Awfully Peculiar Racket - Ordinary Names Yield Meanings, Surprisingly!
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| BAA | Bleating, Audible Announcement |
Dustan Dowsing Science:Biology:Animals Assorted Nouns:Noises |
| BAA (2) | Bleat Among Animals |
Jan Morgan Science:Biology:Animals Assorted Nouns:Noises |
| BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP | Bleat And Aver: Bags Are Ample, Black Like A Coal, Kind Sir, Having Each Ewe's Pelt |
Patricia Rix Art & Literature:Nursery Rhymes |
| BABBLE | Blabbering Academic Blubber Building Language Expertise |
Rico Leffanta Science:Linguistics |
| BABE | Bare A Breast Everyday |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust Science:Biology |
| BABEL | Brought About (Biblically) Every Language |
Angela Brett Religion |
| BABES | Beautiful And Bodacious, Exceptionally Sexual |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| 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 |
| BABY (2) | Burping And Belching Youth |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology People & Relationships:Family |
| BABY BLUE | Bonnie And Bouncy, Your Bairn Looks Unusually Elegant |
Tony McCoy O'Godfather Assorted Adjectives:Colours People & Relationships:Family |
| BABY'S BRAIN | Begining At Birth You Saw, Behaved, Reasoned, Adapted, Interpreted Naturally! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Your site has engaged my mind far above all the others combined! I suppose that being a MATH WIZ (I need to APRONYMIZE that!), with a strange sense-of-humor makes your site so appealing to what has been a longing in me since I started with a BABY'S BRAIN! Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| BABYSIT | Bored Adult, But Youth Sleeps In Tranquility |
TMcCO'G People & Relationships |
| BACHELOR | Because Anyone Continuing His Education's Low On Romance? |
Angela Brett, B.SC. People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce Education:Qualifications |
| BACKHOUSE | Becomes A Cesspool; Kaopectate Has Often, Undoubtedly, Stopped Evacuation |
Patricia Rix Places:Buildings:The 'Little Room' |
| BACK OFF | Beware A Cornered Kiwi - Offence Fires Fury. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Phrases People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races |
| BAD BOYS | Bold And Dangerous, Begetters Of Youthful Sins |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Genderalisations |
| BADDIES | Beastly And Dastardly Deluded Individuals Executing Supercrimes |
Tony McCoy O'Grady MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains |
| BAD HORROR MOVIE | Basic Account: Derelict House On Reclusive Region Offers Residents Mountains Of Violence In Excess |
Inev Entertainment:Movies |
| 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 |
| BAESYSTEMS | Being An Engineering Specialist You Should Take Engineering More Seriously |
John Richard Jones - Advice to all who work where I do, with the company name as an Apronym Commerce:Companies |
| BAFFLE | Boy Adored For Finding Love Elsewhere |
Rico Leffanta, to go with WAFFLE People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| BAGEL | Bread Attracts Garnishes, Edible Limitations |
Jan Morgan - can get hard when stale garnishes are limited too Food & Drink |
| 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 |
| BAGHDAD (2) | Bewildered American Grunts Hurt, Dying And Desperate |
Chris Kjelgaard Places:Towns & Cities |
| BAGHDAD (3) | Bested Arabs Grimly Hatch Death And Destruction |
Chris Kjelgaard Places:Towns & Cities |
| BAGHDAD (4) | Bush's Arabian Gamble Harms Delicate Alliance Diplomacy |
Chris Kjelgaard Places:Towns & Cities |
| BAGHDAD (5) | Bush's Awesome Gift: Humans Dead, Alliances Destroyed |
Chris Kjelgaard Places:Towns & Cities |
| BAGHDAD (6) | Blair And George Happy Diplomatic Approach Discarded |
Chris Kjelgaard Places:Towns & Cities |
| BAGPIPES | Big Army Guys Playing It Perhaps Epitomises Scotland |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music:Instruments |
| 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 |
| BAH | Born Again Heathen |
Used when some streets evangelist asks me if I am a believer or they try to press a pamphlet in my hand. It usually draws them back & I can make my escape. Dave Buhmann Religion |
| BAHRAIN | Bright, Arid, Hot Region - An Independent Nation. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| 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 |
| BALANCE | Brings A Leaner Advantage, Nutritional Choices Encountered |
Jan Morgan - balancing food choices Food & Drink |
| BALCONY | Breasts Arranged Lovingly Concealing Only Nipples Yearning |
Rico Leffanta Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| 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 |
| BALL AND CHAIN | Bride Always Laughs Lovingly And Never Dreams Consort Has Any Idea Naturally |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| BALLAST | Balancing Any Love Lost Against Sex Tonight |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| BALLS | Basically A Leather Lump, Sportswise |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation |
| BALLS (2) | Bounces Across Level Laid Sportsfields |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation |
| BALZAC | Biblical Attitudes Laud Zion And Concubines |
Rico Leffanta Art & Literature:Writers |
| BANANAS | Bend's Apparently Natural - Avoid Non-Appetising Skin |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
| BAN ANIMAL ACTS | Begin A New Attraction, Not Involving Mute Animals! Let All Circuses Trade Shamelessly |
TMcCO'G Entertainment |
| BANFF | Be Aware - Nothing For Free |
One of the coach drivers when Eric traveled to Banff, the main tourist town in the Rockies - it is mostly gift-shops and restaurants, and relatively expensive. Places:Towns & Cities:Canada |
| BANG | Back Away, Noise Generator. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after I offered him some ENCOURAGEMENT for collecting more sounds. Assorted Nouns:Noises |
| BANG (2) | Bloody Awful Noise Generated |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns:Noises |
| BANJO | Basically A Noisy Jangly Object |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music:Instruments |
| BANK | Blast! Account Not Known! |
Angela Brett Commerce:Money |
| BANK (2) | Bonds And Notes Kept. |
Roger Williams Commerce:Money |
| BANK (3) | Bounce Another Nineball Keenly. |
Roger Williams Sports & Recreation |
| BANKRUPT | Broke And Now Kindly Responds Unable Pay Terms |
Rico Leffanta Commerce:Money |
| BAPTISTA | Bullied Abused Parent - Termagant Is Soon Taken Away |
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 |
| BAR | Barney's A Regular/Resident! |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic Food & Drink:Food Outlets |
| BAR (2) | Bring Along Rowdies! |
Patricia Rix Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic Food & Drink:Food Outlets |
| BAR (3) | Beers Aren't Rationed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic Food & Drink:Food Outlets |
| BAR (4) | Beer's Available Readily |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic Food & Drink:Food Outlets |
| BAR (5) | Belch Again, Repeatedly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic Food & Drink:Food Outlets |
| BAR (6) | Bottles Available Readily. |
Roger Williams Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic Food & Drink:Food Outlets |
| BARBADOS | Barbadians Are Rum Brewers And Depend On Sugar. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| BARBARA | BeachBoys Anthem Recording 'Bout A Romantic Adolescence |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (who knows that the Beach Boys song was Barbara Ann) Entertainment:Music:Songs Names:First names:Female |
| BARBARA (2) | Bully At Recess, Barbaric Antagonistic Reprobate Attacks |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| BARBIE | Basically A Rich Bimbo In Effigy |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:First names:Female Entertainment:Toys |
| BARDOLPH | Boozy And Regularly Drunk - Of Little Practical Help |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's King Henry IV Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King Henry IV |
| BARDOLPH (2) | Basically A Rogue Devoid Of Lawfulness, Piety, Honesty |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Merry Wives of Windsor |
| BARF | Blasting Away Regurgitated Food |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| BARF (2) | Begetting A Rainbow Fountain |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| BARGAIN | Buyer Acquired "Resources = Great" Amount Invested Near/Nil! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Commerce |
| BARGAIN (2) | Business Acumen Requires Grasping Accurately Investment Needs/Numerically! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Commerce |
| BARIUM | Before A Radiograph Is Unpopular Meal |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| BARNEY GUMBLE | Beer's A Real Necessity - Ensure You Gulp Unceasingly, Man, Bemoaning Lost Education |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:TV shows:The Simpsons |
| BAROMETER RISING | Being A Recounting Of Maritime Explosion Time -- Events Render Rapscallions Impotent, Shove Innocent Nearer Gethsemane |
Patricia Rix, referring to the book by Hugh McLennan. Art & Literature:Book Titles |
| 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 |
| BARRY | Best At Reading Rhyming Yarns |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Male |
| 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 |
| BASEBALL | Bring A Seat Easer, Because Amusement Lasts Long |
Patricia Rix Sports & Recreation |
| BASEBALL (2) | Bring A Stick, Elevate Ball Across Local Lot |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation |
| BASEBALL (3) | Bases And Sticks Evokes Ball At Lively Leagues |
Jan Morgan Sports & Recreation |
| BASE JUMPING | Brainless Asses Scale Edifices & Jump Using Miniature Parachute If Nearing Ground |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation:Parachuting |
| 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 |
| BASIL | Bequeath's A Salad Its Lushness |
