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| GAWAIN | Grail Adventurer, Was Arthur's Ideal Nephew. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Arthurian Legend |
| GEMINI | Gypsies Earn Money In Nonsense Industry |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Astrology |
| GENERAL | Generally Evinces Nothing Exceptional - Rarely A Livewire |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military:Ranks |
| GENESIS | Generating Everything, Nothing Excepted, Seventh Is Sabbath. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Bible books |
| GENTS | Great Emergency - Need To Sh*t |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Buildings:The 'Little Room' |
| GENUIS | Geeks Enabling Nottingham University's Information Systems |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see UNITS) Education:University of Nottingham School of Community Health Sciences IT Subgroup |
| GEORGIA | Gradually Eased Off Russia's Grip Into Autonomy. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| GERAINT | Gentle Errant Romantic, Arthurian Individual, Noble Traveller |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Arthurian Legend |
| GERMANY | Greeted Eventual Reunification Magnificently After Numerous Years. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| GERTRUDE | Generates Enmity Realizing The Rogue Uncle's Despotic Ends |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Hamlet, Prince of Denmark Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark |
| GESTALT | Generality Exceeds (Somehow) The Analytically Logical Total |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science |
| GESTAPO | Ghastly Excess Shown To A People Overrun. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations |
| GIN | Great, If Neat! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
| GIRAFFE | Gigantic, If Ridiculous, Animal Feeds From Elevation |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals |
| GIRL | Generally I Rather Like'm |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, obviously speaking for KEYBOARD as well. ;^) People & Relationships:Genderalisations |
| GIRLS | Giggly Items, Require Loving Sometimes |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Genderalisations |
| GLADIATOR | Gory Life And Death In Arenae - Tale Of Rome |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Movies |
| GLENDOWER | Generally Legendary. Evinces No Deeds Of Wonder - Essentially Ranting! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's King Henry IV Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King Henry IV |
| GLOBAL | Green Lives Oblige Being Active Locally |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (A slogan of the Green Party is 'Think Globally, Act Locally') Politics |
| GLORY | God's Love Often Revives You |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion |
| GLOSS | Gain Little Off Shiny Surface |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who, after reading PAINT, said 'Now, I'm all in favour of warning people of things which are inedible but I am unconvinced that paint (in all its guises) is inedible so, on the assumption that either it is bad for one, or good for one, I've devised a dual system of acronyms....' Food & Drink:Home(-cooked) Improvement:Paint |
| GLOUCESTER | Great Lord's Obsequies Unleash Civil Enmity & Strife That Engulf Realm |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to Shakespeare's King Henry VI Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King Henry VI |
| GNATS | Get Needlessly Aggressive, Then Strike |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Insects |
| GOBBLE | Gorge On Big Bites, Lacking Etiquette |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
| GOBSMACKED | Genuinely Overcome By Speechlessness. Mouth Apparently Completely Knackered - Extremely Dumbfounded. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who was gobsmacked that Jeff acronymised his forum post - see http://www.co.nz/cgi/forums/list.cgi?id=acronyms&user=&session=&root=983076143 Assorted Adjectives Communication:Acronyms Forums |
| GOLD | Good Old Lucre, Delightful! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| GOLF | Game Over Lovely Fairways |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation |
| GONERIL | Growing Obsessively Nasty, Ends Regan's Imperious Life |
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 |
| GONZALO | Geriatric Old Nestor - Zealous And Loyally Objective |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Tempest Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Tempest |
| GOODBYE | Gone Out-Of-Date By Yesterday Evening |
Tony McCoy O'Grady who pays little or no attenttion to the 'best-before-date' on food, on the principle that if it looks ok, it probably is ok :-) Food & Drink |
| GOODNIGHTS | "Getting Off" On Doorstep, Now I Grope Her Thighs Sexily |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| GOSSIP | Gabbling Openly, Some Spicy Information's Passed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication |
| GOUACHE | Generally One Using Artist's Colouring Hastens Enteritis |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see GLOSS) Food & Drink:Home(-cooked) Improvement:Paint |
| GOVERNANCE | Getting On's Very Essential Requirement - Needing A Nominated Central Executive |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Politics |
