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| UA | Urky Acronymist? |
Jeff Anonymous, noting that whoever decided that the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada (shouldn't that be the UAJAPPFIUSC?) should be called the UA must not be the greatest master of acronyms. Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| UAJAPPFIUSC | Urky Acronymists, Jeff Amends "Putzheads, Purely & Factually." I Understand Some Criticism. |
Jeff Anonymous (see UA) Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| UAKARI | Ululating Anthropoid - Keep Away, Remain Isolated |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals |
| UBEROUS | Uniquely Bounteous Emissions - Regularly Offering Unending Sustenance |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
| UBIQUITOUS | Using Bourbon In Quantity Usually Identifies The Omnipresent Universal Spirit |
Rico Leffanta Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
| UDDERS | Usually Droopy Danglers Energising Ravenous Suckers |
Rico Leffanta Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| UDE | Ultimate Deceleration Event |
Sean Lamb (UDE is a railroad acronym for UnDesired Emergency, as in an event where the brake system on a train is set to the "Emergency" setting, bringing the train to a stop as absolutely soon as possible. Most often a train is set into Emergency when a car is stopped on a railroad crossing or desides to drive around the gates; engineers in this situation are normally granted a psychological leave for a short period.) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Transport:Trains |
| UGANDA | Under General Amin Numerous Dreadful Atrocities. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| UGLY | Unattached Girl Loves You |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Insults |
| UIFSA | Ultimatum Insures Families Secure Alimony |
Sean Lamb - UIFSA really stands for the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, an act that will enable the state that issues the first support order to have jusrisdiction over the payor (sic) regardless of which state the payor resides in. I used 'Families' instead of 'Fathers' because there are quite a few deadbeat moms out there with the deadbeat dads (growing up with a father prosecuting child support cases taught me that lawbreaking is an 'equal opportunity employer'). Re-expansions of existing acronyms People & Relationships:Law & Order People & Relationships:Family |
| UKIP | Useless Kids In Power |
John Richard Jones (UKIP usually stands for United Kingdom Independence Party) Politics:Parties |
| UKRAINE | Uprising Knocked Russians Aside - Independence Now Established. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| ULMER | Unfortunately Lost Medal Ending Race |
Angela Brett, when Sarah Ulmer just missed out on a bronze medal in an Olympic cycling race, despite being ahead for most of it. Names:Famous people Sports & Recreation |
| UMA | Unveils Majestic Appearance |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Hindu Goddesses |
| UMBRA | Usually Makes Blacker Region Appear. |
Angela Brett Science:Astronomy |
| UMPTEEN | Unspecified Many... Perplexing To Evaluate Exaggerated Number. |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Numbers |
| UNARMED | Using No Ammunition, Righteous Man's Enemies Defeated |
Tony McCoy O'Black-belt-in-Karate Military |
| UNCLEAN | Useful Nobodies, Computer Literate Educationalists Around Nottingham |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see UNITS) Education:University of Nottingham School of Community Health Sciences IT Subgroup |
| UNDERCOAT | Usually Non-Digestible Eaters Regularly Crouch Over A Toilet |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see GLOSS) Food & Drink:Home(-cooked) Improvement:Paint |
| UNDERSTAND | Use Noggin! Deductive Exercises Route Someone Towards A New Discernment |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| UNDERWEAR | Usually Not Desired Excepting Rich Women Exaggerating Assets Rapaciously |
Rico Leffanta Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
| UNESCO | Usefully Now Enables Spreading Cultures Overseas |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (UNESCO actually stands for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| UNICEF | Usually Needed If Children Endure Famine |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (UNICEF actually stands for United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| UNIFORM | Users Need Individual Fittings, Or Result's Messy |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing |
| UNIFORMITY | Unlikely - Nature Is Full Of Renegade Minds, I Tell You! |
Angela Brett People & Relationships |
| UNINTERESTING | Underused Neurons Immediately Notice That External Repertoire Excludes Stimulation - This Is Not Good! |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives |
| UNITE | Undivided Nation = Individuals Treated Equally |
Angela Brett People & Relationships |
| UNITY | Unlovable Neighbour Is Tolerating You! |
Angela Brett People & Relationships |
| UNIX | University Networks Interoperate Xceptionally |
Sean Lamb (who learned to use UNIX in a university setting) Computers |
| UNKNOWN | Unusual - Never Knew No-One Who's Nameless |
Tony McX O'Y Names |
| UNLADYLIKE | Uncommonly Naughty, Linking And Dampening Your Lips In Kissing Everyone |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Genderalisations |
| UNTRADITIONAL | Using New Techniques, Rituals Are Destroyed Instantly. Those In Office Never Alter Laws |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| UNUSON | Unite Nations Using Singing Over Network |
Angela Brett Entertainment:Music |
| UP | Utilitarian Phallus |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| UPBEAT | Uplifting Performance, Betcha Everybody's A' Tappin' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music |
| UPIS | Use Precisely In Season |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Greek Gods & Goddesses |
| UPS | Ugh, Pierced Stomach. |
Jeff Anonymous (UPS=Uninterruptable Power Supply) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Do Not Eat |
| URANIUM | Unpleasant Radiation - And Normally Is Used Militarily |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| URBAN | Undisputedly, Rural Bumpkins Are Not! |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives Places:Towns & Cities |
| URINATION | Urgent Relief Is Needed - All Toilets Inhabited... Oh No! |
Angela Brett Science:Biology |
| URL | Unintelligible Random Letters |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (URL usually stands for Uniform Resource Locator) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Internet:URLs |
| UROLOGY | Uncontrolled Release Of Liquid, Often Goes Yellow |
Angela Brett and Dustan Dowsing, 'cause we needed more U's Science:Biology |
| URUGUAY | Uneasy Realm, Urban Guerrillas Unsettle Army Yeomanry. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| USAS | Umbra Silently Awaiting Sunshine |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Hindu Goddesses |
| USB | Users Sadly Blush |
Jeff Anonymous, saying, 'There must be a few Univeral Serial Bus users who are ashamed of it... afraid their friends will torture them for playing with the idea that serial might be dead.' Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Generic Hardware |
| USE | Utility Seeks Exercise |
Rico Leffanta Assorted Verbs Assorted Nouns |
| USENET | Users Sometimes Even Nasally Expel Tea |
Jeff Anonymous, answering a failed search, and referring to such newsgroup acronyms as "c|n>s" (coffee through nose to screen) Computers:Internet |
| USL | Uneducated Sco Lackeys |
Sean Lamb (SCO, which is suing IBM over code they claim to have copied from Unix into Linux, filed for the Unix Systems Laboratories trademark). Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Linux |
| UTAH | Unlikely To Absorb Hawaii |
Angela Brett Places:States & Regions |
| UTAHRAPTOR | Unusually Talented And Harsh Raptor Attacked Predators That Once Roamed |
Sean Lamb (The Utahraptor had a 15" claw on one toe of each hind foot; it's believed that this creature attacked others much larger than itself using these claws and its razor-sharp teeth as weapons) Science:Biology:Animals:Dinosaurs |
| UTERUS | Umbilical Tract Ensures Related Unborn Survives. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| UTTERED | Used To Talk Endlessly, Rathered Enjoyed Discourse |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication:Talking |
| UXORIOUS | Usual Xenophobic Organising Romance In Outhouse Usurping Spouse |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| UZI | Usually Zapping Israelis |
Angela Brett Military:Weapons |
| UZIS | Used Zealously In Soldiering |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military:Weapons |