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100% SETI AT HOME (2)Sift, Eventually, Total 'Interference' Among The Heavens Over Mother Earth Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Astronomy
100% SETUPSomething Easy To Understand, Please! Angela Brett
Computers
100% SEWERSomewhere Everyone's Waste Eventually Reaches Sean Lamb
Assorted Nouns
Places:Waterways
100% SEXSomething Else Xtraordinary Steve Keate, after being asked what comes after INFATUATION.
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% SEX (2)Sensual/ Emotional Xploration Jeff Anonymous
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% SEX (3)Seriously Erogenous Xanadu Timothy Chambers
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% SEX (4)Sometimes Evildoers Xploit Jeff Anonymous
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
86% SEXISMSuggesting Excess X-chromosomes Is Somehow Meaningful Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Personality Traits
75% SEXISTSlagging Extra X-gene Implies Superiority of Testoserone? Angela Brett, after Tony came up with FEMININE
People & Relationships:Personality Traits
75% SEXIST (2)Surgery Ending X-rated-fun Is Sore Therapy Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% SEYCHELLESSome European Yobs Came Here, Enslaved Locals. Locals Eventually Seceded. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Countries
100% SEYMOUR SKINNERSeems Everytime Your Mother's Obviously Unduly Resentful, Something Kicks Inside. Nobody Needs Endure Resentments! Tony McCoy O'Grady
Entertainment:TV shows:The Simpsons
83% SHACKShabby Hovel - Almost Completely Knocked-down Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Buildings
100% SHADOWSSilhouettes Haunting Anything Detailed Outdoors When Sunny Rico Leffanta
Assorted Nouns
100% SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLLSomeone's Hungry, And Knows Exactly Required Aliments. Thickshake, Then Long Edible (And Newly Dead) Reptile On Little Loaf. Angela Brett
Food & Drink
92% SHAKESPEAREStudying History And King (of) England Should Prove, Educationally, A Rewarding Experience Tony McCoy O'Grady
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays
Art & Literature:Writers
100% SHALESlipping Has A Lovely Ending Rico Leffanta
Household Objects
100% SHALLOWStudent Had A Lusty Life Of Wonder Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's King Henry IV
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King Henry IV
100% SHAMELESSShe Has All Men Expecting Love Everytime She Smiles Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships:Personality Traits
100% SHAMPOOStops Hair Acquiring Mange. Pour Over Oneself. Eric Bridgstock
People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene:Beauty Products
100% SHANEStrange Hero Attempts New Existence TMcCO'G referring to a classic Western, called "Shane"
Names:First names:Male
Entertainment:Movies
100% SHAPESolidity Has A Physical Embodiment Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Mathematics:Geometry
82% SHAREWARESoftware Having A Requirement of Expenditure Worth Access to Restricted Elements Angela Brett/Tony McCoy O'Grady
Computers
100% SHAREWARE (2)Some Hardworking Authors Rightly Earned Whatever Amount Registration Entails. Angela Brett
Computers
100% SHARKSwimming Hazard - A Real Killer TMcCO'G
Science:Biology:Animals
100% SHARONShe Has A Reputation Of Naughtiness! Tony McCoy O'Grady
Names:First names:Female
100% SHARON (2)Seems Hyphens Are Really (Occasionally) Necessary Hyphen McCoy O'Grady (presumably protesting about the purity tester on the acronym submission form's sensitivity to hyphens.)
Names:First names:Female
Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website
100% SHARON TATESkelter, Helter Atrocity, Repulsive. On News Telling August's Terrible Event Jan Morgan - the Tate-La Bianca murders that Charles Manson orchestrated (the song 'Helter Skelter' by The Beatles was written in blood on the walls)
People & Relationships:Law & Order
Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses
100% SHARPSomething Honed And/or Remarkably Pointed Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Adjectives
100% SHARP (2)Sounds Highpitched At Rinkytink Piano Tony McCoy O'Grady
Entertainment:Music
100% SHAUNSomebody Has An Unremarkable Name Angela Brett
Names:First names:Male
100% SHAVEScrape Hairs Away, Very Excruciating Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Verbs
100% SHEBASmall Hills Enlarge Barren Areas Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races
100% SHEEPSexually Harassed - Evidently Entertaining People. Angela Brett, who saw lots and lots of sheep on her bus trips from Auckland to Palmerston North and back.
