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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ASSIGNMENT (4) | Aarrghh! Stressful Situation Is Getting Nastier... My Essay's Now Tardy! |
Angela Brett Education |
ASSOCIATE | Acquaintance Seen Somewhat Often, Commercial Interests Are The Excuse. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships Commerce |
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE | A Speedy Start, Only One Nanosecond As Strict Preference... Only Should Slow If Beloved's Life Ends. |
Angela Brett Assorted Phrases Time |
ASTRID | Acronymising Strange Things Really Isn't Done! |
Angela Brett, when challenged to make up a quick expansion for ASTRID. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Names:First names:Female |
ASTROLOGIST | Analyses Stars To Read Other's Lives - Obscurest Genethliac Inferences Seem True |
Angela Brett Religion:Astrology |
ATHEISM | All That Has Existed Is Strictly Mechanistic |
Angela Brett Religion |
ATHEIST | A True Heathen's Existence Is Sans Theology |
Angela Brett Religion |
ATHEIST (2) | Application To Have Encoding Inverted... Sans Theology! |
Angela Brett (see YARP) Computers:Windows:Applications:The opposite of PRAY |
ATHEIST (4) | Anybody That Has Ever Investigated Scientific Theory? |
Angela Brett, after a friend said that because some articles in NEW SCIENTIST magazine are about evolution, everyone who has ever written for the magazine must be an atheist. Science Religion |
ATHEIST (5) | A Theistic Hypothesis Existed In Simpler Times |
Angela Brett Religion |
ATHEISTIC | All The Hard Evidence Implies Scientific Theory Is Correct |
Angela Brett Religion |
ATHEISTIC (2) | Apronym Touting Heavenly Entity Is Somewhat Tongue-In-Cheek? |
Angela Brett Religion |
ATHEISTIC (3) | All Those Hapless Evangelists Insist Sticking To Initial Conjecture |
Angela Brett Religion |
ATKINS | All They Know Is 'Nothing Starchy' |
Angela Brett, on the Atkins diet. Food & Drink |
AT LAST | Acronym Times Letter Arrives Slightly Tardily |
Angela Brett, after The Acronym Times was very late due to her Mac being lost. Time |
AT LAST (2) | Acronym Times (Long Awaited) Sent Today |
Angela Brett, after not updating the website and sending out THE ACRONYM TIMES for ages because of exams and assignments due. Time |
ATMOSPHERIC | At The Moment Our Sulphur Perhaps Helps Equipoise Rise In CO2 |
Angela Brett, who recalls hearing about 'sulphur cooling' caused by sulphur dioxide in the atmosphere counteracting the greenhouse effect. (Just as long as you don't mind acid rain!) Science:Chemistry Science:Environment |
ATMOSPHERIC (2) | As Transport Machinery Overtakes Sense, Particulates Have Exercisers Racked In Coughs |
Angela Brett - in some places it would be faster to walk than drive due to all the traffic, if it weren't for the exhaust fumes you'd have to breathe. Transport Science:Environment |
ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY | All The Moguls Of Science Patiently Have Explained Result If Carbon Compounds Harm Equilibrium, Making It Sensitive To Radiation Yield. |
Angela Brett Science:Chemistry |
ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY RESEARCH GROUP | As The Metropolitics Of Smoke Prevails, 'Hippies' Explain Rise In Carbon Compounds Has Effects Manifesting In Small Temperature Rise. You Read Every Scientific Exposition And Reach Conclusion Human Greed Reigns, On Unspeakable Proportions. |
Angela Brett, not about any particular group but in response to an unsuccessful search. Science:Chemistry Science:Environment |
AUSPICIOUS | An Unspecified Superstition Presents Itself, Creating Intuition Of Unbridled Success |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives |
AUTOMATION SYSTEM | Apparently Used To Override Manpower And Thus Improve Our Next Stock. You're Superfluous - They Employ Machines. |
Angela Brett Science:Electronics |
AVOCADO | A 'Victim' Of Cholesterol Advocates Delicate Oil |
Angela Brett Food & Drink |
AVOIDANCE | A Villainy Of Investing Dollars And Not Contributing Excise |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order Commerce:Money |
AWAY | Absent, Went After You! |
Angela Brett (Thinking of turning up at someone's house and finding they're on the way to visit you) People & Relationships |
AXE | Anihilate Xyloid Extremities |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Plants |
AYE AYE | Are You Even Aware You're Endangered? |
Angela Brett, referring to the rare species of lemur. Science:Biology:Animals |
AZYME | Any Zymotechnic Yeasts Mustn't Enter |
Angela Brett Science:Biology |
