APRONYMS BY ANGELA BRETT

About Angela Brett

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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SOCKSheath Of Coloured Knitting Angela Brett
Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear
SOCKS (2)Shoes Often Can Keep Smelling Angela Brett, as a modification of Tony's SOCKS
Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear
SOFTWARESomething Often Found To Worry A Rookie Enthusiast Angela Brett
Computers
SOFTWASHSome Oaf Found Their Water And Soap Hard? Angela Brett, on seeing some 'Softwash' soap, wondering just how hard other soaps are.
People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene:Beauty Products
SOFTWASH (2)Soap Only Foams The Water, Antibacterial Sterilises Hands Angela Brett, after using some SOFTWASH liquid hand wash.
People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene:Beauty Products
SOLDIERSSlaying's Our Loyal Duty... Insufferable Enemies Ruthlessly Slaughter Angela Brett
Military
SOLIDScientific Opinion: Light Isn't Dense. Angela Brett
Science:Physics
SOMESubset Of Mentioned Entirety Angela Brett
Main
SOMETHIN'Some Object My Eloquent Typist Has Inadequately Named Angela Brett
Assorted Nouns
SONARSound Out Nasties And Repasts Angela Brett
Science:Biology
Science:Physics
SONIASomeone Of Note, I Assume. Angela Brett
Names:First names:Female
SOPHIESo One Person Has Incredible Enlightenment Jan Morgan and Angela Brett (according to http://tools.oxygen.com/babynamer/TypeASearch.cfm?Gender=G&Unique=2&TellMeAbout=sophia, Sophia and Sophie come from a Greek expression meaning Wisdom)
Names:First names:Female
SOPHOSStops Others' Programs Harming Our System Angela Brett, after seeing a SOPHOS virus protection program pop up on her work computer.
Computers:Windows:Applications
SORRYSuch Offensive Rudeness Riles You. Angela Brett
People & Relationships
SOS (6)Stupid Ocean Swells! Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Disaster
SOS (7)Several Overboard Seamen Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Disaster
SOS (8)Sending Out Screams Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Disaster
SOS (9)Splitting Our Seams Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Disaster
SOS (10)Stay Out, Sea! Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Disaster
SOS (11)Stop Our Suffering! Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Disaster
SOS (12)Sh*tting Our Selves! Angela Brett and Steve Keate
People & Relationships:Disaster
SOUND IN SPACESign Of Uneducated Nitwits... Doesn't It Need Some Perturbed Atoms, Compressing & Expanding? Angela Brett, when Jeff gave sound in space as the reason for calling STAR WARS FOUR Un Realistic.
Science:Astronomy
SOUTHStandard Orientation's 'Under' Top Hemisphere Angela Brett
Places:Positions & Directions
SOUVEFARStrange Object Usually Via Envelope From Another Realm Angela Brett (A souvefar is like a souvenir, except it's from somewhere you've never been anywhere near. Some souvefars start out as souvenirs but become souvefars when given to friends or family back home; others are bought at local souvenir shops and delivered to friends overseas.)
Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words
SOVIET ONIONSystem Of Vegetables In Elected Tribunals, Or Novelties Inside Other Novelties. Angela Brett, expanding a quirky unsuccessful search. An onion's layers are similar to matryoshka dolls, so perhaps that's what a soviet onion is!
Politics
Food & Drink
SPASignal Passing Ambulance Angela Brett, celebrating TOWEL DAY by acronymising different types of towels to show some of their uses. ('...You can wave your towel in emergencies as a distress signal')
Household Objects:Towels
SPACEScientists Puzzled About Curvature, Etc. Angela Brett
Science:Astronomy
SPACESSome Paradoxically Appeared, Code's Essentially Spoiled. Angela Brett, after finding some spaces where they shouldn't have been in a C program which she's sure she never typed.
Computers:Programming
SPAEScottish: Predict An Event Angela Brett
Assorted Verbs
SPAMSend People Annoying Mail Angela Brett
Computers:Internet
SPAM (3)Sometimes Promises Ample Money Angela Brett
Computers:Internet
SPAM (7)Spiced, Preserved And Minced Angela Brett
Food & Drink
SPAM (8)Some Particularly Aggravating Mail Angela Brett
Computers:Internet
SPAM (14)Shoves Products At Me Angela Brett
Computers:Internet
SPANKINGSomatically Punishing A Naughty Kid Isn't Necessarily Good Angela Brett
People & Relationships
SPARCSun's Particularly Amazing Research Creation Steve Keate and Angela Brett
Computers
SPARE TIMESome Pastimes: Acronymising, Reading, Eating, Tweaking Important MacOS Elements... Angela Brett, who rather likes ResEdit ;^)
Time
SPARSESome People Acronymise Rapidly, Some Exceptionally! Angela Brett, while Tony was producing over 40 new acronyms per day and her own contributions were becoming rather SPARSE. (But his are great too, I don't really mean that speed is reducing his quality)
Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms
SPASTIC (3)Such People Are Surely Talented... It's Cerebral! Angela Brett, on Cerebral Palsy.
Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments
SPEAKERSSome People Eat Audio Kit, Ending Really Sick Angela Brett
Computers:Do Not Eat
SPEAROWSmall Pokemon's Energetically Airborne, Rapidly Oscillating Wings Angela Brett (Spearow is Pokemon #21)
Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon
SPECIAL OLYMPICSStupid People Enter Competition In Athletic Level. Only Lost Your Mind, Physically In Champion Shape. Angela Brett (anyone offended by 'stupid' may call me spastic.)
Sports & Recreation
SPECTRESoul's Presence Ex-Corpus, Theoretically Residual Energy. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Death
SPEECH (2)Spout Prefabricated Eloquence Ex- Campaign Headquarters Angela Brett
Politics
Communication:Talking
SPERMSmall Paternal Effort Riles Mother Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Body Parts
SPHERESolid Paradigm Having Every Radius Equal Angela Brett
Science:Mathematics:Geometry
SPIRITSomehow Perhaps I'll Remain, In Thought. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Death
SPLEENStrange, Perplexing Little Entity... Explanation Needed Steve Keate and Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Body Parts
SPOCK (2)Space Plots Often Concern Klingons Angela Brett
Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:Star Trek
SPORKSure Partner Of Runcible Knife? Angela Brett
Household Objects:Eating Utensils
SPORTSome 'Players' Only Require Television Angela Brett
Entertainment:TV shows
Sports & Recreation
SPORTS MEDICINESwallow Painkillers, Out Running Tomorrow. Sore Muscles Every Day Indicates Competitor Is Near Excellence. Angela Brett (if you disagree, see SPORTS MEDICINE (2))
Sports & Recreation
Science:Biology:Healthcare
SPOTStain Present On Threads Angela Brett
Assorted Nouns
SPOYLTSeveral Presents Offered - You Lucky Thing! Angela Brett, on sending Tony and his family some Christmas presents.
Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words
SPRINGER (3)Stunt-People Readily Instigate Nasty Grapples (Evidently Real) Angela Brett, as an entry to the Radio Times Def.i.n.i.t.i.a.l.s competition
Entertainment:TV shows:Talk Shows
SPRINGER (4)Should People Resolve Issues? No, Get Even! Retaliate! Angela Brett
Entertainment:TV shows:Talk Shows
SPROGSmall Person - Renewer Of Generation Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Family
SQUARKSupersymmetry's Quark -- Unconfirmed As Real Knowledge Angela Brett
Science:Physics:Particles
SSH (2)Silent! Someone'll Hear! Angela Brett
Assorted Nouns:Noises
STAGSomeone Tied And Graffitied Angela Brett, after seeing a man tied to a lamp-post almost naked and written on, on his stag night.
People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce
STAMPSend This Air-Mail Please. Angela Brett
Communication
STAMP (2)Shipping Trade Attracts Most Philatelists. Angela Brett
Communication
STAND UPStop The Abuse, Nobody Deserves Unfair Persecution Angela Brett, in response to the same request as WATCH OUT
People & Relationships:Abuse
STANZASo Tony's Accuracy Nears Zero... Aarrghh! Angela Brett, because Tony continues to use the word 'verse' when he means 'stanza' even though he knows that a verse is only one line of poetry.
Art & Literature
STARSomething That Astronomers Research Angela Brett
Science:Astronomy
STATE YOUR GOALSSomehow To Acronymise, Totally, English. Yeah, Obviously Unnattainable... Real Goals Often Are. Let's Strive! Angela Brett
Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms
STATISTICSShrunk To Averages, The Information Steers Toward Incorrect Conclusions Sometimes. Angela Brett
Science:Statistics
STATISTICS (3)Squint To Assess The Information So Truth Isn't Clearly Shown Angela Brett, after a statistics lecturer said, "look through your eyelashes, make it blurry," which Angela thinks pretty much sums up what statistics is about.
Science:Statistics
STATISTICS (4)Some Times Angela Thinks It's Stupid That Information's Clouded So. Angela Brett
Science:Statistics
STDSee Telephone Directory Angela Brett (STD usually stands for Subscriber Trunk Dialling)
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
Communication
STEELSome Twosomes Enjoy Everlasting Love Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the steel (11th) wedding anniversary.
Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries
STEEL (2)Steps Toward Eternity: Eleven. Lovely! Angela Brett
Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries
STEP (2)Some Think Elevator's Preferable Angela Brett
Assorted Nouns
STEPHENStride That Egglaying Poultry Has? Evidently Not! Angela Brett, thinking of Step-hen
Names:First names:Male
STEVESwings To Extremes Very Erratically. Angela Brett, describing Steve Jobs according to what she's read about him. (If he happens to be reading this... hey, no offense... oh great, all-powerful iCEO (who owns lots of G3s and therefore deserves my respect.) You're doing a great job, just as long as you don't can HyperCard. :)
Computers:Macintosh & Newton
Names:Famous people
STEVE (4)Somebody That Expands 'Volvo' Evilly Angela Brett, after Steve expanded VOLVO
Names:Acronymists
STEVE (6)Served Tepid, Everyday Vegetable Ensemble Angela Brett (this describes Steve K's taste in vegetables, but not his personality! Well, perhaps he can be vegetative but not tepid)
Names:You Are What You Eat
STEVE KEATE (2)Snores To Excess, Volume Explosive! Kind Enough A*sehole To Endure Mary Carr and Angela Brett
Names:Acronymists
ST GOARSomewhere To Get Off And Rest Angela Brett (My Contiki tour stopped there for a night, I think it was only because we couldn't get to Munich that day)
Places:Towns & Cities
ST GOAR (2)Somewhere To Go On A Roadtrip Angela Brett (My Contiki tour stopped there for a night, I think it was only because we couldn't get to Munich that day)
Places:Towns & Cities
STICK 'EM UPSee This? It Could Kill Everybody. Make Unarms Prominent! Angela Brett ('unarms' are arms without arms, that is, unarmed arms. An alternative ending is 'Money Upfront, Please!')
People & Relationships:Law & Order
STICKY ENDSaying That I Could Kill You Evoked Nasty Death Angela Brett -- don't threaten people, they might be armed with glue guns or worse.
People & Relationships:Law & Order
People & Relationships:Death
STIXSomething Timberlike Is Xyloid. Angela Brett, after discovering the word Xyloid (meaning woodlike or pertaining to wood) and thought that since it was a real X word and not an eX word then it ought to be included in an acronym just so there'd be another X that hadn't been cheated on... unfortunately she had to cheat on the acronym anyway to get an X into it. But hey, it explains the word nicely, doncha think?
Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words
Science:Biology:Plants
ST JOHN'S WORTSupposed To Jolt Our Happiness; No Salesman/Scientist Would Openly Refute This. Angela Brett, who has heard that St. John's Wort is good for depression. Choose the S word based on your scepticism level.
Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs
STOATSSteal The Ova And Threaten Species Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Animals:Vermin
STOCKASTICSales That Oscillate Chaotically Keep Any Stockpiling Tendencies In Check. Angela Brett, after reading a paper which mentioned stochastic sales, and thinking that perhaps 'stockastic' would be a better term.
Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words
Commerce
STOMACHSomewhere To 'Organicise' Meals Amid Concentrated HCl. Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Body Parts
STONEDSmoke/Sniff/Shoot This, Or Never Experience Delirium Angela Brett
Drugs
STONED (2)Supposedly Typical Of Non-Educated Dopes Angela Brett
Drugs
STOP THE ABUSINGStrive To Over-Power The Hurt - Every Avengement Brings Unnecessary Suffering. It's Not Good! Angela Brett, when someone searched for 'stop the abuse'. I couldn't find a good E word.
People & Relationships:Advice
People & Relationships:Abuse
1ST PLACESomebody That's Perfect Loves A Competitive Event Angela Brett
Sports & Recreation
STRANGE QUARKSeems To Reveal A Name Game, Exaggerating Queerness Understood Amongst Really Knowledgeable Angela Brett ('Strange' is one of the six types of QUARK... along with UP QUARK, DOWN QUARK, CHARM QUARK, TOP QUARK and BOTTOM QUARK.)
Science:Physics:Particles
STRAWBERRY IMACStarted To Retch, And Wondered 'Bout Edibility. Really Really Yucky, Its Main Aftertaste's Copper. Angela Brett
Computers:Do Not Eat:iMac Fruit Salad
STRINGSlipped Tying Ribbons? I'm Not Glossy. Angela Brett
Household Objects:Threads & Fabric
STRONG (2)Stick Together: Rivet On? No, Gluon! Angela Brett (A gluon is a 'particle' of the strong force, which holds QUARKS together.)
