A Punster Reworks Old Names - You May Smile
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| 100% | DIMWIT | Director, Internal Mushroom Warehouse Irrigation Techniques |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations:Humorous Job Titles |
| 100% | DINNER | Digestion Is Nice, Now Everyone's Replete |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
| 100% | DINNER (2) | Don't Ingest Noisily - Never Eat Radishes |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
| 100% | DINNER (3) | Didn't I Notice Nobody's Eating Ratatouille? |
Patricia Rix Food & Drink |
| 100% | DINO | Down Is Not Out |
Sean Lamb, because dinosaurs always tend to be popular with the kids. Science:Biology:Animals:Dinosaurs |
| 100% | DIOMEDES | Dallies Inconclusively Over Maiden Eventually Duels Eavesdropping Soldier |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Troilus and Cressida |
| 100% | DIOPHANTUS | Decided Influence On Precise, Handwritten Algebraic Notation. Thought Unpositives Superfluous. |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians |
| 100% | DIPLODOCUS | Diplodocus Is Plainly Large. One Dinosaur's Outrageous Corpulence Upsets Scientists. |
Sean Lamb, because dinosaurs always tend to be popular with the kids. Science:Biology:Animals:Dinosaurs |
| 100% | DIPLOMA | Degree Is Presented, Lots Of Merrymaking Activity. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education:Qualifications |
| 100% | DIPSOMANIAC (2) | Drink In Pleasant Surroundings. Our Merriment's Arranged Nightly In Attractive Cellars. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see SHOVE OFF) Words & Wordplay:Rudeness:Rude Advertising Slogans |
| 100% | DIPSY | Dancing Is Pleasant - So Youthful! |
Angela Brett, whose nieces love the TELETUBBIES. Entertainment:TV shows |
| 83% | DIRECTIONS | Divine Inspiration's Required, Everyone Cannot Truly Interpret Old-wives-tales Northerly Signals |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Positions & Directions |
| 100% | DIRTY | "Doing It" Repeatedly - To Yourself! |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | DIRTY MIND | Dirtiness Is Relative - Tony, Your Mate, Is Ninetimes Dirtier! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after the HILARIOUS (2) comment. Words & Wordplay:Rudeness |
| 100% | DIRTY OLD IRISHMAN | Drunkenness Is Retreating - Tony's Years Off Lager Decidedly Improved Relationships, & In Sobriety He May Acronymise Nicely. |
Angela Brett and Dustan Dowsing. Tony is often referred to as 'The DOI' and it seemed to need acronymising. See also THE MAD IRISHMAN. Names:Acronymists |
| 100% | DISABILITY | Doesn't Imply Stupidity... Affected Brain Isn't Limited In Thought, Y'know. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| 100% | DISAPPEAR | Did I See A Professional Performer Eliminate A Rabbit? |
Angela Brett Entertainment |
| 100% | DISARM | Detectives Insist Submachineguns Are Removed Masterfully |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military |
| 100% | DISASTER | Do Infernos Stop After Several Tsunamis Enter Region? |
Angela Brett Science People & Relationships:Disaster |
| 100% | DISC | Does Injure Someone's Colon |
Jeff Anonymous Computers:Do Not Eat |
| 100% | DISC (2) | Does It Still Compile? |
Sean Lamb (DISC really means Digital Interactive Systems Corp., a company marketing a new computer-in-a-box gaming console) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Commerce:Companies Computers:Games |
| 100% | DISCIPLINE | Dutifully I Surrender Control - If Punishment Looms I'm Naughtily Excited |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 77% | DISCLAIMER | Denying Interlocutor the Satisfaction of Causing Long Agonising Intricate Meditation, (thus) Ensuring Rest. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, saying he should have a DISCLAIMER at the end of each message stipulating that "None of the words or phrases above will be accepted if returned for Challenge Acronymising." This after Angela had challenged him to acronymise several LONG WORDs. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 91% | DISCOURSES | Dealing In Strategically Calculated Oral Utterations Regarding Specific Events or Subjects |
