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| TITANIC | The Iceberg That, Amazingly, Nudged Into Cruiser. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport History People & Relationships:Disaster |
| TITHE | Tenth Income To Him Eternal |
Jan Morgan - blessings coming when this is submitted to the Lord Religion Commerce:Money |
| TITS | The Infant Thirstily Suckles |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| TITTER | This Is Too True, Embarrassing Really |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter |
| TITTIE | That Is Too Tricky, Internet Explorer |
x_Player1_x: most of the settings are hidden deeply within Internet Explorer's options. Computers:Internet:Web browsers |
| TITUS | This Is Telling Us Something. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Bible books |
| TLA | Three-Letter Acronym |
Jeff Kelley, who was, at the time of authorship, employed as a research scientist at a company whose name was, itself, a TLA. Note: Some sticklers would use the variation: Three Letter Abbreviation since it's kind of hard to pronounce the "word" TLA (though you CAN do it if you've had enough coffee). Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| TOAST | Two On A Standard Toaster |
Angela Brett Food & Drink |
| TOBACCO | Toxic Orally Breathed Abomination Creates Cancerous Odor |
On the school bus I saw some jerk puffing a cigarette right before he got on, and I started thinking acronyms. Drugs:Tobacco |
| TODAYS | "That's" Out-Dated After Yesterday's Sunset |
TMcCO'G Time |
| TOES | Ten Occupy Everyday Shoes. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| TOFU | Type Of Food? Ugh! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
| TOILED | Tired Operative. I Laboured Endlessly Daily |
TMcCO'G Assorted Verbs |
| TOILET | Trousers Off, I Leave Excreta There |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Buildings:The 'Little Room' |
| TOKYO | Tantalizing Orient, Kimonos You Obviously |
Jan Morgan -- most people who go to Japan usually buy a kimino for a souvenir thus the idea kimonos you obviously. Places:Towns & Cities |
| TOM | Twin, Often Male |
Angela Brett (Thomas means 'twin') Names:First names:Male |
| TOMMIE | Trooper, Or Military Man, In England |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military:Ranks |
| TONSIL | Tissue Or New Son-In-Law |
Rico Leffanta Science:Biology:Body Parts People & Relationships:Family |
| TONY | Terribly Ornery Nutter, Yes? |
Jeff Anonymous Names:Acronymists |
| TONYNESS | This Once! (Noting Your Nous Earned Several Similarly.) |
Angela Brett, in response to ANGELANESS. Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words |
| TOOK | The Opposite Of Koha |
Edwin Hermann (Koha is a Maori word for gift) Assorted Verbs |
| TOOTHBRUSH | To Osculate Odourlessly, This Has Been Religiously Used. Scrub Hard! |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene:Beauty Products |
| TOOTSIE | This 'Outing' Of Transvestite Scheme Is Entertaining |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Movies |
| TORN | Two Offer; Ruin Night |
Angela Brett (being torn between two offers can ruin an indecisive person's night) People & Relationships |
| TORONTO | Too Obviously Rates Oneself Near Top Outlook |
Patricia Rix Places:Towns & Cities:Canada |
| TORPEDO | They Often Roamed Pacific Exploding Destroyers Overhead |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military:Weapons |
| TORT | Twist Out Revenue Tidily |
Jeff Anonymous, since 'tort' comes from the Latin 'torquere' 'to twist' People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| TOTAL | The Opposite To A Little |
Edwin Hermann Assorted Nouns |
| TOTODILE | Trainer Of This Ought Dodge Its Labial Embrace |
Angela Brett (Totodile is Pokemon #158) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| TOUCHSTONE | The Outwardly Urbane Clown - His Sylvan Tryst Opens New Emotions |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's As You Like It Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:As You Like It |
| TOWELS | Take Off Watery Excess / Liquid Surplus |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, on TOWEL DAY Household Objects:Towels |
| TOWNIE | This One Will Never Investigate Environment |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| TOY | This Occupies Youngsters |
Angela Brett Entertainment:Toys |
| TOYOTA | Thrown Out - You're On The Asphalt |
Angela Brett Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| TRACKSTAR | To Run Around Circles, Kick Sydney To Australia Repetitiously |
Rico Leffanta Sports & Recreation |
| TRACY | Travels Rarely, Activities Ceased Yesterday |
Jan Morgan Names:First names |
| TRAFFIC | The Roads Are Full - Frustration Is Common. |
Angela Brett Transport |
| TRAIN | Transporting Resources And Interconnecting Nations |
Sean Lamb Transport:Trains |
| TRAINING | Thick Recruits And Inductees Need Instruction, Not Guesswork |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education |
