence, Seducing Moronic Audience Tony McCoy O'Grady - TV preachers are often described as 'Charismatic'.
Religion
CHEATER'Champion' Has Evidently Altered The Examination Results Tony McCoy O'Grady
Education
CHEATSCraves Having Easy Answers To Succeed Scott Higton... my kids buy PC games and after 10 minutes of play want me to download whatever cheats there are for it. Thought this an appropriate acronym for what they are doing... or anyone that butts up against a situation that requires some effort.
Computers:Games
CHIVALRYChaps Honourable In Valour Amid Lasting Romantic Yarns. Tony McCoy O'Grady
CHOIR (2)Confidence, Honesty, Outgoing, Integrity, Respect John Richard Jones Required to make progress in this world.
Entertainment:Music
CLASSYChic Lady; Adroitly She Stretches You Rico Leffanta
CONCEITEDConcerning Oneself, Never Chanced Entertaining Inferior Thoughts. Everything's Delightful Tony McCoy O'Greatest
CONSERVATIVEContinuously Opposes Novelty, Sees Everything Reactionarily, Violently Against Things It Views "Emergent" TMcCO'G
Politics
CONTROL FREAKCommands Overly Necessary Tasks, Ruins Others Lives, Frightening Responses, Everyone's Attitude Kaput Jan Morgan - kaput=ruined, these people can cause undue stress on relationships
COURTEOUSCivility's Often Used, Resolving (Totally Efficiently) Our Ugly Situations Tony McCoy O'Grady
COWARDCop-Out Will Always Run & Desert Tony McCoy O'Grady
COWARD (2)Craven Oathbreaker Would Always Run - Deathwards Patricia Rix, thinking of the phrase "A coward dies a thousand (?) times"
CRAZEDCompletely Reality Altering Zaniness - Entirely Deranged Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments:Mental Illness
CREATIVECan('t) Reasonably Expect Another Terrific Inspiration Very Easily. Angela Brett
DEDICATED (2)Doing Everything Described In Command, And Then Extra - Devoted! Angela Brett
DEDICATED (3)Doesn't Ever Deviate. Is Concerned About The Exact Difficulty Tony McCoy O'Grady
DETERMINEDDoing Everything To Ensure Results - Make Intense, Necessary, Efforts Daily Tony McCoy O'Grady
DILIGENTDoggedly Impacting List, I've Gotta Expand New Terms! Angela Brett, after diligently expanding a lot of the terms from the unsuccessful searches list.
Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms
EAGEREvery Attempt Gets Enthusiasm Renewed Angela Brett
EGOTISTICALEver Got Obsessed Totally In Self - Talking "I" Constantly At Length? tonI mccoI o'gradI
EMPATHYEvery Man - Perceive Another's Thoughts. Hear Yourself? Angela Brett
ERUDITEExtensive Reading Usually Develops Intellectual Talent Effectively. Roger Williams
Education
FAITHFULFacts: Almighty = Individuals' Trust! Hebrews 11. Fulfilled Unseen's Love/Law! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
Religion
FAITHFUL (2)Faithful Accept Infinite's Truth! Hold Fully Unlimited Love! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
Religion
FAITHFUL (3)Firm Allegiance In True Heart Falls Under Loyalty Jan Morgan
FATUOUSFrigid Aunt Tugging Udder On Unbridled Steer Rico Leffanta
FECKLESSFriends Evade Challenges Knowing Love Excuses Self Service Rico Leffanta
FEMININEFrail Entity Making Idiotic Noises In Nefarious Environment Tony McCoy O'Grady, while looking for MacGirl's faults, alleges that 'girls just squeak and squeal when faced with danger!' Not MacGirl, no... MacGirl is brave, MacGirl is fearless. MacGirl is... eek, is that a (three button) mouse over there? Heeelp!