BABEL | Brought About (Biblically) Every Language |
Angela Brett Religion |
BABY | Boisterous And Bouncy Youth |
Angela Brett and Dustan Dowsing, inspired by Quantum Reid, Angela Brett's nephew - see his homepage at http://www.angelfire.com/az/lizreid/quantum.html Science:Biology People & Relationships:Family |
BACHELOR | Because Anyone Continuing His Education's Low On Romance? |
Angela Brett, B.SC. People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce Education:Qualifications |
BAD TASTE | Bad Aliens Drink Their Aggregated Sick, They Enjoy! |
Angela Brett -- people in my family still quote 'ooh, aren't I lucky... I got a chunky bit!' from that scene of the movie whenever appropriate, even though it's been at least a decade since I last saw it. Entertainment:Movies |
BAGHDAD | Before Americans Get Here, Dozens Are Dying |
Angela Brett (this acronym could be either for or against the war in Iraq... am I referring to the dozens being killed while US troops are on the way to Baghdad, or those killed by Saddam Hussein before the war started?) Places:Towns & Cities Military:War & Terrorism |
BAGPIPES (2) | Blaring At Graduating People In Procession, Emulating Scotland. |
Angela Brett, while walking in a procession through the streets of Palmerston North as some bagpipes were played at her graduation. Education Entertainment:Music:Instruments |
BAKER HANS | Befriends Albert Klages, Eventually Recounts His Adventure 'Ncluding Shipwreck |
Angela Brett and Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:The Solitaire Mystery |
BALD SPOT | Began Aging, Lost Dulled Strands - Particularly On Top. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
BALFOUR BEATTY RAIL LIMITED | Big And Lucrative Frontrunner Of UK Rail Business. Electrification And Trackwork That You'd Readily Accept. It Looks Like (Inciting Moans) Intensive 'Training' Exercises Delivered. |
Angela Brett Commerce:Companies Transport:Trains |
BANK | Blast! Account Not Known! |
Angela Brett Commerce:Money |
BAR | Barney's A Regular/Resident! |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic Food & Drink:Food Outlets |
BARREL-LOL | Being Amused, Riotously Raucous Excessive Laughter - Look Out Listeners! |
Started by Angela Brett, perfected by Tony McCoy O'Grady. A play on 'barrel roll.' Laughter |
BART | Boy's A Real Troublemaker |
Angela Brett Entertainment:TV shows:The Simpsons |
BART (2) | Brat Anagram - Rightly, Too! |
Angela Brett Entertainment:TV shows:The Simpsons |
BASIC | Began At Seven, I'd Conjecture |
Angela Brett, whose brothers forced her into BASIC programming pretty much as soon as she could read. Computers:Programming |
BATH | Beware A Toweled Hitchhiker |
Angela Brett (see SPA) Household Objects:Towels |
BATTERIES | Began A Trip Thinking Extra Required... Instead, Existing Survived. |
Angela Brett, who took plenty of batteries with her to Palmerston North only to find that the ones already in her Newton lasted the whole trip. (Well, apart from the last few hours on the bus. But they would have survived that easily if they hadn't been a third used to begin with. If you're not happy with the slight deception, change it to 'Eight's Sufficient' in your head.) Science:Electronics |
BE | Bankrupt Enterprise |
Angela Brett Computers Commerce:Companies |
BEACH (2) | Bugblatter? Eyes Are Covered, Hooray! |
Angela Brett (see SPA - '...wrap it round your head to ward off noxious fumes or to avoid the gaze of the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal (a mindboggingly stupid animal, it assumes that if you can't see it, it can't see you - daft as a brush, but very ravenous)') Household Objects:Towels |
BEEF | BSE Endangered English Farms |
Angela Brett Food & Drink Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
BEEHIVE | Brings Extra Elevation... Hair Is Vertical Extremity |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
BEIGEPHONE | Basically Emits Indecipherable Garbage... Each Person Hears Only Noise, Essentially. |
Angela Brett (The beigephone is the windoze user's equivalent of MacGirl's MACPHONE) MacGirl & KeyBoard |
BERN DELL | Basically, 'E's Really Nice. (Dollars Expected - Laud's Lucrative!) |
Angela Brett Names:Acronymists |
BERTHA | Brilliance Everyone Related To Her Admires |
Angela Brett (the name Bertha comes from berht, an Ancient Germanic word meaning "Brilliant.") Names:First names:Female |
BESTIALITY (2) | Beasts Enjoy Sex Too! If Animal Likes It, Treat Yourself. |
Angela Brett (don't believe everything you read.) People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
BHANG | Bums Harvest Addictive, Narcotic Greenery |