Science:Biology:Animals
100% SHEEP (2)Stupid, Helpless, Edible. Eat Pasture. Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Animals
100% SHEEP (3)Shearers Help Extract Everyday Product Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Animals
100% SHEEP (4)Sexually Harassed, Evidently Enthralling Perverts An anonymous alteration of Angela's SHEEP
Science:Biology:Animals
100% SHELBYShe Has Every Lyric By You Jan Morgan
Names:First names:Female
100% SHELLEYShe Has Evoked Lusty Life, Entreats Yobs Jan Morgan
Names:First names:Female
100% SHERIDANSchoolfriend Had Eminently Respected Irish Dramatist's Acclaimed Name Tony McCoy O'Grady
Names:First names:Female
100% SHERRISingle, Has Every Resolve Reasonably Implanted Jan Morgan
Names:First names:Female
100% SHERRYSip Happily (Enjoying Richness) Refreshes You TMcCO'G
Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic
100% SHIFTKEYWOMANSuper Hero In Former Times Killed Enemies, Yes.... Wilfully Offed Many A Nasty. Tony McCoy O'Grady, thinking up another villain for MACGIRL and KEYBOARD to fight.
MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains
100% SHIMMERSunny Haze Implies Motion - Mirage Effect Really Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Physics
100% SHIPSSome Have Immense, Proud Sails Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
100% SHIRTSome 'Horse Investors' Risk This Tony McCoy O'Grady
Household Objects:Clothing
100% SHITShipping Handling Insurance & Tax Apronymous Anonymous
Commerce
78% SHIT HOTStunning Humdinger of an Idea, This. Hilarious Original Thinking. Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to 'IDIOT.'
Laughter
100% SHIVERSurrender Heat In Vibrating Extremities Rapidly Angela Brett
Assorted Verbs
100% SHOEStops Hurting One's Extremeties Tony McCoy O'Grady
Household Objects:Clothing
100% SHOESSocks Have Often Emitted Stink. Angela Brett
Household Objects:Clothing
100% SHOGUNSupreme Hereditary Overlord Governed Uncountable Nipponese. Tony McCoy O'Grady
History
100% SHOOKSpatial Harmonies Out Of Kilter Angela Brett
Assorted Verbs
93% SHOP CATEGORIESShopkeepers Have Obviously Planned to Call Attention To Each Grouping - Order Related Items Easily, Shoppers! Angela Brett
Commerce
100% SHOPLIFTERSome Hold Off Paying, Looking Instead For The Exits & Running. Roger Williams
People & Relationships:Law & Order:Criminals
100% SHOPPING BAGString Handles Often Please Purchasers - I'll Now Go Buying Additional Groceries Tony McCoy O'Grady, as an example of something which is worse with NO STRINGS ATTACHED (String Handles)
Commerce
89% SHORT BUSSome Half-length Omnibus, Regularly Travelling Between Urban Stages TMcCO'G
Transport
100% SHORTSSummer's Half-Outfit... Remember T-Shirt! Angela Brett
Household Objects:Clothing
86% SHORTS (2)Southern Hemisphere's October - Roll-up Trousers Slightly Angela Brett
Household Objects:Clothing
100% SHORTS (3)Summertime Holidaymakers Often Reveal Their Shins Tony McCoy O'Grady
Household Objects:Clothing
100% SHORT WORDSSuccinct Handling Of Reasoning Tests Wordpower. Only Reasonable Dexterity Succeeds. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Words & Wordplay
100% SHOTPUTShe Hops On Toes Pushing Ultimate Throes Rico Leffanta
Sports & Recreation
78% SHOULDSStrategic Have-to's - Otherwise Ultimately Less-than Desirable Solutions Tony McCoy O'Grady (see MUST)
Words & Wordplay
100% SHOUTINGScreaming Horrible Obscenity's Usually Threatening - It's Not Good! Tony McCoy O'Grady
Communication:Talking
100% SHOVE ITSome Have Overly Violent Extremes In Temper Angela Brett
Words & Wordplay:Rudeness
100% SHOVE IT (2)Suggest Handy Opening's Very Enticing - Insert This! Tony McCoy O'Grady
Words & Wordplay:Rudeness
100% SHOVE OFFShop Here, Our Vegetarian Edibles Offer Fantastic Flavours. Tony McCoy O'Grady, responding to a creativity challenge on using rude acronyms to attract attention to products, like BOGOF (Buy One, Get One Free)
