A Pertinent Re-interpretation Of Normality Yielding More Sense
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| DACE | Did A Carp Evolve? |
Angela Brett, in a 2a.m. attempt at the first D acronym. Science:Biology:Animals |
| DACHSHUND | Dogs And Cats Have Sometimes Had Unusually Nice Dealings |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals |
| DAD | Dick Added DNA |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Family |
| DADDY | Dear Adult Dutifully Dotes, Young |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships:Family |
| DAEWOO | Drive An Engine, Without Overdrive, Ordinarily |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| DAFFODIL | Dumb Arrogant Fragrant Flower Or Daughter-In-Law |
Rico Leffanta Science:Biology:Plants |
| DAGONET | Dunce Arranged Gaiety Of Nobles, Entertaining Them. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Arthurian Legend |
| DAIHATSU | Drivers Are In Heaven Aboard This Stylish Unit |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| DAIRY | Decadent Attributes In Richness, Yummy |
Jan Morgan - Dairy Products Can Be Made into Some Pretty Rich Desserts Food & Drink |
| DAISY | Do Anything Intimate; She's Yours! |
Rico Leffanta Names:First names:Female |
| DALE | Down Along Leafy Environment |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places |
| DALLAS | Daydreams About Love, Lust And Sex |
Rico Leffanta Places:Towns & Cities:USA |
| DAMIEN | Devil's A Monstrous Infant - Evil & Nasty |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in the movie 'The Omen' Names:First names:Male Art & Literature:Fictional Characters |
| DAMN | Didn't Acronymise... More Needed. |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett, because Eric had created enough new acronyms to overtake Steve on the hall of fame. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| DANCE | Display A Novel Choreography Effect |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music Sports & Recreation |
| DANDELION | Delightful, Although Natural Dispersement Endangers Lawns If Openly Neglected |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs |
| DANIEL | During A Nasty Interlude, Encounters Lion. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Bible books |
| DANIELA | Drop 'A' - Name Is Exactly Like Another. |
Angela Brett Names:First names:Female |
| DANIELLE | Does Activities Naturally Is Effortlessly Loving Life Energetically |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| DANISH | Definitely A Nourishment I Should Have |
Angela Brett Food & Drink |
| DARL | Doesn't Actually Run Linux |
Sean Lamb (Referring to Darl McBride, the CEO of SCO) Names:Famous people Computers:Linux |
| DARWIN | Dank Australian Region Where Ideas Natter |
Rico Leffanta Places:Towns & Cities |
| DARYL | Does Act Really Young, Luckily |
Jan Morgan Names:First names |
| DASTARD | Dimwitted Activist Superior To All Retarded Dumbos |
Angela Brett MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains |
| DATE | Dinner Advancing The Entertainment |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| DATES | Do Anything To Escape Situation |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| DATSUN | Drive At Top Speed Until Nackered |
Had a Datsun 15 years ago. Painted this on its hood in big letters. Got heaps of laughs and no body said they had heard it before, but has bound to have been thought of. I can't guarantee I was the first. Later Bro Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| DAUPHIN | Dispatching An Unusual Present Hastens Idiot's Nemesis |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's King Henry V Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King Henry V |
| DAVE | Did Astronaut View Eternity |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (The main human character in 2001 was called Dave) Names:First names:Male Art & Literature:Fictional Characters |
| DAVEN | Discovered Apronyms Via Entering Name |
Angela Brett, after somebody posted on the Apronyms forums, 'It's Daven here I was searching google for your name and found this' Names:First names:Male Communication:Acronyms Forums |
| DAVID | Did A Valiant 'Impossible' Deed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:First names:Male Religion |
| DAWDLE | Dally A While, Don't Look Energetic |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs |
| DAWN | Does Absolute Worthwhile Nurturing |
Jan Morgan - a good person I know Names:First names:Female |
| DAY | Dawn Arrives, Yes! |
Roger Williams Time |
| DAYS | Daze At Year Start! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Hope these Rough DAYS do not lead to a Rough Year! Glad: not a drink over half my 58 year sojourn. No New Year Party for this Organic Vegan. Time |
| DAYTONA | Drivers Are Yearning To Open Necessary Acceleration |
Jan Morgan - Drivers Start your engines for the race Sports & Recreation |
| DDS | Doesn't Do Spleens! |
Angela Brett (DDS usually stands for Doctor of Dental Surgery) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Education:Qualifications Science:Biology:Healthcare:Healthcare Occupations |
| DDT | Darn Dat Toxin! |
Jeff Anonymous Re-expansions of existing acronyms Science:Chemistry |
| DEAD | Didn't Earlier Admit Defeat |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Death |
| DEALERSHIP | Druggies Earn A Living Encouraging Regularly Smoking Hashish In Pipes |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Drugs Commerce |
| DEAN | Does Educating At Night |