imposed Communication |
| 90% | DISCWORLD | Drifting In Space Creating Weird Occurrences. Reality Low in Demand. |
Dustan Dowsing, referring to the series of novels by Terry Pratchett. Art & Literature |
| 100% | DISEASE | Damn I'm Sick! Excruciating Aches & Soreness Everywhere |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| 100% | DISEASE (2) | Direly Incapacitated Situation - Each Ache Seems Endless! |
Patricia Rix Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| 100% | DISGUSTING | Dirty Item, Smutty, Genuinely Ugly, Stomach Turning! It's Not Good! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives People & Relationships:Insults |
| 100% | DISHABILLE | Dressing In Slippers Hoping Any Body In Love Loves Eurythmics |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | DISHONOR | Disgraceful, In Shameful Habits Of Negative Options, Really! |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships |
| 100% | DISHONOUR | Disgraceful In Shameful Habits Of Negative Options Used Regularly |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships |
| 100% | DISK | Digestus Interruptus - Slender Kilojoules. |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett (see DONGLE (3)) Computers:Do Not Eat |
| 100% | DISNEYLAND | Dynamic Imaginative Satisfaction, Notably Enchants Youthful Living Adventurer, Necessarily Delivers. |
Jan Morgan - Magical amusement park that delivers satisfaction to all who have a youthful heart Places Entertainment |
| 100% | DISORDER | Disorganised Individual Should Occasionally Remove Dirt & Eject Rubbish |
TMcCO'G - parent to a teenager! Assorted Nouns |
| 100% | DISTRICT | Distinctly Irregular - Somewhere That Reaches Into Contiguous Townlands |
Tony McCoy O'Grady: a 'district' is usually a less than precisely defined region, whereas a townland is usually the smallest recognised area in local geography. A district usually comprises several townlands or parts of them. Places |
| 100% | DITTO | Double It, To This Opinion |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Phrases |
| 100% | DITTO (2) | Does Impressions - Transforms To Opponent! |
Angela Brett (Ditto is Pokemon #132) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| 100% | DIVERSE | Different, Indeed Varied, Entities Reach Separate Ends |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
| 100% | DIVING | Dribbling In Vulvas Incites Naked Girls |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust Sports & Recreation |
| 100% | DIVINITY | Delicious Item, Variety Is Nutty, Incredible Treat, Yummy |
Jan Morgan -- Yummy Candy Food & Drink:Confectionery |
| 100% | DIVORCE | Done Indulging Vows, Onto Rampant Copulation, Etc. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| 100% | DIVORCE (2) | Deceitful Infidelity Very Often Responsible. Coupling Ends. |
Eric Bridgstock People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| 100% | DIVORCED | Depressed/Deceived/Dishonest Individual, Vows Obliterated, Restoring Conscious Effort, Denied |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| 100% | DIVORCED (2) | Destructive Individual, Vows Obliterated, Restoring Conscious Efforts Denied |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| 100% | DIVORCED FEMALE | Despite Internationallyrecognised Vows, One's Recanted (Claiming Evil Deeds From Errant Mate?) And Looking Elsewhere |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| 86% | DJANGO | Dance and Jump. A Natural Guitarist's Outstanding! |
Sean Lamb (who spent a day enjoying the gypsy swing guitar of Django Reinhardt) Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| 100% | DJIBOUTI | Desert Jutting Into Bay Ordains Unendurable Temperatures Internally. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| 100% | DMCA | Don't Make Cables Abroad |
It's not just DeCSS that US Customs doesn't want coming into the country. Check out http://www.cs.umn.edu/~mcmillen/dmca for another viewpoint. (DMCA usually stands for Digital Millennium Copyright Act) Re-expansions of existing acronyms People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| 80% | DMCA (2) | Don't Make Copies of Anything |
