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| LOVELY | Laughing Out Very Excitedly - Loud Yelling. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter |
| LUCENTIO | Lovers United - Contest Exposes Not Totally Into Obedience |
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 |
| LUCIANA | Lover Ultimately Correctly Identified As Not Adriana's |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Comedy Of Errors |
| LUCIUS | Last Unmaimed Chap Is Ultimately Successor |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Titus Andronicus |
| LUDDITE | Let Us Destroy Damned Industrial Technology Everywhere |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science People & Relationships:Personality Traits History |
| LUDLOW | Leg's Unstable? Deploy Lump Or Wad |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Ludlow is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'A wad of newspaper, folded tablenapkin or lump of carboard put under a wobbly table or chair to make it stand up straight. It is perhaps not widely known that air-ace Sir Douglas Bader used to get about on an enormous pair of ludlows before he had his artificial legs fitted.') Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| LUKE | Loyal, Undeniably Keen Evangelist |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Bible books Religion:Saints |
| LUNCH | Load Up Nutrition-Containing Hamburgers |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
| LUTE | Lets User Twang Ecstatically |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music:Instruments |
| LUTON | Lavatory's Upholstered To One's Needs |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Luton is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning 'The horseshoe-shaped rug which goes around a lavatory seat.') Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| LYDIA | Lie You Down, I'm Aroused |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:First names:Female |
| LYSANDER | Loves Young Sweetheart After Nocturnal Difficulties Eventually Resolved |
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 |
| LYTHE | Lissom? Yes, Thank Healthy Exercise |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives Sports & Recreation |
| MA | Maternal Ancestor |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Family |
| MACABRE | Mourning Across Canada As Beautiful Robin Expires |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
| MACADDICT | Magazines Are Considered A Dainty Delicacy, If Chewed Thoughtfully |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Do Not Eat |
| MACARTHUR | Magnificently Appaling 'Chant' - A Record That Had Unusual Refrain |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - referring to Macarthur Park, a 'song' from the 1970s featuring (I can't say "sung by") Richard Harris Entertainment:Music:Songs |
| MACBETH | Married A Conniving Bitch - Evil Things Happen |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Macbeth Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Macbeth |
| MACDUFF | Macho And Controlled - Despite Undeserved Family's Fate |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Macbeth Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Macbeth |
| MACE | Methodical Attacker Crushes Enemies |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military:Weapons |
| MACEDONIA | Mighty Alexander Conquered Enemy Domains, Overran Nomads In Asia. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| MACNIFICENT | My Apple Computer's Now Incredibly Fast. It Crunches Extraordinary Numbers Tirelessly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| MADAGASCAR | Much Abject Destitution, A Generally Agricultural Society, Constituted As Republic. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| MADCAP | Mental Ability's Defective - Call A Psychiatrist |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments:Mental Illness |
| MAFF | Many Abhor Factory Farming |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (MAFF usually stands for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food) Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| MAFIA | Many Assassins From Italian Ancestry |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Law & Order:Criminals |
| MAGGIE | Mute Agile Girl, Generally Intensely Expressive |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:TV shows:The Simpsons |
| MAGNET | Metal's Attracted, Getting Near Electromagnetic Thingies! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Physics |
| MAINFRAME | Machine Adds Immense Numbers For Researchers - Absorbs Much Electricity |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers |
| MAJOR | Must Admonish Junior Officers Regularly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military:Ranks |
| MALAWI | Mainly Agricultural, Labouring Against Whopping Indebtedness. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| MALAYSIA | Mainly Agricultural Labourers And Yet Some Industrially Active. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| MALCOLM | Machismo's Absent - Loses Control Over Lord's Murderer |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Macbeth Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Macbeth |
| MALI | Mostly Agricultural - Little Industry. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| MALPRACTICE | Medical Accidents - Lousy Physician Regrets A Claim That Insinuated Cure's Ensured |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare |
| MANAGEMENT | Making A Nuisance And Getting Everybody Muddled Eventually Nauseates Them |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations Commerce |
| MANAGER | Make A Name At Getting Everyone Roused |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| MANDARIN | Many Admit Nibbling Duck And Roasting Is Nice |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink Science:Biology:Animals |
| MANIFOLD | Much About Nature Is Full Of Living Diversity |
Angela Brett and Tony McCoy O'Grady Science Assorted Adjectives |
| MANKEY | Muck Abounds, Nearly Kneedeep - Everything's Yucky |
Tony McCoy O'Grady. Mankey is a slang word for dirty. A long time ago a group of boyscouts set to cleaning out a river-fed swimming pool. There was a lot of knee-high silt/mud/decaying-vegatation at the bottom of the pool which was nicknamed 'mank'. The scouts thought that they had coined a new word, but there was probably some subconscious reference to 'mankey' Assorted Adjectives Sports & Recreation:Scouts |
| MANUALS | Meals Are Not Usually A Literary Stew |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Do Not Eat |
| MAP | Make A Plan |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Navigation Aids |
| MARCEL | Mime Artist Rather Cleverly Exchews Language |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to Marcel Marceau - a renowned French mime. Names:Famous people |