Science:Physics
STRONG FORCESticks Together -- Reverse Of Nearness Gives Ferocity Of Reaction; Cannot Escape Angela Brett (The strong force gets stronger the further away the particles are, making it impossible for single quark to escape from its grouping of two or three.)
Science:Physics
STUARTShort Tails Usually Aren't Rat's Tails Angela Brett, thinking about the movie Stuart Little, which features a mouse named Stuart.
Art & Literature:Fictional Characters
STUART LITTLESupposedly Totally Usual, Adopting Rodents To Live In The Two-Leggeds' Environment Angela Brett, referring to the film in which a family adopts a mouse... the adoption of a mouse is shown as being a normal occurrence, although still apparently worth making a movie about.
Entertainment:Movies
STUDStable's The Usual Dwelling Angela Brett, after passing a stud farm during a bus trip.
Science:Biology:Animals
STUDENT IN DEBTSent The University Dollars, Education Never Turned Into New Desired Employment -- Blast Them! Angela Brett
Education
People & Relationships:The Workforce
STUDYSolo Teaching Usually Done Yourself Angela Brett, after her mother suggested that she just sat under her computer acronymising and didn't know the meaning of study. I'm not sure sure which viewpoint this proves. ;)
Education
STUPID FAT UGLY SLAGSomebody That's Unpleasant Pushes Insults Down Flab-Affected's Throat. Unlikely Good-Looking Yet Shoots Lip At Girl Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Insults
STUPIDITYSome Thickos Unsuccessfully Pretend Intelligence... Does It Trouble You? Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Personality Traits
STYLUSStop Typing... You'll Love Using Scribbles. Angela Brett
Computers:Generic Hardware
SUBMISSION GUIDELINESSend Uncommon (But Meaningfully Initialled) 'Spansions. Show It's Original - Nothing Gathered Using Internet Databases. Explicit Lewdness Is Not Encouraged - Subdue! Angela Brett, summarising to the Submission Guidelines page at http://acronyms.co.nz/guidelines.html
Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website:Page Titles
SUBROUTINESecond Use Brings Reduction Of Unnecessary Typing, Integrity, Name's Explanatory Angela Brett, meaning that reusing a subroutine brings integrity, not a reduction of it.
Computers:Programming
SUCKSkill Unborn Can Know Angela Brett
Assorted Verbs
SUGAR (2)Spoonful Urges Gulping A Remedy Angela Brett, because a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down.
Food & Drink:Condiments
SUGAR FREESome Users Get A Rush From Ready Extra Energy Angela Brett, while sipping a sugar free Red Bull energy drink and wondering why they took out the actual energy. (Marketers occasionally come around giving out Bull for free, and I am a loyal [experimental?] subject.)
Food & Drink
SUICIDE (2)Shameful, Usually - Intentional Cessation Initiates Disgraceful Exequy. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Emotions
People & Relationships:Death
SULTANA BRANSuperbaddy Uses Lethal Tactics... Afflicted Needs A Bowel Relief, Arse Necroses. Angela Brett (don't eat too much bran... it's a cereal killer!)
MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains:Cereal Killers
SUPERMARKET (2)Some Unethical Proprietors Even Retail Mouldy And Rancid Kai... Expect Tummyaches! Angela Brett
Food & Drink:Food Outlets
SUPERNATUREScience Used Progressively Entering Realms Nearly Always Thought Unscientific. Reasoning's Engaging. Angela Brett, referring to the book by Lyall Watson
Art & Literature:Book Titles
SUPPLY CHAINSome Use Palmtop PCs/ Laptops - You Can Have Airbourne Information Network Angela Brett, thinking of recent TV ads showing the way a biscuit company makes use of tablet PCs with wireless internet to automate their 'supply chain'.
Commerce
SURGESudden Up-Rising Generates Energy Angela Brett and Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Nouns
SUSESeems Useless - Stumps Everyone! Angela Brett, on hearing about SuSE Linux.
Computers:Linux
SWANSwims With Arched Neck Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Animals:Birds
SWAP (2)Switch With A Peer's Angela Brett
Commerce
SWAP (3)Sleep With Another's Partner Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
SWATCHSwiss Watches Aren't Too Costly Here Angela Brett (while most brands of Swiss watch are ridiculously expensive, Swatch makes watches that are more generally affordable, and sometimes even digital! Call me primitive but I still think digital watches are a pretty neat idea.)
Time
Science:Electronics
Household Objects:Clothing:Jewellery & Accessories
SWEETSugar Will Eventually Emaciate Teeth. Angela Brett
Food & Drink:Confectionery
SWEET PEESugary Wees Equals Endocrine Trouble... Pancreas's Effectiveness Ebbing Angela Brett, when Tony apologised for mistyping an 'a' instead of an 'e' in his SWEET PEA expansion.
Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments
SWIFTSteve Wozniak Is Fast Thinker Angela Brett, thinking that maybe FAST THINKER a.k.a Woz could help out MacGirl and Keyboard in a few episodes.
MacGirl & KeyBoard:(Wannabe) Superheroes
SWIMMINGSome Water Is Missing - Maybe In Novice's Gullet Angela Brett
Sports & Recreation
SWISHSibilant Whooshing Is Sound Heard. Angela Brett
Assorted Nouns:Noises
SWISS FRANCSSplendid With Intense Shades, Small Fortune Redeemable As Note (Correctly Singular) Angela Brett -- the things that struck me about Swiss Francs were the bright colours and the fact that they're available in such high denominations. I've only seen up to a 200 Franc note (which is already better than I've seen in any other currency) but apparently there are 1000 Franc notes which are the most valuable mass circulated notes in the world.
Commerce:Money
SWITZERLAND (2)Speak/ Write In Tongues, Zones Exhibiting Regional Languages Aren't Nation-Dividers. Angela Brett -- Switzerland has four official languages, German, French, Italian and Romansh.
Places:Countries
SWORD (2)Sharp Weapon Of Relentless Destruction Angela Brett
Military:Weapons
SWORDSStart Weeping... Our Regiment's Deadly Serious Angela Brett
Military:Weapons
SYSTEMATISESo You'll Switch To Efficient Method, And That'll Increase Sales Eventually. Angela Brett
Assorted Nouns
TABLESTruth Arrays... Boolean Logic Explicitly Stated Angela Brett, referring to truth tables.
Science:Mathematics
Science:Electronics
TALENTThough Ability's Lovely, Everyone Needs Training. Angela Brett, since people are often urged not to rely on talent but to train/practise to reach their full potential.
People & Relationships:Personality Traits
TANGERINE IMACThis Apple's No Good! Even RAM Is Not Edible. I'm Making A Complaint! Angela Brett
Computers:Do Not Eat:iMac Fruit Salad
TANGITears Are Not Good Indications Angela Brett (Tangi is the Maori word for cry, and also for a funeral)
People & Relationships:Emotions
People & Relationships:Death
Science:Linguistics:Maori Words
TAUTiny And Unstable Angela Brett (while the tau is the heaviest of the leptons, it's still tiny... and due to its mass is the most unstable lepton, lasting around 3*10^-13 seconds.)
Science:Physics:Particles
TAUONTried At Uniformity Of Notation Angela Brett (Tauon is another name for the TAU particle, with the familiar -on suffix of other particles.)
Science:Physics:Particles
T-BAGThe Baddie; Annoys Girls Angela Brett, referring to the title character of an 80s/90s children's TV series. (See http://members.tripod.co.uk/jrv94/ind.html for more information on the series)
Entertainment:TV shows
Art & Literature:Fictional Characters
T'DAYThe Day After Yesterday Angela Brett
Time
TEA (3)The Ecclesiastical/Exalted/Excited/Exhausted Adults. Angela Brett (see BREAD... If the adults get together for refreshments after mass, that group could be called TEA.)
TEASETo Exaggerate Any Small Eccentricities Angela Brett
Assorted Verbs
TEENSThey're Expensive - Ever 'Needing' Stuff Angela Brett
Time:Age
TELESCOPEThis Enhances Longsightedness - Even See Cosmic Objects Parsecs Extrasolar. Angela Brett
Science:Astronomy
TELEVISIONSThey Essentially Leave Each Viewer In Stupor... Intelligence Often Not Stimulated. Angela Brett
Entertainment:TV shows
TELNET (3)To Email, Learn Numbered, Esoteric Tetrads Angela Brett - I occasionally check my email using a telnet client, and many of the necessary POP commands have four letters and a message number.
Computers:Internet
TENThis Exceeds Nine. Angela Brett
Science:Mathematics:Numbers
TENTTrampers Erect Neat Tarpaulin Angela Brett
Places
Sports & Recreation
TERMS AND CONDITIONSThey Explicitly Restrict Mature Signers' Actions. Never Disobey Commands, Or No Deal! In Truth, Individuals Often Nonchalantly Skim. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Law & Order
TESTTopical Examination - Scoring Time! Angela Brett, inspired by one of her lecturers calling tests 'opportunities to score.'
Education
TEST (2)This Expansion Submitter's Terrible! Angela Brett, testing the Acronym Submission form at http://apronyms.com/submit.php - there were a few bugs but it's all fixed now! If you don't believe me, submit a whole lot of acronyms and see if it breaks.
Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website

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