DMCA = Digital Millennium Copyright Act (US Congress) Re-expansions of existing acronyms People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| 100% | DNA | Daddy Not Available |
DNA usually stands for Deoxyribonucleic Acid Re-expansions of existing acronyms Science:Biology People & Relationships:Family |
| 100% | DNS | Dotted Numbers Synonyms |
Angela Brett (DNS usually stands for Domain Name System) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Internet |
| 100% | DOCH | Definite Open Contradiction (Handy!) |
Grace Francis Science:Linguistics:German Words |
| 100% | DOCTOR | Dispenser Of Cures, Taker Of Revenue. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare:Healthcare Occupations |
| 100% | DOCTOR (2) | Digital Online Consulting Tool, Or Reference |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see DETECTIVE) I can see this in use as someone says "Let's see what the DOCTOR has to say...." Computers:Internet:VA Data Acquisition |
| 100% | DOCTORATE OF PHILOSOPHY | Does One Consider That One Really, Actually, Truly Exists? Or Find People Have Imaginary Lives Only? Should One Pinch/ Hit You? |
Angela Brett (I think different, therefore iBook) Education:Qualifications |
| 100% | DOCTORS | Dozens Of Competent Technicians Offer Remedial Skills |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Healthcare Occupations |
| 100% | DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS | Does Offer Collective Truths, Religious Ideas, Necessary Examination, Always Near Decisions Can Offer Vital Enlightenment, Nourishment As Needed To Searcher |
Jan Morgan - Latter Day Saints important recorded doctrine Religion |
| 100% | DODGE | Ducking, Or Diving, Guarantees Evasion |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs |
| 100% | DOE | Deer - Oestrogen-Enhanced. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals |
| 100% | DOG | Dull Organism. Growls. |
Steve Keate & Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals |
| 100% | DOG (2) | Disgusting Odour - Gross! |
Steve Keate & Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals |
| 100% | DOG (3) | Dependable, Obedient Guardian |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals |
| 100% | DOG (4) | Drools On Groin |
Steve Keate Science:Biology:Animals |
| 100% | DOG (5) | Defecates On Garden |
Steve Keate Science:Biology:Animals |
| 100% | DOG (6) | Disgusting Old Growler |
Roger Williams Science:Biology:Animals |
| 100% | DOG (7) | Digital Office Guard |
cheater200227 -- got the idea when I found the description of a mechanical dog on the internet Science:Biology:Animals Science:Electronics |
| 100% | DOG BONE | Dug Out & Gnawed By Our Neighbour's Elkhound |
TMcCO'G Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| 100% | DOG BONE (2) | Did Os Get Buried On Neighbour's Estate? |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| 91% | DOGCOW DEMO | Developers Often Got Clarus's Other-Worldly Dimensions to Expertly Model Output. |
Angela Brett... referring to Clarus the two-dimensional dogcow who is most famous for demonstrating the effects of certain options in the 'Page Setup' dialogue box for some printers. Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| 100% | DOGGY | Doberman's Obviously Gonna Get You |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals |
| 100% | DOGMA | Dumping Old Girlfriend Mother Approved |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | DOGS | Definitely Odorous Greedy Sods |
Mary Carr Science:Biology:Animals |
| 100% | DOG TIRED | Drowsy, Or Getting Tetchy, I'd Rather Experience Dormancy |
Tony McCanine O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
| 100% | DOH! | Dimwitted Oafish Hick |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words |
| 92% | DOING NOTHING | Dirty Old Irishman and Nutty Girl Natter Over Their Handy Inter Net Gateways |
Angela Brett. Assorted Verbs |
| 100% | DOLLAR | Doesn't Offer Love Life Any Rapture |
Rico Leffanta Commerce:Money |
| 100% | DOLORES | Dinner Often Leads Onto Romantic Evening Siesta |
Rico Leffanta Names:First names:Female |
