Abbreviated Pronunciations Require Omniscience -- Not Your Median Science.
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| THORIUM | This Has Only Rare Industrial Uses, Mostly. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| THREAD | Take Heed - Rarely Eaten At Dinnertime! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Threads & Fabric:Edible(?) |
| THREADBEAR | This Has Really Evocative Associations Dearest Bedtime/ Evening Associate's Ragged |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to THREADBARE Household Objects:Threads & Fabric |
| THRIVE | To Healthily & Robustly Increase Volume Encompassed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology |
| THUNDER | Terrifying Heavy Unpleasant Noise, Deep, Echoing & Reverberating |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Meteorology |
| THURSDAY | Thirsty, Hungover, Unsettled, Really Sick? Drink's Assailing You. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Weekdays |
| TIFF | This Interrupts Firm Friendship |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| TIGERS | They Inhabit Grasslands Eating Reckless Stragglers |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals |
| TIME | This Is My Expertise |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who can do ALMOST ANYTHING, given TIME and ENCOURAGEMENT. Time |
| TIMON | Truly Is Miser's Opposite Number |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Timon of Athens Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Timon of Athens |
| TINGLE | Tension Is Now Growing - Likewise Excitement |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| TITANIC | The Iceberg That, Amazingly, Nudged Into Cruiser. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport History People & Relationships:Disaster |
| TITTER | This Is Too True, Embarrassing Really |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter |
| TITUS | This Is Telling Us Something. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Bible books |
| TOFU | Type Of Food? Ugh! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
| TOILET | Trousers Off, I Leave Excreta There |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Buildings:The 'Little Room' |
| TOMMIE | Trooper, Or Military Man, In England |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military:Ranks |
| TOOTSIE | This 'Outing' Of Transvestite Scheme Is Entertaining |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Movies |
| TORPEDO | They Often Roamed Pacific Exploding Destroyers Overhead |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military:Weapons |
| TOUCHSTONE | The Outwardly Urbane Clown - His Sylvan Tryst Opens New Emotions |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's As You Like It Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:As You Like It |
| TOWELS | Take Off Watery Excess / Liquid Surplus |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, on TOWEL DAY Household Objects:Towels |
| TOWNIE | This One Will Never Investigate Environment |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| TRAINING | Thick Recruits And Inductees Need Instruction, Not Guesswork |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education |
| TRAJECTORY | The Rounded Arc Javelins Exhibit / Career Track Of Redundant Yuppie |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships Sports & Recreation Science:Physics |
| TRANIO | Trades Roles And Now Is Overlord |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Taming of the Shrew |
| TRANSPORT | To Recapture Anthony's Natural Supremacy, Propose One Registers TRANSPORT |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, along with 38 other TRANSPORT acronyms so that he'd recapture the honour of 'Most expansions of the same word/phrase.' Transport |
| TREES | Truly Recyclable Earth-Enhancing Subjects |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Plants:Trees |
| TRIANGLE | This Rattles If Agitated - Needs, Generally, Little Experience |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music:Instruments |
| TRICYCLE | Three Round Items - Can Your Child Learn Easily |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| TRINCULO | Trenchant Royal Idiot - Nagging Contains Usually 'Learned' Observations |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Tempest Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Tempest |
| TRISTRAM | Tragically Roused Iseult's Sentiments, This Really Angered Mark. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Arthurian Legend |
| TRIVIA | Tiresome Recollection? It's Very Interesting Actually |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Main |
| TRUISM | The Ruddy Usual Inane Sentence - Meaningless! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Main |
| TRUTH | They Round Up The Hoodlums |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after completing the marathon TRUTH, JUSTICE, AND THE AMERICAN WAY. MacGirl & KeyBoard |
| TUESDAY | Tired, Useless, Energy Sapped? Devour A Yogurt |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Weekdays |
