A Punster Reworks Old Names - You May Smile
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| COMB | Cleans Out Messy Bunches |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene:Beauty Products |
| COMMA | Competent Orator May Momentarily Aerate. |
Angela Brett Science:Linguistics |
| COMMITTEE | Cowardice Of Meeting Means Individual Toughman Tramples Everyone Else |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| COMMODE | Crapper Or Men's Masturbation Outlet? Determine Eventually. |
Jeff Anonymous Places:Buildings:The 'Little Room' |
| COMMUNICATE | Conveying One's Meaning - Maybe Using Notepaper - Is Considered A Talent, Evidently |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication |
| COMMUNION | Christians Offer Messiah Morsels... Ultimately Not Innards Of Nazarene |
Angela Brett Religion |
| COMMUNITY | Connection Of Many Minds - Usually Nowadays It's Typed Yabbering. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships Computers:Internet |
| 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 |
| COMPILER | Corrector Of Many Problems, It Lends Expertise Readily |
Angela Brett Computers:Programming |
| COMPOSE | Creation Of Musical Pieces Or Something Else |
Edwin Hermann Entertainment:Music Art & Literature |
| COMPUTER | Crashes Or Mangles Programs Until Technician Emolument Received |
Rico Leffanta Computers |
| CONCEITED | Concerning Oneself, Never Chanced Entertaining Inferior Thoughts. Everything's Delightful |
Tony McCoy O'Greatest People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| CONCRETE | Conglomeration Of Natural Congealers Reinforces Every Tall Edifice |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Buildings |
| CONCUPISCENCE | Conflicting Onus Never Concedes Until Penetration Invades Sentiments Compromising Emotional Nuances Causing Eviction |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 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 |
| CONFERENCE | Combatting Omnifarious Nastiness, Fairly Enigmatic Reptiles Exist Near Cairo, Egypt |
joybutton Science:Biology |
| CONFESSIONAL | Catholic Or Not, 'Fess Even Small Sins In Our Now Audioproof Locker |
Jeff Anonymous Religion Places:Buildings |
| CONFUSED | Cauldron Of Nonconforming Feelings - Understanding Seems Ever Distant. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Emotions |
| CONFUSION | Chaos - Office Nitwit's F***ed Up! Situation Is Outrageously Nightmarish |
Tnyo CcyoM OdrGay' People & Relationships |
| 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 |
| CONNECTICUT | Constitutional Order Naturally Needed, Embraces Colony To Initiate Creed Used Today |
Jan Morgan - first state to use laws Places:States & Regions |
| CONNIE | Caring One Negotiates Noteworthy Ideas, Effectively |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| CONSECRATION | Complete Obedience Necessary, Sacred Efficacious, Concentrated Righteous Attributes To Initiate One's Nirvana |
Jan Morgan Religion |
| CONSERVATIVE | Continuously Opposes Novelty, Sees Everything Reactionarily, Violently Against Things It Views "Emergent" |
TMcCO'G Politics People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| CONSERVATIVES | Continuation Of National State Earnings Related Value Added Taxes In Very Extreme Situations |
John Richard Jones Politics:Parties |
| 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 |
| CONSTITUTION | Contract Offering Numerous Sequential Tenets Intended To Unitedly Temper Its Own Nation |
Patricia Rix Politics People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| CONSULTANT | Companies Often Need Someone Using Logic To Analyze New Theories |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| CONTRACT | Contributors Ought Not To Reveal Any Contrary Thoughts |
Angela Brett, after Tony jokingly said on the Apronyms forums, 'I have to agree with Angela -- It's in my contract' Communication:Acronyms Forums |
| CONVICT | Calculating, Overtly Nefarious Villain In Computer Trade |
Angela Brett, finding another villain for the Baddie School roll. MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains |
| 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 |
| CO-OPERATION | Complete Oligarchy Of Petroleum Empires Riles All The Innocent Oil-Needers. |
Angela Brett (see COMPETITION) Transport Commerce |
| COORDINATOR | Controlling Overseer Of Research & Development Is Necessary Administrator To Obtain "Results" |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| COP | Correct Operational Procedure |
Angela Brett, after hearing a character on a police drama use that phrase. People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations |
| COPOUT | Cunning Operation Planning On Upbraiding Target |
Katherine People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| 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 |
| COPULATE | Constables Outnumber People Usually Late At Tort Events |
Rico Leffanta (Cop! You Late!) People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| CORAL | Comfort Of Receiving Another's Love |
Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the coral (35th) wedding anniversary. Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| CORD | Clogs Oesophagus, Really Dry |
Steve Keate (see DONGLE (3)) Computers:Do Not Eat |
| 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 |
| CORDYCEPS | Claims Of Reducing (Drastically) Your Cholesterol & Enhancing Pulmonary System |
Tony Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs |
| CORE | Centre Of Reactor, Etc. |
Angela Brett Places:Positions & Directions |
| CORINTHIANS | Corruption Observed. Renounce Impiety Now. Tolerating Heresy Is A Non-Starter. |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books |
| CORIOLIS | Control Of Rotation In One's Loo's Incredibly Slight! |
Angela Brett (see http://www.ems.psu.edu/~fraser/Bad/BadCoriolis.html) Science:Meteorology People & Relationships:Thoughts:Misconceptions |
| CORN | Chiropodist's Obviously Really Needed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| CORNFLAKES | Cereal Of Rich Nutrition, Favourably Light And Known Energy Supply |
Edwin Hermann Food & Drink |
| 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 |
| CORRECTIVE | Complements Optical Refraction - Reading's Easier 'Cause This Improves Vision Everywhere. |
Angela Brett, thinking of corrective lenses or laser eye surgery. Science:Biology:Healthcare |
| CORRUPT | Concentrating On Rich Rewards Using Political Tactics |
Rico Leffanta Politics |
| CORVETTE | Classic Oldtime Road Vehicle, Elevated Teenager's Testosterone, Evidently |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| COTTON | Celebrated Once, Twice... Timespan Of Nuptials. |
Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the cotton (2nd) wedding anniversary. Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| COUCH | Comfy Option, Uses Chair Hospitality |
Jan Morgan Household Objects:Furniture |
| COUGAR | Cat Of Unusual Grace And Rapacity |
Tony McCougar O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals |
| COULOMB | Charge Of Umpteen Leptons, One Magnetism Below |
Angela Brett (One Magnetism Below referring to the leptons in question having electromagnetic charge of -1) Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
| COUNSELOR | Courtroom Officer Usually Negates Someone Else's Legal Opinion Resolutely |
Sean Lamb People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations |
| 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 |
| COURTESY | Civilized Obligation Uses Respectable Tact Exceeds Success, Yes |
Jan Morgan -- exceeds success means that being tactful goes beyond a successful result and makes everyone happy. People & Relationships |
| COURTS | Churn Out Unacceptable Rejects To Society |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| COUSIN | Child Of Uncle's Sibling Is Nephew |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Family |
| COVENTRY | Criminally Organised Villans Eventually Need To Rob You |
John Richard Jones Places:Towns & Cities |
| COW | Cuddly Over - Weight |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Science:Biology:Animals |
| 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 |
| COWBRIDGE | Criminally Organised Ways Being Rewarded In Dangerous Gangland Exchanges |
John Richard Jones Places:Towns & Cities:UK |
| COWGIRL | Cattle-Owning Women Gain Interesting Random Lyrics |
Rob Rix, while listening to Cowgirl by Underworld Entertainment:Music:Songs |
| COWS | Creators Of White Stuff |
Angela Brett, who saw lots of cows on her bus trips from Auckland to Palmerston North and back. Science:Biology:Animals |
| 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 |
| CRAMMED | Creatively Represented, Apronymic Memory. Mnemonics Extra Dense! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 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 |
| CRAP | Challenge Requiring A Professional |
Steve Hartsell (referring to CRAP as in "Look at all the CRAP my boss expects me to complete before I go home.") People & Relationships |
| CRAPS | Could Roll A Pass... Seven! |
Roger Williams Entertainment:Games |
| 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 |
| CRAZED | Completely Reality Altering Zaniness - Entirely Deranged |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Personality Traits Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments:Mental Illness |
| CREATIVE | Can('t) Reasonably Expect Another Terrific Inspiration Very Easily. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| 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 |
| CRETACEOUS | Colossal Reptiles Endured 'Til A Catastrophic Event Ousted Umpteen Species. |
Angela Brett Time Science:Biology:Animals:Dinosaurs |
| CRETIN | Chairman Regulating Email Typography Intranet Networks |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations:Humorous Job Titles |
| CRICKET | Cellular Reasons/Restrictions In Connecting Kinfolk, Excessive Talk |
Jan Morgan - name of cheap but frequently dropped calls cell phone company Commerce:Companies Communication |
| CRIME | Committing Robbery Is Manifestly Erroneous |
Patricia Rix People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| CRIMINAL | Crikey! Random Incidents Made Individual Need Additional Love |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Law & Order:Criminals |
| CRIPPLE | Corporeally Restricted Individual's Parts' Performance Lack Evenness |
TMcCO'G Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| CROCHET | Crossing Right Over Crafts, Hooking Engages Thread |
Jan Morgan Sports & Recreation |
| CROQUET | Controlled Recreation Of Quaint Unusual Entertainment, Tactics |
Jan Morgan - tactics - achieving goal of winning Sports & Recreation |
| 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 |
| CROWN | Claims Royalty Of Wearer Nobly. |
Angela Brett Politics:Royalty |
| CRYSTAL | Committed Relationship - Yearly Salute That Affection's Lasting |
Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the crystal (15th) wedding anniversary. Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| CSC | Citizens, Send Cash |
Jeff Anonymous (In reference to ezboard.com's premium service) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Commerce |
| 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 |
| CUCUMBER | Can't Understand Charm, Undesirable Munchie, But Everyone Raves |
Jan Morgan Food & Drink |
| CUDDLE | Children Usually Do Discover Love Exists |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| CULT | Community Usually Lacking Theology |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion |
| CUP | Container, Usually Pouring |
Kenny Roy & Tamaryn Roy Household Objects:Eating Utensils |
| CUPFUL | Content Usually Poured Fully Until Level |
Dustan Dowsing Food & Drink |
| CUPID | Creates Ultimate Passions In Duos |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust Religion:Greek Gods & Goddesses |
| CUPPA | Company! Ursula, Please Pour Another. |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Drinks |
| CUPS | Careful Use Prevents Spillages |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Eating Utensils |
| CURE | Chemicals Used? Remedy's Expected |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Drugs |
| CURFEW | Can't Understand Reason For Evening Wrecker |
Angela Brett Time |
| 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 |
| CURLS | Coiled, Untamed Ringlets Look Swell! |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| CURRICULUM | Course Under Regular Review In College - Unto Library Users Maximum |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education |
| CURSE | Can Undo Resource's Software Encoding |
Angela Brett (see YARP) Computers:Windows:Applications:The opposite of PRAY |
| CURSED | Completely Uncouth Ruffian Swore, Execrating Deity! |
TMcCO'G Religion Communication |
| CURTAIN | Cloth Used Regularly Turns Atmosphere Into Nighttime |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects |
| CURVATION | Circular Undulating Rounded Vehicles Around Tits In Our Nation |
2Trppie Inspired by the website http://www.curvation.com Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
| CURVES | Creating Useful Routine, Vital Exercise Solution |
Jan Morgan - an exercise place Sports & Recreation |
| 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 |
| CUTEST | Completely Unforgettable Teenager - Exceptionally Sexy Thing |
TMcCO'G People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| CYBELE | Can You Believe Everything Lives Eternally? |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Greek Gods & Goddesses |
| CYLINDER | Circular Yet Long, It Neatly Drains Excess Rainwater. |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Geometry |
| 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 |
| CYNDAQUIL | Complete Yellowbelly - Normally Defensive. Attackers Quickly Understand 'Inflamed Lumbar' |
Angela Brett (Cyndaquil is Pokemon #155) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| CYNTHIA | Cousin, Young Nice Trustworthy Helpful Individual, Affable |
Jan Morgan -- a person I know Names:First names:Female |
| CYST | Cavity - Yet Sore & Tender |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| CYTOLOGY | Cells Your Teacher Obviously Learned Overwhelming Growing Young |
Rico Leffanta Science:Biology |
| CZECHOSLOVAKIA | Communist Zone Economically, Comrade Havel Ouster Soviet Led Oligarchy Valiantly And Kremlin-Independence Attained. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| CZERNY | Cultural Zenith; Entertainment Really, Not Yodelling |
Sean Lamb (Karl Czerny was an Austiran composer who studied with Beethoven) Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| previous apronyms beginning with C |