| 94% | DOLORES O'RIORDAN | 'Doos' Or 'Las' Often Recur... Every Song Offers Recordings In Oral Realm [that] Don't Articulate Nuttin'. |
Angela Brett Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| 100% | DOLPHIN | Do Other Linuxes Pursue Human Interface Niceties? |
Sean Lamb (Dolphin was the code name for Mandrake Linux 9.0; Mandrake has been known as the "user-friendly" Linux) Computers:Linux Names:Code Names:Linux |
| 100% | DOMAIN NAME | Dotcom Operation Means Acquiring Internet Name Nobody's Already Made Exclusive |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Internet |
| 100% | DOMESTIC | Designated Ordinary Maid Except Sometimes Transparently In Charge |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| 100% | DOMINIC | Dirty Old Man Is Needing Intense Cleaning |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:First names:Male |
| 100% | DOMINICA | Densely Overgrown Moist Island, Nevertheless Its Chiefly Agricultural. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| 100% | DOMINIQUE | Does One's Memory Involve Nice Images, Questioned Until Explained |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| 94% | DOMITIUS ENOBARBUS | Decamps (to) Octavius's Military Interests. This Is Upon Sensing Egypt's Not Overwhelming, Becoming A Robustly Blunt Unwavering Soldier |
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 |
| 86% | DONGLE | Dim Oafs Need Greatly to Learn English |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who couldn't believe that there really is a piece of computer equipment called a DONGLE. Computers:Generic Hardware |
| 86% | DONGLE (2) | Did Older NewZealanders Grow-up Learning Electronics? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when told that Angela had found someone else who knew what a dongle was, but hadn't heard the term for ten years. Computers:Generic Hardware |
| 100% | DONGLE (3) | Devoid Of Nutrition, Gives Little Energy |
Steve Keate, who is thinking of creating a series of acronyms explaining why not to eat computer accessories. Computers:Do Not Eat |
| 100% | DONGLE (4) | Devoid Of Nutriments - Generally Lacks Edibility |
Tony Computers:Do Not Eat |
| 100% | DON JOHN | Deceitfully Organizes Nasty 'Jest' Over Hero's Nature |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Much Ado About Nothing |
| 100% | DONNA | Delivers Obnoxious Nuisance, Navigating Attacks |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| 100% | DONNY | Delightful Orator Nicely Negotiates Yield |
Jan Morgan - gives forth his melodic voice to song Names:First names:Male |
| 100% | DO NOT YELL | Dearest One, No-One Thinks You Endearing, Less Loud! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Advice Communication |
| 100% | DON PEDRO | Design Of Noble Prince Ensures Duly Romantic Outcome |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Much Ado About Nothing |
| 100% | DON'T BE RUDE | Deeply Obnoxious Nasty Thoughts. Begin Eschewing Rather Undue Dirty Expressions |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Advice |
| 100% | DON'T PANIC | Depress One's Natural Thoughts, Please. Angela's Nearly In Control |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Angela posted on the FORUMS to say that parts of the ACRONYMS website weren't working, but not to PANIC because she would be fixing it soon. People & Relationships:Advice Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website |
| 97% | DON'T TEASE ME ABOUT USING WINDOWS | Dole's Obviously Not The Top Earner... And Some Extra Money's Excellent, Although Being On Unfriendly Technology Undeniably Stinks. I'm Not Getting on With It - No Desirability Of Writing Source. |
Angela Brett, who works as a Windows developer but is a Mac developer at heart. Computers:Windows |
| 93% | DON'T USE WINDOZE | Damnit, Only Nincompoops Try Using Such Extremely Wasteful Interface Nefariously Doled Out by Zillionaire Entrepreneur. |
Angela Brett Computers:Windows |
| 100% | DONUT HOLES | Definition Of 'Nothingness', Used To Highlight One's Lacking Essential 'Solidity' |
TMcCO'G Food & Drink |