| TUNISIA | Temperate Up North, In South It's Arid. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| TURKEY | They Unmercifully Repress Kurds Even Yet. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| TURKMENISTAN | They Until Recently Kept Moscow's Edicts, Now Independent - Some Think Autonomy Novel. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| TUSH | Twin Undulations, Sit Here. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| TWAIN | This Writer Authored Interesting Novels |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Writers |
| TWINE | Twisted Wiry Inventions Not Everlasting |
Angela Brett and Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Threads & Fabric |
| TWISTED | Truly Wicked Individual Still Trying Evil Deeds |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| TYBALT | Take Your Blade And Lunge Through |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Romeo and Juliet |
| TZAR | This Zombie's A Ruler! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Politics |
| UAKARI | Ululating Anthropoid - Keep Away, Remain Isolated |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals |
| UBEROUS | Uniquely Bounteous Emissions - Regularly Offering Unending Sustenance |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
| UGANDA | Under General Amin Numerous Dreadful Atrocities. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| UKRAINE | Uprising Knocked Russians Aside - Independence Now Established. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| UNCLEAN | Useful Nobodies, Computer Literate Educationalists Around Nottingham |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see UNITS) Education:University of Nottingham School of Community Health Sciences IT Subgroup |
| UNDERCOAT | Usually Non-Digestible Eaters Regularly Crouch Over A Toilet |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see GLOSS) Food & Drink:Home(-cooked) Improvement:Paint |
| UNDERSTAND | Use Noggin! Deductive Exercises Route Someone Towards A New Discernment |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| UNESCO | Usefully Now Enables Spreading Cultures Overseas |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (UNESCO actually stands for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| UNICEF | Usually Needed If Children Endure Famine |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (UNICEF actually stands for United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| UNIFORM | Users Need Individual Fittings, Or Result's Messy |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing |
| UNLADYLIKE | Uncommonly Naughty, Linking And Dampening Your Lips In Kissing Everyone |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Genderalisations |
| UNTRADITIONAL | Using New Techniques, Rituals Are Destroyed Instantly. Those In Office Never Alter Laws |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| UPBEAT | Uplifting Performance, Betcha Everybody's A' Tappin' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music |
| URANIUM | Unpleasant Radiation - And Normally Is Used Militarily |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| URL | Unintelligible Random Letters |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (URL usually stands for Uniform Resource Locator) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Internet:URLs |
| URUGUAY | Uneasy Realm, Urban Guerrillas Unsettle Army Yeomanry. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| UTTERED | Used To Talk Endlessly, Rathered Enjoyed Discourse |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication:Talking |
| UZIS | Used Zealously In Soldiering |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military:Weapons |
| VAC | Vernal Annual Cleansing |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs |
| VANDALS | Valuable Antiques Neatly Displayed And, Luckily, Sold! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see SHOVE OFF) Words & Wordplay:Rudeness:Rude Advertising Slogans |
| VENUS | Volcanic Environment Near Unbearable Sunshine |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Astronomy:Planets |
| VIDEOTAPE | Viewing Is Delayed, Even Old Television Appears Pathetic Eventually |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment |
| VIETNAM | Victorious In Ending That Nasty American Matter. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| VILE | Very Intensely Loathsome Entity |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
| VILLAIN | Violent Individual Largely Lacking Any Innate Niceness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady MacGirl & KeyBoard People & Relationships:Law & Order:Criminals |
| VILLAINS | Violent Individuals Little Liked Amongst Innocent Normal Society |
Tony McCoy O'Grady MacGirl & KeyBoard People & Relationships:Law & Order:Criminals |
| VINNY | Violence Is Not Nice, Y'know |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to soccer's 'hard man' Vinny Jones, who has turned to acting in films and plays 'hard' roles Names:First names:Male Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses |
| VIOLET | Very Intense On Lady's Eyelids - Tempting |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives:Colours |
| VIRGO | Vaguely Intelligent Readers Given Opinions |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Astrology |
