Acronyms Profound! Representation Organic! Novel / Yare Mnemonics! Self-evident!
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| NYMPH | Nature: Young Maiden Personifies Her |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Mythical Creatures |
| NYS | Negative Yes Statement |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication:Yesses And Noes |
| OAF | Often A Fool |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Insults |
| OBE | 'Onoured By Elizabeth! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (OBE actually stands for Order of the British Empire) Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| OCTOBER | Often Chilly, Then One Brings Extra Raiment |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who lives in the northern hemisphere. Time:Months |
| ODOUR | Our Deodorant's Obviously Un-Reliable |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| OH | Outraged Horror |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Main |
| OPHELIA | Our Pathetic Heroine Ends Life In Anguish |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Hamlet, Prince of Denmark Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark |
| OPTICAL | Our Pupils Take In Colours And Light |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science |
| ORACLE | Obfuscation-Rich Announcements - Clarity's Lacking Everytime |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Oracles never called a spade a spade, and their announcements were always open to misinterpretation) Religion |
| ORANGES | One's Refreshing Awakener Needs Gentle Extra Squeeze |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
| ORCHARD | Old Remote Castle, Heroes' Abode, Romantically Derelict |
Tony McCoy O'Grady MacGirl & KeyBoard Places:Buildings |
| ORCHESTRA | Our Regular Concert Hall Ensemble Seems To Require Artistes |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, as an example of something which is worse with NO STRINGS ATTACHED (Wind, Percussion and Strings) Entertainment:Music |
| ORION | Often Resplendent In Our Nightsky |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Astronomy |
| ORLANDO | Often Remote, Lets Arden's Nature Develop Obsession |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's As You Like It Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:As You Like It |
| OSBASTON | One Should Beware A Seven-Times-Over Nincompoop |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Osbaston is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'A point made for the seventh time to somebody who insisits that they know exactly what you mean but clearly hasn't got the faintest idea.') Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| OSSETT | Ornate Spare Secretes Extra Toilet Tissue |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Ossett is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'A frilly spare-toilet-roll-cosy.') Household Objects Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| OTHELLO | On Treacherous Hearsay Evidence, Lover Loses Out |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Othello Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Othello |
| OVERWORKED | One's Very Extended (Regularly Working Overtime) Really Knackered Every Day |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:The Workforce |
| OXYGEN | Obviously Xeric, Yet Greatly Essential Necessity. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| OYSTER | Oh Yes! Sexy Tingling Excitement Results |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
| OZONE | Ocean Zephyrs - Our Noses Enchanted |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry |
| PA | Paternal Ancestor |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Family |
| PACER | Precursive Athlete Can Enliven Runner |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation |
| PACIFIC | Palms, Atolls, Castaways, Inspiration For Imaginative Children |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Waterways |
| PACMAN | Positively A Classic Macversion Available Now |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Games:Game Characters Computers:Games |
| PADDY | Particularly Angry , Don't Destroy Yourself |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| PAGANS | Pray - And Get Afterlife's Necessities Secured |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see SHOVE OFF) Religion Words & Wordplay:Rudeness:Rude Advertising Slogans |
| PAKISTAN | Populous As Karachi Is, Still Truly Agricultural Nation. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| PALAMON | Pally Allegiance Lumbered After Maiden's Openly Noted |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's (and/or John Fletcher's) The Two Noble Kinsmen Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Two Noble Kinsmen |
| PALS | Personable And Likeable Soulmates |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| PALTRY | Pathetic Amount, Likely To Revolt You |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
| PANDA | Particular About Native Diet, Apparently |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals |
| PANTHER | Prowls Around Nature Trails, Heartily Enjoying Raccoons |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals |
| PARACHUTE | Persons Abandoning Rushing Aircraft Can Hurtle Uncomfortably To Earth |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation:Parachuting |
| PARAGUAY | Politically A Republic After Government Under Army Yoke. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| PARAMEDIC | Patients At Roadside Are Medicated, Eventually Doctors Intervene Clinically |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Healthcare Occupations |
