A Person Rephrases One Noun Yet Makes Several
Angela has not had time to update this website recently, because she is also a mathematician by training, programmer by trade, physicist by association and writer by Sunday midnight. She would like to remind people that anyone who submits an acronym to this website may send a short blurb like this one to go on their page of acronyms.
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| RISK MANAGEMENT (2) | Remembering I Should Keep My Ample Nuggets Apart - Golden Eggs Maybe Empty Nest Tomorrow. |
Angela Brett, thinking of not putting all of one's golden eggs in one basket. Commerce:Money |
| ROAD RAGE | Rulers Of Automobiles Don't Remember About General Etiquette |
Angela Brett Transport |
| ROAD TRIP (2) | Result Of A Desire To Retch In Public? |
Angela Brett, thinking about carsickness Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments Transport |
| ROAST PORK | Rotated On A Spit, The Pig Overtly Ruins Kosher |
Angela Brett Food & Drink |
| ROBE | Resolution Of Blasted Education |
Angela Brett, just after graduating. Household Objects:Clothing:Academic Regalia |
| ROB RIX (2) | Represents OS By Roman Inscription 'X' |
Angela Brett Names:Acronymists |
| ROB RIX (3) | Retains Objects By Rapidly Instructing X |
Angela Brett, since Rob programs for Mac OS X, which involves retaining objects. Names:Acronymists |
| ROHYPNOL | Rapists Often Have Your Phone Number - Over Later! |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett. (Rohypnol is a tranquiliser which has been linked with date rapes.) Drugs |
| ROHYPNOL (2) | Randy Old Hack Yields Pharmaceuticals Numbing Obstinate Ladies |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett Drugs |
| ROLLING ON THE FLOOR LAUGHING | Rolling Over Laughing Loudly, It's Not Good Over Night To Happily Exude Frenzied Laughter On One's Rug, Loud And Uncontrollable Good Humour Irritates Neighbouring Grandma. |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett Laughter |
| RON AND JANE | Remember Our Names, All Net Denizens... Joint Acronymic Notoriety Everywhere |
Angela Brett, who doesn't know who Ron and Jane are, but speculates that the Ron and Jane who searched for that on the website were just hoping that someone would see their names on the unsuccessful searches page and expand them, so that they'd be 'famous' by being on a web site. Names |
| RON'S SECOND WIFE | "Ready Or Not," She Said, "Everyone's Celebrating Our Nuptials. Don't Wallow In First's Extinction." |
Angela Brett, expanding an unsuccessful search, wondering if this mysterious Ron got married again soon after his first wife's funeral. People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| ROTE | Repeat One Thing Exhaustingly |
Angela Brett Education |
| ROTORUA | Rotten Ova, The Olfactory Receptors Usually Assume |
Angela Brett (Rotorua smells like rotten eggs because of the sulphur in the air due to geothermal activity.) Places:Towns & Cities:New Zealand |
| ROUTERS | Rhymes Outers? Uters? The Easiest Route's Silence. |
Angela Brett, as geeks sometimes argue about the pronunciation of the word router. Computers:Generic Hardware |
| RSVP | Reply Soon Via Phone/Post |
Angela Brett (RSVP usually stands for Respondez S'il Vous Plait) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Communication |
| RTFM | Reflects 'Teaching Fishing' Metaphor |
Angela Brett, when there was a discussion on the Cocoa-dev mailing list about whether RTFM (Read The F***ing Manual) responses are productive. Some people argued that it's better to show people where to look to find information rather than just giving the information, and one mentioned the saying, 'Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.' Re-expansions of existing acronyms:Conversational |
| RUBBISH | Repeatedly Uttering 'Blah Blah' Is So Humdrum. |
Angela Brett Communication |
| RUBY | Relationship Untouched By Years |
Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the ruby (40th) wedding anniversary. Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| RUBY (2) | Resistant Unity Began Yesteryear |
Angela Brett Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| RUNTIME SYSTEM | Rarely Used, Not That I Mind... Everything's So Yucky & Slow That Engineers Murder! |
