A Person Rephrases One Noun Yet Makes Several
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| MESSAGEPAD | My Erratic Script Sometimes Assists Good Expansion Production - Alternate Decipherings. |
Angela Brett, because she originally thought of 'My Erratic Scribbling' but her Newton MessagePad couldn't read that, and suggested Scripting - which, minus the -ing, is probably a better word for the expansion. Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| MESSENGER | My Errand's Successful Since Employee Never Goes Erring Route |
TMcCO'G People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations Communication |
| METAFILTER | Maybe Everyone That Asked For It Likes To Explore Reasoning |
Sean Lamb (expanding an unsuccesssful search) Computers:Internet |
| METAL | Most Elements That Aren't Light |
Angela Brett (astronomers call any elements heavier than helium 'metals'.) Science:Chemistry Science:Astronomy |
| METAPOD | Malprepared, Easy To Attack, Poor Offense & Defense |
Angela Brett (Metapod is Pokemon #11) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| METEORS | Moving Endlessly They Encircle Our Rotating Sphere |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Astronomy |
| METHANE | Marshy Emissions That Have A Nasty Essence |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry |
| METHINKS | My Erratic Thoughts Happen In No Known Sequence |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| METICULOUS | My Exactness Tendency Is Considered Unpopular, Lest One Unleashes Sloppiness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| METIS | Magic Entwines The Irreverent Spouse |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Greek Gods & Goddesses |
| METRE | Measured Equator To Rotator's Extremities |
Angela Brett (the metre was originally intended to be one ten millionth of the distance from pole to equator.) Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
| METRICS | Marking Each Thousandfold Range Is Convenient Symbol |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
| MEW | Mirage? Experts Wonder |
Angela Brett (Mew is Pokemon #151) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| MEXICO | May Export Xylophones, I Couldn't Opine. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| MFLA | Meaningless Four-Letter Acronym |
Zebedee (note: MFLA is allowed in the stack because it fits its expansion in the same way TLA does. However, it would be far too easy to extend this idea to a completely pointless five-letter acronym or an easy to create six-letter acronym, or to even more absurd lengths, so no further such acronyms will be accepted.) Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| MI | Musical Intonation |
Angela Brett Entertainment:Music |
| MIAMI | Money Is A Major Issue |
Tavia Bryant Places:Towns & Cities:USA |
| MIC | Massive Intestinal Cramps |
Jeff Anonymous Computers:Do Not Eat |
| MICAH | Morashtite's Imprecations Can Augur Heartbreak |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books |
| MICE | My Infestation Chews Everything |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals:Vermin |
| MICHAEL | Maybe I'm Christ (Heavens Above!) Extreme Likeness |
Angela Brett (Michael means 'Like God') Names:First names:Male |
| MICHELE | Most Individuals Cherish Harmony Especially Loving Examples |
Jan Morgan Names:First names |
| MICHELLE | Most Intellectual Coherent Handler Encourages Living Life Eagerly |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| MICHIGAN | Maybe I Could Have It Good Around Newberry |
Angela Brett Places:States & Regions |
| MICKEY | Mouse In Cartoons, Key Entertaining Yield |
Jan Morgan Art & Literature:Fictional Characters |
| MICROWAVE | Marvellous Invention Can Reduce Our Waiting At Various Eateries |
Jan Morgan Household Objects:Appliances |
| MIDAS | My Index Delivers Auriferous Surprises |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Myths & Legends |
| MIDGET | Many, If Diminutive, Get Exceptional Treatment |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| MIDNIGHT | My, It's Dark! Now I'm Getting Horribly Tired. |
Angela Brett Time |
| MIDWAY | Microsoft Is Developing Widgets Attracting Youth |
Sean Lamb (Midway was Microsoft's code name for the Xbox) Computers:Games Names:Code Names:Microsoft |
| MIGRAINE | My Insides Grumble Repeatedly And It Never Ends! |
Rico Leffanta Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| MIGUEL | Most Individuals Get Used Encyclopedias, Learning |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Male |
| MIKE | Man Installs Klutzy Electronics |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:First names:Male Science:Electronics |
| MILES | Merciful Individual - Likely Etymon's Slavonic. |
Angela Brett Names:First names:Male |
| MILLENNIUM | Mixup Is Looking Likely - Each Notational Nitwit Is Ultimately Mistaken! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, insisting that the new millennium - a period of 1000 years - will not begin on New Year's Day 2000, rather will it be on New Year's Day 2001! Time |
| MILO | May I Loudly Object? |
Jeff Anonymous, because he thinks that 'Milo' is such a simple-sounding name for the protagonist of 'The Phantom Tollbooth' by Norton Juster. Art & Literature:Fictional Characters |
