Acronyms' Preeminence! Really Organizing Naturally Your Memory Skills!
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| LIECHTENSTEIN | Little Independent Entity. Companies Have Tax Exemptions Now Superior To Europe's Independent Nations. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| LIEUTENANT | Low-Initiative-Endowed, Used To Examining Nothing And Not Thinking |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military:Ranks |
| LIFE | Likely Isn't For Ever |
Angela Brett People & Relationships |
| LIFEBOAT | Lucky Indeed For Everyone's Brought Onboard After Tragedy |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport People & Relationships:Disaster |
| LIFELESS | Lying In Floppy Entropy - Lived, Expired, Sleeping Soullessly |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Death |
| LIFER | Locked In For Ever - Revenge! |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order:Criminals |
| LIFESTYLE | Lets Ignore Financial Efficiency, Spend 'Til You Lose Everything |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Ordinary poor people have 'lives', foolish rich people have 'lifestyles'!) People & Relationships |
| LIFF | Look Inside For Facts |
Angela Brett - Liff is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as being, 'A book, the contents of which are totally belied by its cover...' Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| LIFFLESS | Lacking In Funny & Frivolous Literature, Erase Smile Signs |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, because he doesn't have a copy of 'The Meaning of Liff' or 'The Deeper Meaning of Liff' Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| LIFT | Lazily Into Floor Twenty |
Angela Brett Places:Buildings |
| LIGHT | Lamp Is Generating Heat Too! |
Angela Brett Household Objects Science:Physics |
| LIGHTNING | Little Ions Get Humming Then... Nailed! It's Not Good |
Roger Williams Science:Meteorology |
| LIMERICK | Less Is More Except Rhymes In Celtic Knots |
Rico Leffanta Art & Literature |
| LIMP | Lost Insert Member Prostrate |
Rico Leffanta Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| LINDSAY | Lazy In Nature, Dull, Snobbish Actually. Yuppie |
Jan Morgan -- combo of 2 people Names:First names |
| LINE | Left Impregnated, Not Estimable |
Angela Brett (Line is HANS THOMAS's grandmother, who became pregnant to a German soldier and was hated for it) Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:The Solitaire Mystery |
| LINEN | Living In Nuptials Enhances Nookie |
Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the linen (4th) wedding anniversary. Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| LINK | Locates Internet Networked Knowledge |
Gavin Lambert Computers:Internet |
| LINKS | Last Inventive 'Nym? Keep Surfing! |
Angela Brett, because if you ever manage to read all the acronyms at http://acronyms.co.nz, you can still go to the Links page at http://acronyms.co.nz/links.html and view some related websites. Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website:Page Titles |
| LINUX | Lovely... If Not Using Xwindows! |
Angela Brett Computers:Linux |
| LION | 'Lunchtime' Is Often Nighttime |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals |
| LIP | Lick If Parched |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| LIPS | Lively If Person's Speaking |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| LIPSTIK | Long Island Princess Sporting Tacky Industrial Klothing |
Diva Jeri. Developed to describe women with fake blond hair, black eyebrows, and grating voices who wear clothes with designer names publicly displayed. People & Relationships:Personality Traits People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| LIQUOR | Liquid I Quaff Unceasingly, Often Refreshing. |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
| LIRA | Loot Italians Rapidly Accumulated |
Tony -- The defunct Italian currency was worth very little and one cashed large notes to buy the cheapest items and received a large quantity of near-worthless coinage. Commerce:Money |
| LISA | Lone Intelligent Simpson Artiste |
Angela Brett and Tony McCoy O'Grady (there are other intelligent female Simpsons, but they're not on TV often) Entertainment:TV shows:The Simpsons |
| LITHIUM | Lightens Internal Tensions, Happily Is Useful Medicine |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| LITHUANIA | Locked Into That Horrid Ussr, And Now Into Autonomy. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| LITTERBOX | Like Infectious Toxic Tornado, Emanations Render Breathing Only Xperimental |
Patricia Rix Household Objects |
| LIVE | Life Is Visually Evil |
Rico Leffanta Religion |
| LIVID | Losing It, Very Intensely Distressed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Emotions |