| TRAITS | Talk, Read, Apronymise, Improvise, Test, Select/Submit! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. TRAITS = Proper Subset of "Traits of Apronymist." Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| TRAJECTORY | The Rounded Arc Javelins Exhibit / Career Track Of Redundant Yuppie |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships Sports & Recreation Science:Physics |
| TRANIO | Trades Roles And Now Is Overlord |
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 |
| TRANSITION | Teach Recruits About New Software Incrementally, Try It Out Naturally. |
Angela Brett Assorted Nouns |
| TRANSPORT | To Recapture Anthony's Natural Supremacy, Propose One Registers TRANSPORT |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, along with 38 other TRANSPORT acronyms so that he'd recapture the honour of 'Most expansions of the same word/phrase.' Transport |
| TRASH | Temporarily Records Are Stored Here |
Angela Brett, referring to the Trash on the Macintosh Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| TRAUMA | Teeth Rearranged Alignment, Uninvited Misfortune Attributed |
Jan Morgan Science:Biology:Healthcare |
| TRAVEL | Tourists Roam Around Viewing Exotic Locations. |
Angela Brett Sports & Recreation:Travel |
| TREATY | The Rights Exchanged Are Tested Yearly |
Angela Brett Politics |
| TREE | This Recycles Essential Elements |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Plants:Trees |
| TREES | Truly Recyclable Earth-Enhancing Subjects |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Plants:Trees |
| TREK | Travels Retro Event Knowledgeably |
Jan Morgan -- referring to the pioneer trek and recreations of it History |
| TRENCHER | The Recently Educated (Now Certificated) Hurl 'Eadgear, Rejoicing. |
Angela Brett, a few weeks before graduating. Household Objects:Clothing:Academic Regalia |
| TREND | Time Related/Repeated Events. "Now" Determines/Developments. |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Assorted Nouns |
| TRIAL | Tricky Reasoning Is Almost Laughable |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| TRIALS | Tormented Reprehensible Indignations, Angrily Loses Some |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships |
| TRIANGLE | This Rattles If Agitated - Needs, Generally, Little Experience |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music:Instruments |
| TRIANGULAR | This Really Is A Nice Geometric Unit... Lines Are Reduced. |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Geometry |
| TRIATHLON | Try Running In Australia; The Heat Leaves Organs Numb |
Rico Leffanta Sports & Recreation |
| TRICKERTREAT | That's Real Intrigue... Camouflaged Known Expander Rattled The Regulars. Eventually: AHA! Tony! |
Angela Brett (see AHA and GUILTY) Communication:Acronyms Forums:Mystery Posters |
| TRICYCLE | Three Round Items - Can Your Child Learn Easily |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| TRINCULO | Trenchant Royal Idiot - Nagging Contains Usually 'Learned' Observations |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Tempest Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Tempest |
| TRIO | Three Rolled Into One |
Angela Brett Assorted Nouns |
| TRIPLES | Three Repetitions Is Plenty. Let's Enjoy Singles. |
Sean Lamb (after hearing the same song over and over again on commercial radio, it's time for something else) Entertainment:Music |
| TRIPLET | Third Related Infant - Parents Love Each Tenderly |
TMcCO'G People & Relationships:Family |
| TRIPLETS | Three Related Infants Psychically Linked Eternally Together Somehow |
Roger Williams People & Relationships:Family |
| TRISTRAM | Tragically Roused Iseult's Sentiments, This Really Angered Mark. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Arthurian Legend |
| TRIVIA | Tiresome Recollection? It's Very Interesting Actually |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Main |
| TROCHOID | Tracing Rolling Of Circle Has One Immediately Dizzy! |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Geometry |
| TROGLODYTE | The Result Of Generations Living Or Dying, Yearning To Evolve |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals |
| TRUDY | Truly Reliable Unusual Dear Yin |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| TRUISM | The Ruddy Usual Inane Sentence - Meaningless! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Main |
| TRUTH | They Round Up The Hoodlums |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after completing the marathon TRUTH, JUSTICE, AND THE AMERICAN WAY. MacGirl & KeyBoard |
| TSAR | The Sovereign Amongst Russians. |
Roger Williams Politics |
| T-SHIRT | The Slave Had Infusions Ready - Teatime! |
Angela Brett (T-shirt was T-BAG's T-Caddy, whose duty was to keep her magical powers strong by making endless cups of tea from the leaves of her evil T-Plant.) Entertainment:TV shows Art & Literature:Fictional Characters |
| TSUNAMI | The Shock Underwriters Never Absorb Making Intercourse |
Rico Leffanta Science |
| TUA | The Under-Achiever |
Angela Brett, when boxer David Tua failed to win the title of world heavyweight champion. Names:Famous people |