| GOWER | Gallant Officer's Worth Earns Respect |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's King Henry V Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King Henry V |
| GRACE | God Regularly Advances Considerable Encouragement |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion Names:First names:Female |
| GRADUAND | Girl Restlessly Awaits Departing University, And Newlywon Diploma. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education |
| GRAMME | Gravity 'Reaching At' Mass, Measures Everything |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
| GRAPHICS | Globally Recognised Artwork Perhaps Had Initial Computer Sketch |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers Art & Literature |
| GRAVITY | Ground's Rushing And Velocity Is Terminal, Yikes! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Physics Sports & Recreation:Parachuting |
| GREETINGS | Gladly Reveals Enmity's Elapsed, Then I'll Now Gesture 'Salutations' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication:Hello & Goodbye |
| GRENADA | Getting Rather Edgy, Neighbours Air-Dropped Advisers. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| GREY | Generally Reveals Elderly Years |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives:Colours Time:Age |
| GRIMACE | God, Really I Must Abide Chelsea Everafter! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, complaining about Angela's ideas to include the sounds of her niece Chelsea in this stack. People & Relationships:Emotions |
| GRINCH | Grumbling Recluse Is Not Completely Happy |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - Who doesn't know what a 'grinch' is, but saw the video once or twice too often at work over Christmas :-( Entertainment:Movies Art & Literature:Fictional Characters Time:Special Occasions:Christmas |
| GRIP | Grasp Rigidly In Palm |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs |
| GROOM | Gentleman Registering Oath Of Matrimony |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| GROUCH | Garbagebin - Resident Oscar Usually Called Home |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:TV shows Art & Literature:Fictional Characters |
| GROUCHY | Grumpy Response Of Unhappy Chap Hurts You |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| GROWTH | Getting Rounder... Or Wider... Taller... Heavier |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology |
| GUAM | Gunned-Up American Militiamen |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| GUATEMALA | Generally Upland, Although There Exists Much At Lower Altitudes. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| GUCCI | Girl's Underwear Can Create 'Incident' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing |
| GUFFAW | Gloriously Uproarious Feelings For A While |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter |
| GUILTY | Got Unknown Interlocutor? Likely Tony, Yes? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when someone posted as 'Trickertreat' on the forums and we were wondering if it was Tony. It was. Communication:Acronyms Forums:Mystery Posters |
| GUINEA | Gently Undulating Is Neat Encyclopedia's Attribution. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| GUINEA-BISSAU | Government Uses Its National Earnings At Building Its Seafishing. Subsistence Agriculture Usual. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| GUM | Glue - Usually Mucilage |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects Science:Biology:Plants:Trees |
| GURU | Genius Usually Reveals 'Unknowable' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Religious Occupations |
| GUYANA | Generally Undisturbed, Yet Arable Near Atlantic. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| GYROSCOPE | Generates Year-Round Output. Spins Constantly Once Properly Established |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Physics |
| GYTRASH | Ghost You Think Real, Apparition Seemingly 'Here' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Death |
| HA | Happy Acclamation |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter |
| HAGS | Hardly A Gladsome Sight |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| HA-HA | Hardly A Hilarious Acronym |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to FLAME and FIRE (3) Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| HAIL | Has Aerial Ice Landed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Meteorology |
| HAIR | Heat, And Its Retention |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| HAITI | Hurricanes Annually Inundate This Island. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| HAMLET | Haunted And Maddened - Life Ends Tragically |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark |
| HANDSOME | Has A Nice 'Dial' - Showing Off Much Enamel |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| HANNAH | Here's A Nice Name - And How! |
Angela Brett and Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:First names:Female |
| HANNIBAL | Hopkins (Again Needing Nutrition) Is Back As Lecter. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Movies |
| HAPPINESS | Having A Pleasant Profile Involves Not Enjoying Someone's Sadness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Emotions |
| HAPPY | Happy Apple PowerBook Posessor. Yippee! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Angela got a new PowerBook and was very HAPPY about it. Computers:Macintosh & Newton People & Relationships:Emotions |