| 100% | DOODLE | Do One's Own Drawing, Lacking Enthusiasm |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs |
| 100% | DOOR | Don't Open On Route |
Steve Keate, referring to a car door. Transport:Car Parts |
| 100% | DOOR KNOCKER | Digitally Operated Object Reveals Knowledge Now Of Caller's Keylessness - Entry Required. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - who made this up just to use R@@@@ as his email address on the Acronym Submission Form Household Objects |
| 100% | DOORS | Decently Organized Operating & Running Systems! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who asks "Why use windoze when you can use doors?" Computers |
| 100% | DOPE | Dulls One's Personal Experience |
Angela Brett Drugs |
| 100% | DOPE (2) | Doesn't Offer People Everything |
Angela Brett Drugs |
| 100% | DOPE (3) | Does Offer Pseudo-Enlightenment |
Angela Brett and Steve Keate Drugs |
| 100% | DOPE (4) | Diacetylmorphine, Opium, Pot... Everything! |
Angela Brett Drugs |
| 93% | DO RE MI FA SO LA TI | Darn, Off-key... Redo Etude Making Its Frequency Aurally Sound. Open Lungs And Then Inhale. |
Angela Brett Entertainment:Music |
| 100% | DORF | Destination Of Rainbow Fizz |
Angela Brett, referring to the town in the book 'The Solitaire Mystery' by Jostein Gaarder Art & Literature:Fictional Places |
| 100% | DORIS DAY | Daughter Of Righteous Idiots Singing, "Daisy Awaits Yokel" |
Rico Leffanta Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses |
| 100% | DORK | Definitely One Renowned Klutz |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Insults |
| 100% | DOT | Disturbance Of Tint |
Angela Brett Art & Literature |
| 100% | DOT COM | Doesn't Own Tradable Commodities - Owes Money |
Tony McCoy O'Grady: Dotcoms usually don't 'do' much and frequently lose money or are in debt since their inception. Computers:Internet Commerce |
| 100% | DOTDOTDOTDASHDASHDASHDOTDOTDOT | Digital Operator Taps Distress Out To Direct Operations Towards Diverting All Shipping. Help During A Squall / Hurricane - Dispatch A Search Helicopter & Deploy Operative To Dangle Over Those Distressed Or Terrified |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who protested that the SOS acronyms are not reexpansions of an existing acronym, nor is SOS a word as it is always pronounced as a series of three letters ESS-OH-ESS. Angela replied that it still is in the dictionary and has a meaning, so is eligible for expansion - and it's 'pronounced' ..._ _ _... People & Relationships:Disaster |
| 100% | DOTES | Daydreams Over Those Enchanting Smiles |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs |
| 100% | DOUBLE POSTING | Don't Often Use Binary Letter Express - Perhaps One Submitted Twice In Naughty Gamefulness? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Angela accidentally posted the same message twice on the Acronyms forums. Communication:Acronyms Forums |
| 100% | DOUBTFUL | Dubious Outcomes Usually Befall Thoughts Fetched Using Lunacy |
Kenny Roy People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| 100% | DOUCHE | Dirt's Off Under Cascading Hot Effusion |
Patricia Rix People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene:Beauty Products |
| 100% | DOUGHNUT | Diet's Obstacle Unusually Great Hot Never Underestimate Taste! |
Rico Leffanta Food & Drink |
| 100% | DOUGLAS ADAMS | Description Of Universal Guide Lives As Stories And Drama, And Multiplatform Software |
Angela Brett, who knows the subject of Douglas Adams' books was only a guide to the galaxy, but it's known universally. Art & Literature:Writers |
| 0% | DOWNCAST | Don't Offer Worries Now - (I'm) Contemplating Abject Sad Thoughts. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Emotions |
| 100% | DOWN QUARK | Duo On Whole Neutron Quiets Up's 'Affirmative' Reaction Kick |
Angela Brett ('Down' is one of the six types of quark... along with UP QUARK, STRANGE QUARK, CHARM QUARK, TOP QUARK and BOTTOM QUARK. Neutrons are each composed of two down quarks with charge -1/3 each, and one up quark with charge +2/3, giving them an overall charge of zero.) Science:Physics:Particles |
| 100% | DOWSING | Dirty Old Woman Seduced Innocent Nice Guy |