| VIRII | Violently Invasive - Readily Initiating Illnesses |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| VITAMINS | Vital Ingredients To Assure Mankind Is Not Sickly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology Food & Drink |
| VOL-AU-VENTS | Voiced One Laugh And Uncertainly Ventured Extra - Needed To Stop |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after he'd said "How's that for starters" and Angela had replied that it wasn't as nice as vol-au-vents. Laughter |
| VULCAN | Vesuvius's Unpredictabilty = Life's Chancy Around Naples |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - Vulcan was the Roman God of Fire and lived beneath a volcano, several ore mentioned as being home to him. Religion:Roman Gods & Goddesses Science:Geology |
| VULGAR | Very Unlovely Lacks Gentleness And Refinement |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
| VYING | Valiant Youths In National Games |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation |
| WABAIN | Wood Alkaloid Brings About Immediate Narcosis |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry |
| WACKY | Weird And Crazed Kooky Youth |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| WALES | Wherein Abide Leek-Eating Sheep |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| WALKABOUT | When All Local Kiddies Are Bedecked, 'Onouring Uppity Tourist |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Politics:Royalty |
| WALKMAN | While A Listener's Kinetic, Music Around Noggin. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who wasn't sure whether Angela would know the term 'noggin' for head. Entertainment:Music Science:Electronics |
| WAREHOUSE | Where A Retailing Empire Holds Over Unsold Stock Excess |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce Places:Buildings |
| WARP | Wood's Awry, Rain Penetrated |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs |
| WARTS | Where A Rubbed Toad Shows |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Old wives tales talk of catching warts from touching toads) Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| WARWICK | Wily Adviser, Respected & Wise - Is Called 'Kingmaker' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's King Henry VI Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King Henry VI |
| WASHER | When A Seal Has Expired, Replace! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects |
| WATER | Wet And Terrifically Essential Resource |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Drinks |
| WATERFALL | Where A Torrent Eternally Rolls Forward - A Liquid Location |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who wants to see a submission from AngelFalls Brett Places:Waterways |
| WATERMELON | Wet And Tasty (Eaten Ripe) - Much Elbow-Licking Often Necessary |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (the juice gets everywhere!) Food & Drink |
| WEST | Where Exits Sun Today |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Positions & Directions |
| WHAT? | Would Happily Accept Teaching |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Main |
| WHATEVER | We Hear All That's Expressed - Valiantly Eschewing Reasoning |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - many people with a closed mind will say "whatever" to end a discussion they are bored with. Communication |
| WHEEL | Wonderfully Helpful, Enabling Easy Locomotion |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Car Parts |
| WHISKEY | We Have Irish, Scotch, Kentucky - Enjoy Yourself |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
| WHOOP | Welcome Hearty Outburst Of Pleasure |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter Assorted Nouns:Noises |
| WICCA | Witches In Coven Conjure Antichrist |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion |
| WIKIPEDIA | What I Know Is Perfect, Encyclopedia's Definition Is Augmented. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady I really like the idea of Wikipedia, particularly the notion that people can add extra detail to an entry in an area they know a lot about. Computers:Internet |
| WILLIAMS | Wise Infantryman Loves Life, Is At Majesty's Service |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's King Henry V Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King Henry V |
| WINDOWS | Will I Never Discover Original, Wondrous Software? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Windows |
| WINFIELD | Woolwoorth's Internal Name For Its 'Emulatory Label' Designs |
Tony McCoy O'Grady = Winfield is the name used by the Woolworth group for its 'own brand' label products. Winfield was the second forename of Frank W Woolworth who founded the company. Names:Famous people Commerce |
| WINSTON | Would Induce Non-Smokers To Oppose Nicotine |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Drugs:Tobacco |
| WITHER | Water Is Taken Hurriedly, Ensuring Roughness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology |
| WITH-OUT | Who Invented This Horrid , Objectionable, Unpleasant Term? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Angela used 'With-Out' in an expansion. Main |