| MARCO | Made A Route - Chinawards - Overland |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Famous people History |
| MARGARET | Marries A Royal, Gets Ambassador Romantically Entangled Too |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's King Henry VI Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King Henry VI |
| MARIANA | Makes Angelo (Reluctantly Interested) Announce Nuptial Arrangements |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Measure for Measure Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Measure for Measure |
| MARINA | Morality's Apogee - Really Innocent Nature Abides |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Pericles Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Pericles |
| MARINES | Men Armed, Ready If National Emergency Strikes |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military |
| MARK | Much Acclaimed Religious Knowledge |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Bible books Religion:Saints |
| MARLBORO | Manly And Rugged? Lungs Blackened Or Respiration Obstructed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Drugs:Tobacco |
| MARS | Many Anticipate Raiders Soon! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Astronomy:Planets |
| MASOCHISM | Many A Stroke Of Cane Has Intense Sexual Meaning |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| MASON | Makes A Stone Object Neater |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| MASTURBATION | Manual Arousal & Stimulation Till Urgent Relief Brings Awesome Tremors Is Often Nice |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| MATT | Mine's A Tad Tasteless |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see GLOSS) Food & Drink:Home(-cooked) Improvement:Paint |
| MATTHEW | Many Attest Thankfully To His Evengelising Words. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Bible books Religion:Saints |
| MAURITANIA | Mines A Useful Resource - Iron! They Are Now Islamic Administration. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| MAY | Merriment And Youthfulness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Months |
| MAYO | Mixture Adds Yummy Overtones |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Condiments |
| MAZDA | Many Automobiles Zippily Drive Along |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| MCDONALDS | Many Children's Diets Obviously Need A Lingering Detailed Scrutiny |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Food Outlets |
| MEATHOP | Meet Each Aircraft Tragedy & Have Obscene Picnic |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Meathop is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'One who sets off for the scene of an aircraft crash with a picnic hamper.') Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| MELANIE | 'Midnight-Eyed' Looks Are Noticable, Indeed Exceptional! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Acronymists Names:First names:Female |
| MELISSA | My Eponymic Legacy Is Sharp Smart Antics |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:First names:Female |
| MEMORABLE | Many Endearing Memories, One Really Astounding Bit Lingers Eternally |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| MENENIUS | Mediator Extraordinary... Now Entreating... Now Insisting... Urges Settlement |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Coriolanus Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Coriolanus |
| MERCEDES | Many European Racing Cars, Elegantly Designed, Exceptionally Speedy |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| MERCUTIO | Mercurial, Eloquent Rakish Character's Unmannerly - Tybalt Is Outraged |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Romeo and Juliet |
| MERCY | Many Entreat Respected & Clement Yahweh |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| MERLIN | Mastered Esoteric Realms, Loyal Intelligent Necromancer |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Arthurian Legend |
| MERRIMENT | Me Expressing Raucous Revelry In My Environment Nine Times |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter |
| METEORS | Moving Endlessly They Encircle Our Rotating Sphere |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Astronomy |
| METHANE | Marshy Emissions That Have A Nasty Essence |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry |
| METHINKS | My Erratic Thoughts Happen In No Known Sequence |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| METICULOUS | My Exactness Tendency Is Considered Unpopular, Lest One Unleashes Sloppiness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| MEXICO | May Export Xylophones, I Couldn't Opine. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| MICE | My Infestation Chews Everything |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals:Vermin |
| MIDAS | My Index Delivers Auriferous Surprises |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Myths & Legends |
| MIDGET | Many, If Diminutive, Get Exceptional Treatment |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| MIKE | Man Installs Klutzy Electronics |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:First names:Male Science:Electronics |
| MILLENNIUM | Mixup Is Looking Likely - Each Notational Nitwit Is Ultimately Mistaken! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, insisting that the new millennium - a period of 1000 years - will not begin on New Year's Day 2000, rather will it be on New Year's Day 2001! Time |
| MILWAUKEE | Making (In Lakeside Wisconsin) Acronyms Usually Keeps Everyone Entertained |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Towns & Cities:USA |
| MIRANDA | My Island Refuge's A Neat & Desirable Abode |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Tempest Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Tempest |
| MISREADING | Maybe I Should Reread Everything, As Different Interpretations Never Gel. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication |
| MISTAKES | My Inglish's Something Terrible And Kontains Erratic Spellings |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Words & Wordplay |
| MNEMONIC | My Non-Exact Memory Often Needs Increased Capability |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Words & Wordplay |
| MOAB | Man Of Authorised Bible |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:First names:Male Religion |
| MOAT | Manmade Ocean Around Tower |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Waterways |
| MODRED | Man Of Deceit, Really Evil Dastard |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Arthurian Legend |
| MODULE | Method Of Dividing Up Lessons, Educationally |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education |
| MOE | "Midge" Offered Erroneously |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Moe often refers to Marge as "Midge") Entertainment:TV shows:The Simpsons |
| MOLE | Measurement Of Lumpiness, Evidently |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