| PARASCENDING | Person (And Rope And Speedboat) Can Elevate Nicely, Drifting If Not Gliding |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation:Parachuting |
| PARLIAMENT | Politicians Are Rogues Living In A Mendacious Environment, Never Trustworthy! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Politics |
| PAROLLES | Promises Are Regularly Overturned - Little Loyalty Ever Shown |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:All's Well That Ends Well |
| PASCAL | Pressure And Stress Calculations Are Lengthy |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
| PASTA | Parboil, Add Sauce - That's All! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
| PASTE | Pictures And Simple Text Entered |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers |
| PATHOLOGY | Perusing A Tissue'e Health (Or Lack) Of Geriatrics & Youths |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology |
| PATRICIA | Parenting All Those Rixes Ideally, Caused Inopportune Ageing? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (At times all parents feel prematurely aged!) Names:Acronymists |
| PATRICK | Picked A Trefoil, Religiously Instructing Celtic King |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - Saint Patrick is reputed to have used a shamrock to show the three-in-one nature of the Holy Trinity to an Irish king Religion:Saints |
| PATRIOT | Person Acclaiming Territorial 'Romance' Is Often Terrorist |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships Military:War & Terrorism |
| PATTI | Potatoes And Turnips Taste Incredible |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:You Are What You Eat |
| PATTON | Picture About Truly Terrifying Officer - No? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Movies |
| PAUSE | Plainly A Uniquely Short Easement |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time |
| PC | Plastic Crap |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Windows |
| PDA | Pointer Directs Actions |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (PDA usually stands for Personal Digital Assistant) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers |
| PEACE | Perhaps Enmity's At Complete End |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships Military |
| PEANUT | Paste's Edible And Nutritious Upon Toast |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
| PEAR | Preferably Eaten All Runny |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
| PEDESTRIANS | People Evading Drivers - Eventually Squashed! They're Regularly Included As Newspaper Statistics |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| PELICAN | Peculiarly Enlarged 'Lip' Is Convenient As Net |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals:Birds |
| PENNILESS | Penury's Evident Now, Nincompoop Is Lamenting Every Shilling Spent |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce:Money |
| PEPPER | Piquant Exotic Powder Promises Enjoyable Repast |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Condiments |
| PEPPERY | Particularly Explosive & Pungent - Paprika Effectively Reddens You |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Condiments |
| PERCIVAL | Perhaps Espied Renowned Chalice In Venerable Arthurian Legend |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Arthurian Legend |
| PERDITA | Perilously Exposed. Restored Daughter Is Then Affianced |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Winter's Tale |
| PERICLES | Pathos Endured Results In Complex Life's Eventual Solution |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Pericles Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Pericles |
| PERKS | People Employed Regularly Keep 'Souvenirs' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:The Workforce |
| PERSEIDS | Particles Entering Remote Stratosphere Emit Illuminations During Summertime. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Astronomy |
| PERSONALITY | Property Expressing Real Self Often Not Altogether Liked - Is That You! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| PERSPIRATION | People's Exudations Ret Skin's Pores In Rivulets, Although This Is Often Nasty |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology |
| PERU | Population's Expansion Rises Uphill. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| PETER | Pontiff Eventually To Evangelise Rome |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Bible books Religion:Saints |
| PETROL | Prehistoric Extinction! This Revolutionised Our Locomotion. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| PETRUCHIO | Perversity Effects Taming - Resolution Unfolds Complete Harmony In Opposites |
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 |
| PETTER | Person Enamoured Tries Touching Erogenous Regions |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| PHIL | 'Philip' Has Identifier Limited |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:First names:Male |
| PHILADELPHIA | Portrays Hero's Intriguing Life And Details Evolving Life-Problems. He's Infected - AIDS! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Movies |
| PHILANTHROPY | Plainly Humanity Is Loved - And Normally This Has Romantic Overtones & Pecuniary Yield |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| PHILIPPINES | People Hated Its Leaders, In Particular People Into Needless Expensive Shoes. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| PHOSPHORUS | Pilots Have Over-Supply. Potentially Hellfire Objects Relayed Unto Scene |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| PHOTOGRAPH | People Have One Taken Occasionally, Get Ready And Pose Happily |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns |
| PHOTON | Particle Helps One Talk Over Networks |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - who sincerely hopes that photons operate in fiber-optics Communication Science:Physics:Particles |
| PHYSICS | Profession Has Young Scientists Investigating Complex Spaces |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Physics |
| PICARD | Person In Charge Aboard Roving Dreadnaught |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:Star Trek |
| PICCOLO | Principle Is Clear - Cover Over Little Openings |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music:Instruments |
| PIECE | Partial Item - Especially Capturing Essence |
Angela Brett and Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns |
| PIMPLE | Please Ignore My Pained & Lumpy Epidermis |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| PINCH | Patently Idiotic Non-Competent Healer |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Comedy Of Errors |
| PINK | Personally, I'm Not Kinky |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives:Colours |
| PIRACY | Pernicious Individuals Rob And Cheat You |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| PISCES | Pseudo-Intelligent Science Commands Extra Scepticism |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Astrology |
| PISTOL | Petty, Insolent, Small Time Oafish Lout |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's King Henry IV Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King Henry IV |
| PITH | Particularly Interesting Tropical Helmet |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing |
| PITSLIGO | People In Tube Straphang - 'Look, I'm Gently Oozing!' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Pitsligo is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'Part of traditional mating rite. During the first hot day of spring, all the men in the tube start giving up their seats to ladies and staphanging. The purpose of pitsligo is for them to demonstrate their manhood by displaying the wet patches under their arms.') Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| PLACE | Position Located And Correctly Established |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places |
| PLANETS | Probably Lifeless Aggregations Now Encircling The Sun |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Astronomy:Planets |
| PLATINUM | Pricey Ladies' Adornment. Typically Inert, Not Usually Magnetic. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| PLEELEY | Pickled Lush's Elaborately Endeavours Looking Endearing - Yuk! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Pleeley is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as being, 'Descriptive of a drunk person's attempt to be endearing.') Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| PLURAL | Painfully Loud Ululating, Repeated A Lot! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, explaining that the 'Aaaaaarrrrggghh' in his ANTHRAX (2) is the plural of 'Aarrghh', an official Scrabble word. Words & Wordplay Assorted Nouns:Noises |
| PLUTO | Planetary Location Universally Thought Outermost |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Astronomy:Planets |
| PLYMOUTH | Pilgrims Left Your Moorings - Opposed Unto The Heirarchy |
Tony McCoy O'Grady History Places:Towns & Cities:USA |
| POKEMONS | Perhaps Our Kids Expend Money On Needless Sh*t |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Games |
| POLAND | Place Of Lech's Arising - Now Democratic |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| POLO | Pony Owners Labour Outdoors |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation |
| POLYFILLA | Perhaps One's Lunchbox, You'll Find, Is Lately Lacking Appeal |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see GLOSS) Food & Drink:Home(-cooked) Improvement |
| PONTIAC | People Of Note Travel In A Car |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| POOPED | Passed Out, One's Partially Expired, Dearest |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
| POP | Porn's Offered Plentifully |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, of Post Office Protocol. (I get more junk mail than stuff I want to read) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Internet |
| POPCASTLE | Piece Of Precocious Child's Artwork - Say "That Looks Excellent!" |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Popcastle is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'Something drawn or modelled by a small child which you are supposed to know wait it is.') Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| POPCORN | Pieces Of Puffed Cereal, Often Repeatedly Nibbled |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
| POPE | Prelate Other Prelates Elected |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Religious Occupations |
| PORRIDGE | Pathetic Old Reprobate Robs Indigent Dear Grannies & Elders |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, pouring milk on yet another cereal killer. MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains:Cereal Killers |
| PORSCHE | Phallic (Often Red) Symbol Creates Huge Envy |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| PORTIA | Panic's Often Raised Through Inamorata's Absence |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Antony and Cleopatra Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Julius Caesar |
| POSITION | Perhaps One Should Inspect Things In One's Neighbourhood |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Positions & Directions |