| WITTICISM | What It Takes To Incite Cackling Is Sometimes Magical |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter |
| WOBBLE | Well Off Balance By Losing Equilibrium |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs |
| WOBBLER | Went Overboard By Blusteringly Launching Enraged Response |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - in Ireland the term "He threw a wobbler" is used to describe someone's reaction to bad news People & Relationships |
| WOMAN | Witters On Meaninglessly - Ad Nauseam |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Genderalisations |
| WOMEN | We Only Make Empty Noises. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady. (The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect those of the Editor.) People & Relationships:Genderalisations |
| WONDERBRA | Wearing One Nowadays Develops Enormously Robust Bosom - Rather Artificially |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
| WON'T | Waiting On Next Tweaking |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, suggesting a name for the 'W' category (see MOSCOW (2)) Words & Wordplay |
| WROTE | Words Relayed Orthographically To Endure |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature Communication |
| WYND | Winding Yet Narrow Defile |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places |
| XANTH- | Xyris: Aptly Named! Tint's Here |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Xyris is a yellow plant, and Xanth denotes yellowness.) Assorted Adjectives:Colours |
| XYLOPHONE | Xpressive Yet Lively Once Person Hammers Orchestral Notes Enchantingly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music:Instruments |
| YABBER | You're Always Bloody Bellyaching, Expressing Resentments |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication:Talking |
| YACHT | You're Among Classy Harbour Traffic |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| YIKES | Your Intense Keening Evinces Surprise |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Main |
| YIN/YANG | Your Influential Nature - You Avoid Net Gains |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, saying: Together they add up to a set 'total'. If you lose three 'points' of yin, then you gain three 'points' of yang, as far as I can interpret it. Religion |
| YODA | You're One Dire Actor |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Movies Art & Literature:Fictional Characters |
| YORICK | Your Only Residue Inspires Comic Knockabout |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Hamlet, Prince of Denmark Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark |
| YORK | Yorkshire's Own Rebellious Knight |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's King Henry VI Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King Henry VI |
| YOUNG | Youth's Ongoing, Until Nearly Geriatric |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Age |
| YOUTH | You're Obviously Unable To Hesitate |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, still picking holes in MacGirl. MacGirl & KeyBoard Time:Age |
| YTTERBIUM | You Try This Expansion. Reference Book Is Unhelpful, Mostly. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| YTTRIUM | Your Television Tube Requires It's Use, Mainly. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| YUGOSLAVIA | Your Usual Genocide One Supposes, Lasting American Victory Is Attainable? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| YUP | You're Unusually Perceptive! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Angela correctly guessed why he didn't want his ME expansion in the stack. (Hopefully it's okay to just mention it!) Communication:Yesses And Noes |
| YURT | Your Uniquely Russian Tent |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Buildings |
| ZABAGLIONE | Zesty And Beautiful - A Good Lunch Is Obviously Nearly Ended |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
| ZAIRE | Zebras Abound In Region's East. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| ZAMBIA | Zinc And Mining-Based Industries Abound. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| ZIMBABWE | Zealous In Making Beginnings Against Black & White Extremists |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| ZINC | Zenith In Non-Corrosion |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| ZURICH | Zwingli's Upstart Religion Is Considered Heretical. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, beating his own attempt at getting the last acronym in the stack. We challenge you acronymisers out there to beat it! (Zwingli was a Swiss priest and reformation character in Zurich in the 1500s.) Places:Towns & Cities |
| ZWINGLI | Zealous Worker In New Gospel Literary Interpretations |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion Names:Famous people |
| ZWITTERION | Zany Wierd Ion That's 'Twice Electified' - Result Isn't Only Negative |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry |
| ZYMOTIC | Zesty Yeasts Make One's Throat Infection Contagious |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, [temporarily] succeeding in creating the stack's last acronym. You try to beat ZYMOTIC! Science:Biology |
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