Acronyms Preeminently Realized! Organizing Nuggets! Your Memory Soars!
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| PUPPET | Pulling Upon Plaything's Pieces Entertains Tots |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, as an example of something which is worse with NO STRINGS ATTACHED (Pulling Strings) Entertainment:Toys |
| PURE | Perfectly Unsullied, Remaining Entire |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
| PURGATORY | Punishment Until Residual Guilt Atoned, Then Openly Regard Yahweh |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places Religion |
| PURGE | Purify Using Registered General Emetic |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs |
| PUTER | Pathetic Useless Tangled Electronic Rubbish! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Windows |
| PYTHON | Pursues You, Then Has Ophidian Nutrition |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals:Vermin |
| QABALAH | Quite Arcane. Biblical Appreciation Lurking Among Hebrews |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion Places:Buildings |
| QATAR | Quite A Torrid, Arid Region. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| QUACK | Quite Unqualified At Clinical Knowledge |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Healthcare Occupations |
| QUAFF | Quickly Upraise Alcohol, Finish Fast! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Drugs |
| QUAGMIRE | Quite Unpassable And Gluey Marsh In Remote Environment |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places |
| QUAILS | Quite Unfilling And I'd Like Somemore |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who can't see the point of eating things as small as quail Food & Drink Science:Biology:Animals:Birds |
| QUAINT | Quasi Unique Artifact - It's Not Today's |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
| QUANGO | Quorums Usually Are Nepotistically Gerrymandered Overnight |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Politics |
| QUANTITY | Quality, Up Above None - That Implies Tangible Yield |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns |
| QUARK | Quantity Uncertain - Although Reasonably Known |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Physics:Particles |
| QUARREL | Querulous, Unwanted Argument Rowdily Raiding English Language |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Angela mentioned that we hadn't yet come up with any acronyms beginning with 'Q.' People & Relationships |
| QUASARS | Queer Unusual And Strange Areas - Radiation Sources |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Astronomy |
| QUEASY | Quite Uneasy Emotion Assails Stomach, Yes? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| QUESTION | Query Usually Eliciting Some Thought, If One's Nice |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce |
| QUICKIE | Quite Unexpected Intercourse, Cuddling & Kissing In Excelsis |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| QUIET | Quit Ululating - It's Ear Terrorism! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Advice |
| QUIP | Quick, Unscripted, Intense, Pithy |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter |
| QUIPS | Quirky Utterances In Playful Situations |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter |
| QUIRK | Queer Unusual Idiosyncrasies = Relationship Kaput |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns |
| QUIZMASTER | Questions Usually Instigate Zero Marks As Silly Twits Essay Reponses |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| QUOTATION | Querysome Use Of Topic Attempting To Instance Own Notions |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature |
| QUOTE | Quotation Used On Thy Email |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication |
| RA | Rafted Atlantic |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Ra is the name Thor Heyerdahl gave the papyrus raft he crossed the Atlantic with.) Transport |
| RABAT | Rotate And Bring About Togetherness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Mathematics |
| RABBIT | Randy As Bejaysus, Big Incisor Teeth |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals |
| RACHEL | Rather Attractive Clairol Hairproducts Evangelising Lady |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - who obviously isn't worth it, to judge by the bald spot. Names:Famous people |
| RACKETS | Running A Criminal Kingdom - Evil Thugs Succeed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| RADAR | Remote Aircraft Detected Along Radius |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (RADAR actually stands for RAdio Detection And Ranging) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Science:Electronics |
| RADON | Rarely A Desired Occurrence, Naturally |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| RAPPORT | Reach A Particularly Pleasant Ongoing Relationship Together |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| RATICATE | Rattata - After Twenty "Intervals" Character Alters Through Evolution |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who has done Pokemon #20 as his first Pokemon expansion Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| RATTLESNAKE | Reptile's Agitated - Trembling Tail Lets Echoing Sound Notify Any Killable Entity |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals:Vermin |