| TUBE | Trains Underground Beneath England |
Eric Bridgstock Transport |
| TUBERCULOSIS | The Uneasy Breathing Erodes Resilience, Causing Unhurried Loss Of Strength In Sufferer. |
Angela Brett, when it was thought that Steve might have tuberculosis. Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| TUESDAY | Tired, Useless, Energy Sapped? Devour A Yogurt |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Weekdays |
| TUNA | Their Unknown Numbers Abate |
Angela Brett Food & Drink Science:Biology:Animals |
| TUNAS | They're Usually Nice Accompanying Salad |
Angela Brett Food & Drink Science:Biology:Animals |
| TUNISIA | Temperate Up North, In South It's Arid. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| TURBO | Tried Using Regaine... Baldness Ongoing! |
My name is David & my old roommates nickname is Turbo, who is going bald. Names |
| TURD | The Usual Rectal Dirt |
Angela Brett Science:Biology |
| TURKEY | They Unmercifully Repress Kurds Even Yet. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| TURKMENISTAN | They Until Recently Kept Moscow's Edicts, Now Independent - Some Think Autonomy Novel. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| TURNIP | This Unremarkable Root Never Inspires Passion |
Angela Brett Food & Drink |
| TURTLE | They Unerringly Return To Lay Eggs |
TMcCO'G referring to how the females of many breeds of turtle return to the beach where they hatched out, to lay their eggs. After many years of wandering all over the ocean this indicates an uncanny sense of direction. Science:Biology:Animals |
| TUSH | Twin Undulations, Sit Here. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| TV | Time's Valuable! |
Angela Brett, since TV tends to waste a lot of time. Entertainment:TV shows |
| TWADDLE | Those With Attitude Disorders Don't Like Experts |
John Richard Jones People & Relationships |
| TWAIN | This Writer Authored Interesting Novels |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Writers |
| TWENTY | They Won't Even Notice The Year |
Angela Brett, on her 20th birthday. Time:Age |
| TWINE | Twisted Wiry Inventions Not Everlasting |
Angela Brett and Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Threads & Fabric |
| TWINS | Two Weaned Individuals Needing Sustenance |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships:Family |
| TWISS | This Wordy Idiot Slandered, Somesay |
Jeff Anonymous (There is a tale about an Englishman called Richard Twiss who got a chamber pot named after him for slandering Ireland) Places:Buildings:The 'Little Room' |
| TWIST | This Will Involve Some Turning. |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs |
| TWISTED | Truly Wicked Individual Still Trying Evil Deeds |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| TWITCH | There's Windoze In This Computer... Help! |
Angela Brett Computers:Windows |
| TWOS | To/Time (Wonderful October) Standard! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. TWOS! set: {Standard Time, Daylight Time} Time Science:Mathematics:Numbers |
| TYBALT | Take Your Blade And Lunge Through |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Romeo and Juliet |
| TYRE | Tube, Yet Rotates Evenly |
Eric Bridgstock Transport:Car Parts |
| TYRO | This Youth Requires Orientation. |
Roger Williams People & Relationships |
| TZAR | This Zombie's A Ruler! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Politics |
| TZIGANE | Trying Zany Iconoclast Gypsies Antics, Not Ethical |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races |
| AA | Always Alkaline |
Jeff Anonymous (on the rareness of carbon-zinc and nickel-metal hydride AA batteries. ya can usually only get alkaline and rechargable alkaline) Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| AAA | Available As Alkaline |
Dustan Dowsing, who resorted to acronymising battery sizes in an attempt to get the overall first acronym. Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| AAAA | Also Available As Alkaline |
Dustan Dowsing Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| AALA | Aromas Arouse Limpid Affairs |
Rico Leffanta (Aala is a town - and Honolulu park - on the island of Oaha, Hawaii. Aala='fragrance') Places:Towns & Cities:USA |
| AARDVARK | An Arrant Rogue, Decadent & Valueless! A Rampaging Kleptomaniac |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - an attempt to get the first entry in the list and the first pupil on the SuperBaddy school roll MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains |
| AARON | Always Aims Rifle On Needlepoint |
Rico Leffanta Names:First names:Male |
| AASLEAGH | Awful Alcohol's Still Left, & Everyone's Already Got Hangovers! |
Angela Brett (Aasleagh is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as being, 'A liqueur made only for drinking at the end of a revoltingly long bottle party when all the drinkable drink has been drunk.' Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| ABACTOR | Agricultural Baddy - A Cattle Thief (Obsolete Remark) |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order:Criminals |