| MILWAUKEE | Making (In Lakeside Wisconsin) Acronyms Usually Keeps Everyone Entertained |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Towns & Cities:USA |
| MIME | Minus Intonation, Minus Equipment |
Angela Brett Entertainment |
| MIND | Much Intelligence Now Dormant |
Angela Brett, when Bern said something about mind expanding. People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| MINE | Minerals In Nature Extracted |
Angela Brett Places Science:Chemistry |
| MINISTRY | Many Idiots (No Imaginations) Sent To Rule You |
Tony McCoy O'Don'tKnow Politics |
| MINNESOTA | Manufacturing Industry Necessary, National Eagle Sightings, Ore, Timber Advantages |
Jan Morgan Places:States & Regions |
| MIRACLE | Most Incidents Rare, Amazing Circumstances, Leading Evidence |
Jan Morgan - Miracles are explainable and evidence of how it came to be are amazing what makes them a miracle is that the circumstances are udeniable yet unexplainable Assorted Nouns |
| MIRANDA | My Island Refuge's A Neat & Desirable Abode |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Tempest Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Tempest |
| MIRROR | My Image Reflected - Reverse Of Reality |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Furniture |
| MISERY | Missing Intimacy Since Erection Rose Yesterday |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Emotions |
| MISQUOTE | Most Idiots Seldom Question Understanding Of The Eclipse |
Rico Leffanta Science:Astronomy Communication |
| MISREADING | Maybe I Should Reread Everything, As Different Interpretations Never Gel. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication |
| MISS | Majors In Sob Stories |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Titles |
| MISSAL | Mine Includes Sacramental Services And Liturgies |
TMcCO'G Religion Art & Literature:Book Titles |
| MISSION | Members In Service, Savior Is Our News |
Jan Morgan -- truly what a mission is about and missionaries anxiously want to share it Religion |
| MISSIONARY | Members In Service Sacrificing Identity Old New Anxiously Reach You |
Jan Morgan -- 2 young men or ladies or a married couple searching for themselves while serving the savior and delivering His message Religion |
| MISSISSIPPI | Memories In Segration, Slavery In Southern State Is Paradisical Plantation Illusions |
Jan Morgan - Plantation owners were in paradise while the slaves were not Places:States & Regions |
| MISSOURI | Mark Is Seasoned Storyteller Of Unusual Rhetoric Idealogy |
Jan Morgan - Mark Twain Places:States & Regions |
| MIST | Moisture Is Somewhat Tenuous |
TMcCO'G Science:Meteorology |
| MISTAKE | My Incompetence Started This Awful Knowledge Error. |
Angela Brett Assorted Nouns |
| MISTAKES | My Inglish's Something Terrible And Kontains Erratic Spellings |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Words & Wordplay |
| MISTER | Majors In Seduction To Ensnare Romantics |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Titles |
| MISTRIAL | Maybe It's Supposed To Result In A Liquidation |
Sean Lamb People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| MISTY | Mostly Impossible Seeing Two Yards |
Angela Brett Science:Meteorology |
| MITCHELL | Man Is Truly Confusing Has Extremist Lfestyle, Lamentable |
Jan Morgan -- someone I USED to know Names:First names:Male |
| MITSUBISHI | Man In Transport Speeds Up Beautifully, In Spyder He's Inherited |
TMcCO'G Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| MMORPG | Morons Mindlessly Overdoing Redundantly Programmed Game |
Sporkmaster (MMORPG usually stands for Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Games |
| MNEMONIC | My Non-Exact Memory Often Needs Increased Capability |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Words & Wordplay |
| MNEMONIC! | Memory Nugget! Enhancing Mind's Organization / Needs / Intention / Creatively! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. MNEMONIC! was so much fun! Including the 8 lines for Expansion, making MNEMONIC! read down LEFT COLUMN, thus producing ANOTHER MNEMONIC! N spans only pages 769-798 in Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary! (Notice, I am afflicted, not only with ACRO/APRO/NYMA/MAKER/MANIA, but also, EXCLAMATION POINTER/MANIA!) Words & Wordplay |
| MOA | Maori Over-Ate |
Steve Keate Science:Biology:Animals:Birds |
| MOAB | Man Of Authorised Bible |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:First names:Male Religion |
| MOAT | Manmade Ocean Around Tower |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Waterways |
| MODEM | Mine Often DIsconnects… Extremely Maddening. |
Angela Brett, whose new modem keeps cutting her off even after having its dongle fixed and the phone lines to the house fixed. Computers:Generic Hardware |
| MODERATION | Most Of Dietary Encouragement Rations All Tastes In Own Nutrition |
Jan Morgan - not eating so much Food & Drink |
| MODESTY | My 'Organ'? Don't Expect Seeing That Yet! |
TMcCO'G People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| MODIFIERS | Mould Our Data Into Form Incorporating Esoteric Reckoning Symbols |
Angela Brett, on encountering warning C4229: anachronism used : modifiers on data are ignored Computers:Programming |