Tony Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs |
| BASILISK | Breath Apparently Slays, Its Look Is Similarly Killing |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Myths & Legends |
| BASKETBALL | Ballgame Attracts Some Kids (Extremely Tall) Building Athletic Long Legs |
Tony McHoops O'Grady Sports & Recreation |
| BASS | Bold And Seldom Subtle |
Jason Wilcox Entertainment:Music:Instruments |
| BASSANIO | Becomes A Successful Suitor - Abundantly Noble In Outlook |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Merchant of Venice |
| BASSIANUS | By Abducting Saturninus's Sweetheart Initiates A Nasty Ugly Story |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Titus Andronicus |
| BASTARD | Buy A Second Ticket And Receive Discount. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see SHOVE OFF) Words & Wordplay:Rudeness:Rude Advertising Slogans |
| BASTARDS | Bureaucrats Are Such Their Arrogance Really Does Show |
John Richard Jones People & Relationships:Insults |
| BATH | Beware A Toweled Hitchhiker |
Angela Brett (see SPA) Household Objects:Towels |
| BATH (2) | Basically A Tub, Heated |
Eric Bridgstock People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| BATHROOM | Built As To Help Removal Of Our Motions |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Buildings:The 'Little Room' |
| 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 |
| BATTLES | Brilliant Application That Tabulates Listless Ex-Soldiers |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see DETECTIVE) Computers:Internet:VA Data Acquisition |
| BATTLE TANK | Bush Artfully Targets Threat-Lapsed Enemy, Totally Avoiding North Korea |
Chris Kjelgaard Transport Military:Weapons |
| BAUD | Blazing Access Using Dialup |
Steve Keate Computers:Internet |
| BAYOU | Blue As Young Orbison's Uncle |
Rico Leffanta Places:Waterways |
| BAYWATCH | Boobs Are Yawning Whilst A Timex Changes Hours |
Rico Leffanta Entertainment:TV shows |
| BBN | Building Better Networks |
BBN = Bolt, Baranek & Newman, one of the companies that helped build the infrastructure of the internet. Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Internet |
| BBRV | Bit Big; Removed Vowels |
ngl Brtt (c ABBREVIATIONS) Words & Wordplay |
| BE | Bankrupt Enterprise |
Angela Brett Computers Commerce:Companies |
| BEACH | Between Earth And Curved Horizon |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Waterways |
| 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 |
| BEANIE BABIES | Buy Each Article Now! If Exploited, Babies Are Bountiful In Economic Scenarios |
Robert Anonymous Entertainment:Toys |
| BEAR | Be Ever Aware, Reliable |
Jan Morgan -- Rank in Cub Scouts Sports & Recreation:Scouts |
| BEARD | Bushy Entanglement After Razor's Ditched |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| BEARS | Big Endearing Animals, Rough & Shaggy |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals |
| BEATLES | Brian Epstein's Awesomely Talented Liverpudlians. Epitomised Sixties. |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| BEATLES (3) | Began Everything About The Liverpudlian Electronic Sound |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| BEATRICE | Becomes Emotional After Thinking Romance Is Comedic Enterprise |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Much Ado About Nothing |
| BEAUTIFUL | Beholder's Eye Assumes Useful Talent In Finding Uncommon Loveliness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| BEAVER | Barrier Erecting And Very Energetic Rodent |
Patricia Rix Science:Biology:Animals |
| BE BACK LATER | Busybody Ends By Adjourning Conversation, Keeps Linkage Alive Through Eventually Returning |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Phrases |
| BECHTEL | Big Engineering Contracts Hardened "Threat-Ending" Line |
I knew what I wanted to say and tried different combinations until I found a suitable one. (I'm sure this is what everyone does!) Commerce:Companies |
| BE CIVIL | Begin Exercising Caution, Ignore Vehement Intemperate Language |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Advice |
| BED | Blank Eyed Doze |
Mary Carr (Angela's mother) Household Objects:Furniture |
| BED (2) | Bloody Eyed Drunk |
Mary Carr Household Objects:Furniture |
| BED (3) | Beneath Exciting Duvet |
Mary Carr Household Objects:Furniture |
| BED (4) | Begins Early Dozing |
Jan Morgan Household Objects:Furniture |
| BED AND BREAKFAST | Begins Every Day A Necessary Decision Because Residents Eat At Kitchens, Feasting A Savory Tradition |
Jan Morgan Food & Drink Sports & Recreation:Travel |
| BEDCOVER | Basic Esprit De Corps Offers Virgins Eventual Repentance |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust Household Objects |
| BEDIVERE | Boyhood Escapades Developed Into Very Elegant Romantic Errantry. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Arthurian Legend |
| BEE | Buzzes Everyone Everywhere |
Eric Bridgstock Science:Biology:Insects |
| BEE (2) | Busy Entomological Entity |
Roger Williams Science:Biology:Insects |
| more apronyms beginning with B |