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| FIRST | Foremost Innovator, Respected Sage Top |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Assorted Adjectives |
| FISH | Fins In Saline Habitat |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals |
| FISHLURE | Feathers Intertwined Should Help Land Uniquely Rare Exhibit |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation |
| FIVE | Five Isn't Very Easy |
Angela Brett, when Dustan said that FIVE would be a difficult acronym to do. Science:Mathematics:Numbers |
| FLACCID | Floppy, Limp And Collapsed, Cock Is Dangling! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
| FLAME | From Lighting A Match, Etc. |
Angela Brett, trying a different kind of singer after Tony came up with expansions for several of the musical kind. Science:Physics |
| FLAMES | Forum Language And Manners Explode Spectaucularly |
Sean Lamb (who tries to stay out of 'net flame wars) Communication |
| FLAN | Funny-Looking, Aromatic Nourishment |
Sean Lamb Food & Drink |
| FLASHER | Fellow Likely Acting Sexual, His Exhibitionism's Ribald! |
Angela Brett People & Relationships |
| FLAT | Few Landfills Are This |
Edwin Hermann Assorted Adjectives |
| FLATTERER | False & Lying Adulation Tends To Elicit Reponses Exposing Reprehensiblity |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| FLAVIUS | Faithful, Loyal And Valued (If Unsung) Servant |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Timon of Athens Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Timon of Athens |
| FLAWLESS | Fabulous Looking, And Without Little Errors - Simply Stunning |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - who knows the feeling :-) People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| FLAWS | Faulty - Like A Windoze System |
Angela Brett Assorted Nouns Computers:Windows |
| FLEA | Fried Lightly Excites Appetite |
Rico Leffanta Science:Biology:Insects:Edible(?) |
| FLECK | Fewer Lines Equals Conserved Kilobytes |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers |
| FLED | Field's Left Empty/ Deserted |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs |
| FLIES | Food Lovers Ingredient Expressly Served |
Rico Leffanta Science:Biology:Insects:Edible(?) |
| FLIPSIDE | Fraternal Love In Progress Sometimes Incorporating Digital Explorations |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| FLIRT | Future Lover Is Really Trying |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| FLIRTING | Feel Like I'm Ready To Investigate New Guys/Girls |
Angela Brett, while pondering the difference between flirting and ordinary conversation. People & Relationships:Love & Lust Communication |
| FLORA | Flowers Love Outdoor Rural Arrangements |
Rico Leffanta Science:Biology:Plants Religion:Roman Gods & Goddesses |
| FLORAL | Flaunting Likenesses Of Rhododendrons And Lilies |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives |
| FLORENCE | Fish Lover Often Relishes Eating Nouvelle Cuisine Entrees |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:You Are What You Eat |
| FLORIDA | Feel Like Okefenokee Ramble's Innocuous, Despite Alligators? |
Patricia Rix Places:States & Regions |
| FLORIZEL | Fleeing Lord's Opposition, Romance Inspires Zesty Eloping Lovers |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Winter's Tale |
| FLOURINE | Frequently Liquified On Unclean Reservoirs. It Nourishes Enamel. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| FLOWER | Fellow's Love Of Woman Expressed Romantically |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust Science:Biology:Plants |
| FLUTE | Flavour Lets Us Touch Exaltation |
Jason Wilcox Entertainment:Music:Instruments |
| FLUTES | Fingerwork Looking Uncomfortable, These Emit Sounds |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music:Instruments |
| FLY | Friends Loathe You |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| FLYER | Frightful "Literature" You Eternally Refuse |
TMcCO'G referring to the handbills handed out on streets to passers-by Commerce Communication |
| FM | Funky Music |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Re-expansions of existing acronyms Entertainment:Music |
| FOCUS | For Orbits, Centre's Usually Star |
Angela Brett Science:Astronomy |
| FOE | Focused On Extinction |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships |
| FOG | Floating Otherworldly Gas |
Roger Williams Science:Meteorology |
| FOL-DE-LOL | Fell Over Laughing - Developed Emphysema Laughing Out Loud |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter |
| FONDEST | Feelings Of Nice Devotion, Easily Squashed Too |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships:Emotions |
| FONDLING | Fake Orgasm Nerds Dont Leave Involved Naked Girls |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| FOOD | Foe Of Obsessed Dieters |
Angela Brett Food & Drink |
| FOOL | Foreman Of Operational Lunacy |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations:Humorous Job Titles |
| FOOT | Frequently, One Of Three |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (The foot is usually overshadowed by the Yard, which is three foot long) Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
| FOOTBALL | Feeling Or Otherwise Touching Bums Always Looks Laughable! |
Patricia Rix (this is what we were discussing during the Superbowl: why men can pat each other's bums on the playing field but no other time) Sports & Recreation |
| FOR | Father Of Repetition |
Angela Brett, because for is usually the best loop to use in C programs. Computers:Programming |
| FORA | Friendly Objection: Really "A" |
Jeff Anonymous, who prefers the term 'fora' to 'forums' Communication |
| FORD | For Ordinary Road Drivers |
Eric Bridgstock Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| FORDS | For Overcrossing Rivers During Spates |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs Places:Waterways |
| FORECAST | Focus On Real Events - Can't Accurately See Tomorrow |
Angela Brett Time |
| FOREIGNER | From Overseas, Residents Enraged If Growing Numbers Engender Resentments |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races |
| FOREST | Formation Of Radiata Exist Standing Together |
Angela Brett Places Science:Biology:Plants:Trees |