MacGirl & KeyBoard
People & Relationships:Genderalisations
FINICKYFastidiousness Isn't Nice - It Could Kill You Tony McCoy O'Grady
FINICKY (3)Fussiness Is Numbing, Inhibiting Creative Kick - Y? Melanie Merswolke
FLATTERERFalse & Lying Adulation Tends To Elicit Reponses Exposing Reprehensiblity Tony McCoy O'Grady
FLYFriends Loathe You Rico Leffanta
FREE SPIRITFiercely Rebellious - Even Eccentric Sometimes - People! Individuality Resides Inside Themselves Tony McCoy O'Grady
FUSSYFidgety Unhappy Sprucer Sabotages You Jan Morgan
GARRULOUSGabbing About Random Rubbish, Usually Lots Of Useless Subjects Rico Leffanta
GEEKGathers Esoteric, Encyclopaedic Knowledge Angela Brett
Computers
GEEK (2)Greatly Enjoys Enhancing Kernels Angela Brett and Steve Keate
Computers
GEEK (3)Great Education Enhances Knowledge Apronymous Anonymous
Education
GEEKYGo Electronic - Everyone Knows You Angela Brett
Computers
GEEKY (2)Generally Everything Elicits Keyboard Yearnings Angela Brett
Computers
GREED (2)Good Riddance, Extremely Evil Doofus! Jeff Anonymous (to be said at the funeral of EBENEZER SCROOGE)
GROUCHYGrumpy Response Of Unhappy Chap Hurts You Tony McCoy O'Grady
GRUFFGravelly Responses Usually Frustrates Feelings Jan Morgan
HEART (4)Heaves Everything At Rogue Theatrics Rico Leffanta
HIDDEN BEAUTYHaven't I Deep Delights Eyes Never Behold? Exclaimed An Ugly Tattoed Youth Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene
HONORABLEHonesty Offers Notice On Respectable Attribute, Best Loved Example Jan Morgan
HUMBLEHas Unpretentious Meekness Because Lives Egoless Jan Morgan
HUSTLERHe's Usually Sharp, Though Losing Early's Rewarding Tony McCoy O'Grady
INEPTIndulgent Nymph Exciting Peeping Toms Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
INSANITYIt's Not Socially Acceptable, Never Is, Thank You. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments:Mental Illness
JOLLY (2)Joking One, Laughs Like Yodeller Tony McCoy O'Grady
KINDKeeps Initiating Neighbourly Deeds Angela Brett
KINDNESSKissing Identifies New Directions Needing Exploratory Sneaky Smooches Rico Leffanta
LAZINESS (2)Like All Zombies, I Nightly Enter Sleepy Stupor Tony McCoy O'Grady
LIARLacking In Absolute Reliability Leo Boyes
LIPSTIKLong Island Princess Sporting Tacky Industrial Klothing Diva Jeri. Developed to describe women with fake blond hair, black eyebrows, and grating voices who wear clothes with designer names publicly displayed.
People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene
LOYALTYLove Only You, Always Living True, Yours Jan Morgan
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
LUDDITELet Us Destroy Damned Industrial Technology Everywhere Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science
History
MERCYMany Entreat Respected & Clement Yahweh Tony McCoy O'Grady
Religion
METICULOUSMy Exactness Tendency Is Considered Unpopular, Lest One Unleashes Sloppiness Tony McCoy O'Grady
MODESTYMy 'Organ'? Don't Expect Seeing That Yet! TMcCO'G
NEWBIE (2)New Entrant With Beginner's Ignorant Enquiries Tony McCoy O'Grady... a propos the usual use of the term - someone who hasn't read the manual asking basic questions.
NEWBIE (3)Not Especially Wise, But Incredibly Enthusiastic. Angela Brett
NOSEY PARKERNeighbourhood's Own "See-Everything" - You Probe All Recreational Kids - Eliciting Responses TMcCO'G - Recalling a local woman who, in his childhood, 'interrogated' the kids playing on the street for family news/gossip.
OBSESSIVEObstructive Behavior, Stopping Expectations, Side Stepping In Varied Emotions Jan Morgan - it stops the process of completion and creates various Emotions from all involved
OLDBIEOh, Like, Duh! Blasted Ignorant Enquiries! Angela Brett, summarising the responses to newbie questions of some of the 'oldbies' on the Cocoa-dev mailing list. Others are more helpful.
