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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ASSIGNMENT (4)Aarrghh! Stressful Situation Is Getting Nastier... My Essay's Now Tardy! Angela Brett
Education
ASSOCIATEAcquaintance Seen Somewhat Often, Commercial Interests Are The Excuse. Angela Brett
People & Relationships
Commerce
AS SOON AS POSSIBLEA Speedy Start, Only One Nanosecond As Strict Preference... Only Should Slow If Beloved's Life Ends. Angela Brett
Assorted Phrases
Time
ASTRIDAcronymising 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
ASTROLOGISTAnalyses Stars To Read Other's Lives - Obscurest Genethliac Inferences Seem True Angela Brett
Religion:Astrology
ATHEISMAll That Has Existed Is Strictly Mechanistic Angela Brett
Religion
ATHEISTA 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
ATHEISTICAll 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
ATKINSAll They Know Is 'Nothing Starchy' Angela Brett, on the Atkins diet.
Food & Drink
AT LASTAcronym 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
ATMOSPHERICAt 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 GROUPAs 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
AUSPICIOUSAn Unspecified Superstition Presents Itself, Creating Intuition Of Unbridled Success Angela Brett
Assorted Adjectives
AUTOMATION SYSTEMApparently Used To Override Manpower And Thus Improve Our Next Stock. You're Superfluous - They Employ Machines. Angela Brett
Science:Electronics
AVOCADOA 'Victim' Of Cholesterol Advocates Delicate Oil Angela Brett
Food & Drink
AVOIDANCEA Villainy Of Investing Dollars And Not Contributing Excise Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Law & Order
Commerce:Money
AWAYAbsent, 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
AXEAnihilate Xyloid Extremities Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Plants
AYE AYEAre You Even Aware You're Endangered? Angela Brett, referring to the rare species of lemur.
Science:Biology:Animals
AZYMEAny Zymotechnic Yeasts Mustn't Enter Angela Brett
Science:Biology
BABELBrought About (Biblically) Every Language Angela Brett
Religion
BABYBoisterous 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
BACHELORBecause Anyone Continuing His Education's Low On Romance? Angela Brett, B.SC.
People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce
Education:Qualifications
BAD TASTEBad 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
BAGHDADBefore 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 HANSBefriends Albert Klages, Eventually Recounts His Adventure 'Ncluding Shipwreck Angela Brett and Tony McCoy O'Grady
Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:The Solitaire Mystery
BALD SPOTBegan Aging, Lost Dulled Strands - Particularly On Top. Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Body Parts
BALFOUR BEATTY RAIL LIMITEDBig 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
BANKBlast! Account Not Known! Angela Brett
Commerce:Money
BARBarney's A Regular/Resident! Angela Brett
Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic
Food & Drink:Food Outlets
BARREL-LOLBeing Amused, Riotously Raucous Excessive Laughter - Look Out Listeners! Started by Angela Brett, perfected by Tony McCoy O'Grady. A play on 'barrel roll.'
Laughter
BARTBoy's A Real Troublemaker Angela Brett
Entertainment:TV shows:The Simpsons
BART (2)Brat Anagram - Rightly, Too! Angela Brett
Entertainment:TV shows:The Simpsons
BASICBegan At Seven, I'd Conjecture Angela Brett, whose brothers forced her into BASIC programming pretty much as soon as she could read.
Computers:Programming
BATHBeware A Toweled Hitchhiker Angela Brett (see SPA)
Household Objects:Towels
BATTERIESBegan 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
BEBankrupt 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
BEEFBSE Endangered English Farms Angela Brett
Food & Drink
Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments
BEEHIVEBrings Extra Elevation... Hair Is Vertical Extremity Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene
BEIGEPHONEBasically 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 DELLBasically, 'E's Really Nice. (Dollars Expected - Laud's Lucrative!) Angela Brett
Names:Acronymists
BERTHABrilliance 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
BHANGBums Harvest Addictive, Narcotic Greenery Angela Brett
Drugs:Cannabis
BIAS (2)Because It's Actually Superior Angela Brett (see BIAS)
Computers:Macintosh & Newton
BIBLEBooks Inside Book, Lasting Evangelism Angela Brett
Religion
Art & Literature:Book Titles
BIGBehold Its Greatness! Angela Brett
Assorted Adjectives
BIG APPLEBusses' 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 BROTHERBeing 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 HUGBlatantly Impetuous Gesture, Happiness Usually Generated. Angela Brett, whose nieces love the TELETUBBIES.
People & Relationships
BIG SMILEBecause It's Great! So Many Incredibly Lovely Events! Angela Brett
Laughter
BIMBOBrainless Individual, Meretricious Blonde Ornament. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Personality Traits
People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene
BIOLOGYBy Investigation Of Life, One Gains Yang? Tony McCoy O'Grady and Angela Brett
Science:Biology
BIONICBelieve It Or Not, I'm Cybernetic! Angela Brett
Science:Biology
BIOSBoots In One Second Angela Brett (BIOS actually stands for Basic Input Output System)
Computers
BIRTHDAYBecause 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
BITWISEBoolean 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
BLACKBasically Lightless, As Coal / Kohl Angela Brett
Assorted Adjectives:Colours
BLACK COHOSHButtercup-Like, And Clinicians/Companies Know Compound Offers Hope Of Stimulating Hormones Angela Brett
Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs
BLAHBoring Lecture, All Humdrum. Angela Brett
Education:Slow Teaching
BLAINEBad 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 'EMBin 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
BLASTOISEBlasting Liquid Adds Speed - Third One In Squirtle Evolution Angela Brett (Blastoise is Pokemon #9)
Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon
BLOWBreathe 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
BLUEBadly Lovesick? Unhappy, Emotionally... Angela Brett
Assorted Adjectives:Colours
BLUEBERRY IMACBad 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
BOATSBest Ones Are Trailer-Sailers Angela Brett
Transport
BODIES'Bravery' Of Dead Is Euphemism: Stupidity! Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Death
BONDEDBaby Of New Dad Enjoys/Endures Doting Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Family
BONE CARVINGBrush On Nature's Every Canvas, And Recycle Vertebrae Into Neverending Gift Angela Brett
Art & Literature
Science:Biology:Body Parts
BONESBroken Ones Need Elevation & Support Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Body Parts
BONGSBigwigs Ordered No Gear Sales Angela Brett, after a law was passed prohibiting the sale of cannabis-smoking apparatus.
Drugs
BOOBBounces Out Of Bra Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Body Parts
BOOKS IN THE BIBLEBorn Out Of Knowledge Scarcity, It's Necessary To Have Everyone Believing Inscriptions... Ban Looking Elsewhere. Angela Brett
Religion:Bible books
BORED IN CLASSBecause 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
BOREDOMBrain On Recess, Extreme Disuse Of Mind. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Emotions
BORINGBreaking (Operating Rotary Instruments) New Ground Angela Brett
Assorted Verbs
BOSSBags Over-Sized Salary Angela Brett
People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations
BOSTONBay Of Spilt Tea - Oh No! Angela Brett
History
Places:Towns & Cities:USA
BOTH BRAINCELLS KILLEDBump 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 QUARKBest 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
BOWELBack Off... Wind Emission Likely. Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Body Parts
BOXERSBalls (Of XY-Endowed) Readily Swing Angela Brett
Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear
BOXING DAYBustle Of Xmas Is Now Gone, Discounts Await You Angela Brett
Time:Special Occasions
BOYFRIENDBrag Of Your First Romance... It's Everlasting, No Doubt. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
BRABreast-Restraining Apparatus Angela Brett
Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear
BRAD SAYSBully's Rough Advice Doesn't Summon A 'Yes, Sir!' Angela Brett
People & Relationships
BRAIDSBring Relative Alignment Into Disordered Strands Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene
BRANDINGBuyers Remember A Name, Discredit If No Good Angela Brett
Commerce
BRASSIEREBreast-Restraining Apparatus, Sometimes Shown In Extremely Raunchy Exposes Angela Brett and Steve Keate
Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear
BREAK IT DOWNBecause Really Enormous Adversity Kills Inspiration, Try Decomposing Opponent & Winning Nonhastily. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Advice
BREASTSBabies 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 FEMALEBills, Rent Or Kids... Expenses Forever! Egocentric Male Always Loses Employment. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Genderalisations
Commerce:Money
BROKENBy 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 HEARTBeloved Romeo Often Kissed Enchantingly, Now He's Ended Amorous Relationship Tearfully. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
BRONZEBe Really Open - Nearness Zenithal Emotionally. Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the bronze (8th) wedding anniversary.
Science:Chemistry:Elements
BRUNOBrown - Rather Uninspiring Name Origin Angela Brett
Names:First names:Male
BRYCEBuild, 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
BTWBrain To Wander... Angela Brett (BTW usually stands for 'By The Way')
Re-expansions of existing acronyms:Conversational
BUBBLESBrought 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
BUGSBlight '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
BUNBundled Under Net Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene
BUNNIESBreeding 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 PROTECTIONBecause 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
BUTTERFREEBeauty Usually Toxic, Twittering Extremities Release Floating Rot. Elevatory Evolution. Angela Brett (Butterfree is Pokemon #12)
Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon
BYTEBitwise, 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
CACKLINGChuffed 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
CAMILLAGATECould 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
CAMPINGCanvas 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
CANNABISCommon 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 LOCKCreating 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
CARAVANCruises All 'Round Area - Vacationers' Abode, Normally. Angela Brett
Transport
CARD (2) Can Actually Rupture Duodenum Jeff Anonymous and Angela Brett
Computers:Do Not Eat
CARECreate A Rapport, Eventually Angela Brett
Assorted Verbs
People & Relationships
CARLEYCan 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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