Acronyms' Punny Relatives! Organized Nearness! Your Memory Secure/Smiles!
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| OA | Over-Ate |
Jeff Anonymous (in reference to Overeaters Anonymous) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Food & Drink |
| OAF | Often A Fool |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Insults |
| OAK | Of Acorns, Kernally |
TMcCO'G Science:Biology:Plants:Trees |
| OASIS | Outstanding Albums. Sixties Inspired Singles. |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| OBADIAH | Oracular Bard Apocalyptically Denies Israel's Adversaries Hope. |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books |
| OBE | 'Onoured By Elizabeth! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (OBE actually stands for Order of the British Empire) Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| OBESE | Oversized Bodies Exercising Seldom Enough |
Edwin Hermann Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| OBI | Oriental Belt's Identifier |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Clothing |
| OBJECTIVE-C | Obscure, But Just Enough Complexity, Tied Into Very Elegant Classes |
Paul Marshall Computers:Programming |
| OBLIVIOUS | Obviously Believes Love Is Visible Instead Of Understanding Spirituality |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships |
| OBSCENE | Object Bigoted Society Can Excoriate Not Expunge |
Rico Leffanta Assorted Adjectives |
| OBSESSIVE | Obstructive Behavior, Stopping Expectations, Side Stepping In Varied Emotions |
Jan Morgan - it stops the process of completion and creates various Emotions from all involved People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| OBVIOUS | Oh Brother, View Is Of Usual Situation |
Jan Morgan Assorted Adjectives |
| OCEAN | Overflow Can Evaporate Any Navy |
Rico Leffanta Military Places:Waterways |
| OCR | 'Ow Computers Read |
Angela Brett (OCR usually stands for Optical Character Recognition) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers |
| OCTOBER | Often Chilly, Then One Brings Extra Raiment |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who lives in the northern hemisphere. Time:Months |
| ODBC | One Doesn't Buy Connectivity |
Sean Lamb (ODBC usually stands for Open Database Connectivity) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Programming |
| ODDEST | Our Dearly Demented's Extremely Strange Thinking |
TMcCO'G Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments:Mental Illness |
| ODIE | One Dog Is Enough! |
Angela Brett, referring to the dog in the Garfield comics. Art & Literature:Fictional Characters Names:Pet Names |
| ODOUR | Our Deodorant's Obviously Un-Reliable |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| OFFICE | Obfuscated File Format Is Common Everywhere |
Sean Lamb (even though the data format of MS-Office documents is exceptionally hidden, they have become a de-facto standard) Computers |
| OFFICER | One Fine Fellow Is Courtroom Employed Representative |
Sean Lamb (I haven't met a member of law enforcement that I didn't get along with yet) People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations |
| OH | Outraged Horror |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Main |
| OHIO | Occupations Have Industry Opportunities |
Jan Morgan Places:States & Regions |
| OI | Over, Izzit? |
Jeff Anonymous, when Angela capitalised OI. This one is best understood if you look at the 'Illiterations' thread on the Acronyms forums, at http://www.co.nz/cgi/forums/list.cgi?id=acronyms&user=&session=&root=984136095 Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| OIL | Oh, It Lubricates! |
Roger Williams Household Objects |
| OKAY | Otherwise Known As 'Yes' |
Angela Brett Communication:Yesses And Noes |
| OKLAHOMA | Of Knowledge, Learn An Honest Occupation, Make Available |
Jan Morgan Places:States & Regions |
| OLDBIE | Oh, Like, Duh! Blasted Ignorant Enquiries! |
Angela Brett, summarising the responses to newbie questions of some of the 'oldbies' on the Cocoa-dev mailing list. Others are more helpful. People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| OLDBIES | Out, Learner Dumb*ss! Because I'm Entirely Superior. |
Angela Brett (see OLDBIE) People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| OLDTON | Often Loved Digital Toy, Once New(ton) |
Angela Brett, thinking of a name for her newly acquired, but old, Newton. Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| OLGA | Oh Leave Girls Alone! |
Rico Leffanta Names:First names:Female |
| OLIVE | Osmonds' Lives Involve Victorious Endeavors |
Jan Morgan Names:Famous people |
| OLYMPICS | Old Ladies, Young Men, Performing In Competitive Sport |
Rico Leffanta Sports & Recreation |
| OMASTAR | Owner Made Ancient Spiral Train... Alterations Resulted. |
Angela Brett. (Omastar is Pokemon #139) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| OMEN | Obvious Memorable Event, Necromancy |
Jan Morgan Religion |
| OMNIWEB | On Macintosh/ NeXTStep, It Will Enhance Browsing. |
Angela Brett Computers:Internet:Web browsers |
| ONE | Odd, Not Even |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Numbers |
| ONOMATOPOEIA | Original Noise Obviously Mandates Alphabetical Text Ordered Phonetically; Openly Encapsulating Intended Allusion |
Gavin Lambert Science:Linguistics Assorted Nouns:Noises |
| ONTARIO | Our Northern Trees Appear Reddish In October |
Patricia Rix Places:States & Regions |
| OOP | One Odious Paradigm |
Sean Lamb (OOP = Object Oriented Programming) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Programming |
| OOS | Out Of Service |
Angela Brett (OOS usually stands for Occupational Overuse Syndrome) Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| OPHELIA | Our Pathetic Heroine Ends Life In Anguish |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Hamlet, Prince of Denmark Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark |
| OPINION | One Person's Interpretation... Not Incorrect, Only Nonconforming. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| OPPOSITE | Other Ponies Pooping On Someone's Immaculate Trojan Exhibition |
Rico Leffanta Assorted Nouns |
| OPRAH | Overtly Personable Rich American Host |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:TV shows:Talk Shows |
| OPS | Obstacles Produce Strength |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Roman Gods & Goddesses |
