Acronyms' Peaks! Representations Organic, Novel, Yare, Mirthful, Succinct!
Angela has not had time to update this website recently, because she is also a mathematician by training, programmer by trade, physicist by association and writer by Sunday midnight. She would like to remind people that anyone who submits an acronym to this website may send a short blurb like this one to go on their page of acronyms.
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| AASLEAGH | Awful Alcohol's Still Left, & Everyone's Already Got Hangovers! |
Angela Brett (Aasleagh is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as being, 'A liqueur made only for drinking at the end of a revoltingly long bottle party when all the drinkable drink has been drunk.' Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| ABACTOR | Agricultural Baddy - A Cattle Thief (Obsolete Remark) |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order:Criminals |
| ABASH | Astound, Bring About Shame, Humiliate. |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs |
| ABATTOIR | Animals Bleed And Then They're Offered In Repast |
Angela Brett Food & Drink Places:Buildings |
| ABBA | Agnate Biblically Begat Adam |
Angela Brett Religion |
| ABBREVIATIONS | A Bit Big... Remove Excess Vowels (It Ain't Troublesome If One's Not Speaking) |
Angela Brett Words & Wordplay |
| ABEIGH | Aloof, But Especially In Gaelic Highlands |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| ABEL | Adam's Boy, Eve's Lad |
Angela Brett Names:First names:Male Religion |
| ABET | Aid By Encouraging Transgression |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| ABIOGENESIS | A Biont Is Originated - Great, Except Not Explicable. Surrounding Inanimate Substance. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology |
| ABLACTATION | A Baby's Left Annoyed 'Cause That Alimentary Tipple Isn't On Nipple. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology |
| ABNEGATE | Absolute Baloney - Never Even Given A Thought, Ever. |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs |
| ABORTION | A Baby Only Remains 'Til It's Ordered Not |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Family Science:Biology:Healthcare |
| ABRAM | A Brownish Red, Auburn Modernly. |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives:Colours |
| ABUNDANT | All But Uncountable... Never Did Anyone Need Total |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives |
| ACARID | A Compact Arachnid - Rarely Isn't Dronish. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Insects |
| ACATALECTIC | Authors Can Achieve This - A Little Extra Care That It's Correct. |
Angela Brett Art & Literature |
| ACATAMATHESIA | Afflicted Can't Apprehend That Anything Means Anything, Though Has Every Sense - It's Absurd! |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| ACEROUS | A Careful Extraction Revokes Only Unicorn's Significance |
Angela Brett Science:Biology Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Mythical Creatures |
| ACID | A Corrosive Ingredient, Definitely. |
Angela Brett Science:Chemistry |
| ACNE | Adolescents Can Not Escape |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| ACRONYMANIAC | Alphabetically Creative Ranter's Overactive Noodle Yields Many Acronymic Niceties. It's Absolutely Crazy! |
Angela Brett Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| ACRONYMISE | Anyone Can Rejuvenate Old Nuances. You Must Investigate Synonyms Extensively. |
Angela Brett Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| ACROSTIC | Argue Correct Reference, Or Study This Interesting Comparison. |
Angela Brett, who is thinking of adding to the ACRONYMS website with a discussion of the definitions of acronym and acrostic. Words & Wordplay |
| ADAMS | AppleMaster Douglas Authored Muchloved Series |
Angela Brett Art & Literature:Writers |
| ADDICTION | Alcohol & Drugs Dangerously Injure Cerebellum. Throw It Out, Now! |
Angela Brett Drugs |
| ADDITION | Arithmetic Device Drummed Into Tots... It's Only Natural. |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics |
| ADELARD | Al'Khwarizmi's Derivations Entered Latin, Also Royal Drilled. |
Angela Brett (Adelard of Bath was a mathematician who, among other things, translated work of Euclid and Al'Khwarizmi and taught King Henry II.) Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians |
| ADVENTURE | A Dastardly Villain Enters Niceguy Territory - Usually Really Exciting! |
Angela Brett, while pondering the ADVENTUREs of MacGirl and KEYBOARD. MacGirl & KeyBoard |
| AFFCOT | A Frightful Fart Cuts Off Talking. |
Angela Brett (Affcot is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as being, 'The sort of fart you hope people will talk after.') Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| AFRAID | Anxious For Reassurance, And In Distress |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Emotions |
| AGE | Annually Gets Elevated |
Angela Brett Time:Age |
| AGES | Aeons, Generations, Epochs & Such? |
Angela Brett, after Edwin mentioned on the forums that he hadn't submitted an acronym for AGES and should be punished. I figured I'd better submit an acronym for AGES before anyone punished me! Time |
| AGNOSTIC | A God's Not Observable, So Truth Isn't Certain |
Angela Brett Religion |
| AHA | Aaah, He's Admitted! |
Angela Brett, when Tony finally admitted to being the mysterious acronymaniac known as TRICKERTREAT. Communication:Acronyms Forums:Mystery Posters |
| AL'BATTANI | Albategnius' Liber Bore Astronomical Tables, Trigonometric Advances & Newer Information. |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians |
| AL'HAITAM | Analysed Lenses, Had An Important Theory About Mirrors. |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians |
| AL'HASIB | Abu Largely Helped Along Solving Irrational Bewilderment. |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians |
| ALLITERATIONS | Another Like Letter Indulges The Ear - Repeat Again To Induce Outrageously Nonsensical Sound. |
Angela Brett (see the Alliterations page at http://acronyms.co.nz/alliterations.html) Words & Wordplay Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website:Page Titles |
| ALONE | Always Left Out - Not Enjoyable. |
Angela Brett. Tony replied by saying ''Alone' is not always a case of being left out - it can be a case of leaving! You're confiusing being alone with being lonely!' and demonstrating with some more versions of ALONE. Assorted Adjectives People & Relationships |
| ALPHABET | All Literate People Have Already Begun English Training. |
Angela Brett Science:Linguistics |
| ALTSCAPE | Alternative Landscape: Their 'Scenesaver' Creates A Personalised Environment |
Angela Brett, who is developing the Mac OS X version of Altscape's 'Scenesaver' and Media Manager software. (See http://www.altscape.com/index.asp?displaymode=DownloadsPage) Commerce:Companies |
| AMIGA | Archaic Machine, It's Gone Away. |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett Computers |
| AMSTERDAM | Any Marijuana Smoker That Ever Rolled Dreams About Metropolis |
Angela Brett Places:Towns & Cities |
| AMSTRAD | Antiquated Machine Starts Trouble... Requires Another Diskdrive. |
Angela Brett, after a lady in her writing class who'd been using the same Amstrad for 10 years found that it needed a new diskdrive because it hadn't been cleaned. Computers |
| ANAGRAM | A New Arrangement Giving Reasonably Alike Meaning |
Angela Brett, describing what people usually aim for when finding anagrams. Words & Wordplay |
| ANGER | Almost Never Gets Effective Result |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Emotions |
| ANGIE | A Nickname Given Is Endearing |
Angela Brett Names:First names:Female |
| ANION | A Negative Influence On Neighbours |
Angela Brett Science:Chemistry |
| ANISEED | Always Nice In Sweets, Enjoy Every Dose |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Confectionery |
| ANTHEM | A Nation's Tune Has Everyone Mouthing! |
Angela Brett, reflecting on the observation than in any sports event or other such occasion where people are required to sing the national anthem, most of the participants don't know all the words, so try their best at moving their mouths so they'll appear to be singing. Entertainment:Music:Songs |
| ANTHONY | Affluent, Nostalgic Travelling Hippy - Old, Not Youthful. |
Mary Carr, describing her brother (with a little help from Angela Brett.) Names:First names:Male |
| ANTHROPOMORPHISM | Ascribing Nonhumans Typically Human Range Of Properties. One Macintosh Owner Readily Personifies Her IBook - She's Mad! |
Angela Brett Computers:Macintosh & Newton Art & Literature |
| ANTI- | Affix Negates The Idea |