Words & Wordplay:Rudeness:Rude Advertising Slogans
100% SHOWERSinging Horribly Over Water's Everpresent Roar. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene
86% SHOWER (2)Such Hot - Owwww! - Water is Extremely Refreshing Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene
100% SHOWER (3)Sprays Hot Overhead Water. Extremely Refreshing. Eric Bridgstock
People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene
88% SHOWERSShe Has One Weekly to Eliminate Repulsive Smells. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene
88% SHOW OFFSuch Haughty One-upmanship Will Often Fall Flat Angela Brett
People & Relationships
93% SHREDDED WHEATSoftware Hacker. Rearranges Every Decoded Document Encountered Daily Which He Electronically Attempts to Thieve Tony McCoy O'Grady, creating yet another cereal killer
MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains:Cereal Killers
90% SHREDDIESSlovenly Hitch-hiking Rogue Ensnares Damsels-Death Inevitably Ensues Suddenly Melanie Merswolke
MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains:Cereal Killers
100% SHREKShe Had Rather Expected "Knight" TMcCO'G
Entertainment:Movies
100% SHREWShe Hurls Retribution Entirely Willingly Word Nerd
Science:Biology:Animals
People & Relationships:Insults
100% SHRIEKSupremely Hilarious Reaction Indicating Elated Kindheartedness Tony McCoy O'Grady
Laughter
100% SHRIKEStopping Handholding, Redhat Is Killing Enterprises Sean Lamb (Shrike was the code name for RedHat 9.0 for which RedHat ended technical and upgrade support mere months after its release)
Computers:Linux
Names:Code Names:Linux
100% SHRIKE (2)So, Has Redhat Included Kde Equally? Sean Lamb (Shrike was the code name for RedHat Linux 9.0; RedHat's releases favor the GNOME desktop more than KDE)
Names:Code Names:Linux
100% SHRIVELShowing How Really Icy Virgins Eschew Love Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% SHUTTLESpacemen Have Used This To Leave Earth Angela Brett
Science:Astronomy
Transport
100% SHUT UPSilence! Heated Uncivil Typing Upsets People Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Advice
100% SHUT UP (2)Shop Here Using The Ultimate Plastic Angela Brett (see SHOVE OFF)
Words & Wordplay:Rudeness:Rude Advertising Slogans
100% SHYLOCKSad, Hoarding Yiddisher - Lack Of Christian Kindness Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Merchant of Venice
100% SICINIUSSupremely Insincere, Citizens Interests Never In Uppermost Situation Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Coriolanus
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Coriolanus
100% SICKStomach Is Curdled & Kaput Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments
89% SICK BABYSo Ill... Can't Kiss it Better. Another Belching Yawn. Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments
90% SICKENINGStomach Is Churning Keep Emetic Nonsense Internalised - (it's) Nasty & Graphic Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Adjectives
100% SICNONSimplified Inquiry-Created Necessity, Once Nameless Jeff Anonymous, when Angela wondered what to call the category at http://apronyms.com/category.php?ID=1985058, explaining: "Yesno" doesn't sound spiffy, so let's try some foreign variants...."JANEIN"? "Sicnon"? "Daniet"?
Communication:Yesses And Noes
100% SIDSilly, It's Debian! Sean Lamb (Sid is the code name for Debian's unstable development tree of it's fabled Linux distribution)
Computers:Linux
Names:Code Names:Linux
100% SID (2)Stability Is Debian Sean Lamb
Computers:Linux
Names:Code Names:Linux
100% SID (3)Still In Development Sean Lamb
Computers:Linux
Names:Code Names:Linux
89% SIDEKICKSlightly Inane Dude, Entertains Kinky Ideas Concerning his Keeper Tony McCoy O'Grady, defining his role as KEYBOARD?