Angela Brett and Dustan Dowsing, on virginity \=] Names:Acronymists |
| 100% | DOWSING (2) | Divination Of Water Source Is Non-Geophysical. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science |
| 100% | DRACO MALFOY | Demonic Racist Adolescent Clone, Obstinate Malicious Arrogant Louse, Foul Opinionated Yahoo |
Jan Morgan Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:Harry Potter |
| 100% | DRAFT | Deserters Resisted Armed Forces Training |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military |
| 71% | DRAFT (2) | Doesn't Really Amount to a Frigging Thing |
Artemis Hunter (who works in publishing, and knows all about the tyranny of "draft" documents) Art & Literature |
| 100% | DRAMATIS PERSONAE | Detailed Reading And Misinterpreting All The Individual Shakespearean Plays Ensures Results Spell Out Names Acronymically - Eventually |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays |
| 100% | DRATINI | Dragon Rage And Twister: I'm Now Incapacitated |
Angela Brett (Dratini is Pokemon #147) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| 100% | DRAWBRIDGE | Defeats Raiding Assailants When, By Retracting It, Defenders Generally Escape |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places |
| 100% | DRAWING | Depicting Realistically A World Indicates Natural Genius |
Tony VanGogh O'Grady Art & Literature |
| 100% | DREADS | Daring Reality Envelops Annihilates Death! Saviour! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. People & Relationships:Emotions People & Relationships:Death |
| 83% | DREAM | Delirious Realm of Enchantment And Magic |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| 100% | DREAM (2) | During REM, Ethereal Amusement Made. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| 100% | DREAM (3) | Daylight: Reality Ends All Magic. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| 100% | DREAM (4) | Desired Results Encourages Ambitious Minds |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| 100% | DREAMS | Daylight Reveals Everything's A Mind Show |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| 100% | DRM | Don't Rip Mp3s |
DRM = Digital Rights Management (Microsoft) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Entertainment:Music |
| 100% | DRM (2) | Doesn't Record Media |
DRM = Digital Rights Management (Microsoft) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers Entertainment |
| 100% | DRM (3) | Doesn't Really Matter |
Sean Lamb (DRM = Digital Rights Management {Microsoft}; but file sharing will continue after this "feature" is introduced) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers |
| 100% | DROLL | Deadpan Response Of Little Lightheartedness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
| 100% | DROMIO OF EPHESUS | Doesn't Resent Overmuch Master's Irritability. Offends Often - Floggings Earned! Perhaps He Enjoys Secure Urban Situation |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Comedy Of Errors |
| 100% | DROMIO OF SYRACUSE | Deeply Respectful Of Master, Ignorant Of Other Fellow. Servant, Yet Relationship Appears Close Under Strange Events |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Comedy Of Errors |
| 100% | DROUGHT | Dry Riverbed Or Unwatered Ground; Hard Terrain. |
Eric Bridgstock, after it was asked if anyone would like to acronymise DROUGHT during an acronym shortage. Science:Meteorology |
| 100% | DROUGHT (2) | Doesn't Rain Often, Usually Ghastly Hot Temperature |
Eric Bridgstock Science:Meteorology |
| 100% | DROWSY | Dozily Reposed On Waking, Stretched, Yawned. |
Angela Brett Main |
| 100% | DRUG | Dummy Route Under Ground |
Rico Leffanta Drugs |
| 100% | DRUG ADDICT | Dangerous Reactions, Undergoing Gruesome Agonising Delirium - Doing It 'Cold Turkey' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to NO STRINGS ATTACHED (Strung Out) Drugs |
| 100% | DRUG LORD | Demented Rotten Urban Gangster - Low On Reasoned Debate |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, creating yet another supervillain. MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains Drugs |
| previous apronyms added recently | more apronyms added recently |