| REACH | Remoteness Eludes A Clutching Hand |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs |
| REBUILD | Reassemble Everything, But Ultimately It's Little Different |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs |
| RECEPTIONIST | Regularly Every Company Employs Person To Implement Office Network If Someone Telephones |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| RECOGNITION | Realising Each Cherished One Gives Nasal Inflection That Identifies Owners Name |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| RECORDER | Register Everything, Catching On Rotating Discs Each Remark. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Electronics |
| RECORDS | Roundels Evidently Contained Operas - Recorded Double Sided |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music |
| RECRUITMENT | Redcoats Enlisters Coerced Runaway Urchins Into The Military - Each Needed Training |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:The Workforce |
| REFUGEES | Recent Emigrants From Unease Generate Enmity, Entering Sneakily |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Politics |
| REGAN | Resentfully Envies Goneril - Abundantly Noxious |
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 |
| REGION | Rough Expanse, Generally In One's Neighbourhood |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places |
| REGRESS | Retreat Everybody Going Reversewards Exiting Sticky Situation |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs |
| REHASH | Recycle Everything, Heat Again Sunday's Ham |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs Food & Drink |
| REHEARSING | Repeat Everything - Having Erring Actor Reacting Sloppily Is Not Good. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment |
| REINDEER | Rudolph's Exceptional In Nasal Department - Easily Enabling Routefinding |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals Time:Special Occasions:Christmas |
| REJOICING | Receiving Email Jokes Over Internet Connection Instigates Nice Gaiety |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter |
| RELATIONSHIPS | Rather Enjoyable Linkages Are Those I Open Nowadays Seeking Happiness In Platonic Situations |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| RELAX | Rest, Eating Lychees And Xylocarps |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink Sports & Recreation:Relaxation |
| RE-LOL | Really Excited, Lots Of Laughing |
re-LOL typed by Angela to mean 'LOL again,' acronym suggested by Tony McCoy O'Grady. Laughter |
| RENAULT | Remarkable European (Notably Aerodynamic) Ultimate-Luxury Transport |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| REPLENISHMENT | Replace Every Piece Lost. Each New Incoming Shipment Has More Elements Needed, Thanks |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns |
| REPOSSESSION | Repugnant Event, Perhaps One Should've Sent Expected Stipend, Since It's Overdue Now. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce |
| RESPONSE | React Expressing Surprise - People Often Note Staring Eyes |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns |
| RESUME | Report Effortlessly Sums Up My Experiences |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:The Workforce |
| RETAIL | Really Expensive Things Are Individually Labelled |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce |
| RETIREMENT | Regular Employment Time Is Reduced. 'Elderly' Means Enjoying New Timetable |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Age |
| RETRIEVE | Recover Everything They Robbed In Evening's Violent Episode |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, whose mother once retrieved some of what had stolen in a burglary People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| REVELATION | Regarding Eventual Victory, Expect Lucifer's Aides To Intervene Over Nations. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Bible books |
| RHENIUM | Rather Hard Element, Not - Indeed - Unlike Manganese. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| RHINOS | Rhino Horn Is Not Orgasmically Stimulating |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust Science:Biology:Animals |
| RICHARD | Roast Irish Cow & Ham - A 'Real' Dinner |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:You Are What You Eat |
| RICHMOND | Reflects In Contrast His Majesty's Ogreish Nasty Deeds |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Richard III Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Richard III |
| RINGER | Racehorse Is Not Genuine, Event's Rigged |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (A 'ringer' is a good horse substituted for a bad one, to make a killing from the bookies) Sports & Recreation |
| RIPCORD | Relax - If Parachute Cannot Open, Reserve'll Deploy |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation:Parachuting |
| ROB | Regularly Offers Brilliance |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Acronymists |
| ROBBERS | Rogues Or Burglars, Break & Enter Residences & Steal. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Law & Order:Criminals |
| ROBERT | Rixes' Only Boy Evidently Resents Tony! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Acronymists |
| ROCK | Region Of Countryside - Karst. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places |