MacGirl & KeyBoard:(Wannabe) Superheroes
100% SIDEREALStarlight Inspires Desires Enchanting Romantics, Especially After Libations Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
Science:Astronomy
100% SIDNEYSeeks Invitations, Dancing Nightly, Experiencing Youth Jan Morgan (looks for nightly dances to attend)
Names:First names
100% SIEG HEILSalute Important Eminent German, His Evil Is Legendary Tony McCoy O'Grady
History
Science:Linguistics:German Words
100% SIERRA LEONESociety Is Exceptionally Rice-Reliant, Agricultural Labourers Earnings Often Need Enhancement. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Countries
100% SIGHSlow, Inverted Gasp - Haaaaa... Angela Brett
Assorted Verbs
100% SIGH (2)Silent Inhalation, Gusty 'Huuuuuhhh' Gavin Lambert
Assorted Verbs
100% SIGHINGSignifies Infuriated Grief, Hope It's Nearly Gone Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Verbs
90% SIGNATURESufficient Identification? Greatly Needing A Totally Unforgeable Replacement or Extension. Angela Brett
Communication
100% SIGNATURE (2)Smallprint Is Giving Nobody A Total Understanding... Refrain/Retract Endorsement. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Law & Order
Commerce
100% SILENCESomehow It's Like Expensive, Nicely-Coloured Element. Angela Brett
Communication
100% SILICONSometimes In Ladies Increases Cleavage, Or Neckline Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Chemistry:Elements
100% SILICON CHIPSuggest It's Low In Calories? Objection - Not Considered High In Polyunsaturates! Tony McCoy O'Grady
Computers:Do Not Eat
100% SILKStability In Loving Kisses Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the silk (12th) wedding anniversary.
Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries
100% SILK (2)Stew In Lovely Kitchen Tony McCoy O'Grady
Household Objects:Threads & Fabric:Edible(?)
100% SILK (3)Sustenance? It Lacks Kilojoules! Angela Brett
Household Objects:Threads & Fabric:Edible(?)
100% SILLYSomehow I Love Loving You Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships
86% SILVERSought In Large Veins (to) Enhance Reserves Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Chemistry:Elements
100% SILVER (2)Still In Love - Very Enduring Relationship Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the silver (25th) wedding anniversary.
Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries
100% SILVER (3)Substance, In Light, Very Easily Reflects. Timothy Chambers
Science:Chemistry:Elements
100% SILVERBERGSome Intriguing Literary Volumes, Except Readers Begin Espying Repetition, Gradually. Angela Brett, whose favourite author about four years ago was Robert Silverberg, and who has recently found some previously unread books of his to read. His books have some very interesting ideas in them and he likes (or liked... I have no idea if he's even still alive!) to introduce obscure words to his readers' vocabularies, but some themes tend to recur in many of his stories.
Art & Literature:Writers
100% SILVER MEDALSeven Important Life/Leadership Values, Expressed Reliably, Means Employee Deserves A Laurelling Angela Brett
People & Relationships:The Workforce:Employee Recognition Program
100% SILVIASuccessful In Love's Very Intricate Affairs 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% SIMIAN SIMSeems Intelligent Monkey Is Acronymising - Not Some Irish Mastermind! Tony McCoy O'Grady, after Angela mentioned, "It's so obvious that even a poorly programmed monkey simulator running on Windows 95 could have thought of it" as a possible interpretation of her compliment of another of Tony's acronyms.
Computers
Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms
100% SIMONSole Instructor - Mustn't Obey Nameless Angela Brett
Entertainment:Games
100% SIMON (2)Somehow It's Misnamed Overseas - Naughty! Tony McCoy O'Grady, who says: Over here that game is called "O'Grady says!"
Entertainment:Games
100% SIMON (3)Songwriter Is Magnificent, Often Nonpareil Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to Paul Simon
Entertainment:Music:Artists
100% SIMONESignoret Is Magnificent Onscreen - Naturally Expressive Tony McCoy O'Grady (French actress Simone Signoret sprang to mind immediately when Angela posted SIMONE on the forums as an unsuccessful search term)
Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses
100% SIMPLETEXTSophistication Is Minimal, Pleasing Little Editor That Employs Xero's Talking. Angela Brett (Xero is one of the many Mac voices which SimpleText can use to talk.)
Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software:Applications
100% SIMPRIMSkirt Is Modestly Pulling Reveals (Immodestly) Mammaries Tony McCoy O'Grady (Simprim is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'The little movement of false modesty by which a girl with a cavernous visible cleavage pulls her skirt down over her knees.')
Words & Wordplay:Liffs
100% SIMPSONS, THESomeone In Marge's Position Should Oust Nincompoop Spouse, Though He's Entertaining. Angela Brett and PiMaster
Entertainment:TV shows:The Simpsons
100% SINSo, It's Naughty! Roger Williams
People & Relationships
100% SIN (2)Satan Is Near. Roger Williams
Religion
People & Relationships
100% SIN (3)Sacrifice It's Not! Roger Williams
Religion
People & Relationships
100% SIN (4)Shamefully, It's News! Roger Williams
People & Relationships
100% SINCERESolid Integrity. Novel. Character: Enthusiastic! Real Empathetic! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
People & Relationships:Personality Traits
100% SINESide Is Numerically Expressed Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Mathematics
100% SINE (2)Symmetry Is Not Even Angela Brett
Science:Mathematics
100% SINGAPOREService Industry Nation, Generating A Profit On Rampant Economy. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Countries
100% SINGAPORE (2)Sunny Island, Nobody Grows Apples, Primarily Only Real Estate Dundee
Places:Countries
100% SINGERSewing Invention - Needles Get Electric Revolution Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Electronics
100% SINGLE LIFEScene Is Nightclubs, Getting Laid... Eventually Loving Intimate Friendship Evolves. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% SINGLE WHITE FEMALESeeks Intelligent Nice Gentleman - Looks European. While Having Intentions To Enjoy Flirtations, Expect Marriage After Limited Engagement Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% SIRESperm Indeed Reached Egg! Angela Brett
Science:Biology
100% SIRE (2)'Sir' Is Respectful Enough! Patricia Rix
People & Relationships:Titles
100% SIRE (3)Someone Is Recently Ennobled Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Titles
100% SIRE (4)Stallion Is Racing Equine Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Biology
100% SIRENStartlingly Immediate Rousing Emergency Noise Eric Bridgstock
Assorted Nouns:Noises
People & Relationships:Disaster
100% SIREN (2)Sound Indicating Rapid Evacuation Necessary Eric Bridgstock
Assorted Nouns:Noises
People & Relationships:Disaster
94% SIR JOHN FALSTAFFSwindler Incarnate! "Repay" Justice Orders - He Now Fabricates A Love-affair Swindle ... Trickery And Flirtations Follow Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Merry Wives of Windsor
100% SIR NATHANIELSenile, Infirm Religious - Needed As Teacher Holofernes' Ally, Nevertheless Is Easily Liked. Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Love's Labours Lost
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Love's Labours Lost
100% SIR TOBY BELCHStupid Idiot, Rude To Others, Boozy Yet Belligerent. Evidently Loathes Cesario Horridly Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Twelfth Night
100% SISADMINServer Installer Shares Author's DNA, Mitochondrially Identical Network Angela Brett -- A sisadmin is a sister who is also a sysadmin (which is a common abbreviation for system administrator.)
Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words
Computers
100% SISTERSSiblings Intentionally Showing To Everyone Reality's Secrets Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships:Family
100% SISTERS (2)Sisters In Service, Teaching Eternal Redeemer's Salvation Jan Morgan -- female Missionaries
Religion:Religious Occupations
100% SISTERS (3)Sisters In Service, Teaching Evidence, Reality, Salvation Jan Morgan
Religion:Religious Occupations
89% SITE DOWN?Seems I Tried Entering Domain, Only Where's the Network? Gavin Lambert, mentioning in an email: tried to access http://www.acronyms.co.nz just now and it told me the DNS was not found. obviously it was a TRANSIENT ERROR or you wouldn't get this email!
Computers:Internet

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