| OPTICAL | Our Pupils Take In Colours And Light |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science |
| ORACLE | Obfuscation-Rich Announcements - Clarity's Lacking Everytime |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Oracles never called a spade a spade, and their announcements were always open to misinterpretation) Religion |
| ORANGES | One's Refreshing Awakener Needs Gentle Extra Squeeze |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
| ORB | One Round Ball |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Geometry |
| ORCHARD | Old Remote Castle, Heroes' Abode, Romantically Derelict |
Tony McCoy O'Grady MacGirl & KeyBoard Places:Buildings |
| ORCHESTRA | Our Regular Concert Hall Ensemble Seems To Require Artistes |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, as an example of something which is worse with NO STRINGS ATTACHED (Wind, Percussion and Strings) Entertainment:Music |
| ORCS | Overwhelmingly Revolting, Cadaverous Scaries |
Patricia Rix Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:The Lord of the Rings |
| ORDURE | Omnivorous Recyclings Dumped Under Rear Evacuations |
Rico Leffanta Assorted Nouns |
| OREGON | Original Route Engaged, Greatly Opened Nation |
Jan Morgan - Oregon Trail was an important route to settlers Places:States & Regions |
| ORGAN | Outputs Really Grand Acoustic Noise |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Music:Instruments |
| ORGANIC | Organic: Resourcefully Grown And Not Involving Chemicals! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Science:Biology Food & Drink |
| ORGANISE | Organicvegans Realize God. Advance Neighbors. Innovatively Save Enemies! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Religion Food & Drink |
| ORGANIZE | One Really Gains Advantages Now I've Zeroed Everything |
TMcCO'G Assorted Verbs |
| ORION | Often Resplendent In Our Nightsky |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Astronomy |
| ORLANDO | Often Remote, Lets Arden's Nature Develop Obsession |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's As You Like It Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:As You Like It |
| ORLISTAT | Obesity Reduction Lies In Swallowing Tablets And Training. |
Angela Brett (Orlistat being a weight-loss drug.) Drugs |
| ORPHEUS | Organ Recitals Present Heroic Efforts Under Stress |
Rico Leffanta Entertainment:Music Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Mythical Creatures |
| OSAMA | Orchestrated Suicide Air Missions, Allegedly |
Angela Brett, referring to OSAMA BIN LADEN Names:Famous people Military:War & Terrorism |
| OSBASTON | One Should Beware A Seven-Times-Over Nincompoop |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Osbaston is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'A point made for the seventh time to somebody who insisits that they know exactly what you mean but clearly hasn't got the faintest idea.') Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| OSCAR | One Slob Can Accumulate Rubbish |
Jan Morgan, referring to the Sesame Street monster Art & Literature:Fictional Characters |
| OSH | One Sore Hand |
Angela Brett (someone from Occupational Safety & Health came to my work to look at people's workstations and tell us how to reduce the risk of OOS. After following her directions on how to use the mouse for the rest of the day, I had a sore wrist.) Re-expansions of existing acronyms People & Relationships:The Workforce |
| OSMIDROSIS | One Shower Monthly Isn't Decent... Remember, Our Sweat Is Smelly! |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| OSMIUM | Overly Solid Metal, Is Usually Mixed |
Angela Brett. (Osmium is very dense and is mainly used in alloys) Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| OSMONDS | Obtained Success Musically Of Novel Demand, Seventies |
Jan Morgan -- unusual musical talent enjoyed by those who loved them in the seventies and beyond Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| OSSETT | Ornate Spare Secretes Extra Toilet Tissue |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Ossett is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'A frilly spare-toilet-roll-cosy.') Household Objects Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| OSTI | Over-Sized Titties Inside |
Angela Brett, after seeing an ad for Osti bras, which come in larger sizes than usual. Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
| OSTRACIZE | Order Someone To Run Away 'Cause Its Zone Evaporated |
Rico Leffanta Assorted Verbs |
| OTHELLO | On Treacherous Hearsay Evidence, Lover Loses Out |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Othello Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Othello |
| OUAIS | 'Oui' Uttered As Informal Sound |
Angela Brett ('ouais' is one way of spelling the French equivalent of 'yeah') Science:Linguistics:French Words Communication:Yesses And Noes |
| OUNGAH | Oddly Unpronounceable Name Given A Hamlet |
Patricia Rix Places:Towns & Cities:Canada |
| OUTHOUSE | Off Underwear, Then Heave Out Undeniably Stinky Excreta. |
Angela Brett Places:Buildings:The 'Little Room' |
| OUTLAWS | Old Uncles Talking Laughingly About Wayward Sisters |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| OVERBOARD | Outrageous Voyage Enables Romance Between Outrageous Adults Romantically Deprived |
Rico Leffanta Entertainment:Movies |
| OVERHEAD | One's Viewers Engage & React, Having Eyeballed A Diagram |
Tony (Overhead projectors made presentations much easier to assimilate for the audience in a conference/school) Communication:Presentations |
| OVERWORKED | One's Very Extended (Regularly Working Overtime) Really Knackered Every Day |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:The Workforce |
| OWL | Overhead When Lightless |
Gavin Lambert and Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals:Birds |
| OWLS | On Wing, Like Seagulls |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals:Birds |
| OWNER | Once Whispers Now Embodied Reality |
Rico Leffanta Assorted Nouns |
| OXYGEN | Obviously Xeric, Yet Greatly Essential Necessity. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| OYSTER | Oh Yes! Sexy Tingling Excitement Results |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
| OZONE | Ocean Zephyrs - Our Noses Enchanted |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry |