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| CHIVALRY | Chaps Honourable In Valour Amid Lasting Romantic Yarns. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| CHLORINE | Common Halogen. Liquifies Often. Respiration Is Not Easy. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| CHOCOLATE | Can Help One Cope Over Lover's Absence - Tasty Experience. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships Food & Drink:Confectionery |
| CHOICES | Considering Handy Options Ideally Creates Educated Selection |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| CHOIR | Chanting Hymns Organised In Reverence |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music |
| CHRIS | Chap Has Requested Individual 'Spansion |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:First names:Male Education:University of Nottingham School of Community Health Sciences IT Subgroup |
| CHRIST | Certainly His Resurrection Is Supreme Truth |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion |
| CHRISTOPHER | Church Has Rescinded Individual's Sainthood - They Openly Probed His Essential Reality |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - Some years ago the Catholic Church reviewed the evidence for the existence of St. Christopher (the patron saint of travellers) and he was (along with others) removed from the calendar of the saints. Religion:Saints |
| CHRYSLER | Cars Have Reached Your Souls - Let's Enjoy Racing |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| CIA | Criminals In Authority |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Re-expansions of existing acronyms People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| CIGAR | Can I Generate A Reaction? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, regarding the Clinton/Lewinsky sex scandal Drugs People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| CIGARETTES | Cancer: Idiots Greatly Augment Risk Every Time They 'Enjoy' Smoking |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Drugs:Tobacco |
| CIRCLE | Calculation Into Route Consistently Locus-Equidistant |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Mathematics:Geometry |
| CIVIC | Communitarianism Is Vital In Cities |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| CLARUS | Computer Launched Animal Rendering Useful Service |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when I suggested that KEYBOARD could fly to earth on CLARUS the DogCow, and he wondered how CLARUS could fly. Computers:Macintosh & Newton MacGirl & KeyBoard:Other Characters Science:Biology:Animals |
| CLASSICAL | Cultured Listeners Appreciate Sonorous Sonatas In Concerthalls (And Lifts) |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (for 'lifts' our American readers should read 'elevators'. Entertainment:Music |
| CLAUDIO | Callow Lad, After Unforeseen Disasters, Is Overjoyed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Much Ado About Nothing |
| CLAUDIUS | Cunningly Launches An Untimely Death - Is Usurping Scoundrel |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Hamlet, Prince of Denmark Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark |
| CLEOPATRA | Cunning Lovely Egyptian Obviously Preferred Asp To Roman Attentions. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Antony and Cleopatra |
| CLIENT | Customer List - Industrial Enterprises Need Them |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce |
| CLIFF-HANGER | Climax Left In For Further Handling. A New Gasp-Enducer Required |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment |
| CLOCK | Circular Locomotion Offers Calendrical Key |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time |
| CLOTEN | Clottish Lout Of Truly Evil Nature |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Cymbeline Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Cymbeline |
| CLOTH | Costume Looks Only Terrific, Honey! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing Household Objects:Threads & Fabric |
| CLOTHING | Cotton, Linen Or Tweed - Happiness Is Natural Garments |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing |
| CLOUD | Comes Low Over Us, Downpour |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Meteorology |
| CLUE | Close Look Uncovers Evidence |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| CMOS | Computer Must Operate Somehow |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (CMOS usually stands for Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Generic Hardware |
| COB | Chestnut Or Bay? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals |
| COBALT | Colourful Original Blue, Artists Layer Thickly. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| COBOL | Computer Operators' Bewilderingly Obfuscatory Lingo |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Programming |
| COBRA | Crusher Or Biter? Reptilian Ambiguity! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who mentions that he likes this one as it implies the dilemma faced by someone not used to snakes worrying over what is approaching is a constrictor or poisonous. Science:Biology:Animals:Vermin |
| COD | Con Or Deception |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| CODY | Cattle's Officially Dead, Yes? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, Cody was the surname of Buffalo Bill, who wiped out thousands of wild American beasts in a very short time, and not all of them for food. Names:Famous people |