Angela Brett Science:Linguistics |
| ANTIBODIES | A Natural Thing In Biology... Only Destroy If Enemy's Sensed. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology |
| ANTIBODY | Allergy: New Threat's Identified Badly -- Only Death's Yours. |
Angela Brett, to go with ANTIBODIES (2) Science:Biology |
| ANUS | Arsehole's Not Unusually Smelly |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| AORTA | Aimed Outward, Replenishing The Ateries |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| APE | "Ancestral Primate" -- Evolutionists |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals |
| APOSTROPHE | A Pointer Of Syncopation, The Rightful Owner(s), Perh... "Hello, Entrant!" |
Angela Brett, mixing the two meanings of 'apostrophe'. Science:Linguistics |
| APPLE | A Pleasing Product Line... Excellent! |
Angela Brett Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| APPLETALK | Anyone Planning Printer LAN Expects To AppleTalk Like Krazy! |
Angela Brett Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software |
| APRONYM | A Petite Reminder (Openers Notation) Yields Mnemonic |
Angela Brett (see APRONYMS) Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| APRONYM! | Acronym's Peak! Representation Organic, Novel, Yare, Mirthful! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Y was the hardest! Fortunately, Y is has only pages 1365-1370 in Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (Tenth Edition.) So, I learned YARE! THANK YOU, Tony McCoy O'Grady, Angela Brett & all the rest of APRONYMANIACSVILLE! The only times I have learned more is when I have made original math discoveries. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| APROVE | Apronym Passes Rigors Of Vetting/ Examination |
Angela Brett thinking that APROVE could mean approve an APRONYM. Not to be confused with the misspelling of approve, of which I DISAPROVE. Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| APTITUDE | A Prized Talent Is To Unerringly Do Everything |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| APTONYMS | Appropriate Phrases To Obviate Nuances Your Morphemes Suggest |
Angela Brett, after Tony suggested that 'aptonyms' might be a better name for our creations. Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words |
| ARBOK | Aloud, Read Backwards, Ophidian's Known |
Angela Brett (Arbok is Pokemon #24) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| ARCHAEOPTERYX | Although Rather Controversial, Hailed As Earliest Ornithoid. Precursor To Everyday Robins, Yet Xtinct. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals:Dinosaurs |
| ARE | Acronym Requests Expansion |
Angela Brett, when Jeff capitalised ARE on the Acronyms forums. Communication:Acronyms Forums |
| ARGH! | Angela Rarely Gets Headrest |
Angela Brett, late at night after adding a lot of apronyms (there are still many waiting to be reviewed, though it's not really an ARGH thing as it's great that people have been submitting so many apronyms.) Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| ARGON | A Royal Gas?! Oh, Noble! |
Angela Brett Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| ARM | A Reaching Mechanism |
Angela Brett and Peter Coxhead Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| ASH | Animated Super Hero |
Angela Brett, referring to the main character in the Pokemon TV series and movies. Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| ASSAGAI | A Slender Spear African Guards Aim Impeccably |
Angela Brett Military:Weapons |
| ASSOCIATE | Acquaintance Seen Somewhat Often, Commercial Interests Are The Excuse. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships Commerce |
| ASTRID | Acronymising Strange Things Really Isn't Done! |
Angela Brett, when challenged to make up a quick expansion for ASTRID. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Names:First names:Female |
| ASTROLOGIST | Analyses Stars To Read Other's Lives - Obscurest Genethliac Inferences Seem True |
Angela Brett Religion:Astrology |
| ATHEISM | All That Has Existed Is Strictly Mechanistic |
Angela Brett Religion |
| ATHEIST | A True Heathen's Existence Is Sans Theology |
Angela Brett Religion |
| ATHEISTIC | All The Hard Evidence Implies Scientific Theory Is Correct |
Angela Brett Religion |
| ATKINS | All They Know Is 'Nothing Starchy' |
Angela Brett, on the Atkins diet. Food & Drink |