OLDBIE (2)Often Lauded Dinosaur, Being Inexplicably Experienced Jeff Anonymous
OLDBIESOut, Learner Dumb*ss! Because I'm Entirely Superior. Angela Brett (see OLDBIE)
PASSIONPerhaps A Shabby Sensation Indicating Onerous Needs Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships:Emotions
PEDANTProfessional Exhibit Displaying Angela's Natural Talent Rico Leffanta, when Angela pointed out that Maori and wahine shouldn't be pluralised with the letter s.
PEDANT (3)Picky Extremist Doesn't Accept New Terminologies Tony McCoy O'Grady, pointing out that pedant is also a term for someone who is too 'pedantic' about matters of grammar and the use of words.
PEDANT (4)Peruses Each Dictionary And Notes Troubles. Angela Brett
PEDANT (5)Peruses Every Day A New Thesaurus. Angela Brett
PERSISTENTPersonal Energy Resolved Somehow Into Something Terminally Enhancing, Not Temporary. Ray Piper
PROMISCUOUSPromises Romance Or Marriage In Seconds Counting Unscrupulously On Unresisted Sex Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
REVERENCERespect Every View, End Religious Envious Nonsense, Choose Equality Jan Morgan
RIGHT STUFFReally Intense Guys - Heroes That're Sure To Ultimately Find Fame Tony McCoy O'Grady
RUTHLESSRigourous Unto Those Harmed, Lacks Emotion, Sans Sympathy Tony McCoy O'Grady
SATYRIASISSo, At Twilight, Young Romantic Idiots Always Show Insatiable Sentiments. Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
SELFISHShe Enjoys Living For Images Showing Herself Rico Leffanta
SENSE OF STYLESeems Everyone Nearby Suffers Erection. One Fellow Says That You Look Erotic! Tony McCoy O'Grady
SHAMELESSShe Has All Men Expecting Love Everytime She Smiles Rico Leffanta
SINCERESolid Integrity. Novel. Character: Enthusiastic! Real Empathetic! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
SMARTStupid, Maybe, At Real Tasks. Angela Brett
SMART (3)Some Minds Are Really Talented Angela Brett
SMART ASS (2)Some Mensans Are Rationally Talented And Socially Stupid Angela Brett
SOUND (3)Sane, Organized, Unagressive, Novel. Dependable! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
STUBBORNStays Totally Unbending Basically Believes One Retreats Never Tony McCoy O'Grady
STUBBORN AS A MULESticking To Unusual Beliefs By Openly Rejecting Newer And Surer Answers - Making Umpteen Lasting Enemies Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Phrases:Sayings
STUPIDITYSome Thickos Unsuccessfully Pretend Intelligence... Does It Trouble You? Angela Brett
SUAVESome Upstaged Actor Venerating Etiquette Rico Leffanta
SUCCESSSome Unsuccessful Clots Couldn't Even Spell Success Tony McCoy O'Grady
SUPERFICIALSome Uncouth People Esteem Rich & Famous Icons - Crass Inanity's A Liability Tony McCoy O'Grady
TRAITSTalk, Read, Apronymise, Improvise, Test, Select/Submit! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. TRAITS = Proper Subset of "Traits of Apronymist."
Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms
TENACIOUSTrying Everything, Never Acceding. Carrying Instructions Out Until Satisfied Tony McCoy O'Grady
TALENT (2)The Ability's Latent Evidently, Not Tutored. Tony McCoy O'Grady
TALENTThough Ability's Lovely, Everyone Needs Training. Angela Brett, since people are often urged not to rely on talent but to train/practise to reach their full potential.
WACKYWeird And Crazed Kooky Youth Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Adjectives
WINNERWanker In No Need Exultation Really wishes
WISEWeirdly Intuitive... Soundly Educated. Angela Brett
YELLOW (4)Yell Enemy Lax Leaving Outlying Weapons Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
Military
TWISTEDTruly Wicked Individual Still Trying Evil Deeds Tony McCoy O'Grady