| HARDWARE | Have A Real Dinner Without Any Raw Electronics |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Do Not Eat |
| HARMONY | Heavenly Arrangment Results - Many Orchestrated, None Yelling |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships Entertainment:Music |
| HARP | Hairs Are Rapidly Plucked |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music:Instruments |
| HARPER | Happy Actress Regularly Played Eccentric Rhoda |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - Valerie Harper Played "Rhoda" in the Mary Tyler Moore Show and eventually got an eponymous spin-off show. Entertainment:TV shows Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses |
| HARRIS | Here's A Rough & Rugged Island - Scottish |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places |
| HARVEST | Having Accumulated Ripe Vegetables, Eventually Store Them |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
| HARVEY | He's A Rabbit-Viewer Evidently, Yes? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Movies |
| HASSOP | Here Armchair Stores Sterling Or Plastic |
Angela Brett and Tony McCoy O'Grady (Hassop is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as being, 'The pocket down the back of an armchair used for storing two-shilling bits and pieces of Lego.' Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| HEADLAMP | Helps Espy Any Danger Lying Across My Path |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Car Parts |
| HEALTH | Has Everyone Actually Left The Hospitals? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare |
| HEARTACHE | Helping End Abusive Relationships That Are Causing Hurt Everywhere/Everyday |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to this request on the Apronyms Forums: We are forming a new community group to end abuse, we are looking for a catchy acronym using the A for abuse. We don't want to limit ourselves to only family violence, or child abuse. Our purpose is to educate and raise awareness. People & Relationships:Abuse |
| HEARTBURN | Having Eaten Amazingly Rapidly, Then Begrudgingly Undergo Restless Night |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| HEART-STOPPER | Have Encountered Accident. Really Terrible Situation. Then One Pulse Pausing Emergency Resulted |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Phrases |
| HEATHCLIFF | He Eats A Terrible High-Cholesterol Lunch - It's Fried Fish |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:You Are What You Eat |
| HECTOR | Helen's Evidently Caused Trouble - Opinion? Return! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Troilus and Cressida |
| HELENA | Her Evident Love Endures Nightmarish Artifices |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| HELL | Hot Environment, Lucifer's Location |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places Religion |
| HENCHMEN | Heavies Eventually Needed Creative Handling, Many Escapees Neutralised |
Tony McCoy O'Grady MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains |
| HENRY | Has Electricity Not Registered Yet? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
| HERCULES | He Efficientlty & Resourcefully Completed Unlikely Labours Eurystheus Set |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Greek Gods & Goddesses |
| HEREWITH | Have Eventuated Resulting Enclosure Which I Tender Hopefully |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Main |
| HERMIA | Her Emotions Roused, Marriage Is Arranged |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| HERMIONE | Husband's Errand-Running Messengers Indicate Oracle's Negative Evidence |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Winter's Tale |
| HERO | Heroine Evinces Real Optimism |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Much Ado About Nothing |
| HERTZ | Have Everything Recalibrated To Zero |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
| HIC! | Hangover Is Coming |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Drugs |
| HIKE | Hillwalking Is Keenly Energetic |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation |
| HILARITY | Happiness Is Laughing At Reality, It Transfixes You. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter |
| HILLBILLY | Home Is Little Log Building - Isolation Lasts Long Years |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| HIPPOLYTA | Highly Independent Person, Play's Outcome Leaves You Totally Amorous |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians |
| HIRE | Hardware Is Rented Everywhere |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce |
| HISTORY | How It Seemed To Our Rulers Yesteryear! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady History |
| HOBBIES | Hours Of Bliss, Busy In Exotic Sports |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who is unhappy with the ending, and invites amendments. Maybe something involving ".... In Empty Sheds" Sports & Recreation |
| HOCKEY | Heroicly Overpadded - Compete Keenly Every Year |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation |
| HOFF | Haughty Outrage Feints Falsehood |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Hoff is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning 'To deny indignantly something which is palpably true.') Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| HOLDEN | Had Olympian Looks - Did Excellent 'Network' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to actor William Holden. Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses |
| HOLDUP | Hoodlums Often Loud Demands Upset Personnel |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| HOLOFERNES | Having Overflowery Language, Our Foolish Educator Rehearses Novel Entertaining Show |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Love's Labours Lost Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Love's Labours Lost |
| HOMES | Hearths Often May Evoke Sentiments. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Buildings |
| HOMEWORK | How One's Midweek Evenings Went On - Revising Knowledge |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education |
| HONDA | Hop On, Now Drive Away |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| HONDURAS | Hassled Over Nicaragua's Dictatorship - Unwanted Rebels And Sandinistas. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| HOOKER | Harlot Often Offers Kerbside Erotic Rendezvous |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| HORATIO | Hamlet's Only Real Ally Through Incredible Ordeal |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Hamlet, Prince of Denmark Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark |
| HORSEPOWER | Humans Often Race Speedy Engines... Probability Of Wreckage Escalates Rapidly. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| HOSTILE | He Obviously Seems Threatening, Indeed Looks Evilminded |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| HOWDY | "Hello" - Or - "Welcome" Drawls Yank |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication:Hello & Goodbye |
| HTML | How They Make Links |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (HTML usually stands for HyperText Markup Language) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Internet |
| HTTP | Here's That Titled Page |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - People seem to think that 'http://www.co.nz' is the 'name' of a page, rather than the 'address'. (HTTP usually stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Internet |
| HUGE | Has, Unexpectedly, Grown Enormously |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
| HUMDINGER | Having Unexpected Merriment Deeply Involving Numerous Gleeful Excited Responses |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter |
| HUMMER | How Un-Moving Mouths Emit Resonances |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music |
| HUMOR | Haha's Usually My Own Response |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who spells HUMOUR properly. Laughter |
| HUMOROUS | Having Upturned Mouth, Often Result Of Unintended Subtext |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter |
| HUMOUR | Hate Uncorrect 'Mericanisms Omitting 'U's Regularly! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see HUMOR) Laughter |
| HUNGRY | Have U No Grub Ready Yet? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
| HURT | Have Undiagnised Repugnant Troubles |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| HUSTLER | He's Usually Sharp, Though Losing Early's Rewarding |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| HYSTERIA | Have You Sensed The Excited Rage-Induced Anger? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Emotions |
| HYTHE | Harbour You Thank Heaven Entering |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Waterways |
| HYUNDAI | Have You (Until Now) Driven An Ideal? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| IACHIMO | Implicates A Chaste, Honest, Innocent Maiden - Obnoxious |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Cymbeline Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Cymbeline |
| IAGO | Incites A Ghastly Overreaction |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Othello Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Othello |
| IAI-DO | Interesting Artistry In Defensive Operation |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation:Martial Arts |
| IBIZA | Indulgent Brits In Zany Activities |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| ICE | It's Coldness Embodied |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry Assorted Nouns |
| ICELAND | It's Continual Earthquakes Leave A Natural Desolation. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| ICEMAN | Inuit Chappie (Esmiko Man) At Northpole? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races |
| IGLOO | Ice-Girth Lodge Or Outpost |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Buildings |
| IMAC | Incomparable Macintosh Awaits Connection |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| IMHO | I Make Humungous Overstatements |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, saying: Let's subvert the accepted standard interpretations of some well known internet nyms, so that when we see them we can smile to ourself knowing that the writer is 'really' saying... (IMHO usually stands for In My Humble/Honest Re-expansions of existing acronyms:Conversational |
| IMMAC | Incredible Moustache Moving Applicator & Creme |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, inspired while watching a TV advert for Immac hair remover. Drugs People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene:Beauty Products |
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