| ATMOSPHERIC | At The Moment Our Sulphur Perhaps Helps Equipoise Rise In CO2 |
Angela Brett, who recalls hearing about 'sulphur cooling' caused by sulphur dioxide in the atmosphere counteracting the greenhouse effect. (Just as long as you don't mind acid rain!) Science:Chemistry Science:Environment |
| AUSPICIOUS | An Unspecified Superstition Presents Itself, Creating Intuition Of Unbridled Success |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives |
| AVOCADO | A 'Victim' Of Cholesterol Advocates Delicate Oil |
Angela Brett Food & Drink |
| AVOIDANCE | A Villainy Of Investing Dollars And Not Contributing Excise |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order Commerce:Money |
| AWAY | Absent, Went After You! |
Angela Brett (Thinking of turning up at someone's house and finding they're on the way to visit you) People & Relationships |
| AXE | Anihilate Xyloid Extremities |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Plants |
| AZYME | Any Zymotechnic Yeasts Mustn't Enter |
Angela Brett Science:Biology |
| BABEL | Brought About (Biblically) Every Language |
Angela Brett Religion |
| BABY | Boisterous And Bouncy Youth |
Angela Brett and Dustan Dowsing, inspired by Quantum Reid, Angela Brett's nephew - see his homepage at http://www.angelfire.com/az/lizreid/quantum.html Science:Biology People & Relationships:Family |
| BACHELOR | Because Anyone Continuing His Education's Low On Romance? |
Angela Brett, B.SC. People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce Education:Qualifications |
| BAGHDAD | Before Americans Get Here, Dozens Are Dying |
Angela Brett (this acronym could be either for or against the war in Iraq... am I referring to the dozens being killed while US troops are on the way to Baghdad, or those killed by Saddam Hussein before the war started?) Places:Towns & Cities Military:War & Terrorism |
| BANK | Blast! Account Not Known! |
Angela Brett Commerce:Money |
| BAR | Barney's A Regular/Resident! |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic Food & Drink:Food Outlets |
| BARREL-LOL | Being Amused, Riotously Raucous Excessive Laughter - Look Out Listeners! |
Started by Angela Brett, perfected by Tony McCoy O'Grady. A play on 'barrel roll.' Laughter |
| BART | Boy's A Real Troublemaker |
Angela Brett Entertainment:TV shows:The Simpsons |
| BASIC | Began At Seven, I'd Conjecture |
Angela Brett, whose brothers forced her into BASIC programming pretty much as soon as she could read. Computers:Programming |
| BATH | Beware A Toweled Hitchhiker |
Angela Brett (see SPA) Household Objects:Towels |
| BATTERIES | Began A Trip Thinking Extra Required... Instead, Existing Survived. |
Angela Brett, who took plenty of batteries with her to Palmerston North only to find that the ones already in her Newton lasted the whole trip. (Well, apart from the last few hours on the bus. But they would have survived that easily if they hadn't been a third used to begin with. If you're not happy with the slight deception, change it to 'Eight's Sufficient' in your head.) Science:Electronics |
| BE | Bankrupt Enterprise |
Angela Brett Computers Commerce:Companies |
| BEEF | BSE Endangered English Farms |
Angela Brett Food & Drink Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| BEEHIVE | Brings Extra Elevation... Hair Is Vertical Extremity |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| BEIGEPHONE | Basically Emits Indecipherable Garbage... Each Person Hears Only Noise, Essentially. |
Angela Brett (The beigephone is the windoze user's equivalent of MacGirl's MACPHONE) MacGirl & KeyBoard |
| BERTHA | Brilliance Everyone Related To Her Admires |
Angela Brett (the name Bertha comes from berht, an Ancient Germanic word meaning "Brilliant.") Names:First names:Female |
| BHANG | Bums Harvest Addictive, Narcotic Greenery |
Angela Brett Drugs:Cannabis |
| BIBLE | Books Inside Book, Lasting Evangelism |
Angela Brett Religion Art & Literature:Book Titles |
| BIG | Behold Its Greatness! |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives |
| BIMBO | Brainless Individual, Meretricious Blonde Ornament. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Personality Traits People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| BIOLOGY | By Investigation Of Life, One Gains Yang? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady and Angela Brett Science:Biology |