| MODRED | Man Of Deceit, Really Evil Dastard |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Arthurian Legend |
| MODULE | Method Of Dividing Up Lessons, Educationally |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education |
| MOE | "Midge" Offered Erroneously |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Moe often refers to Marge as "Midge") Entertainment:TV shows:The Simpsons |
| MOHAWK | My On-Head Alps Will Kill! |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| MOIRA | Maybe Only If Reactions Act |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Greek Gods & Goddesses |
| MOLE | Measurement Of Lumpiness, Evidently |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
| MOLIERE | My Only Love Is Editing Romantic Escapades |
Rico Leffanta Art & Literature:Writers |
| MOLLY | Mothers Offspring, Leads Lot Yearly |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| MOLTEN | Mountains Often Lean The Earth's Nucleus |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Geology |
| MOLTRES | Mascot Of League - Trainers Respect Everburning Soarer |
Angela Brett (Moltres is Pokemon #146) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| MOM | Maker Of Me |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Family |
| MOMMIES | Mom Or Mum? Mummies Is English Spelling |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Family |
| MOMMY | Manipulating Ovaries Manufactures Maternal Yearnings |
imposed People & Relationships:Family |
| MONA | Meeting One's Naughty Associate |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| MONACO | Milking Optimistic Ninnies At Casino Operations. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| MONEY | Make Our New Economy Yours! |
Rico Leffanta Commerce:Money |
| MONGOLIA | Millions Obeyed Nomadic Genghis - Oppressive Leader In Asia. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| MONICA | Mistress Of Nation - Intern Controlled America |
Angela Brett, referring to Monica LEWINSKY Names:Famous people Politics Names:First names:Female |
| MONK | Monastic Orations, Numerous Kyries |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Religious Occupations |
| MONKEY | Mankind's Other Near Kin Entertain You |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals |
| MONOPOLIST | Microsoft Owns Ninety-Odd Percent Of Labels In Software Trade. |
Angela Brett, who hopes that figure isn't true. Computers:Windows |
| MONOPOLY | Many Owners Nevermore. One Person Owns Lots. Yikes! |
Roger Williams Commerce |
| MONSTERS | May Often Not Seem To Exist... Rarely Seen. |
Angela Brett Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Mythical Creatures |
| MONTAIGNE | Manis Only Natural Talent Appears In Gods Never Enduring |
Rico Leffanta Art & Literature:Writers |
| MONTANA | Mountains Occupy, Northern Treasures At Natural Advantages |
Jan Morgan - Rockies - Land rich in Natural Minerals - yellowstone sapphire, gold, silver, copper and coal Places:States & Regions |
| MOOF | Macintosh Owners Offer Fellowship |
Angela Brett, who is considering starting up a club with that name at the university... it sure is better than MUMUG (Massey University Macintosh Users Group) and MOOF would catch the attention of anyone who's ever heard a DogCow. Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| MOON | Monthly Orbiter Of Nighttime |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Astronomy |
| MOOSE | Moose Often Occupy Swamps, Eating |
Patricia Rix Science:Biology:Animals |
| MORALS | Mindless Orations Ridiculing Alternative Lifestyle Selections |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships |
| MORMON | Man On Religious Mission Offends Neighbourhood |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion |
| MOROCCO | Monarchy On Rocky Ocean Coastline. Colonists Ousted. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| MORON | Manager, Occupational Resources Operating Nightshift |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations:Humorous Job Titles |
| MORONI | Mighty, Old Resident Of Nation, Icon |
Jan Morgan -- Symbol on Temples, name of last Nephite before race expired in Americas - Circa AD 421 Names:Book of Mormon Characters |
| MORPHEME | Manufacture Of Reductionist Philosophy - Here's Elementary Meaningful Entity. |
Angela Brett Science:Linguistics |
| MORTA | Mors Offers Return Trip Assistance |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Roman Gods & Goddesses |
| MORTARBOARD | Most Optically Ridiculous Tradition... Academic Regalia Bordering On A Roof/ Desk. |
Angela Brett, a few weeks before graduating. Household Objects:Clothing:Academic Regalia |
| MORTGAGE | Money (Or Repayments!) That Guarantee Accommodation - Generally Expensive |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce:Money |
| MORTON | Man Often Rooted Trees Onto Nebraska |
Jeff Anonymous, referring to Julius Sterling Morton of Arbor Day fame, whilst answering a failed search. Names:Famous people Science:Biology:Plants Time:Special Occasions |
| MOSCOW | Mafia Overrun Soviet Capital. Often Wintry |
Eric Bridgstock Places:Countries |
| MOTHER | Majestic, Orderly, Tit-Heralding Energetic Reposedness |
Mary Carr People & Relationships:Family |