| LLANELLI | Limp-Limbed After Natation - Essay Loosening Liquid Involuntarily |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Llanelli is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as being, 'Descriptive of the waggling movement of a person's hands when shaking water from them or warming up for a piece of workshop theatre.') Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| LLANFAIRPWLLGWYNGYLLGOGERYCHWYRNDROBWLLLLANTYSILIOGOGOGOCH | Love Lost And Never Found Again Is Really Pitiful! When Love Lapses, Going Where You've Never Gone, Your Love Life Grows Onerous, Gilding Every Reason You Chose Heartache, When You Really Need Desirable Romantics Opening Borders Which Lady Luck Lets Love Align Neatly To Your Senses. Inviting Love In Over Grief Opens Galaxies; Only Going Out Cultivates Healing! |
Rico Leffanta, who mentions that the website of this tiny village in Wales can be found at http://llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.co.uk/say.htm. Places:Towns & Cities:UK |
| LMAO | Likely Mildly Amused... Overexaggerating |
Angela Brett (LMAO usually stands for Laughing My A*se Off) Laughter Re-expansions of existing acronyms:Conversational |
| LOAD | Laden On A Donkey |
Patricia Rix Assorted Nouns |
| LOCI | List Of Created Imagery. |
Pam Tubesing, referring to the method of loci. Words & Wordplay |
| LOCK | Lacking Owner's Combination / Key |
Angela Brett Household Objects |
| LOCKS | Locks/Lock! Open: Compatible Keys! Security! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Household Objects |
| LOCKUP | Lets Our Computer Keep Unreal Pauses |
Rico Leffanta Computers |
| LOGIC | Lots Of Gates In Combination |
Angela Brett Science:Electronics |
| LOGO | Let Our Gays Observe! |
Logo, debuting in june 2005, was the first ever gay cable network Communication People & Relationships:Love & Lust:LGBTQIA |
| LOGOGRAPH | Like Oriental Glyphs - One Graphically Represents A Particular Heading. |
Angela Brett Science:Linguistics |
| LOL | Lovely Orgiastic Lovemaking |
Tony McCoy O'Grady. Angela couldn't be bothered going to her bedroom for something, so Tony replied "When you marry things may change," to which Angela replied with a LOL (laughing out loud.) Tony responded with the new meaning for LOL. :) People & Relationships:Love & Lust Re-expansions of existing acronyms:Conversational |
| LOLITA | Little One's Lover Is Tormented Adult |
TMcCO'G Entertainment:Movies |
| LOLLIPOP | Lots Of Little Licks Instill Presence Of Pleasure. |
Roger Williams Food & Drink:Confectionery |
| LOMBARD | Laptop Outer Made By Apple's Respected Developers |
Angela Brett (Lombard was the name of the casing for the PowerBook models codenamed Bronze Keyboard and Pismo.) Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware Names:Code Names:Apple |
| LONELINESS | Leaves One Needing Embraces. Lifeforce Is Not Entirely Self-Sufficient |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Emotions |
| LONELY | Loss Of Nearness, Emotionally, Leaves Yearning. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Emotions |
| LONER | Love's Only Nightmare Escaping Rejection |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships |
| LONGHORN | Late Or Not, Gates Holds Out. Releases Nothing |
Sean Lamb (the next version of Microsoft Windows, codenamed Longhorn, has now been delayed until 2006). Computers:Windows Names:Code Names:Microsoft |
| LOO | Lavatory Or Outhouse |
Angela Brett Places:Buildings:The 'Little Room' |
| LOOK | Let One Observe Keenly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs |
| LOOPHOLE | Lawyers Out Of Principles Halting Other Legal Effects |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| LORD | Lofty Offical Relishing Divinity |
Rico Leffanta Politics:Royalty |
| LORRAINE | Longing Of Repentance, Reforming As It's Necessary, Effort |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| LOSER | Lover Of Someone Emerges Resentful |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| LOST | Looking Over Strange Terrain |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives |
| LOTHLORIEN | Land Of Trees Has Lady Of Remarkable Intensity -- Evenstar's Nan |
Patricia Rix Art & Literature:Fictional Places:The Lord of the Rings |
| LOTUS | Lots Of Traction; Unbelievable Speed |
Eric Bridgstock Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| LOUD | Loony Or Uncouth Din |
Patricia Rix Assorted Adjectives Assorted Nouns:Noises |
| LOUIS | Longago, Often Used In Shops |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - a 'louis' was a gold coin, worth 20 francs, in France up to 1795. Commerce:Money |
| LOUISE | Language Of Use Is Special, Embraced |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| LOUISIANA | Long's Organization Used Impropriety, Shadiness In Administering Nefarious Activities. |
Roger Williams -- Refers to Huey Long, Governor of Louisiana from 1928 until his assassination in 1932. Places:States & Regions History |
| LOURDES | Leaves Own Unhealthy Residence, Domain Entered Safely |
Jan Morgan - someone I know Names:First names:Female |
| LOUSE | Left Overs Usually Season Expectorants |
Rico Leffanta Science:Biology:Insects:Edible(?) |
| LOVE | Life's One Vital Emotion |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| LOVECRAFT | Litterally Obfuscated Visions Eldritch; Creativity Rife And Forever Tormented |
Tom Denton Art & Literature:Writers |
| LOVELY | Laughing Out Very Excitedly - Loud Yelling. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter |
| LOVING | Leave Out Violence In Next Generation |
Angela Brett, in response to the same request as WATCH OUT, referring to people who grow up to be abusive because their parents were, and they don't know any other way of parenting. People & Relationships:Family People & Relationships:Emotions People & Relationships:Abuse |
| LOYALTY | Love Only You, Always Living True, Yours |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| LUAS | Locals Understand As 'Speed' |
Angela Brett -- According to http://www.lrta.org/luasindex.html: What does the name LUAS stand for? Luas is the Irish word for speed and so (as it is not an abbreviation) should be written Luas rather than L.U.A.S. I beg to differ! Transport:Trains |
| LUCENTIO | Lovers United - Contest Exposes Not Totally Into Obedience |
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 |
| LUCIANA | Lover Ultimately Correctly Identified As Not Adriana's |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Comedy Of Errors |
| LUCID | Less Utterly Confused In Delirium |
Patricia Rix Assorted Adjectives |
| LUCIFER | Lust Unbridled Causes Infidelities For Evil Reasons |
Rico Leffanta Religion |
| LUCIUS | Last Unmaimed Chap Is Ultimately Successor |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Titus Andronicus |
| LUDDITE | Let Us Destroy Damned Industrial Technology Everywhere |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science People & Relationships:Personality Traits History |
| LUDLOW | Leg's Unstable? Deploy Lump Or Wad |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Ludlow is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'A wad of newspaper, folded tablenapkin or lump of carboard put under a wobbly table or chair to make it stand up straight. It is perhaps not widely known that air-ace Sir Douglas Bader used to get about on an enormous pair of ludlows before he had his artificial legs fitted.') Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| LUDWIG | Loved Unfortunate Damsel With Innertube Gash |
Angela Brett (Ludwig fell in love with HANS THOMAS's grandmother after helping her with a puncture.) Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:The Solitaire Mystery |
| LUGIA | Lies Undersea Guarding Immense Abilities |
Angela Brett (Lugia is Pokemon #249) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| LUKE | Loyal, Undeniably Keen Evangelist |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Bible books Religion:Saints |
| LUNA | Lunatics Understand Nighttime Activities |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Roman Gods & Goddesses |
| LUNCH | Load Up Nutrition-Containing Hamburgers |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
| LURE | Lover Using Romantic Enterprise |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| LUST | Love Underlying Sexual Tensions? |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| LUTE | Lets User Twang Ecstatically |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music:Instruments |
| LUTON | Lavatory's Upholstered To One's Needs |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Luton is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning 'The horseshoe-shaped rug which goes around a lavatory seat.') Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| LYDIA | Lie You Down, I'm Aroused |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:First names:Female |
| LYN | Learns Your Needs |
Jan Morgan - someone I know Names:First names:Female |
| LYNDA | Like Your Nicest Dearest Associate |
Susan S. wrote it about her friend Names:First names:Female |
| LYNN | Learns Your Necessary Needs |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| LYSANDER | Loves Young Sweetheart After Nocturnal Difficulties Eventually Resolved |
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 |
| LYTHE | Lissom? Yes, Thank Healthy Exercise |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives Sports & Recreation |
| LZ | Loudmouths... Zoloft? |
Jeff Anonymous, explaining that LED ZEPPELIN might lead someone to need an antidepressant. Re-expansions of existing acronyms Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| previous apronyms beginning with L |