Angela Brett, who actually loves things like HyperTalk and Objective-C for their runtime systems. 'Rarely Used, Not That I Mind' was just too good to resist. Slowness is about the only possible criticism of runtime systems, and I don't notice that. (Perhaps Mope would be a better M word, but I don't agree with the expansion anyway.) Computers:Programming |
| SADDAM HUSSEIN (3) | Should A Dictator Die At My Hands? United States Soldiers Entertain Idea Now. |
Angela Brett Names:Famous people:Politicians |
| SAFARI (2) | Small And Fast And Relatively Incorrect |
Angela Brett, when Steve said, 'Chimera is small, fast and correct. Safari is smaller, faster and incorrect.' Computers:Internet:Web browsers |
| SAILOR | Seasickness Affects Inlanders... Lean Overboard Retching |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations Transport:Drivers |
| SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY | Someone At Institution Needed To 'Cleverize' Lettering Of University, Didn't Say The Apronym's Topic... Expansion's Unfortunately Not Interesting. Valid Expansion Regardless... Searcher, I'll Teach You! |
Angela Brett, when somebody searched for this phrase on the site, but didn't leave any information on what sort of apronym was wanted. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Education:Schools |
| SALAMANDER | Sever A Limb, And Miraculously A Near-Duplicate Emerges. Radical! |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals |
| SALES GOALS | Shamelessly A Lad Expounds Spurious Gobbledygook On Acme's Latest System |
Angela Brett Commerce |
| SALT | Staple Additive Lends Taste |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Condiments |
| SALT (2) | Sprinkle A Little Taste |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Condiments |
| SALT CAN KILL | Sodium's A Lethal Toxin, Chlorine's Also Noxious, Keep Ingestion Levels Low! |
Angela Brett, recalling that sodium and chlorine are each lethal on their own but combine to form table salt which is mostly harmless. Food & Drink:Condiments |
| SAND DRAG | Stop And Not Derail Delinquent Railcars... A Godsend! |
Angela Brett (according to http://www.glue-it.com/trains/general-information/glossary/glossary/frames.htm a Sand Drag is a short length of railway track buried in sand, and running from a set of catch points. It is designed to bring runaway vehicles to a halt rather than derailing them.) Transport:Trains |
| SANDSHREW | Stays Around Near Desert, So He's Rarely Ever Wet |
Angela Brett (Sandshrew is Pokemon #27) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| SANDSLASH | Sand-Attack Never Damages, Simply Lowers Accuracy, Stopping Hits. |
Angela Brett (Sandslash is Pokemon #28) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| SAN FRANCISCO (2) | Saw Alex, Nearly Fainted, Ran Away... Nah, Clearly I'm Saying Complete Offal. |
Angela Brett (I met my internet friend Alex in San Francisco... he's not really that scary.) Places:Towns & Cities:USA |
| SAN FRANCISCO (3) | Saw Apple's/ NeXT's Founder Reveal All-New Cocoa Interface Stuff -- Crowd Overjoyed/Overawed |
Angela Brett, who went to San Francisco for WWDC 2004. Computers:Programming Places:Towns & Cities:USA |
| SAN FRANCISCO (4) | Seeing Apple News For Real, After No Confirmed Internet Spoilers Came Out |
Angela Brett, who went to San Francisco for WWDC 2004. I usually watch a keynote like that a few hours after it happens, after I've already read the announcements on Apple's website. Computers:Macintosh & Newton Places:Towns & Cities:USA |
| SAN FRANCISCO (5) | Such A Nerd, Found Rambling About Nirvana (Campus In Sunny Cupertino) Online |
Angela Brett (At the WWDC Apple Campus Bash I went online and told my friends where I was.) Computers:Macintosh & Newton Places:Towns & Cities:USA |
| SAN FRANCISCO (6) | Several Awesome New Friends, Reports About New Computer Ideas, Software (Confidential Offering!) |
Angela Brett, who went to WWDC 2004 in San Francisco -- Confidential Offering refers to the developer preview of Tiger all attendees got. Places Computers:Macintosh & Newton Computers:Programming |
| SANTA (5) | Spreading Acronymania Northward To Axis |
Angela Brett (see SANTA) Communication:Acronyms Forums:Mystery Posters |