| MOTHERBOARD | Mother Of Too-Hard Eating! Ridiculously Broad - Oesophagus Actually Ruptures Dangerously! |
Angela Brett Computers:Do Not Eat |
| MOTHERS | Maniacal Obsession Teaching Heaven's Early Redemption Schemes |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Family |
| MOTIVATION | Misinform Officeworkers They're Individually Valued And They Increase Output, Normally |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| MOTLEY | Mixture Of Things Lacking 'Ensembleness' - Yes? |
TMcCO'G Assorted Adjectives |
| MOTORCYCLE | Means Of Transport Offering Real Catharsis: You Can Liberate Emotions |
Patricia Rix, adding: or perhaps one of the other meanings of "catharsis" might apply, if you have a scary ride! Transport |
| MOUNTAINS | Movement Of Uncountable Newtons Thrust Alps Into New Space |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places |
| MOUSE | Munch Onions Until Something Emits |
Dundee Computers:Do Not Eat |
| MOUTH | Much Open, Uttering Total Honesty? |
Eric Bridgstock Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| MOVIE | Modern Ones Value Indecent Exposure |
Angela Brett Entertainment:Movies |
| MOZAMBIQUE | Millions Of Zebras And Migrating Beasts In Quite Unique Ecology. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who perhaps doesn't know that 'Quite Unique' is bad grammar. Places:Countries |
| MOZART | Music Often Zesty, Aurally Rich Treats |
Angela Brett Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| MRS. | Mister's Reliable Servant? |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Titles |
| MSBLASTER | My Server Began Losing All Speed... Those Evil Rascals! |
Angela Brett, though she doubts that the MSBlaster worm would be targetting the Apronyms site with its DOS attacks. Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website:Excuses for Slow Loading |
| MSDN | Microsoft's Special Documentation Nook |
Sean Lamb (MSDN usually stands for Microsoft Developer Network) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Programming |
| MUFTI | My Uniform's Forgotten Today, Incognito |
Tony McCop O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing |
| MUGGLES | Magic Users Gloat, 'Goofy Losers, Extremely Stupid' |
Jeff Anonymous Art & Literature |
| MUGS | Men Undressing Girls Surreptiously |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| MULTIBABEL | Most Uninteresting Language Typed In, But After Butchering Elicits Laughter! |
Angela Brett, referring to http://www.tashian.com/multibabel/ which uses the automated translation at babelfish.altavista.com to translate English into several different languages and back consecutively. The results can be most amusing! Science:Linguistics Computers:Internet |
| MULTIMEDIA | Many Users Listen To Intense Music Every Day It's Available |
Sean Lamb (who will never give up his collection of classic jazz OGG files) Entertainment:Music |
| MUMFORD | Muppets' Unsung Magician Formulates One Ridiculous Declaration |
"A la peanut butter sandwiches!" Art & Literature:Fictional Characters |
| MUMMY | Made Using Medical Materials - Yes? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Death |
| MUNTED | Malfunctioning; Used Normally To Express Disgust |
Gavin Lambert Assorted Adjectives |
| MURDER | Motive Usually Revenge, Dealt Excessively Ruthlessly. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order People & Relationships:Death |
| MURPHY | Much Understanding Regarding Potato Heralding Yeast |
Mary Carr Food & Drink |
| MUSCLE | My Unique Skeleton Clearly Lacks Enhancement |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| MUSHROOMS | Multiply Using Spores, Happiest Rooting On Organic "Muck" Site |
TMcCO'G Food & Drink |
| MUSKRAT | Muddy Underwater Spots Keep Rodents Actively Tunnelling |
Patricia Rix Science:Biology:Animals:Vermin |
| MUST | Minimum Usable Subset, Technically. |
Eric Bridgstock, explaining that he and his colleagues define technical requirements in terms of "musts", "shoulds" and "coulds". Words & Wordplay |
| MUSTANG | Mine Usually Seems To Accelerate Nice & Gently |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| MUSTARD | Must Use Spice To Augment Recipe's Dreariness |
TMcCO'G Food & Drink:Condiments |
| MYANMAR | Murder Your Asian Neighbours - Militarily Aggressive Republic. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| MYBOOK | Many Yippees Born Out Of Kleptomania! |
Angela Brett - myBook was given to me by Steve WOZNIAK after DIFFERENT THOUGHT was sort of stolen - see also IBOOK (7). myBook's web pages are at http://acronyms.co.nz/angela/mac/myBook/ Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware:Angela's Apples |
| MYRIAM | Maybe Youth Recognizes Initiating A Motive |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| MYST | Might You Struggle Through? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Games |
| MYSTERY | Make Your Story Thrilling - Excitement Reduces Yawns |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature |
| MYTHICAL | Make Your Theology Highly Interesting - Create A Legend! |
Angela Brett Art & Literature:Myths & Legends |
| MZEE | My Zombie's Extremely Elderly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| previous apronyms beginning with M |