Angela Brett Drugs:Cannabis |
BIAS (2) | Because It's Actually Superior |
Angela Brett (see BIAS) Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
BIBLE | Books Inside Book, Lasting Evangelism |
Angela Brett Religion Art & Literature:Book Titles |
BIG | Behold Its Greatness! |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives |
BIG APPLE | Busses' Intercity Grub Acquisition Pleases Proprietors - Lotsa Eating. |
Angela Brett, when the intercity bus she was on made a refreshment stop at the Big Apple restaurant. Food & Drink:Food Outlets |
BIG BROTHER | Being In 'Goldfish Bowl' Really Opens Their Hearts -- Extreme Recreation. |
Angela Brett, referring to the pandemic of TV series in which a group of people enter a compound full of TV cameras (compound eyes!) and are 'evicted' one by one until the last one gets a prize. Meanwhile they are made to do strange tasks (extreme recreation) and tend to find out a lot about themselves in the process (extreme re-creation.) Entertainment:TV shows |
BIG HUG | Blatantly Impetuous Gesture, Happiness Usually Generated. |
Angela Brett, whose nieces love the TELETUBBIES. People & Relationships |
BIG SMILE | Because It's Great! So Many Incredibly Lovely Events! |
Angela Brett Laughter |
BIMBO | Brainless Individual, Meretricious Blonde Ornament. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Personality Traits People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
BIOLOGY | By Investigation Of Life, One Gains Yang? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady and Angela Brett Science:Biology |
BIONIC | Believe It Or Not, I'm Cybernetic! |
Angela Brett Science:Biology |
BIOS | Boots In One Second |
Angela Brett (BIOS actually stands for Basic Input Output System) Computers |
BIRTHDAY | Because It's Really Tough Having Death Anniversaries Yearly! |
Angela Brett Time:Special Occasions |
BIRTHDAY (2) | But I Really Think He Does Act Young |
Angela Brett Time:Special Occasions |
BIRTHDAY (3) | But It's Ridiculous To Have Day Adding Year |
Angela Brett, because after this one day people consider themselves to be a whole year older. Time:Special Occasions |
BITWISE | Boolean Instructions Tackle Words In Single Elements |
Angela Brett Computers:Programming |
BITWISE (2) | Bringing Information Technology Wisdom Into School Environment. |
Angela Brett (see UNITS) Education:University of Nottingham School of Community Health Sciences IT Subgroup |
BLAB (4) | Beat Lips About Barrenly/Banally |
Angela Brett Communication:Talking |
BLACK | Basically Lightless, As Coal / Kohl |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives:Colours |
BLACK COHOSH | Buttercup-Like, And Clinicians/Companies Know Compound Offers Hope Of Stimulating Hormones |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs |
BLAH | Boring Lecture, All Humdrum. |
Angela Brett Education:Slow Teaching |
BLAINE | Bad Liver Affected Infant's Name, Evidently |
Angela Brett (the name Blaine comes from bla, a Gaelic word meaning "Yellow." I wonder how many babies were named Blaine because they were jaundiced.) Names:First names:Male |
BLAST 'EM | Bin Laden's A Sadistic Terrorist - Evil Manifested |
Angela Brett, who in general doesn't advocate blasting things but wanted to demonstrate an expansion containing 'Bin Laden' Military:War & Terrorism |
BLASTOISE | Blasting Liquid Adds Speed - Third One In Squirtle Evolution |
Angela Brett (Blastoise is Pokemon #9) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
BLOW | Breathe Like Oral Wind |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs |
BLOWN AWAY! | Blimey! Loads Of Wonderful New Acronyms. Wordsmiths Adore You! |
Angela Brett, when Tony produced a particularly good round of acronyms. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
BLUE | Badly Lovesick? Unhappy, Emotionally... |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives:Colours |
BLUEBERRY IMAC | Bad Luck, Underfed Ethiopians... Barely Edible Repast. Return Yours, I'll Make A Casserole. |
Angela Brett Computers:Do Not Eat:iMac Fruit Salad |
BOAST (2) | Brag Or Avaunt, Skite Terribly |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs |
BOATS | Best Ones Are Trailer-Sailers |
Angela Brett Transport |
BODIES | 'Bravery' Of Dead Is Euphemism: Stupidity! |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Death |
BONDED | Baby Of New Dad Enjoys/Endures Doting |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Family |
BONE CARVING | Brush On Nature's Every Canvas, And Recycle Vertebrae Into Neverending Gift |
Angela Brett Art & Literature Science:Biology:Body Parts |
