Anyone's Permitted Ratifying O'Grady's Neologism? Yes, Make Some!
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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| LIBERTY | Lady, I Bestow Every Right To You |
Angela Brett People & Relationships |
| LIBRARY | Life In Book Room Always Relaxes You |
Angela Brett Art & Literature Places:Buildings |
| LIFE | Likely Isn't For Ever |
Angela Brett People & Relationships |
| LIFELESS | Lying In Floppy Entropy - Lived, Expired, Sleeping Soullessly |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Death |
| LIFER | Locked In For Ever - Revenge! |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order:Criminals |
| LIFF | Look Inside For Facts |
Angela Brett - Liff is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as being, 'A book, the contents of which are totally belied by its cover...' Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| LIFT | Lazily Into Floor Twenty |
Angela Brett Places:Buildings |
| LIGHT | Lamp Is Generating Heat Too! |
Angela Brett Household Objects Science:Physics |
| LINE | Left Impregnated, Not Estimable |
Angela Brett (Line is HANS THOMAS's grandmother, who became pregnant to a German soldier and was hated for it) Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:The Solitaire Mystery |
| LINEN | Living In Nuptials Enhances Nookie |
Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the linen (4th) wedding anniversary. Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| LINKS | Last Inventive 'Nym? Keep Surfing! |
Angela Brett, because if you ever manage to read all the acronyms at http://acronyms.co.nz, you can still go to the Links page at http://acronyms.co.nz/links.html and view some related websites. Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website:Page Titles |
| LINUX | Lovely... If Not Using Xwindows! |
Angela Brett Computers:Linux |
| LIP | Lick If Parched |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| LIPS | Lively If Person's Speaking |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| LIQUOR | Liquid I Quaff Unceasingly, Often Refreshing. |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
| LISA | Lone Intelligent Simpson Artiste |
Angela Brett and Tony McCoy O'Grady (there are other intelligent female Simpsons, but they're not on TV often) Entertainment:TV shows:The Simpsons |
| LMAO | Likely Mildly Amused... Overexaggerating |
Angela Brett (LMAO usually stands for Laughing My A*se Off) Laughter Re-expansions of existing acronyms:Conversational |
| LOCK | Lacking Owner's Combination / Key |
Angela Brett Household Objects |
| LOGIC | Lots Of Gates In Combination |
Angela Brett Science:Electronics |
| LOGOGRAPH | Like Oriental Glyphs - One Graphically Represents A Particular Heading. |
Angela Brett Science:Linguistics |
| LOMBARD | Laptop Outer Made By Apple's Respected Developers |
Angela Brett (Lombard was the name of the casing for the PowerBook models codenamed Bronze Keyboard and Pismo.) Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware Names:Code Names:Apple |
| LONELINESS | Leaves One Needing Embraces. Lifeforce Is Not Entirely Self-Sufficient |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Emotions |
| LONELY | Loss Of Nearness, Emotionally, Leaves Yearning. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Emotions |
| LOO | Lavatory Or Outhouse |
Angela Brett Places:Buildings:The 'Little Room' |
| LOST | Looking Over Strange Terrain |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives |
| LOVE | Life's One Vital Emotion |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| LOVING | Leave Out Violence In Next Generation |
Angela Brett, in response to the same request as WATCH OUT, referring to people who grow up to be abusive because their parents were, and they don't know any other way of parenting. People & Relationships:Family People & Relationships:Emotions People & Relationships:Abuse |
| LUAS | Locals Understand As 'Speed' |
Angela Brett -- According to http://www.lrta.org/luasindex.html: What does the name LUAS stand for? Luas is the Irish word for speed and so (as it is not an abbreviation) should be written Luas rather than L.U.A.S. I beg to differ! Transport:Trains |
| LUDWIG | Loved Unfortunate Damsel With Innertube Gash |