| COFFIN | Contains Obsolete Fellow's Finite Ingredients Now |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Death |
| COLLEGES | Classes Of Lovely Lasses & Excellent Guys Enjoying Schooling |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education |
| COLOMBIA | Cocaine Obliterated Lives Of Many Boys In America. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| COLONEL | Competent Once... Lively Once.... Now Elderly & Lethargic |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military:Ranks |
| COLOR | Collection Of Light Originates Rainbow. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives:Colours |
| COLUMBIUM | Chemical Of Lustre. Usually Mined By Industrious Underground Miners. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| COMMITTEE | Cowardice Of Meeting Means Individual Toughman Tramples Everyone Else |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| COMMUNICATE | Conveying One's Meaning - Maybe Using Notepaper - Is Considered A Talent, Evidently |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication |
| COMOROS | Citizens Of Mixed Origins, Residents Only Subsist. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| COMPASS | Could One's Magnet Point At South? Surely! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Navigation Aids |
| CONCRETE | Conglomeration Of Natural Congealers Reinforces Every Tall Edifice |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Buildings |
| CONDOM | Contraceptive Often Needs Deploying Over Member |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after watching an 'expose' TV programme on teenage sex in England. People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| CONGO | Coups Oust Native Governments Occasionally. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| CONGRESS | Conglomerations Of No-Goods - Really Entirely Self Serving. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Politics |
| CONSTANCE | "Could Other Nation Seize Throne?" Asks Nasty Conniving Englishwoman |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's King John Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King John |
| CONSTIPATED | Can One Not Shift This Impacted Pile And Take Energising Dump? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| CONSULTANT | Companies Often Need Someone Using Logic To Analyze New Theories |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| COOK | Controls Ordering Of Kitchen |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Chefs |
| COOKIES | Cupboard Of One's Kitchen Is Eternal Source. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
| COOKING | Contents Of Our Kitchens Is Now 'Grub' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
| COORDINATOR | Controlling Overseer Of Research & Development Is Necessary Administrator To Obtain "Results" |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| COPPER | Commonly Our Police, Properly Earthly Resource |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations |
| COPS | Crime's Opposers Protect & Serve |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations |
| CORDELIA | Comes Over Really Dignified, Echoing Lear's Inherent Authority |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's (The Tragedy of) King Lear Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:(The Tragedy Of) King Lear |
| CORN | Chiropodist's Obviously Really Needed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| CORNWALL | Completely Obeys Regan's Nasty Wickedness - A Loathsome Lord |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's (The Tragedy of) King Lear Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:(The Tragedy Of) King Lear |
| COROLLA | Cheap Oriental Runabout, Often Lacks Lasting Accelleration |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| CORPORAL | Chevron-Owning Recent Private, Officious, Repulsive And Loathsome |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military:Ranks |
| CORPORATION | City's Officials Regulate Policy Or Respond Appropriately To Incidents Of Note |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce |
| CORVETTE | Classic Oldtime Road Vehicle, Elevated Teenager's Testosterone, Evidently |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| COUNTDOWN | Carol's On Unusual Numerical Tricks, Dick's On Wordy Natterings |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to a UK television programme and its two hosts. Entertainment:TV shows |
| COUNTERFEIT | Creating Own Undetectable Notes To Earn Revenue Freely Evidently Is Tricky |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Law & Order Commerce:Money |
| COURTEOUS | Civility's Often Used, Resolving (Totally Efficiently) Our Ugly Situations |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| COUSIN | Child Of Uncle's Sibling Is Nephew |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Family |
| COWARD | Cop-Out Will Always Run & Desert |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| COWBOYS | Chaps Out West - Break Out Your Sidearms! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| COYOTE | Creatively Organize Your Own Territorial Environment |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when somebody appealed on the Acronyms Forums for acronyms of the name of her home organising business. Commerce:Companies:COYOTE |
