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| BEEB | Big 'Eaded Establishment Broadcaster |
Mick Bridgstock, referring to the BBC Communication Communication |
| BEEF | BSE Endangered English Farms |
Angela Brett Food & Drink Food & Drink Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| BEEHIVE | Brings Extra Elevation... Hair Is Vertical Extremity |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| BEEN AWAY? | Betcha Everyone Else Noticed Around-World Absence, Yeah? |
Tony, when Angela returned from a round-the-world trip. Sports & Recreation:Travel Sports & Recreation:Travel |
| BEER | Brewer's Exciting Effervescence, Rabblerouser. |
Mary Carr Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
| BEER (2) | Bubbly Elixir Everyone Relishes |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
| BEER (3) | Beverage Erotically Exciting Rogues |
Jerry Ryan PER Hoboken Elks Lodge #74 Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
| BEER (4) | Because Everyone Enjoys Recklessness |
My Brain Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
| BEER (5) | Brewed Extracts Elicit Ramblings |
Mick Bridgstock Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
| BEER (6) | Brewed Extracts Excite Ruffians |
Mick Bridgstock Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
| BEER (7) | Beverage Eliciting Exaggerated Raucousness |
Kenny Roy & Tamaryn Roy Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
| BEES | Brunch Entries Encircling Sodas |
Rico Leffanta (see PICNIC) Science:Biology:Insects:Edible(?) Science:Biology:Insects:Edible(?) |
| BEG | Best Expand Generously |
Jeff Anonymous, saying, 'Capital phrases just BEG for expansion, you know...' Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL | Balefully, Everything He'd Invested Never Developed. Then He Erringly Engaged In Gambling; He Then Borrowed Awfully Large Loans. |
Roger Williams Assorted Phrases Assorted Phrases Commerce Commerce |
| BEIGE | Bright, Excitable Irish Guy's Enjoyable. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives:Colours Assorted Adjectives:Colours |
| 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 MacGirl & KeyBoard |
| BELIZE | Banana Exporting Lightens Its Zigzag Economy. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries Places:Countries |
| BELLE DU JOUR | Between Each Leg Lust Escapes Doing Unspeakable Jokes On Unscrupulous Romances |
Rico Leffanta Entertainment:Movies Entertainment:Movies |
| BELLOW | Bull Emits Loudness, Look Out Walkers |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns:Noises Assorted Nouns:Noises |
| BELLYACHE | By Eating Loads & Loads, You Ache Catastrophically, Heavy Emissions |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| BELLY LAUGHS | Beautifully Executed Laughter Letters. You Levitate Above Usual Grotty Halfhearted Samples. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after reading LOL IN COSMOS. Laughter Laughter |
| BELT | Bind Ends, Leave Tight |
Jan Morgan Household Objects:Clothing:Jewellery & Accessories Household Objects:Clothing:Jewellery & Accessories |
| BEN | Boings Evoke Newstime |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Big Ben's chimes are used for the introduction to a UK TV news bulletin) Time Time Communication Communication Places:Landmarks Places:Landmarks |
| BENEDICK | Beatrice Eventually Needs Emotional Display In Consummating Kiss |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Much Ado About Nothing Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Much Ado About Nothing |
| BENEFIT | Because Everyone Needs Extra Funds In Tragedies |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce:Money Commerce:Money |
| BEN-HUR | Beautifully Encapsulates Noble Hebrew Under Romans. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Movies Entertainment:Movies |
| BENIN | Basically Exports Nuts In Numbers. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries Places:Countries |
| BENNY | Berk Eroticised Near-Naked Youngwomen |
TMcCO'G - referring to Benny Hill Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses |
| BEOWULF | Big Electronic Organisms Will Use Linux, Fool |
Sean Lamb (who envies the computing power of the big Beowulf clusters that always seem to take on a life of their own) Computers:Linux Computers:Linux |
| BERN DELL | Basically, 'E's Really Nice. (Dollars Expected - Laud's Lucrative!) |
Angela Brett Names:Acronymists Names:Acronymists |
| BERRIES | Best Ever Ripe, Really Is Edibly Sweet |
Jan Morgan Food & Drink Food & Drink |
| BERRIES (2) | Best Ever Ripe, Rotten Is Eventually Smashed |
Jan Morgan Food & Drink Food & Drink |
| BERRY | Best Ever Ripe, Rotten Yuck! |
Jan Morgan Food & Drink Food & Drink |
| 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 Names:First names:Female |
| BERTRAM | Bestows Especial Ring, Thus Rightly Accepts Marriage |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:All's Well That Ends Well Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:All's Well That Ends Well |
| BEST FRIEND | Buddy - Especially So! Trusted For Reference In Extreme Need & Danger |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships People & Relationships |
| BESTIAL | Behaviour's Excessive? Stupid Twits Imply Animal Likeness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady [The word 'bestial' is rarely applied to animals, but usually to some (unapproved-of) human behaviour] People & Relationships:Personality Traits People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| BESTIALITY | Being Enslaved Sexually To Indecent Animal 'Loving' Is Totally Yucky |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust Science:Biology:Animals Science:Biology:Animals |
| BESTIALITY (2) | Beasts Enjoy Sex Too! If Animal Likes It, Treat Yourself. |
Angela Brett (don't believe everything you read.) People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| BETA | Begin Experimental Testing Activities |
TMcCO'G Computers Computers |
| BETA (2) | Before Exposing The Artefact |