Angela Brett (Ludwig fell in love with HANS THOMAS's grandmother after helping her with a puncture.) Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:The Solitaire Mystery |
| LUGIA | Lies Undersea Guarding Immense Abilities |
Angela Brett (Lugia is Pokemon #249) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| LUST | Love Underlying Sexual Tensions? |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| MACHINE | Making Acronyms Constantly - He Is Neatly Eloquent. |
Angela Brett, describing Tony after reading an email from him containing 45 new acronyms, mostly related to Arthurian legend. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| MACHOP | Martial Arts Can Harm Other Pokemon |
Angela Brett (Machop is Pokemon #66) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| MACPAC | Many A Camper Prefers Acclaimed Carrybags |
Angela Brett Sports & Recreation |
| MAF | Much About Flora |
Angela Brett, referring to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. Re-expansions of existing acronyms Science:Biology |
| MAGIKARP | Much Ancentral Greatness - Immediate Kin Aren't Really Powerful. |
Angela Brett (Magikarp is Pokemon #129) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| MAINTENANCE | Madness! Apparently I Need To Endure (No Arguments) Numerous Cosmetic Enhancements! |
Angela Brett, whose idea of maintenance is eating, breathing and fixing bugs. Assorted Nouns |
| MALES | Most Are Lustily Expecting Sex |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Genderalisations |
| MAMMAL | Mother Animal Makes Milk And Lactates |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals |
| MAMMARIES | Most All Manly Men Are Rapt If Eying Some. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| MAMMOGRAM | Manipulate And Mash Melons - Oncologists Gather 'Round And Murmur. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| MAN | Mutters Ad Nauseum |
Angela Brett, after MANTRA People & Relationships:Genderalisations |
| MANGERE | Maori Aborigines Not Generally Energetic - Rarely Employed |
Angela Brett (apart from being a suburb which is supposedly full of the kind of people described in the expansion, mangere means 'lazy' in Maori.) Science:Linguistics:Maori Words Places:Towns & Cities:New Zealand |
| MANIFOLD | Much About Nature Is Full Of Living Diversity |
Angela Brett and Tony McCoy O'Grady Science Assorted Adjectives |
| MANSION | Millionaires Are Needlessly Squandering Income On Nonessentials. |
Angela Brett Places:Buildings |
| MANTIS | Make A Note That It's Screwy |
Angela Brett (Mantis is a program for keeping track of bugs in software.) Computers:Programming |
| MANTRA | Mutter Ad Nauseum 'Til Revelation's Apparent |
Angela Brett Religion |
| MARATHON | Many Asthmatic Runners Are Treated - Hospitals Offer Nebulisers. |
Angela Brett Sports & Recreation |
| MARCH | May & April Rounding Corner Hastily. |
Angela Brett Time:Months |
| MARGE | Mother - A Really Good Epitome |
Angela Brett Entertainment:TV shows:The Simpsons |
| MARIJUANA | Mind-Altering Recreational Inhalant - Joints Usually Are Not Approved |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett Drugs:Cannabis |
| MARRIAGE | Make A Relationship Remain Into Amours' Geriatric End |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| MARRIOTT | Most Agree Room Rent Is Over The Top |
Angela Brett Places:Buildings |
| MARTIN | Make A Rival Town Into Necropolis! |
Angela Brett (Martin means 'warlike') Names:First names:Male |
| MASH | Make A Spud Horrible/Heavenly |
Angela Brett, who only likes mashed potatoes sometimes. Food & Drink |
| MASTURBATE | Mating Alone?! Sexual Tension's Usually Relieved By A Twin Euphoria. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| MATHEMATICS | Methodology Attempting To Harmonise Equations, Many Apply Techniques In Calculus & Statistics. |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics |
| MATHS | Models, Axioms, Theorems, Hypothetical Structures |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics |
| MATLAB | Mathematical Algorithms Take Little Actual Brainpower. |
Angela Brett (MATLAB is a mathematics software package) Computers Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software:Applications |
| MAYBE | Mainly A 'Yes, But...' Ensues. |
Angela Brett Communication:Yesses And Noes |
| MCP | Mastered Crappy Programs |
Angela Brett (MCP usually stands for Microsoft Certified Professional) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Windows Education:Qualifications |