BONES | Broken Ones Need Elevation & Support |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
BONGS | Bigwigs Ordered No Gear Sales |
Angela Brett, after a law was passed prohibiting the sale of cannabis-smoking apparatus. Drugs |
BOOB | Bounces Out Of Bra |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
BOOKS IN THE BIBLE | Born Out Of Knowledge Scarcity, It's Necessary To Have Everyone Believing Inscriptions... Ban Looking Elsewhere. |
Angela Brett Religion:Bible books |
BORED IN CLASS | Because Of Really Elementary, Dull Instruction, Now Completing Latest Acronyms Stack. See? |
Angela Brett, who was getting ACRONYMS 2.2 ready for release during a boring class, and had to think of an acronym to import so that the stack would know it had Update List Grape. Education:Slow Teaching |
BOREDOM | Brain On Recess, Extreme Disuse Of Mind. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Emotions |
BORING | Breaking (Operating Rotary Instruments) New Ground |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs |
BOSS | Bags Over-Sized Salary |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
BOSTON | Bay Of Spilt Tea - Oh No! |
Angela Brett History Places:Towns & Cities:USA |
BOTH BRAINCELLS KILLED | Bump On The Head Brings Really Awful Injuries, Now Can't Even Lift Legs. Some Knowledge Is Lost - Longterm Effect's Death. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
BOTTOM QUARK | Best Of The Theories Of Matter? Quite Unlikely Anyone Really Knows |
Angela Brett ('Bottom' is one of the six types of QUARK, along with UP QUARK, DOWN QUARK, STRANGE QUARK, CHARM QUARK and TOP QUARK... at least, that's the prevailing wisdom so far.) Science:Physics:Particles |
BOWEL | Back Off... Wind Emission Likely. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
BOXERS | Balls (Of XY-Endowed) Readily Swing |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
BOXING DAY | Bustle Of Xmas Is Now Gone, Discounts Await You |
Angela Brett Time:Special Occasions |
BOYFRIEND | Brag Of Your First Romance... It's Everlasting, No Doubt. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
BRA | Breast-Restraining Apparatus |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
BRAD SAYS | Bully's Rough Advice Doesn't Summon A 'Yes, Sir!' |
Angela Brett People & Relationships |
BRAIDS | Bring Relative Alignment Into Disordered Strands |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
BRANDING | Buyers Remember A Name, Discredit If No Good |
Angela Brett Commerce |
BRASSIERE | Breast-Restraining Apparatus, Sometimes Shown In Extremely Raunchy Exposes |
Angela Brett and Steve Keate Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
BREAK IT DOWN | Because Really Enormous Adversity Kills Inspiration, Try Decomposing Opponent & Winning Nonhastily. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Advice |
BREASTS | Babies Rarely Ever Attempt Suckling Two Simultaneously! |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
BREASTS (2) | Blondes Request Expensive And Sometimes Troublesome Sugery. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
BROKE FEMALE | Bills, Rent Or Kids... Expenses Forever! Egocentric Male Always Loses Employment. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Genderalisations Commerce:Money |
BROKEN | By Rebelling, Outlaws Keep Everyone Noticing |
Angela Brett, because laws are made to be broken. The theory is that criminals are really just doing what they do because they want attention. Sentence potential criminals to preventative attention and everything will be fine. People & Relationships:Law & Order |
BROKEN HEART | Beloved Romeo Often Kissed Enchantingly, Now He's Ended Amorous Relationship Tearfully. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
BRONZE | Be Really Open - Nearness Zenithal Emotionally. |
Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the bronze (8th) wedding anniversary. Science:Chemistry:Elements |
BRUNO | Brown - Rather Uninspiring Name Origin |
Angela Brett Names:First names:Male |
BRYCE | Build, Render - You've Created Environment! |
Angela Brett (Bryce is a 3D landscaping and animation application... see http://corel.com) Computers |
B.SC. | Biological Scientific Calculator |
Angela Brett, after graduating with a B.Sc. (Bachelor of Science) majoring in MATHEMATICS. Re-expansions of existing acronyms Education:Qualifications |
BTW | Brain To Wander... |
Angela Brett (BTW usually stands for 'By The Way') Re-expansions of existing acronyms:Conversational |
BUBBLES | Brought Unto Being By Liquid's Expanding Surface |
Angela Brett Assorted Nouns |
BUG (2) | Bitten User Grumbles |
Angela Brett Computers Science:Biology:Insects |
BUG (3) | Bad Unexpected Glitch |
Angela Brett Computers |
BUG (4) | Bytes Unfortunately Garbled |
Angela Brett Computers |
BUG (5) | Bites Unfortunate Gentleman |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Insects |
BUGS | Blight 'Usually Good' Software |
Angela Brett Computers |
BUGS (2) | Blame Users' Genuine Stupidity |
Angela Brett -- a few of the programmers where I work are coming up with self-deprecating phrases to put on T-shirts to give out at the company Christmas party. One of the T-shirt slogans is, 'Of course it crashes if you do that!' Computers |
BUN | Bundled Under Net |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
BUNNIES | Breeding Unstoppably - Not Neatly In Exact Seasons. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals |
BUS (2) | Big... Umpteen Seats |
Angela Brett Transport |
BUS (3) | Brought Us Southward |
Angela Brett, after going from Auckland to Palmerston North in one. Transport |
BUSH (3) | Bloodthirsty United States Head |
Angela Brett (substitute whichever B-adjective or Bad-ejective you like in there.) Names:Famous people:Politicians |
BUSINESS OF POLICE PROTECTION | Because Unpaid Security Is Not Effective, Somebody Should Offer (For Pay) Officer Left In Charge, Exclusively Premises Requested Of The Employer's Client. This Is Ordinary Nowadays. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order Commerce |
BUTTERFREE | Beauty Usually Toxic, Twittering Extremities Release Floating Rot. Elevatory Evolution. |
Angela Brett (Butterfree is Pokemon #12) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
BYTE | Bitwise, You Take Eight. |
Angela Brett Computers |
BYTE (2) | Beware, Your Teeth Electrocuted! |
Angela Brett Computers:Do Not Eat |
CABLE (2) | Connect And Begin Leeching Excessively |
Angela Brett Computers:Internet |
CACKLING | Chuffed About Carrying Key Lime IBook - Not Gloating! |
Angela Brett, who still grins/cackles joyously when she thinks about having a KEY LIME IBOOK, and how she came to have it. Computers:Macintosh & Newton Laughter |
CALORIE (2) | Can A Living Organism Release Its Energy? |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
CAMILLAGATE | Could A Man In Love Leave Another Girl... And The Empire? |
Angela Brett, referring to the 1993 'Camillagate' scandal involving secretly recorded phone conversations between Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles. People & Relationships:Love & Lust Politics:Royalty |
CAMPING | Canvas Accommodation Mightn't Persist In Nasty Gale. |
Angela Brett Sports & Recreation:Travel |
CANCER (2) | Cell Apoptosis? Never! Choke Every Rival. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
CANNABIS | Common Around Netherlands, Not Accepted By International Society |
Angela Brett Drugs:Cannabis |
CANNABIS (2) | Class A Narcotic? No... A Barely Illegal Substance. |
Angela Brett Drugs:Cannabis |
CANOE (3) | Canada's A Neat Overseas Experience |
Angela Brett, who spent a fair bit of time in canoes while visiting Canada. Transport Sports & Recreation |
CAPS LOCK | Creating Acronyms? Please See Listed Obligations - Charter's Known |
Tony McCoy O'Grady and Angela Brett, because of the rule in THE ACRONYMISTS' CHARTER saying that IF YOU PUT A WORD IN CAPS YOU MUST ACRONYMISE IT. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
CARAVAN | Cruises All 'Round Area - Vacationers' Abode, Normally. |
Angela Brett Transport |
CARD (2) | Can Actually Rupture Duodenum |
Jeff Anonymous and Angela Brett Computers:Do Not Eat |
CARE | Create A Rapport, Eventually |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs People & Relationships |
CARLEY | Can Anyone Respond Logically, Except You? |
Angela Brett, when somebody posted on the Apronyms forums asking for an expansion of her name. We can't come up with a name expansion which has any relevance to a particular person without knowing anything about that person... we could only make up some random description of nobody in particular, and if there happens to be somebody with that name who fits the description it's just a fluke. It takes the 'apro' out of 'apronym'. Names:First names:Female |
CARLEY (2) | Carefree After Repaying Loan, Exclaims 'Yippee!' |
Angela Brett -- the name Carley comes from ceorl, an Ancient Germanic word meaning 'Freeholder' Names:First names:Female |
CARLEY (3) | Continues Accumulating Rental Lucre Every Year |
Angela Brett -- the name Carley comes from ceorl, an Ancient Germanic word meaning 'Freeholder' Names:First names:Female |
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