| CRACKED | Cup's Ruined As Chip Keeps Expanding Deeper |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Eating Utensils |
| CRANBERRIES | Chanteuse Regularly Acts Nutty. Being Especially Renowned Results In Eccentric Spells |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, presumably referring to Angela's favourite band. (See http://acronyms.co.nz/angela/cran.html) Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| CRANE | Can Raise Anything - Neat Engineering |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns |
| CRASH | Crack Reverberating Around Somewhere Hollow |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns:Noises |
| CRAYONS | Colours Recall Affectionately Your Old Nursery School |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature |
| CRESSIDA | Calchos Requests Exchange - Suddenly She Is Diomedes's Admirer |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Troilus and Cressida |
| CROSS | Cruciform Reminder Of Suffering Saviour |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion |
| CROSSBOW | Cranks & Ratchets Operation Shot Steel Bolt - Outlawed Weapon |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (The crossbow was outlawed by one of the Popes as being an "unChristian" weapon.) Military:Weapons |
| CUBA | Communism's Unpopular Bastion, Americawise |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| CUBE | Completely Unirregular Blocky Entity |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Mathematics:Geometry |
| CUBICLES | Companies Use Businessmen In Claustrophobic Little Environments, Sadly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Buildings People & Relationships:The Workforce |
| CUBS | Cute Ursine Babies, Sometimes |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals |
| CULT | Community Usually Lacking Theology |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion |
| CUPID | Creates Ultimate Passions In Duos |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust Religion:Greek Gods & Goddesses |
| CUPS | Careful Use Prevents Spillages |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Eating Utensils |
| CURE | Chemicals Used? Remedy's Expected |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Drugs |
| CURIOUS | Caused Unusual Response I Only Understood Slightly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Emotions |
| CURIUM | Can Unleash Radiation If Used Meetly. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| CURRICULUM | Course Under Regular Review In College - Unto Library Users Maximum |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education |
| CURTAIN | Cloth Used Regularly Turns Atmosphere Into Nighttime |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects |
| CUSS | Creatively Utter Some Sw**rw*rds |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication |
| CUTE | Complete Under Thy Enchantment |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| CYMBELINE | Controlled Yet Majestic Briton, Exile Leads Into Nightmarish Experience |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Cymbeline Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Cymbeline |
| CYST | Cavity - Yet Sore & Tender |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| CZECHOSLOVAKIA | Communist Zone Economically, Comrade Havel Ouster Soviet Led Oligarchy Valiantly And Kremlin-Independence Attained. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| DAEWOO | Drive An Engine, Without Overdrive, Ordinarily |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| DAGONET | Dunce Arranged Gaiety Of Nobles, Entertaining Them. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Arthurian Legend |
| DAIHATSU | Drivers Are In Heaven Aboard This Stylish Unit |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| DALE | Down Along Leafy Environment |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places |
| DAMIEN | Devil's A Monstrous Infant - Evil & Nasty |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in the movie 'The Omen' Names:First names:Male Art & Literature:Fictional Characters |
| DANCE | Display A Novel Choreography Effect |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music Sports & Recreation |
| DANDELION | Delightful, Although Natural Dispersement Endangers Lawns If Openly Neglected |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs |
| DANIEL | During A Nasty Interlude, Encounters Lion. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Bible books |
| DAUPHIN | Dispatching An Unusual Present Hastens Idiot's Nemesis |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's King Henry V Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King Henry V |
| DAVE | Did Astronaut View Eternity |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (The main human character in 2001 was called Dave) Names:First names:Male Art & Literature:Fictional Characters |
| DAVID | Did A Valiant 'Impossible' Deed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:First names:Male Religion |
| DAWDLE | Dally A While, Don't Look Energetic |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs |
| DEALERSHIP | Druggies Earn A Living Encouraging Regularly Smoking Hashish In Pipes |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Drugs Commerce |
| DEBBIE | Doesn't Every Boy Become Instantly Enamoured |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:First names:Female |