Rico Leffanta Names:First names:Male Education:Occupations |
| DEARTH | Does Every Asset Represent The Hole? |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| DEATH | Decaying Elderly Advances To Heaven. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Death |
| DEBACLE | Doing Everything Because A Clitoris Loves Excitement |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| DEBBIE | Doesn't Every Boy Become Instantly Enamoured |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:First names:Female |
| DEBIAN | Debian Exists Because It's Altogether Nicer. |
Criggie (Debian is a linux distribution) Computers:Linux |
| DEBRA | Divine Emissary Beeing Resisted Aggressions |
Angela Brett -- according to http://tools.oxygen.com/babynamer/Content.cfm?ContentTypeID=1002&NameID=16085&BabySiteID=7712592, Debra comes from Hebrew 'Dvorah' meaning Bee, and According to the Jewish scriptures, Deborah was one of the earliest judges, or leaders, of her people. Considered a divinely inspired prophetess, she mobilized the Jewish nation (which was only beginning to regard itself as such) to affirm its relationship to God and to resist the aggressions of the neighboring Canaanites. Names:First names:Female |
| DEBRIS | Deafening Explosions Bring Residual Incendiary Sediment |
Sean Lamb (debris is always left over after an explosion, so...) People & Relationships:Disaster |
| DECADIC | Dials Elegantly Click - Actually Digital, If Countermodern |
Jeff Anonymous, referring to pulse telephone dialing, a digital system, and the rotary dial phones that implement it. I keep a Western Electric 500-type rotary phone next to my iBook to remind me that while newer isn't always better, elegance is timeless. Or more practically, it doesn't fall off the desk. Communication |
| DECIBEL | Do Echoing Chords Injure Bandmembers' Eardrums, Lately? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
| DECOMPOSE | Death Ends Complex Organic Molecular Processes - O Sweet Eternity |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after reading COMPOSE People & Relationships:Death |
| DEDE | Does Every Duty Eloquently |
Jan Morgan - Trudy's sweet daughter Names:First names:Female |
| DEDICATED | Describes Edifice, Declaring It Called After The Exalted Dead |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - thinking of buildings which are named - or renamed - in honour of national heroes/heroines Places:Buildings History |
| DEDICATION | Dutifully Engraved Discourse Inside Cover, Author Thanks Inspiration Of Novel |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature |
| DEED | Due Extreme End: Divorce |
Angela Brett, referring to the title of a property which has to be split in a divorce. People & Relationships:Law & Order People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| DEER | Doe's Experience Ever Replayed |
Angela Brett, referring to Bambi Science:Biology:Animals Art & Literature:Fictional Characters |
| DEFAULT | Designer Encapsulated 'Favourite' As Usual Look / Theme |
Tony McCoy O'Grady who feels that not all default settings are the most logical, therefore they are probably the favourite of the makers Main |
| DEFENSE | Detective's Evidence-Finding Etiquette Not Strictly Endorsed |
Angela Brett (If TV shows are to be believed, people often get off because the evidence which proves their guilt was not obtained in the right way.) People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| DEFINES | Dictionary Entry Found In Next Edition Says/States |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Science:Linguistics |
| DEFROST | Diminish Established Frigid Rigid Obduracy Somewhat Temperately |
Rico Leffanta Assorted Verbs |
| DEGRADE | Dead Entities Gently Rot And Decay Eventually |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Death Science:Environment |
| DEGREE | Diploma Evinces Generally Recognized Extensive Education. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education:Qualifications |
| DEITY | Doesn't Exist; It's Truly Yourself |
Angela Brett Religion |
| DELAWARE | Dutch Explored, Leading Attempts, Wildlife And Refuge Extensive |
Jan Morgan - leading Attempts = Dupont Products and several wildlife & refuge places Places:States & Regions |
| DELIVERY | Direct Everything Lost If Verification Exists Register Yawn |
Rico Leffanta Transport |
| DELL | Don't Eat Live Leads |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Do Not Eat |
| DELTA | Depositing Effluvium, Land's Terribly Aqueous |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Waterways |
| DEMENTOR | Distressful Entities, Memories End Negatively Tragic, Objectionable Ramifications |
Jan Morgan Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:Harry Potter |
| DEN | Doesn't Even Network |
DEN = Directory-Enabled Networking (Microsoft) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers |
| DENIAL | Despite Evidence, Nobody Is Admitting Liability |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| DENIM | Don't Eat - Nutrition Is Minimal. |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Threads & Fabric:Edible(?) |
| DENISE | Diverse Energetic Nice Individual Seeks Eternity |
Jan Morgan - someone I know Names:First names:Female |
| DENTIST | Don't Extract Nine Teeth, I've Second Thoughts! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Healthcare Occupations |
| DENTURES | Dentists Extract Natural Teeth Using Revenue Enhancement Schemes |
Rico Leffanta Household Objects |
| DEPENDS | Determined Efforts Personally Exceeds, Noted Dependability Standing |