| ABACUS | Abundant Beads, Addition & Calculation Utility System. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Mathematics |
| ABASH | Astound, Bring About Shame, Humiliate. |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs |
| ABATTOIR | Animals Bleed And Then They're Offered In Repast |
Angela Brett Food & Drink Places:Buildings |
| ABBA | Agnate Biblically Begat Adam |
Angela Brett Religion |
| ABBREVIATIONS | A Bit Big... Remove Excess Vowels (It Ain't Troublesome If One's Not Speaking) |
Angela Brett Words & Wordplay |
| ABC | Alpha Born Coder! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Science:Linguistics |
| ABEIGH | Aloof, But Especially In Gaelic Highlands |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| ABEL | Adam's Boy, Eve's Lad |
Angela Brett Names:First names:Male Religion |
| ABET | Aid By Encouraging Transgression |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| ABHOR | Any Boy Having Orgasm Responsibly |
Rico Leffanta Assorted Verbs |
| ABIOGENESIS | A Biont Is Originated - Great, Except Not Explicable. Surrounding Inanimate Substance. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology |
| ABLACTATION | A Baby's Left Annoyed 'Cause That Alimentary Tipple Isn't On Nipple. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology |
| ABNEGATE | Absolute Baloney - Never Even Given A Thought, Ever. |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs |
| ABORTION | A Baby Only Remains 'Til It's Ordered Not |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Family Science:Biology:Healthcare |
| ABRAM | A Brownish Red, Auburn Modernly. |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives:Colours |
| ABSTRUSE | A Bit Strange:- To Readily Understand - Seek Explanation |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
| ABUNCHA | A Big Unitary Number - Covers Hundreds, Apparently. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when protesting Jeff's use of 'Abuncha' as one word in an acronym Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words |
| ABUNDANT | All But Uncountable... Never Did Anyone Need Total |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives |
| ACARID | A Compact Arachnid - Rarely Isn't Dronish. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Insects |
| ACATALECTIC | Authors Can Achieve This - A Little Extra Care That It's Correct. |
Angela Brett Art & Literature |
| ACATAMATHESIA | Afflicted Can't Apprehend That Anything Means Anything, Though Has Every Sense - It's Absurd! |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| ACCIDENTS | Are Caused - Chiefly Involving Derelict Events, Normally Through Stupidity |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Disaster |
| ACCOMPLISH | Achieving Completely Can Often Mean Praise's Lavished - I Sense Happiness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs |
| ACCOUNTANT | All Cash Counted Out Using Numeracy Techniques - And No Theft! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| ACCOUNTING | Are Cash Controls Operating Usefully, Need To Investigate Negative Growth |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce |
| ACCRUE | A Chap(ess) Could Refuse Unnecessary Eclat |
Santa Claus (see SANTA CLAUS (2)) Communication:Acronyms Forums:Mystery Posters |
| ACEROUS | A Careful Extraction Revokes Only Unicorn's Significance |
Angela Brett Science:Biology Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Mythical Creatures |
| ACHE | Anybody Can Hurt Everywhere |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| ACHILLES | Arrogant Champion - He Is Lottery Loser - Ending Sulks |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Troilus and Cressida |
| ACID | A Corrosive Ingredient, Definitely. |
Angela Brett Science:Chemistry |
| ACME | A Company Manufacturing Encouragement |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after he suggested that Angela's ENCOURAGEMENT probably came from the ACME people the coyote always got his stuff from. Commerce:Companies |
| ACNE | Adolescents Can Not Escape |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| ACRONYMANIA | A Crazed Response Or Neurosis You May Acquire, Naturally, Inventing Acronyms |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| ACRONYMANIAC | Alphabetically Creative Ranter's Overactive Noodle Yields Many Acronymic Niceties. It's Absolutely Crazy! |
Angela Brett Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| ACRONYMISE | Anyone Can Rejuvenate Old Nuances. You Must Investigate Synonyms Extensively. |
Angela Brett Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| ACROPHOBIA | A Common Repulsion Or Paralysing Horror Of Becoming Intensely Acrofactive |
Tony McCoy O'Freud Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments:Mental Illness |
| ACROSTIC | Argue Correct Reference, Or Study This Interesting Comparison. |
Angela Brett, who is thinking of adding to the ACRONYMS website with a discussion of the definitions of acronym and acrostic. Words & Wordplay |
| previous apronyms added recently | more apronyms added recently |