| POTATO | Properties Of Thermochemistry Are Too Obscure! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - Angela had said that she likes refrigerated cooked potatoes because they have a similar texture, or at least temperature, to cold hardboiled eggs. Tony pointed out that the texture would vary according to the type of potato, so Angela replied that the temperature would still be similar no matter what kind of potato was used. Tony then said "I don't intend to get into a discussion about the heat-retention properties of various varieties of potato," and presented this acronym to back up his position. Food & Drink Science:Physics |
| POTENTIAL | People Ought To Eschew Natural Talents, Is Advice Lately. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to TALENT People & Relationships |
| PRACTICE | People Rarely Approve Complete Theories In Complex Experiments |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science |
| PRADA | People Really Admire Designer's Adornments |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing |
| PRAISE | People React Appreciatively If Sometimes Eulogised |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Advice |
| PRESIDENTS | People Running Executive Should, If Democratically Elected, Never Trust Sycophants |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Politics |
| PRETEND | Playing Reality Elusions That Enhance Natural Deceptiveness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs |
| PRICELESS | Primary Reaction Is Chuckling, Excited Laughter Escapes, Some Sniggering. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter |
| PRIEST | Parish's Religious Individual Espouses Sacred Teachings. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Religious Occupations |
| PRIMARY | Principal Resource Inducts Many Alarmed & Resentful Youths |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education |
| PRINCIPAL | Person Responsible Is Normally Chief Instigating Player, And Leader |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| PRINCIPLE | Pithily Rolled Into Neat Clause, I'm Perhaps 'Life-Encapsulating' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| PRISCILLA | Presley's Relict In Subsequent Career Is Lovely Leading Actress |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Famous people |
| PRIVATE | Plodding Ranker Is Valiantly Assaulting The Enemy |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military:Ranks |
| PROBABLY | Possible Result / Outcome - Basically A Bet Like Yankee |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication:Yesses And Noes |
| PRODUCTION | Play, Revue Or Drama - Usually Critics Take In Opening Night |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment |
| PROFIGGLE | Patient Rolled Off Furniture, Injuring Gluteus, Grazed Lower Extremities |
Tony McCoy O'Grady. 'Profiggle' was originally a contraction for 'prolonged stifled giggle' until Tony gave it this expansion. Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words Laughter |
| PROGRESS | People Running Onwards Get Rewarded Earning Social Status |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns |
| PROLOGUE | Please Read Opening Lines, Offering Guidelines Unto Everyone |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature |
| PROPAGANDA | Pope's Religious Office Puts About Gospel Against Native Deities & Altars |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion |
| PROPOSAL | Paper Relating One's Purpose, Or Strategy, At Length |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication |
| PROPOSALS | People Readily Offer Personal Opinions Solving A Locked Situation |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication |
| PROSPERO | Patiently Rides Out Seclusion Plotting Epic Revenge Operation |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Tempest Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Tempest |
| PROTACTINIUM | Particularly Rarely Occurring. Tiny Amounts Cost Thousands. It's Not In Use Much. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| PROTEST | People Register Opposition To Enemy's Sinister Threat |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships Politics |
| PROTEUS | Puerile Rascal's Opportunity To Eye Up Silvia |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Two Gentlemen of Verona Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Two Gentlemen of Verona |
| PROVERBS | Practical Recitation Of Valuable Educational Resources, Became Sayings |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Bible books |
| PROXY | Person Registers Other's X, Yes? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady ('Proxy' is a term used to describe someone authorised to vote for someone else. The 'X' stands for a vote.) Politics |
| PSALMS | Poetic Songs And Lyrics, Much Sung |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Bible books |
| PSHAW | Pathetic Sarcasm Hasn't Actually Worked |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Main |
| PSYCHOLOGY | Perhaps Somehow You Can Help Others Live Out Golden Years |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology |
| PUCK | Patently Unruly Chaos King |
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 |
| PULSARS | Probably Unpopulated Locations, Some Are Remotely Studied. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Astronomy |
| PUNLESS | Polite Unadorned Natural Laughter Expresses Simplicity Sometimes |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after Angela said he was SLIPPING Words & Wordplay |
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