| FORGIVENESS | Fortitude Of Remission Granting Involves Vice Expelled. Never Ever Sin, Solace |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships |
| FORM | Figure Of Representational Medium |
Angela Brett Art & Literature |
| FORMULA | Favourite Organised Recipe Measuring Unit's Logical Activity |
Rico Leffanta Science |
| FORT | Forearmed Outpost Repels Tresspassers. |
Roger Williams Military Places:Buildings |
| FORTRESS | Family Of Ruler Took Refuge, Escaping Shooting Soldiers |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military Places:Buildings |
| FORTY | Factor Out Repeated Twenty Years |
Angela Brett Time:Age |
| FORUMS | Friends Overseas Regularly Use Message Service. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication:Acronyms Forums |
| FRANC | French Roundel; Alas, Nevermore Currency. |
Jeff Anonymous, on the former French currency, now replaced with the EU Euro. Commerce:Money |
| FRANCE | Frequently Reckoned As Narcissistic, Chauvinist Europeans |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| FRANCES | Friendship Reaches A New Class, Enter Safely |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Male |
| FRANCESCO | Freedom Rings, All Necessary Concerns Eventually Satisfied, Carefully Obtained |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Male |
| FRANCHISE | Fellow Runs A New Company Having Invested Serious Equity |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce |
| FRANT | Fellows Restlessly Await Next Train |
Angela Brett (Frant is defined in The Meaning of Liff as meaning, 'The legal minimum distance between two trains on the District and Circle line of the London Underground. A frant, which must be not less than 122 chains (or 8 leagues) long, is not connected in any way with the adjective 'frantic' which comes to us by a completely different route (as indeed do the trains).') Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| FRASIER | Fairly Risible American Series Is Exceptionally Ridiculous |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:TV shows Art & Literature:Fictional Characters |
| FREDERICK | Fractured Relationship Endures Destruction, Eventually Rebounds In Careful Kindness |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Male |
| FREEZE | Freshly Reaped Edibles Emit Zero Energy` |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink Science:Physics |
| FRENGUELLISAURUS | Few Reproductions Exist. Now Generally Unknown, Extremely Large Lizard Is Seen As Unusual Relative. Unknown Size |
Sean Lamb (Frenguellisaurus is judged to weigh about 770 pounds, based on fossils found so far. However, its exact size isn't very well known, and it's not a name that rolls off the tongue of most schoolchildren) Science:Biology:Animals:Dinosaurs |
| FRIDGE | Freezing Receptacle Including Digestable Goodies Endlessly |
Matthew Oram and Steve Keate Food & Drink Household Objects:Appliances |
| FRIEND | Fearless Resolve In Every Noticeable Dealing |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships |
| FRIENDS | Fractious Relatonships In Endless Newyork Drama Series. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:TV shows |
| FRING | Filament's Rattled - It's Not Glowing |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Fring is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as being, 'The noise made by light bulb which has just shone its last.') Assorted Nouns:Noises Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| FRISBEE | Flung Regularly In Sport, Breeze Extends Elevation |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation |
| FRODE | Fiftyish Residents Of Deck Enlivened |
Angela Brett, referring to the character in 'The Solitaire Mystery' by Jostein Gaarder Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:The Solitaire Mystery |
| FRODO | Furry Runt Of Dubious Origin |
Carl Brett Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:The Lord of the Rings |
| FROMM | Frightfully Religious Or Mania Maker |
Grace Francis Science:Linguistics:German Words |
| FROSSES | Folks Really Organise Stupid Stuff, Eh Sista? |
Angela Brett (Frosses is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'The lecherous looks exchanged between sixteen-year-olds at a party given by someone's parents') Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| FROWN | Frustrated Reasons Of Woe Neglected |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships:Emotions |
| FROZEN | Fully Rigid, Obviously Zero Energy Needed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Physics |
| FRUIT | Freshly Ripe Unique Item, Tasty |
Jan Morgan Food & Drink |
| FRUSTRATED | Feeling Really Unable, Somehow, To Relate All The Embarrassing Details |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Emotions |
| FRY | Food Ready Yet? |
Angela Brett Food & Drink |
| FTP | Follow That Puppy! |
Angela Brett - FTP actually stands for File Transfer Protocol, but at least two Macintosh FTP clients have dogs in their icons. Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| FUCHSIA | Flowers Usually Cascade, Hanging Softly In Air |
Jan Morgan Science:Biology:Plants |
| FUDGE | Fabulous Unforgettable Delight Gives Enjoyment |
Jan Morgan Food & Drink:Confectionery |
| FUN | For Unrestrained Novelty |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns |
| FUNDING | Financially Unstable, New Donor's Investment Now Glimpsed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce:Money |
| FUNERAL | Family Uncovers Necropolitan Expenses Reducing All Legacies |
Rico Leffanta and Angela Brett People & Relationships:Death |
| FUNGI | Foodies Usually Never Gobble Indiscriminately |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
| FUR | Fuzzy Unique Remnant |
Jan Morgan Science:Biology:Body Parts Household Objects:Threads & Fabric |
| FUSSY | Fidgety Unhappy Sprucer Sabotages You |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| FUTON | Folding Usually Tangles One's Nails |
Jan Morgan Household Objects:Furniture |
| FUZZY | Felt Unduly Zig-Zaggy Yesterday |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| FWIW | Following Writing Is Waffle |
Angela Brett (FWIW usually stands for 'For What It's Worth') Re-expansions of existing acronyms:Conversational |
| FYRD | Forced Youth Recruitment Decreed |
Angela Brett Military |
| FYRDS | For Year-Round Defense Services |
Angela Brett Military |
| previous apronyms beginning with F |