Acronyms' Peaks! Rearrangements Organic Nuances! Your Memory Semantic!
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| XAN | Xuberant Angel -- Not! |
Jeff Anonymous, referring to the morose elf in the "Baldur's Gate" computer-game series. Computers:Games:Game Characters |
| XANTH- | Xyris: Aptly Named! Tint's Here |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Xyris is a yellow plant, and Xanth denotes yellowness.) Assorted Adjectives:Colours |
| XENOPHOBE | Xenophobes Enjoy Noting Other People Holding Old Biases Everlasting. |
Sean Lamb (http://august1.com/pubs/dict/ is the only legal dictionary online that I've seen with entries under X, including this one. Since a xenophobe is biased against alien residents, one would need others with similar biases to rationalize such views.) People & Relationships |
| XIAOSAURUS | Xiaosaurus Is Another Ornithischian Species; All Uncovered Remains Unusually Small |
Sean Lamb (Xiaosaurus has only been found in fragments; it is estimated that this creature stood only 1.5 feet tall) Science:Biology:Animals:Dinosaurs |
| XMAS | Xrated Movie About Santa |
Rico Leffanta, who mentions that an annually published French cartoon shows an errant Father Christmas mistaking the chimney. Entertainment:Movies Time:Special Occasions:Christmas |
| XYLITOL | Xpect You'll Lose Inches Through Overpriced Lollies? |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Condiments |
| XYLOPHONE | Xpressive Yet Lively Once Person Hammers Orchestral Notes Enchantingly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music:Instruments |
| XYLOPHONES | Xerox Your Lover's Organ! Play Havoc On Next Etude Session! |
Rico Leffanta Entertainment:Music:Instruments |
| XZAR | Xtreme Zhentarim Alongside Road |
Jeff Anonymous (this character from the Baldur's Gate computer game series claims to belong to a society known as the 'Black Network of Zhentarim'... yet he can be found alongside a road, as I recall) Computers:Games:Game Characters |
| YABBER | You're Always Bloody Bellyaching, Expressing Resentments |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication:Talking |
| YACHT | You're Among Classy Harbour Traffic |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| YAHOO | Yak At Hearts Opponents Online |
Angela Brett (Hearts is one of the games available at http://games.yahoo.com, you can converse or 'yak' with other players while playing.) Computers:Games Computers:Internet |
| YAHOO.COM | You Are Here: On Online Community Of Millions |
Angela Brett Computers:Internet:URLs |
| YAKIMA | Your Australian Kangaroos Ingest My Apples |
Rico Leffanta (Yakima is a town in Washington, noted for red delicious apple exports.) Places:Towns & Cities:USA |
| YAM | Yet Another Meal |
Sean Lamb Food & Drink |
| YAMAHA | You're A Motorcyclist? Aren't Hondas Awful? |
Tony McCoy O'VroomVroom Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| YARDSTICK | Ye Auld Ruler... Do Stop Talking Imperial - Count Kilometres! |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
| YARE | You Are Really Educable! |
Chin Shih Tang. I saw the word for the first time on the site. Once I looked up the definition, the apronymization came easily. Assorted Adjectives Education |
| YARN | You Are Really Nice! |
Rico Leffanta Communication |
| YARROW | Yet Another Redhat Release Of Wonder |
Sean Lamb (Yarrow was the codename for RedHat's Fedora Core Linux 1.0) Computers:Linux Names:Code Names:Linux |
| YASA | Yet Another Silly Acronym |
Original author unknown... however when Angela first used it in an email, Tony suggested 'You Are So Apposite', 'You're A Saintly Anthony', and 'Youth And Sex Abound.' Angela then replied with 'You Are Self-praising Also.' Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Re-expansions of existing acronyms:Conversational |
| YAST | You Are Susefied Today |
Sean Lamb (YaST really means Yet Another Setup Tool, which is used to install SuSE Linux) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Linux |
| YAVERLANDIA | Yet Another Very Extinct Reptile. Little Animal Never Dwelled In Asia |
Sean Lamb (Yaverlandia, at 2' 3" tall, was discovered in Yaverland Battery on the Isle of Wight) Science:Biology:Animals:Dinosaurs |
| YEAH! | You Expressing Anger Happily |
Rulgnaj Yerdon Communication:Yesses And Noes |
| YEARBOOK | You Easily Are Ruined Because Of Obnoxious Kids |
Peter & Christina - We're the co-editor and editor of the yearbook staff. Enough said. Education Communication:Periodicals |
| YES | Your Expectation's Satisfied |
Angela Brett Communication:Yesses And Noes |
| YIKES | Your Intense Keening Evinces Surprise |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Main |
| YIN/YANG | Your Influential Nature - You Avoid Net Gains |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, saying: Together they add up to a set 'total'. If you lose three 'points' of yin, then you gain three 'points' of yang, as far as I can interpret it. Religion |
| YIPPIE | You Ignore Peer Pressure In Extremes |
Rico Leffanta Main |
| YODA | You're One Dire Actor |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Movies Art & Literature:Fictional Characters |
| YOKEL | You Only Kiss Engaging Lips |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships |
| YORICK | Your Only Residue Inspires Comic Knockabout |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Hamlet, Prince of Denmark Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark |
| YORK | Yorkshire's Own Rebellious Knight |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's King Henry VI Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King Henry VI |
| YOSEMITES | You Own Some Expensive Macintoshes - It Tortures Envious Souls! |
Angela Brett - Yosemite was the code name for the blue and white Power Mac G3s. Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware Names:Code Names:Apple |
| YOUNG | Youth's Ongoing, Until Nearly Geriatric |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Age |
| YOUTH | You're Obviously Unable To Hesitate |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, still picking holes in MacGirl. MacGirl & KeyBoard Time:Age |
| YTTERBIUM | You Try This Expansion. Reference Book Is Unhelpful, Mostly. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| YTTRIUM | Your Television Tube Requires It's Use, Mainly. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| YUCCA | Yogi Unearths California Cactus Acupuncture |
Rico Leffanta Science:Biology:Plants |
| YUCK! | Your Underarms Could Kill! |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Insults |
| YUGOSLAVIA | Your Usual Genocide One Supposes, Lasting American Victory Is Attainable? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| YUM! | Your Ultimate Meal |
Angela Brett Food & Drink |
| YUP | You're Unusually Perceptive! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Angela correctly guessed why he didn't want his ME expansion in the stack. (Hopefully it's okay to just mention it!) Communication:Yesses And Noes |
| YURT | Your Uniquely Russian Tent |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Buildings |
| YVONNE | Young Virgins Often Need New Excitement |
Rico Leffanta Names:First names:Female |
| ZABAGLIONE | Zesty And Beautiful - A Good Lunch Is Obviously Nearly Ended |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
| ZAIBATSU | Zen Associates Is Biased, Affluent Top Socialites United |
Jan Morgan Commerce |
| ZAIRE | Zebras Abound In Region's East. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| ZAMBIA | Zinc And Mining-Based Industries Abound. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| ZAPDOS | Zestily Annihilate Pretty Dumb Operating System? |
Angela Brett, speculatiing that Zapdos (Pokemon #145) wants to destroy MS-DOS. Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| ZECHARIAH | Zerubbabel Established, Crowned. Hope About Rightful Improvement At Hand. |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books |
| ZEPHANIAH | Zealous Eschatological Prophet Has A New Imprecation Against Hubris. |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books |
| ZIFF | Zero Insertion Fun, Frankly! |
Duncan Smith, in response to an unsuccessful search. According to acronymfinder.com ZIFF means Zero Insert Force Field - Duncan explains: ZIFF means Zero Insertion Force. I think that the extra F is a typo or a joke, becuase I have never seen it before. ZIF means Zero Insertion Force, which is a name for a type of CPU socket which, logically enough, allows you to insert the CPU into the socket with a lever instead of pushing and bending pins. Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Generic Hardware |
| ZILCH | Zero Interest Level Confirmed Here |
Rico Leffanta Science:Mathematics:Numbers |
| ZIMBABWE | Zealous In Making Beginnings Against Black & White Extremists |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| ZINC | Zenith In Non-Corrosion |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| ZION | Zone Is On Nation |
Jan Morgan Places Religion |
| ZIP | Zero! Innovation! Progress! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Science:Mathematics:Numbers |
| ZITI | Zesty Italian Tasty Ingredients |
Sean Lamb Food & Drink |
| ZODIAC | Zoo Of Dozen Idolized Astronomical Characters |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Astrology |
| ZONKED | Zapped-Out Noggin Keeping Euphoria Dazzled |
Rico Leffanta Assorted Adjectives |
| ZOOBIE | Zion Of Occupations, Books In Education |
Jan Morgan -- name given to students attending Brigham Yung University Education |
| ZOPE | Zero Online Publishing Equivalents |
Sean Lamb (Zope is a web page programming environment) Computers:Internet |
| ZORBA | Zesty Old Rogue Barters Adventure |
Rico Leffanta Main |
| ZUCCHINI | Zucca Uses Cognomen 'Courgette' Here In Non-Italy |
Angela Brett Food & Drink |
| ZURICH | Zwingli's Upstart Religion Is Considered Heretical. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, beating his own attempt at getting the last acronym in the stack. We challenge you acronymisers out there to beat it! (Zwingli was a Swiss priest and reformation character in Zurich in the 1500s.) Places:Towns & Cities |
| ZWINGLI | Zealous Worker In New Gospel Literary Interpretations |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion Names:Famous people |
| ZWITTERION | Zany Wierd Ion That's 'Twice Electified' - Result Isn't Only Negative |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry |
| ZYMOTIC | Zesty Yeasts Make One's Throat Infection Contagious |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, [temporarily] succeeding in creating the stack's last acronym. You try to beat ZYMOTIC! Science:Biology |
| ZZV | Zanesville's Zlichified Viewrange |
Jeff Anonymous (In reference to the Zanesville, OH, airport code and Zero-Zero Visibility) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Science:Meteorology |