Jan Morgan Assorted Verbs |
| DEPOSIT | Don't Empty Purse On Sprees... Invest Treasure. |
Angela Brett, who had only deposit slips next to her bed to write on when the acronyms started coming late at night. Commerce:Money |
| DEPRESSED | Don't Expect Progress, Rather Expect Stasis, Sadness & Enduring Dejection |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Emotions |
| DEPRESSION | Downcast Expression? Perhaps Reason's Evident - Sad Situation's Isn't Over Now |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Emotions |
| DESDEMONA | Defiantly Endures Suspicion, Dreadful End Makes Obsessive's Nature Apparent |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Othello Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Othello |
| DESERT | Dry Earth; Seldom Ever Rains There. |
Roger Williams Places |
| DESIGN | Delightfully Exciting Sketch Is Genuinely Novel |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature |
| DESPERATION | Dire Extreme Situation - Prompt Emergency Rescue And Treatment Is Obviously Needed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Disaster |
| DESTROY | Demolish Everything Simply To Remove Other Youth |
Kenny Roy Assorted Verbs |
| DETECTED | Detailed Examination That Eventually Caught The Evil Doer(s) |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| DETECTIVE | Data Encoded To Enable Clinical Trials In Veterans' Environment |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when someone asked on the Acronyms Forums for an acronym to describe an online data acquisition program for the Department of Veterans Affairs. See http://www.co.nz/cgi/forums/list.cgi?id=acronyms&user=&session=&root=1054739638 for more information. Computers:Internet:VA Data Acquisition |
| DETERMATHATIONS | Daily Explain/Energise/Engineer! Test/ Extend Reality! Multiply Algorithms / Tools Habile! Advance/Adapt! Transfinites: Infinities/Increasing/Infinitely, Observe Nuances! Sciences/Study! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Science:Mathematics Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words |
| DETERMINED | Doing Everything To Ensure Results - Make Intense, Necessary, Efforts Daily |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| DEUTERONOMY | Delightfully Erudite Undertaking, Ten Edicts Read Out, Nous Of Moses. Yes! |
Eric Bridgstock Religion:Bible books |
| DEVI | Divine Eternal Vacillates Inspiration |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Hindu Goddesses |
| DEVIL | Demonic, Evil Villain Is Lucifer |
Angela Brett Religion |
| DIABETES | Disease Is Awful. Body Excretes (Tragically) Excess Sugar |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| DIAGRAM | Drawings (Incorporating Artistic Graphs?) Reinforce Article's Message |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication |
| DIALUP | Delves Into Analogue Line's Untapped Potential |
Angela Brett Computers:Internet |
| DIAMOND | Divine Intervention Affects Marriage, Or Necessity, Destiny. |
Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the diamond (60th) wedding anniversary. Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| DIAN | Drives Inhabitants Around Nature |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Roman Gods & Goddesses |
| DIANA | Died In A Nasty Accident |
Angela Brett, referring to Diana, Princess of Wales. Politics:Royalty:Royals |
| DIAPER | Dirty It And Parent Efficiently Replaces |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
| DIARRHOEA | Dashing In And Running Repeatedly, Hogging Outhouse, Evacuating Again. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| DICE | Deals In Chance Events |
Sean Lamb Household Objects Entertainment:Games |
| DICTIONARY | Do I Consider Term Is Often Needed And Real? Yes! |
Angela Brett Science:Linguistics Art & Literature:Book Titles |
| DIDO | Die I Do. Oh... |
Lizzie - Dido stabbed herself on a funeral pyre and was consumed in the flames after Aeneas rejected her. Art & Literature:Myths & Legends |
| DIEGO | Did It Ever Get Optional? |
Jan Morgan - since when does San Diego get abbreviated to just Diego? It's not long enough to warrant such a shortening of the city name! Places:Towns & Cities:USA |
| DIESEL | Dirty Internal Engines Should Emit Less |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| DIET | Dare I Eat That? |
Angela Brett Food & Drink People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| DIFFICULT | Does It Feel Funny? It Contrasts Usual Light Tasks. |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives |
| DIG | Delve Into Ground |
Roger Williams Assorted Verbs |
| DIGLETT | Dwells In Ground, Likes Eating Tender Tubers |
Angela Brett (Diglett is Pokemon #50) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| DIKE | Divinely Inspires Kinky Escapades |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Greek Gods & Goddesses |
| DILEMMA | Deep Indecision: Let's Employ Much Muddled Analysis |
Leo Boyes People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| DILIGENT | Doggedly Impacting List, I've Gotta Expand New Terms! |
Angela Brett, after diligently expanding a lot of the terms from the unsuccessful searches list. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| DIM | Dark In Matters |
Jan Morgan Assorted Adjectives |
| DIMPLE | Depression In Mid-Phizog Looks Endearing |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Body Parts People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
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