| DECIBEL | Do Echoing Chords Injure Bandmembers' Eardrums, Lately? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
| DECOMPOSE | Death Ends Complex Organic Molecular Processes - O Sweet Eternity |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after reading COMPOSE People & Relationships:Death |
| DEDICATED | Describes Edifice, Declaring It Called After The Exalted Dead |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - thinking of buildings which are named - or renamed - in honour of national heroes/heroines Places:Buildings History |
| DEDICATION | Dutifully Engraved Discourse Inside Cover, Author Thanks Inspiration Of Novel |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature |
| DEFAULT | Designer Encapsulated 'Favourite' As Usual Look / Theme |
Tony McCoy O'Grady who feels that not all default settings are the most logical, therefore they are probably the favourite of the makers Main |
| DEGRADE | Dead Entities Gently Rot And Decay Eventually |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Death Science:Environment |
| DEGREE | Diploma Evinces Generally Recognized Extensive Education. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education:Qualifications |
| DELL | Don't Eat Live Leads |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Do Not Eat |
| DELTA | Depositing Effluvium, Land's Terribly Aqueous |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Waterways |
| DENIAL | Despite Evidence, Nobody Is Admitting Liability |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| DENTIST | Don't Extract Nine Teeth, I've Second Thoughts! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Healthcare Occupations |
| DEPRESSED | Don't Expect Progress, Rather Expect Stasis, Sadness & Enduring Dejection |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Emotions |
| DEPRESSION | Downcast Expression? Perhaps Reason's Evident - Sad Situation's Isn't Over Now |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Emotions |
| DESDEMONA | Defiantly Endures Suspicion, Dreadful End Makes Obsessive's Nature Apparent |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Othello Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Othello |
| DESIGN | Delightfully Exciting Sketch Is Genuinely Novel |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature |
| DESPERATION | Dire Extreme Situation - Prompt Emergency Rescue And Treatment Is Obviously Needed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Disaster |
| DETECTED | Detailed Examination That Eventually Caught The Evil Doer(s) |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| DETECTIVE | Data Encoded To Enable Clinical Trials In Veterans' Environment |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when someone asked on the Acronyms Forums for an acronym to describe an online data acquisition program for the Department of Veterans Affairs. See http://www.co.nz/cgi/forums/list.cgi?id=acronyms&user=&session=&root=1054739638 for more information. Computers:Internet:VA Data Acquisition |
| DETERMINED | Doing Everything To Ensure Results - Make Intense, Necessary, Efforts Daily |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| DIABETES | Disease Is Awful. Body Excretes (Tragically) Excess Sugar |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| DIAGRAM | Drawings (Incorporating Artistic Graphs?) Reinforce Article's Message |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication |
| DIARRHOEA | Dashing In And Running Repeatedly, Hogging Outhouse, Evacuating Again. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| DIESEL | Dirty Internal Engines Should Emit Less |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| DIMPLE | Depression In Mid-Phizog Looks Endearing |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Body Parts People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| DINNER | Digestion Is Nice, Now Everyone's Replete |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
| 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 |
| DIPLOMA | Degree Is Presented, Lots Of Merrymaking Activity. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education:Qualifications |
| DISARM | Detectives Insist Submachineguns Are Removed Masterfully |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military |
| DISCIPLINE | Dutifully I Surrender Control - If Punishment Looms I'm Naughtily Excited |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| DISEASE | Damn I'm Sick! Excruciating Aches & Soreness Everywhere |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| DISGUSTING | Dirty Item, Smutty, Genuinely Ugly, Stomach Turning! It's Not Good! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives People & Relationships:Insults |
| 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 |
| DITTO | Double It, To This Opinion |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Phrases |
| DIVERSE | Different, Indeed Varied, Entities Reach Separate Ends |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
| DJIBOUTI | Desert Jutting Into Bay Ordains Unendurable Temperatures Internally. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| DOCTORS | Dozens Of Competent Technicians Offer Remedial Skills |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Healthcare Occupations |
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