| SANTA CLAUS (2) | Stack Allows Names To Accrue Credit - Left Anonymous = Un-Sung. |
Angela Brett, reminding SANTA why it's a good idea to post using your real name. Communication:Acronyms Forums:Mystery Posters |
| SANTA CLAUS (3) | So... Assuming Now That Angela Can List Acronyms Under 'Santa'? |
Angela Brett (see ACCRUE) Communication:Acronyms Forums:Mystery Posters |
| SANTA CLAUS (4) | Sleeping As New Toys Arrive, Children Love An Unstinting Stocking |
Angela Brett Names:Famous people Time:Special Occasions:Christmas |
| SAPPHIRE | Solid And Predictable Partnership Having Intimate Romantic Embraces |
Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the sapphire (45th) wedding anniversary. Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| SARAH | She's Always Royal At Heart |
Angela Brett (Sarah means 'Princess') Names:First names:Female |
| SARCASTIC | Sometimes Ambiguous Reverse Comments Aren't Sensed, Triggering Incorrect Conclusion. |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives Communication |
| SARCASTIC (2) | Should Always Remain Calm - Anything Said's Tongue-In-Cheek. |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives Communication |
| SARS (3) | Stop Agent's Rapid Spread! |
Angela Brett, referring to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. Re-expansions of existing acronyms Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| SARS (4) | Scientists Are Rapidly Strategising |
Angela Brett, referring to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. Re-expansions of existing acronyms Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| SATIRE (2) | Six Awesome Tiles In Rack? Excellent! |
Angela Brett - it's well known amongst Scrabble players that the letters in SATIRE plus almost any other alphabet letter can form at least one seven-letter word. Entertainment:Games |
| SAUSAGE | Sizzlers Are Usually Scrumptious, Always Good Eating |
Angela Brett Food & Drink |
| SAVE A SPECIES | Socially Acceptable Value Entrusted, And Some People Elsewhere Can Inhibit Extinction Somehow |
Angela Brett Science:Biology |
| SAVING SCHOOLS | Sometimes A Vacation Is Not Good... Small Children Have Outlet Of Learning Stoppered. |
Angela Brett Education |
| SAW | Split Apart Wood |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs Household Objects |
| SAW (3) | Seen Around Workshops |
Angela Brett Household Objects |
| SCANDAL | Sensationalism Creates A National Disaster - Away, Lewinsky! |
Angela Brett Politics |
| SCANT (2) | Swimming Costumes Approach Nudity Today! |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Clothing |
| SCAPEGOAT (2) | Someone Can't Accept Personal Error, Gutlessly Outsources Aftermath-Tackling |
Angela Brett People & Relationships |
| SCARFIES - THE MOVIE | 'Shithole' Cottage A Real Find - It's Empty, Students Thought... Hardly Expecting Marijuana Oasis! Very Interesting Ending. |
Angela Brett. (Scarfies is a recently released New Zealand movie... it's great, go see it.) Entertainment:Movies |
| SCENARIO ANALYSIS | Somebody Can Excessively Notate A Really Insignificant Occurrence, Adding Not A Lot You'd Say Is Sensible. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| SCEPTICAL MAN | Sculley Created Essential Peruser, The Ideal Computer-Aided Learner Multiply Analyses Notions. |
Angela Brett, because in his book, 'Odyssey: Pepsi to Apple,' John Sculley says that the ideal reader is Sceptical Man... and that, 'Sceptical Man does not take ideas on faith; he uses a multiplicity of information to compare and contrast. The computer makes such information available easily and in great quantity.' MacGirl & KeyBoard:(Wannabe) Superheroes |
| SCHNOZ | Sleeping, Causes Horrible Noise - Onomatopoeically 'Zizz' |
Angela Brett ('schnoz' being slang for nose) Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| SCIENTIFIC METHOD | Some Creationists Insist Even Now That Investigating Fossils Is Chicanery/Conspiracy. Ministers Explain The Heresy Of Dinosaurs. |
Angela Brett Science Religion |
| SCISSORS | Snips Cardboard In Seconds - Slashing Others Requires Sharpening. |
Angela Brett Household Objects |
| SCOFF | Scornfully Criticise Others For Fun |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs |
| SCONE | Stale Clump Of Non-Edibility |