| ROGER | Romantic Overtones Get Everyone Roused |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| ROLLERCOASTER | Ride Of Long Length Enjoyed Regularly. Can Often Amuse / Startle Those Enjoying Ride |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment |
| ROMANTIC | Randy Old Man Anticipates Necking, Touching, Intimate Caresses |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| ROMEO | Romantic Opportunist Makes Enemies Outraged |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Romeo and Juliet |
| ROOT | Radical, Or Originating Thing |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Mathematics Assorted Nouns |
| ROSALIND | Resolution Opens Sweetheart's Awareness. Love Is Now Developing |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's As You Like It Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:As You Like It |
| ROSALINE | Runs Off Suggesting A Liaison In Next Encounter |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Love's Labours Lost Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Love's Labours Lost |
| ROSETTA | Rare Old Stone Excavation Tutored Talented Archeologists |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - the Rosetta Stone helped people to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics History |
| ROVER | Remotely Operated Vehicle - Elevated Reconnaissance |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, saying: You know the remote-controlled aircraft used to spy over unfriendly territory? Well I don't know what they are called but they could be called ROVER. (Angela added that they're called Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, or UAVs) Military |
| RUBICON | River (Utmost Boundary) Its Crossing Opened Nastiness. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Waterways History |
| RUBIDIUM | Rather Uncommon, But If Discovered Is Usually Minute. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| RUDENESS | Regular Users Discount Earns Nice Extra Special Savings |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see SHOVE OFF) Words & Wordplay:Rudeness:Rude Advertising Slogans |
| RUN | Race Until Nighttime |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation |
| RUSSIA | Remains Unstable, Socialists Still In Authority. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| RUTH | Raised Up To Heaven |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Bible books |
| RUTHLESS | Rigourous Unto Those Harmed, Lacks Emotion, Sans Sympathy |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| RWANDA | Regular Warfare Amongst Natives - Dreadful Atrocities. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| RYMME | Rim - Yet Mainly Middle English |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns |
| SA | Saith Art! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| SABER | Sword's A Brilliant Edged Razor |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military:Weapons |
| SABOTAGE | Serious Attack By Organised Terrorists Against Great Enterprise |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns |
| SACRAMENTS | Some Actions Constituting Religion - Activists May Enter New Theological State |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion |
| SADDAM | Savage Arab Dictator, Dangerous And Murderous |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Famous people:Politicians |
| SADISM | Sometimes Administering Discipline Is Sexually Motivated |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| SAGITTARIUS | Surely A Genuine Intellectual Takes This As Rubbish. It's Uniquely Suspicious |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Astrology |
| SAMANTHA | She's A Magician And Nose-Twitching Hag Apparently |
Tony McCoy O'Grady. Samantha was the name ot the witch in an old TV series "Bewithced", and while the actress was not ugly, 'hag' is a term for a witch. Art & Literature:Fictional Characters |
| SANDPAPER | Stay Away - Never Digest Paper After Paint's Effectively Removed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Home(-cooked) Improvement |
| SANDY | Sunbathe Among Natural Dunes, Yes? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places |
| SAP | Sticky And Perfumed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Plants |
| SARS | Suddenly Airway's Restricted Somewhat |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. Re-expansions of existing acronyms Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| SATURDAY | Such A Twat! Unrepentantly Roistering & Dancing - Aren't You? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Weekdays |
| SATURN | Studies Attempt To Understand Ring Network |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Astronomy:Planets |
| SATURNINUS | Situation Allows Tamora Unleash Revenge, Nauseating Incidents Now Unfold Slowly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Titus Andronicus |
| SAVINGS | Securities Are Valuable - Interest Now Grows Steadily |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce:Money |
| SCAM | Some Cons Are Magnificent |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns |
| SCANDIUM | Swedish Chemistry Artisan - Nilson - Discovered It, Underpinning Mendeleyev. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| SCANNER | Stupid Contraption Apparently Now Needs Extra RAM. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Angela, after having a lot of problems with her new scanner (see SCSI CHAIN) was told that she needed more RAM to run it. After new RAM was added and some software conflicts were supposedly fixed (see FIXED MY MAC) she still can't get it to scan. Her advice: Don't buy Microtek, they're as troublesome as that *other* Micro company. Computers:Generic Hardware |
| SCHOLARSHIP | Student Can Have Own Loot After Receipt - Someone Has Instituted Prizefund |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education |
| SCIENTISTS | Some Canny Inventors Experiment - Nothing That's Interesting 'Scapes Their Scrutiny |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| SCINTILLATE | Sparkle (Coruscate Is 'Nother Term) Issuing Lustrous Light - Also, Talk Entertainingly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs |
| SCORPIO | Starsigns Can Offer Readers Personally Itemised Offal. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Astrology |
| SCORRIER | Snuffling Canine - Often Revolting - Rootles In Embarrassing Regions |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Scorrier is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'A small hunting dog trained to snuffle amongst your private parts.') Science:Biology:Animals Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| SCRABBLE | Spellings Can Roam Across Board, But Look Erratic |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Games |
| SCRAMOGE | Small Cut Received After Mishap On Gummed Envelope |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Scramoge is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'To cut oneself whilst licking envelopes.') Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| SCREAM | Such Comic Responses Elicit Another Moan |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter |
| SCRIP | Shoddy Controls Ruin Internet Provider |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to HALT. Commerce |
| SCUM | Surface Contains Unattractive Muck |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns |
| SEARCH | Seek Every Available Resource Checking Hits |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Internet Communication |
| SEARS | Stock Everything Americans Regard Saleable |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce:Companies |
| SEBASTIAN | Storm Engulfs Brother And Sister, This Introduces Arranged Nuptials |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Twelfth Night |
| SECONDARY | Some Educators Can Open New Doors - Amazing Resentful Youths |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education |
| SEED | Something Emerges, Expands, Develops |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology |
| SEEK | Search Everywhere, Eyeing Keenly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs |
| SEGA | System Emulating Gaming Arcade |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Games |
| SEINFELD | Silly Eejit Is Not Funny, Even Looks Dorky |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:TV shows Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses |
| SELENIUM | Sometimes Ends Life, Evidently. Nasty In Unpleasant Mixtures. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| SENATE | Selected 'Elders' Nobody Actually Thinks Estimable. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Politics |
| SENILE | Seventy... Eighty... Ninety... Is Life Endless? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Age |
| SERGEANT | Stripes Earned Recently Generate Envy Amongst Non-Talented |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military:Ranks |
| SEYCHELLES | Some European Yobs Came Here, Enslaved Locals. Locals Eventually Seceded. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| SHALLOW | Student Had A Lusty Life Of Wonder |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's King Henry IV Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King Henry IV |
| SHAPE | Solidity Has A Physical Embodiment |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Mathematics:Geometry |
| SHARON | She Has A Reputation Of Naughtiness! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:First names:Female |
| SHARP | Something Honed And/or Remarkably Pointed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
| SHAVE | Scrape Hairs Away, Very Excruciating |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs |
| SHERIDAN | Schoolfriend Had Eminently Respected Irish Dramatist's Acclaimed Name |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:First names:Female |
| SHIFTKEYWOMAN | Super Hero In Former Times Killed Enemies, Yes.... Wilfully Offed Many A Nasty. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, thinking up another villain for MACGIRL and KEYBOARD to fight. MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains |
| SHIMMER | Sunny Haze Implies Motion - Mirage Effect Really |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Physics |
| SHIPS | Some Have Immense, Proud Sails |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| SHIRT | Some 'Horse Investors' Risk This |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing |
| SHOE | Stops Hurting One's Extremeties |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing |
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