Subcategories:
You can see the full category hierarchy on the Category Map.
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| ABEIGH | Aloof, But Especially In Gaelic Highlands |
Angela Brett |
| APTITUDE | A Prized Talent Is To Unerringly Do Everything |
Angela Brett |
| APTITUDE! | Applying Potential, Talented Individuals Travel Upward, Defying Encumbrances! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. |
| ASININE | A Silly Idiot's Noggin Is Noticeably Empty |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Insults |
| BESTIAL | Behaviour'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] |
| BIMBO | Brainless Individual, Meretricious Blonde Ornament. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| BOLD | Brave, Or Lavishly Daring |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| BRAT | Boyish Rogue And Tease! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| CAD | Cowardly And Deceitful |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| CALM | Composed A Lot, Moderate |
Jan Morgan |
| CARING | 'Concern' - A Requirement In Nurses Globally |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Healthcare Occupations |
| CHARISMA | Charlatan 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 |
| CHEATS | Craves 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 |
| CHIVALRY | Chaps Honourable In Valour Amid Lasting Romantic Yarns. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| CLASSY | Chic Lady; Adroitly She Stretches You |
Rico Leffanta |
| CONCEITED | Concerning Oneself, Never Chanced Entertaining Inferior Thoughts. Everything's Delightful |
Tony McCoy O'Greatest |
| CONSERVATIVE | Continuously Opposes Novelty, Sees Everything Reactionarily, Violently Against Things It Views "Emergent" |
TMcCO'G Politics |
| COURTEOUS | Civility's Often Used, Resolving (Totally Efficiently) Our Ugly Situations |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| COWARD | Cop-Out Will Always Run & Desert |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| CRAZED | Completely Reality Altering Zaniness - Entirely Deranged |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments:Mental Illness |
| CREATIVE | Can('t) Reasonably Expect Another Terrific Inspiration Very Easily. |
Angela Brett |
| DETERMINED | Doing Everything To Ensure Results - Make Intense, Necessary, Efforts Daily |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| DILIGENT | Doggedly 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 |
| EAGER | Every Attempt Gets Enthusiasm Renewed |
Angela Brett |
| EGOTISTICAL | Ever Got Obsessed Totally In Self - Talking "I" Constantly At Length? |
tonI mccoI o'gradI |
| EMPATHY | Every Man - Perceive Another's Thoughts. Hear Yourself? |
Angela Brett |
| ERUDITE | Extensive Reading Usually Develops Intellectual Talent Effectively. |
Roger Williams Education |
| FAITHFUL | Facts: Almighty = Individuals' Trust! Hebrews 11. Fulfilled Unseen's Love/Law! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Religion |
| FATUOUS | Frigid Aunt Tugging Udder On Unbridled Steer |
Rico Leffanta |
| FECKLESS | Friends Evade Challenges Knowing Love Excuses Self Service |
Rico Leffanta |
| FEMININE | Frail 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 |
| FINICKY | Fastidiousness Isn't Nice - It Could Kill You |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| FLATTERER | False & Lying Adulation Tends To Elicit Reponses Exposing Reprehensiblity |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| FLY | Friends Loathe You |
Rico Leffanta |
| FUSSY | Fidgety Unhappy Sprucer Sabotages You |
Jan Morgan |
| GARRULOUS | Gabbing About Random Rubbish, Usually Lots Of Useless Subjects |
Rico Leffanta |
| GEEK | Gathers Esoteric, Encyclopaedic Knowledge |
Angela Brett Computers |
| GEEKY | Go Electronic - Everyone Knows You |
Angela Brett Computers |
| GROUCHY | Grumpy Response Of Unhappy Chap Hurts You |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| GRUFF | Gravelly Responses Usually Frustrates Feelings |
Jan Morgan |
| HONORABLE | Honesty Offers Notice On Respectable Attribute, Best Loved Example |
Jan Morgan |
| HUMBLE | Has Unpretentious Meekness Because Lives Egoless |
Jan Morgan |
| HUSTLER | He's Usually Sharp, Though Losing Early's Rewarding |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| INEPT | Indulgent Nymph Exciting Peeping Toms |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| INSANITY | It's Not Socially Acceptable, Never Is, Thank You. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments:Mental Illness |
| KIND | Keeps Initiating Neighbourly Deeds |
Angela Brett |
| KINDNESS | Kissing Identifies New Directions Needing Exploratory Sneaky Smooches |
Rico Leffanta |
| LIAR | Lacking In Absolute Reliability |
Leo Boyes |
| LIPSTIK | Long 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 |
| LOYALTY | Love Only You, Always Living True, Yours |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| LUDDITE | Let Us Destroy Damned Industrial Technology Everywhere |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science History |
| MERCY | Many Entreat Respected & Clement Yahweh |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion |
| METICULOUS | My Exactness Tendency Is Considered Unpopular, Lest One Unleashes Sloppiness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| MODESTY | My 'Organ'? Don't Expect Seeing That Yet! |
TMcCO'G |
| OBSESSIVE | Obstructive Behavior, Stopping Expectations, Side Stepping In Varied Emotions |
Jan Morgan - it stops the process of completion and creates various Emotions from all involved |
| OLDBIE | Oh, 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. |
| OLDBIES | Out, Learner Dumb*ss! Because I'm Entirely Superior. |
Angela Brett (see OLDBIE) |
| PASSION | Perhaps A Shabby Sensation Indicating Onerous Needs |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Emotions |
| PEDANT | Professional Exhibit Displaying Angela's Natural Talent |
Rico Leffanta, when Angela pointed out that Maori and wahine shouldn't be pluralised with the letter s. |
| PERSISTENT | Personal Energy Resolved Somehow Into Something Terminally Enhancing, Not Temporary. |
Ray Piper |
| PROMISCUOUS | Promises Romance Or Marriage In Seconds Counting Unscrupulously On Unresisted Sex |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| REVERENCE | Respect Every View, End Religious Envious Nonsense, Choose Equality |
Jan Morgan |
| RUTHLESS | Rigourous Unto Those Harmed, Lacks Emotion, Sans Sympathy |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| SATYRIASIS | So, At Twilight, Young Romantic Idiots Always Show Insatiable Sentiments. |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| SELFISH | She Enjoys Living For Images Showing Herself |
Rico Leffanta |
| SHAMELESS | She Has All Men Expecting Love Everytime She Smiles |
Rico Leffanta |
| SINCERE | Solid Integrity. Novel. Character: Enthusiastic! Real Empathetic! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. |
| SMART | Stupid, Maybe, At Real Tasks. |
Angela Brett |
| STUBBORN | Stays Totally Unbending Basically Believes One Retreats Never |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| STUPIDITY | Some Thickos Unsuccessfully Pretend Intelligence... Does It Trouble You? |
Angela Brett |
| SUAVE | Some Upstaged Actor Venerating Etiquette |
Rico Leffanta |
| SUCCESS | Some Unsuccessful Clots Couldn't Even Spell Success |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| SUPERFICIAL | Some Uncouth People Esteem Rich & Famous Icons - Crass Inanity's A Liability |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| TALENT | Though 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. |
| TENACIOUS | Trying Everything, Never Acceding. Carrying Instructions Out Until Satisfied |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| TRAITS | Talk, Read, Apronymise, Improvise, Test, Select/Submit! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. TRAITS = Proper Subset of "Traits of Apronymist." Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| TWISTED | Truly Wicked Individual Still Trying Evil Deeds |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| WACKY | Weird And Crazed Kooky Youth |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
| WINNER | Wanker In No Need Exultation Really |
wishes |
| WISE | Weirdly Intuitive... Soundly Educated. |
Angela Brett |