| ME | My Existance |
Angela Brett People & Relationships |
| MEASUREMENTS | Must Ensure Accurate Size Using Ruler - Errors Mean Everything's Now Too Short! |
Angela Brett and Patricia Rix Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
| MECCA | Muslims Everywhere Can Come Along. |
Angela Brett Places Religion |
| MEDICINE | Might Eradicate Disease, If Contagion Is Nullified Everywhere. |
Angela Brett Drugs |
| MENAECHMUS | Mathematician Entered Near Alopeconnesus - Explained Cones Had Many Useful Sections. |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians |
| MENSA | Modern Einsteins Need Stimulating Associates |
Angela Brett, after Edwin mentioned on the ACRONYMS forums that Mensa were looking for acronyms of their name. People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| MENSANS | Maybe Edwin's Not Slow, Angela's Nauseatingly So. |
Angela Brett -- in about 1998 I filled in an application form to join MENSA, so that Edwin (a MENSA member) would have a chance of winning something. In 2001 I found the form and mailed it. It's now November 2003 and every so often I get an email announcing the next inconvenient entrance test date. Sorry Edwin, I don't think you'll win that competition. People & Relationships |
| MENTAL | Mind Expanding? No? Then Add Letters. |
Angela Brett -- whichever meaning you read into this, apronymising is mental! Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| MESON | Matter Element Shadowing Own Negation |
Angela Brett (a meson is composed of a QUARK and an antiquark) Science:Physics:Particles |
| MESSAGEPAD | My Erratic Script Sometimes Assists Good Expansion Production - Alternate Decipherings. |
Angela Brett, because she originally thought of 'My Erratic Scribbling' but her Newton MessagePad couldn't read that, and suggested Scripting - which, minus the -ing, is probably a better word for the expansion. Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| METAL | Most Elements That Aren't Light |
Angela Brett (astronomers call any elements heavier than helium 'metals'.) Science:Chemistry Science:Astronomy |
| METAPOD | Malprepared, Easy To Attack, Poor Offense & Defense |
Angela Brett (Metapod is Pokemon #11) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| METRE | Measured Equator To Rotator's Extremities |
Angela Brett (the metre was originally intended to be one ten millionth of the distance from pole to equator.) Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
| METRICS | Marking Each Thousandfold Range Is Convenient Symbol |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
| MEW | Mirage? Experts Wonder |
Angela Brett (Mew is Pokemon #151) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| MI | Musical Intonation |
Angela Brett Entertainment:Music |
| MICHAEL | Maybe I'm Christ (Heavens Above!) Extreme Likeness |
Angela Brett (Michael means 'Like God') Names:First names:Male |
| MICHIGAN | Maybe I Could Have It Good Around Newberry |
Angela Brett Places:States & Regions |
| MIDNIGHT | My, It's Dark! Now I'm Getting Horribly Tired. |
Angela Brett Time |
| MILES | Merciful Individual - Likely Etymon's Slavonic. |
Angela Brett Names:First names:Male |
| MIME | Minus Intonation, Minus Equipment |
Angela Brett Entertainment |
| MIND | Much Intelligence Now Dormant |
Angela Brett, when Bern said something about mind expanding. People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| MINE | Minerals In Nature Extracted |
Angela Brett Places Science:Chemistry |
| MIRROR | My Image Reflected - Reverse Of Reality |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Furniture |
| MISTAKE | My Incompetence Started This Awful Knowledge Error. |
Angela Brett Assorted Nouns |
| MISTY | Mostly Impossible Seeing Two Yards |
Angela Brett Science:Meteorology |
| MODEM | Mine Often DIsconnects… Extremely Maddening. |
Angela Brett, whose new modem keeps cutting her off even after having its dongle fixed and the phone lines to the house fixed. Computers:Generic Hardware |
| MODIFIERS | Mould Our Data Into Form Incorporating Esoteric Reckoning Symbols |
Angela Brett, on encountering warning C4229: anachronism used : modifiers on data are ignored Computers:Programming |
| MOHAWK | My On-Head Alps Will Kill! |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| MOLTRES | Mascot Of League - Trainers Respect Everburning Soarer |