Angela Brett, when Steve tried to find some food at the UNIVERSITY cafeteria and found that the only vaguely edible thing they had was some stale scones. Food & Drink |
| SCROTUM | Sac Containing Reproductive Orbs, Tucked Underneath Manhood. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| SCSI CHAIN | Scanner Connection Sans Instructions Can Halt Angela's Imaging Nascency. |
Angela Brett, when she couldn't get her scanner to work, due largely to the fact that it came with no instructions whatsoever regarding the setting up of a SCSI chain. Poor Angela actually had to resort to looking at her Mac's manual, and Mac users don't need manuals! See SCANNER Computers:Generic Hardware |
| SCUBA | Suffocation Can Usually Be Avoided. |
Angela Brett (SCUBA actually stands for Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Sports & Recreation |
| SCUBA (2) | Seawater Can't Usually Be Aspirated |
Angela Brett Re-expansions of existing acronyms Sports & Recreation |
| SEARCH HELP | Strongly Endorsed... A Reading Can (Hopefully) Help Explain Location Parameters. |
Angela Brett, referring to the Search Help page at http://acronyms.co.nz/searchhelp.html Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website:Page Titles |
| SEARCH WARRANT | Since Everyone Assumes Real Criminal's Here, We Are Raiding Rooms And Not Tidying. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| SEEING IS BELIEVING | Such Eye Enthusiasm Is Not Good - It Sometimes Blinds! Evidence Lies In Everything, Visibility Is Not Guaranteed. |
Angela Brett Assorted Phrases:Sayings |
| SEEING IS BELIEVING (2) | Such Eye Enthusiasm Is Not Good - It Sometimes Blinds! Eyes 'Lie' (Illusions Etc.) Vision Is No Guarantee. |
Angela Brett Assorted Phrases:Sayings |
| SEGWAYS | Scooters Employing Gyroscopes Will Assure Your Stability |
Angela Brett Transport |
| SELF HARM | Somebody Evidently Looking For Hugs - A Real Masochist. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments:Mental Illness |
| SELF REFERENTIAL | Some Entries Lack Fully Relevant Expansions (Found Example? Rethink... Expect Now That It's A Lie.) |
Angela Brett (see if you can work out whether this apronym is self-referential. Don't forget to eat.) Words & Wordplay |
| SEMEN | Spermfilled Emission Men Ejaculate Naughtily |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| SEQUENCE | Some Expect Quite Unremarkable Ending - Numbers Converging Evenly. |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics |
| SEQUENCE (2) | Sometimes Especially Queer Unruly Entity Named Chaos Emerges. |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics |
| SETI | Spread Ears Toward Infinity |
Angela Brett (SETI usually stands for the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Science:Astronomy |
| SETI (2) | Some Expect Tiny Irishmen |
Angela Brett, referring to 'little green men' (see SETI) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Science:Astronomy |
| SETI (3) | Spacemen Everywhere Tune In |
Angela Brett (see SETI) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Science:Astronomy |
| SETI (4) | Sentience: Earthbound? The Investigation |
Angela Brett (see SETI) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Science:Astronomy |
| SETI AT HOME | Supercomputers Everywhere Try Isolating Alien Technology's Hallmark - Obfuscated Mathematical Equations? |
Angela Brett Computers Science:Astronomy |
| SETUP | Something Easy To Understand, Please! |
Angela Brett Computers |
| SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL | Someone's Hungry, And Knows Exactly Required Aliments. Thickshake, Then Long Edible (And Newly Dead) Reptile On Little Loaf. |
Angela Brett Food & Drink |
| SHAREWARE (2) | Some Hardworking Authors Rightly Earned Whatever Amount Registration Entails. |
Angela Brett Computers |
| SHAUN | Somebody Has An Unremarkable Name |
Angela Brett Names:First names:Male |
| SHEEP | Sexually Harassed - Evidently Entertaining People. |
Angela Brett, who saw lots and lots of sheep on her bus trips from Auckland to Palmerston North and back. Science:Biology:Animals |
| SHEEP (2) | Stupid, Helpless, Edible. Eat Pasture. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals |
| SHEEP (3) | Shearers Help Extract Everyday Product |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals |
| SHIVER | Surrender Heat In Vibrating Extremities Rapidly |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs |
| SHOES | Socks Have Often Emitted Stink. |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Clothing |
| SHOOK | Spatial Harmonies Out Of Kilter |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs |
| SHORTS | Summer's Half-Outfit... Remember T-Shirt! |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Clothing |
| SHOVE IT | Some Have Overly Violent Extremes In Temper |
Angela Brett Words & Wordplay:Rudeness |
| SHOWER | Singing Horribly Over Water's Everpresent Roar. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| SHUTTLE | Spacemen Have Used This To Leave Earth |
Angela Brett Science:Astronomy Transport |
| SHUT UP (2) | Shop Here Using The Ultimate Plastic |
Angela Brett (see SHOVE OFF) Words & Wordplay:Rudeness:Rude Advertising Slogans |
| SIGH | Slow, Inverted Gasp - Haaaaa... |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs |
| SIGNATURE (2) | Smallprint Is Giving Nobody A Total Understanding... Refrain/Retract Endorsement. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order Commerce |
| SILENCE | Somehow It's Like Expensive, Nicely-Coloured Element. |
Angela Brett Communication |
| SILK | Stability In Loving Kisses |
Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the silk (12th) wedding anniversary. Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| SILK (3) | Sustenance? It Lacks Kilojoules! |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Threads & Fabric:Edible(?) |
| SILVER (2) | Still In Love - Very Enduring Relationship |
Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the silver (25th) wedding anniversary. Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| SILVERBERG | Some Intriguing Literary Volumes, Except Readers Begin Espying Repetition, Gradually. |
Angela Brett, whose favourite author about four years ago was Robert Silverberg, and who has recently found some previously unread books of his to read. His books have some very interesting ideas in them and he likes (or liked... I have no idea if he's even still alive!) to introduce obscure words to his readers' vocabularies, but some themes tend to recur in many of his stories. Art & Literature:Writers |
| SILVER MEDAL | Seven Important Life/Leadership Values, Expressed Reliably, Means Employee Deserves A Laurelling |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:The Workforce:Employee Recognition Program |
| SIMON | Sole Instructor - Mustn't Obey Nameless |
Angela Brett Entertainment:Games |
| SIMPLETEXT | Sophistication Is Minimal, Pleasing Little Editor That Employs Xero's Talking. |
Angela Brett (Xero is one of the many Mac voices which SimpleText can use to talk.) Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software:Applications |
| SIMPSONS, THE | Someone In Marge's Position Should Oust Nincompoop Spouse, Though He's Entertaining. |
Angela Brett and PiMaster Entertainment:TV shows:The Simpsons |
| SINE (2) | Symmetry Is Not Even |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics |
| SINGLE LIFE | Scene Is Nightclubs, Getting Laid... Eventually Loving Intimate Friendship Evolves. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| SIRE | Sperm Indeed Reached Egg! |
Angela Brett Science:Biology |
| SISADMIN | Server Installer Shares Author's DNA, Mitochondrially Identical Network |
Angela Brett -- A sisadmin is a sister who is also a sysadmin (which is a common abbreviation for system administrator.) Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words Computers |
| SKIRT (2) | Scottish Kilt Indeed Resembles This |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Clothing |
| SKITE | Steve Keate Is Totally Egotistical |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs |
| SLAYER | Somebody Lunging At You Exacting Revenge |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order:Criminals |
| SLEEP | Slumbering Lends Exhausted Entity Peace. |
Angela Brett Sports & Recreation:Relaxation |
| SLEEP (2) | Something Lecturers Evidently Enjoy Provoking! |
Angela Brett Education:Slow Teaching |
| SLEEP (3) | Stop Letting Expansions Experience Priority |
Angela Brett, when she wanted to go to sleep but kept having to turn on the light and write down acronyms which came to mind. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| SLEET | Sheet Lightning Expected... Even Thunder! |
Angela Brett, when someone on IRC called Sleet wanted to be acronymised after seeing the PIMASTER acronym. Science:Meteorology |
| SLIM | Somatic Love Is Mindless |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| SLIPPING | Straight Laughter Is Pleasureless/Punless... Please Investigate New Guffaws |
Angela Brett, when Tony responded to something with an ordinary old LOL. Words & Wordplay |
| SLOPE | Slanted Lines Offer Plainest Equations |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics |
| SLOPE (2) | Straight Lines Observed? Proportional Elements. |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics |
| SLOW EMAILS | Security Loophole Of Windows Eats Messages After Inundating Linux Servers? |
Angela Brett -- Email through my email forwarder has been taking a long time to arrive lately, and I wonder if it has to do with extra load on servers due to the latest Windows virus. Computers:Internet |
| SLOW TEACHERS | Subject Learnt Over Weekend! To Educate A Class He Excessively Reduces Speed. |
Angela Brett Education:Slow Teaching Education:Occupations |
| SLUT (3) | She Likes Using Toyboys |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| SLUT (4) | Sexy Lingerie Used Temptingly |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| SLUT (5) | She Lies, Usually Topless. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| SMALL BABY | Sure, Maybe A Little Little, But 'Ardly Begun Yet! |
Angela Brett Science:Biology People & Relationships:Family |
| SMART | Stupid, Maybe, At Real Tasks. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| SMART (3) | Some Minds Are Really Talented |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| SMART ASS (2) | Some Mensans Are Rationally Talented And Socially Stupid |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| SMILE (2) | Subtly Make Imminent Laughter Evident |
Angela Brett Laughter |
| SMOKERS | So Many On Knife-Edge, Risking Sickness |
Angela Brett Drugs:Tobacco |
| SMOKESCREEN | Soot Makes Others Keep Eyes Shut - Confused Reaction Ensues. Escape Now! |
Angela Brett Assorted Nouns |
| SMTP (2) | Server Mauled The Postie? |
Angela Brett, thinking especially of an SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) server running Yellow Dog Linux, since SMTP is sort of like a postman, and posties often get mauled by dogs. Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Internet |
| SMTP (3) | Send Messages To People |
Angela Brett (SMTP usually stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Internet |
| SNELL | Sports Notably Effective Long Legs |
Angela Brett, referring to runner Peter Snell (who is supposedly a distant relative of mine) Names:Famous people |
| SNIFFLES | Stuffy Nose Initiates Feeling Fatigued, Leaking Excess Snot. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| SNIT | Sans Niceness, Inexplicable Tantrum |
Angela Brett, when her sister asked if their mother was still 'in a snit' with her. Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words People & Relationships |
| SNOG | Squash Noses Or Glasses |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| _SNPRINTF | Safe? Not Particularly. Recently It Nearly Totally Failed! |
Angela Brett, who had advocated the use of the C function _snprintf in place of sprintf because it takes the size of the buffer as a parameter and so ought to be safer, but recently discovered it's not so safe after all. Computers:Programming |
| SO | Soon & Often |
Angela Brett, when Jeff said, after reading 'The Meaning of Liff', 'I am SO going to acronymize some of these.' Main |
| SO (2) | Spiritedly, Overenthusiastically |
Angela Brett (see SO) Main |
| SOAP (2) | Stand On A Platform |
Angela Brett, thinking of a soapbox but too lazy to think of an x word. Communication |
| SOB | Stupid Obsessed Blubbering |
Angela Brett, after pretending to sob over the death of her kMac. Assorted Verbs People & Relationships:Emotions |
| SOBER | Spirits Or Beer Essentially Rejected |
Angela Brett Drugs |
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