| MOLTEN | Mountains Often Lean The Earth's Nucleus |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Geology |
| MONACO | Milking Optimistic Ninnies At Casino Operations. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| MONGOLIA | Millions Obeyed Nomadic Genghis - Oppressive Leader In Asia. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| MONK | Monastic Orations, Numerous Kyries |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Religious Occupations |
| MONKEY | Mankind's Other Near Kin Entertain You |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals |
| MOON | Monthly Orbiter Of Nighttime |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Astronomy |
| MORMON | Man On Religious Mission Offends Neighbourhood |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion |
| MOROCCO | Monarchy On Rocky Ocean Coastline. Colonists Ousted. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| MORTGAGE | Money (Or Repayments!) That Guarantee Accommodation - Generally Expensive |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce:Money |
| MOTIVATION | Misinform Officeworkers They're Individually Valued And They Increase Output, Normally |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| MOUNTAINS | Movement Of Uncountable Newtons Thrust Alps Into New Space |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places |
| MOZAMBIQUE | Millions Of Zebras And Migrating Beasts In Quite Unique Ecology. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who perhaps doesn't know that 'Quite Unique' is bad grammar. Places:Countries |
| MUMMY | Made Using Medical Materials - Yes? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Death |
| MUSCLE | My Unique Skeleton Clearly Lacks Enhancement |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| MUSTANG | Mine Usually Seems To Accelerate Nice & Gently |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| MYANMAR | Murder Your Asian Neighbours - Militarily Aggressive Republic. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| MYST | Might You Struggle Through? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Games |
| MYSTERY | Make Your Story Thrilling - Excitement Reduces Yawns |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature |
| MZEE | My Zombie's Extremely Elderly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| NA | No, Assertively |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication:Yesses And Noes |
| NAAS | Noxious Albanian Alcohol's Source |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Naas is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as being, 'The winemaking region of Albania where most of the wine that people take to bottle-parties comes from.') Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| NAB | Net A Baddie |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| NAMIBIA | Now A Mining Industry Base In Africa. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| NAOMI | Not An Obviously Monstrous Intellect |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - thinking of non one in particular :-) Names:First names:Female |
| NAPSTER | Nasty American Pop-System Took Extreme Revenge |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers Entertainment:Music |
| NASCAR | Numerous Afternoons Spent Careering Around Racetrack |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport Sports & Recreation |
| NATO | Nasty Americans Threaten Others |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (NATO usually stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Politics |
| NAURU | Not A Universally Recognised Unity. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| NAUSEA | Not Another Uneasy Seatrip, Evacuate Abdomen |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| NAVEL | Nowadays A Very Exposed Location |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| NAVY | Numerous (And Violent) Yachts |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military |
| NEON | Now Enlivening Our Nighttimes |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| NEPAL | Nowadays Everest's Peaks Accumulate Litter. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| NEPTUNE | Nearer Earth Perhaps Than Universe's Next Entity |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Astronomy:Planets |
| NETHERLANDS | Need Elevate Their High Embankment Ridges Lest A Natural Disaster Strikes. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| NEWTON | Neat Electronic Wizardry Turned Out Notsopopular |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| NICK | Notch, Incision, Cavity, Knifemark! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns |
| NICKEL | Nominally In Coinage, Keeps Everything Light |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| NICOTINE | Now I'm Coughing Often, The Industry Needs Ending! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Drugs:Tobacco |
| NICURAGUA | Narcotics In Central USA - Remote Areas Grow Untold Amounts. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| NIGER | Nuclear Items Generate External Revenue. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| NIGERIA | Numerous Indigenous Groupings... Embittered Rivalry Is Abounding. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| NIGHTMARE | Now I'm Gloomy - Horton's Toilets Mean A Restless Evening! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (referring to TIM HORTON'S) Food & Drink:Food Outlets |
| NISSAN | Nippy, If Somewhat Small And Noisy |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| NOEL | Nativity Of Earth's Lord |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Special Occasions:Christmas |
| NON-U | Nerds Of Nottingham University |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see UNITS) Education:University of Nottingham School of Community Health Sciences IT Subgroup |
| NOOKIE | Now One's Offed Knickers, Intercourse Ensues |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| NORWAY | Numerous Oil-Rich Wells Active Yearlong. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| NUN | Not Usually Naughty |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Religious Occupations |
| NUNS | Never Use Nasty 'Spletives |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Religious Occupations |
| NURSE | Not Unrespected Retainer - She's Earthy |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Romeo and Juliet |
| NYBSTER | Not You, But Short-Trip-Elevator-Rider |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Nybster is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'Sort of person who takes the lift to travel one floor.') Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| NYLON | Never Yet Laddered? Oh No! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
| NYM | No Youthful Mastermind |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Merry Wives of Windsor |
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