Angela Brett (Moltres is Pokemon #146) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| MOM | Maker Of Me |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Family |
| MOMMIES | Mom Or Mum? Mummies Is English Spelling |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Family |
| MONICA | Mistress Of Nation - Intern Controlled America |
Angela Brett, referring to Monica LEWINSKY Names:Famous people Politics Names:First names:Female |
| MONOPOLIST | Microsoft Owns Ninety-Odd Percent Of Labels In Software Trade. |
Angela Brett, who hopes that figure isn't true. Computers:Windows |
| MONSTERS | May Often Not Seem To Exist... Rarely Seen. |
Angela Brett Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Mythical Creatures |
| MOOF | Macintosh Owners Offer Fellowship |
Angela Brett, who is considering starting up a club with that name at the university... it sure is better than MUMUG (Massey University Macintosh Users Group) and MOOF would catch the attention of anyone who's ever heard a DogCow. Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| MORPHEME | Manufacture Of Reductionist Philosophy - Here's Elementary Meaningful Entity. |
Angela Brett Science:Linguistics |
| MORTARBOARD | Most Optically Ridiculous Tradition... Academic Regalia Bordering On A Roof/ Desk. |
Angela Brett, a few weeks before graduating. Household Objects:Clothing:Academic Regalia |
| MOTHERBOARD | Mother Of Too-Hard Eating! Ridiculously Broad - Oesophagus Actually Ruptures Dangerously! |
Angela Brett Computers:Do Not Eat |
| MOVIE | Modern Ones Value Indecent Exposure |
Angela Brett Entertainment:Movies |
| MOZART | Music Often Zesty, Aurally Rich Treats |
Angela Brett Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| MRS. | Mister's Reliable Servant? |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Titles |
| MSBLASTER | My Server Began Losing All Speed... Those Evil Rascals! |
Angela Brett, though she doubts that the MSBlaster worm would be targetting the Apronyms site with its DOS attacks. Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website:Excuses for Slow Loading |
| MULTIBABEL | Most Uninteresting Language Typed In, But After Butchering Elicits Laughter! |
Angela Brett, referring to http://www.tashian.com/multibabel/ which uses the automated translation at babelfish.altavista.com to translate English into several different languages and back consecutively. The results can be most amusing! Science:Linguistics Computers:Internet |
| MURDER | Motive Usually Revenge, Dealt Excessively Ruthlessly. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order People & Relationships:Death |
| MYBOOK | Many Yippees Born Out Of Kleptomania! |
Angela Brett - myBook was given to me by Steve WOZNIAK after DIFFERENT THOUGHT was sort of stolen - see also IBOOK (7). myBook's web pages are at http://acronyms.co.nz/angela/mac/myBook/ Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware:Angela's Apples |
| MYTHICAL | Make Your Theology Highly Interesting - Create A Legend! |
Angela Brett Art & Literature:Myths & Legends |
| NACTION | Not And, 'Cause Truly It's Only N |
Angela Brett (Naction is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'The 'n' with which cheap advertising copywriters replace the word 'and' (as in 'fish 'n' chips', 'mix 'n' match', 'assault 'n' battery'), in the mistaken belief that this is in some way chummy or endearing. Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| NASAL | Nostrils And Sinuses Are Leaking |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| NAY | Not A Yes |
Angela Brett Communication:Yesses And Noes |
| NEAT | Not Even Adding Tonic |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
| NEGLIGEE | Nearly Every Guy Lusts If Girl's Ensemble's Enticing |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
| NERD | Never Experiences Romantic Dates |
Angela Brett People & Relationships |
| NEUTRINO | Not Entirely Untouchable, Though Rarely Interacts. Neutral, Obviously. |
Angela Brett Science:Physics:Particles |
| NEWS | National Events, World Stories |
Angela Brett Communication |
| NEXT | Now Entitled 'X' (Ten) |
Angela Brett (Mac OS X is a reincarnation of the NeXTStep operating system) Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software |