| BIONIC | Believe It Or Not, I'm Cybernetic! |
Angela Brett Science:Biology |
| BIOS | Boots In One Second |
Angela Brett (BIOS actually stands for Basic Input Output System) Computers |
| BIRTHDAY | Because It's Really Tough Having Death Anniversaries Yearly! |
Angela Brett Time:Special Occasions |
| BITWISE | Boolean Instructions Tackle Words In Single Elements |
Angela Brett Computers:Programming |
| BLACK | Basically Lightless, As Coal / Kohl |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives:Colours |
| BLAH | Boring Lecture, All Humdrum. |
Angela Brett Education:Slow Teaching |
| BLAINE | Bad Liver Affected Infant's Name, Evidently |
Angela Brett (the name Blaine comes from bla, a Gaelic word meaning "Yellow." I wonder how many babies were named Blaine because they were jaundiced.) Names:First names:Male |
| BLASTOISE | Blasting Liquid Adds Speed - Third One In Squirtle Evolution |
Angela Brett (Blastoise is Pokemon #9) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| BLOW | Breathe Like Oral Wind |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs |
| BLUE | Badly Lovesick? Unhappy, Emotionally... |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives:Colours |
| BOATS | Best Ones Are Trailer-Sailers |
Angela Brett Transport |
| BODIES | 'Bravery' Of Dead Is Euphemism: Stupidity! |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Death |
| BONDED | Baby Of New Dad Enjoys/Endures Doting |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Family |
| BONES | Broken Ones Need Elevation & Support |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| BONGS | Bigwigs Ordered No Gear Sales |
Angela Brett, after a law was passed prohibiting the sale of cannabis-smoking apparatus. Drugs |
| BOOB | Bounces Out Of Bra |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| BOREDOM | Brain On Recess, Extreme Disuse Of Mind. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Emotions |
| BORING | Breaking (Operating Rotary Instruments) New Ground |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs |
| BOSS | Bags Over-Sized Salary |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| BOSTON | Bay Of Spilt Tea - Oh No! |
Angela Brett History Places:Towns & Cities:USA |
| BOWEL | Back Off... Wind Emission Likely. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| BOXERS | Balls (Of XY-Endowed) Readily Swing |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
| BOYFRIEND | Brag Of Your First Romance... It's Everlasting, No Doubt. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| BRA | Breast-Restraining Apparatus |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
| BRAIDS | Bring Relative Alignment Into Disordered Strands |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| BRANDING | Buyers Remember A Name, Discredit If No Good |
Angela Brett Commerce |
| BRASSIERE | Breast-Restraining Apparatus, Sometimes Shown In Extremely Raunchy Exposes |
Angela Brett and Steve Keate Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
| BREASTS | Babies Rarely Ever Attempt Suckling Two Simultaneously! |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| BROKEN | By Rebelling, Outlaws Keep Everyone Noticing |
Angela Brett, because laws are made to be broken. The theory is that criminals are really just doing what they do because they want attention. Sentence potential criminals to preventative attention and everything will be fine. People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| BRONZE | Be Really Open - Nearness Zenithal Emotionally. |
Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the bronze (8th) wedding anniversary. Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| BRUNO | Brown - Rather Uninspiring Name Origin |
Angela Brett Names:First names:Male |
| BRYCE | Build, Render - You've Created Environment! |
Angela Brett (Bryce is a 3D landscaping and animation application... see http://corel.com) Computers |
| B.SC. | Biological Scientific Calculator |
Angela Brett, after graduating with a B.Sc. (Bachelor of Science) majoring in MATHEMATICS. Re-expansions of existing acronyms Education:Qualifications |
| BTW | Brain To Wander... |
Angela Brett (BTW usually stands for 'By The Way') Re-expansions of existing acronyms:Conversational |
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