| NICETIES | Not Interesting Comments, Essentially They're Insignificant, Empty Smalltalk. |
Angela Brett Communication |
| NIMBUS | Now I Must Bring Umbrella - Shoot! |
Angela Brett Science:Meteorology |
| NINCOMPOOP | No Interest, No Charge On Making Purchase... Organise Optimal Payments |
Angela Brett (see SHOVE OFF) Words & Wordplay:Rudeness:Rude Advertising Slogans |
| NINETALES | Neonatally, It Never Exhibits Two Appendages. Later, End Splits. |
Angela Brett (Ninetales is Pokemon #38) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| NON-DIET | Nutrition Of Normal Daily Intake - Eschew Tables |
Angela Brett (referring to nutritional information tables and the more specific 'calorie counters') Food & Drink |
| NONI | Nitwits Opened New Industry |
Angela Brett - As I understand it, the noni was just a weed until somebody decided to convince health nuts that it must be good for you because it tastes bad. Food & Drink |
| NORMAL | Not Outstanding - Really Mundane And Lacklustre |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives |
| NORTH | Now Often Related To 'High' |
Angela Brett Places:Positions & Directions |
| NOSE | Not Only Supporting Eyewear |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| NOSTRIL | Need Olfactory Sense To Revel In Lilies |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| NOW | No Obvious Waiting |
Angela Brett Time |
| NSARRAY | NSObjects Stored Are Retained/ Released Automatically - Yay! |
Angela Brett (see http://developer.apple.com/techpubs/macosx/Cocoa/Reference/Foundation/ObjC_classic/Classes/NSArray.html) Computers:Programming:Cocoa:Foundation Classes |
| NSDICTIONARY | Nest Several, Datasource! It's Convenient To Inform OutlineView Now, And Return Yarely. |
Angela Brett (see http://developer.apple.com/techpubs/macosx/Cocoa/Reference/Foundation/ObjC_classic/Classes/NSDictionary.html and http://developer.apple.com/techpubs/macosx/Cocoa/Reference/ApplicationKit/ObjC_classic/Classes/NSOutlineView.html) Computers:Programming:Cocoa:Foundation Classes |
| NSNOTIFICATION | Need Several Nearby Objects To Indirectly Function In Coalition? Announce The Information On NSNotificationCenter. |
Angela Brett (see http://developer.apple.com/techpubs/macosx/Cocoa/Reference/Foundation/ObjC_classic/Classes/NSNotification.html) Computers:Programming:Cocoa:Foundation Classes |
| NSSET | No Specific Start / End Things |
Angela Brett (see http://developer.apple.com/techpubs/macosx/Cocoa/Reference/Foundation/ObjC_classic/Classes/NSSet.html) Computers:Programming:Cocoa:Foundation Classes |
| NSSTRING | Neatly Stores Some Text - Remember, It's Nothing Graphical. |
Angela Brett (NSString is a Cocoa class for storing text strings, without any attributes such as font or size - see http://developer.apple.com/techpubs/macosx/Cocoa/Reference/Foundation/ObjC_classic/Classes/NSString.html) Computers:Programming:Cocoa:Foundation Classes |
| NSVIEW | Nearly Simplest Visual Interface Element. Wonderful! |
Angela Brett (see http://developer.apple.com/techpubs/macosx/Cocoa/Reference/ApplicationKit/ObjC_classic/Classes/NSView.html) Computers:Programming:Cocoa:Application Kit Classes |
| NUDIST | Nakedness Usually Doesn't Involve Sexual Thoughts. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships |
| NUTS | Not Usually Totally Sane |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments:Mental Illness |
| NUTTERS | Not Unlikely To Try Expanding Ridiculous Stuff |
Angela Brett, because that's what we acronymaniacs are. People & Relationships:Insults |
| NYLONS | Nice Young Lady Of Night's Stockings |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
| NYSTATIN | New York Streptomyces Treats A Thrush Infection Now. |
Angela Brett Drugs |
| OBI | Oriental Belt's Identifier |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Clothing |
| OCR | 'Ow Computers Read |
Angela Brett (OCR usually stands for Optical Character Recognition) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers |
| ODIE | One Dog Is Enough! |
Angela Brett, referring to the dog in the Garfield comics. Art & Literature:Fictional Characters Names:Pet Names |
| OKAY | Otherwise Known As 'Yes' |
Angela Brett Communication:Yesses And Noes |
| 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. People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
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