TMcCO'G Computers Computers |
| BETA (3) | Because Every Test's Affirmative |
Sean Lamb Computers Computers |
| BETHLEHEM | Birth's Exceptional, The Heralds Laud & Extol. He's Evidently Messiah |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion Religion Places:Towns & Cities Places:Towns & Cities |
| BETTY PERSKE | Better Eat To Treat Yourself; Passion Entreats Romantic Stolen Kisses Endlessly |
Rico Leffanta (Betty Perske is better known as Lauren Bacall) Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses:Little known real names Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses:Little known real names |
| BEVERLYHILLS | Bet Everyone's Very Exceedingly Rich. Love Your House, Ida! Let's Lunch Soon. |
TuffGuyInLA (Mario) came up with this on a road trip from San Francisco to Los Angeles that he was forced to endure. Now he LIVES in LA.... No escaping destiny. Sigh. Places:Towns & Cities:USA Places:Towns & Cities:USA |
| BEWARE OF DOG | Believe Exhortations! Woofs And Roars Echo Over Fence. Don't Open Gate! |
Roger Williams Science:Biology:Animals Science:Biology:Animals |
| BEYONCE | Bring Every Young One Not Coming Everyday |
Tavia Bryant Entertainment:Music:Artists Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| BHANG | Bums Harvest Addictive, Narcotic Greenery |
Angela Brett Drugs:Cannabis Drugs:Cannabis |
| BHUTAN | Between Himalayan Uplands - Tibetans And Nepalese. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries Places:Countries |
| BIANCA | Becomes Irritated At Nonsensical Courtship Arrangements |
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 Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Taming of the Shrew |
| BIAS (2) | Because It's Actually Superior |
Angela Brett (see BIAS) Computers:Macintosh & Newton Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| BIASED | Blair Is A Swindler Every Day |
John Richard Jones Politics Politics |
| BIBCOCK | Basically Its Bent Conduit Outfitting Commercial Kitchens |
Rico Leffanta Food & Drink Food & Drink |
| BIBLE | Books Inside Book, Lasting Evangelism |
Angela Brett Religion Religion Art & Literature:Book Titles Art & Literature:Book Titles |
| BIBLE (2) | Believers Instruction Book - Life Encompassing |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion Religion Art & Literature:Book Titles Art & Literature:Book Titles |
| BIBLE (3) | Basic Instruction By Life's Engenderer |
George Rix Religion Religion Art & Literature:Book Titles Art & Literature:Book Titles |
| BIBLE (4) | Basic Instruction Before Leaving Earth |
Jide Alakija, Read the bible everyday and it just suddenly clicked one day what the bible meant to me. Religion Religion Art & Literature:Book Titles Art & Literature:Book Titles |
| BIBLE (5) | Because It Brings Light Eternal |
Jan Morgan Religion Religion Art & Literature:Book Titles Art & Literature:Book Titles |
| BIBLE (6) | Because It's Believed, Learn Extensively |
Jan Morgan Religion Religion Art & Literature:Book Titles Art & Literature:Book Titles |
| BIBLE (7) | Best Ideas Build Loving Eternity |
Jan Morgan Religion Religion Art & Literature:Book Titles Art & Literature:Book Titles |
| BIDET | Bathe Intimate Developments Every Time |
Rico Leffanta Household Objects:Furniture Household Objects:Furniture |
| BIG | Behold Its Greatness! |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives 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 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 Entertainment:TV shows |
| BIGGER | By Increments Gaining Greater Expansion Rate |
Tony Moore Assorted Adjectives Assorted Adjectives |
| BIGGEST HEAD (2) | "Brilliant" Individuals Generally Get Egotistical, Showing They Have Excessively Auto-Deceived |
TMcCO'G People & Relationships:Personality Traits People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| BIG GOAL: LEAP! | Believe In God. God Obey. Advance Love. Love / Encourage / Affirm People! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Religion Religion |
| BIG HUG | Blatantly Impetuous Gesture, Happiness Usually Generated. |
Angela Brett, whose nieces love the TELETUBBIES. People & Relationships People & Relationships |
| BIG PROFITS | By Increasing Gross Prices, Rip Off From Idiotically Thick Shoppers |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce Commerce |
| BIG SMILE | Because It's Great! So Many Incredibly Lovely Events! |
Angela Brett Laughter Laughter |
| BILBO | Belittled Ignoramus Likes Boring Others. |
Carl Brett Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:The Lord of the Rings Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:The Lord of the Rings |
| BILL | Big, If Lunchers Linger |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink Food & Drink Commerce Commerce |
| BILL (2) | Beast Is Lying Loser |
Jan Morgan - someone I knew Names:First names:Male Names:First names:Male |
| BILL CLINTON | Bill Is Lusty Leader: Constantly Lets Interns' Nether Territories Overshadow Nation |
Chris Kjelgaard People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust Names:Famous people:Politicians Names:Famous people:Politicians |
| BILLED | Bought It, Left Loot, Endured Demands |
Sean Lamb Commerce Commerce |
| BILL GATES (2) | Big Idiot Living Like God. A Toupee Exceedingly Sloppy. |
Mysterious Shadow Names:Famous people Names:Famous people Computers:Windows Computers:Windows |
| BILLING | Big & 'In Lights' List Includes 'Named' Guys |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment Entertainment |
| BILTMORE | Because It's Linux, They Might Open Roughly Everything |
Sean Lamb (Biltmore was the code name for RedHat Linux 4.2) Computers:Linux Computers:Linux Names:Code Names:Linux Names:Code Names:Linux |
| BIMBO | Brainless Individual, Meretricious Blonde Ornament. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Personality Traits People & Relationships:Personality Traits People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| BING CROSBY | Bing Is Noted, Great Crooner Relies On Singing. Bababoo? Yes! |
Sean Lamb (Bing Crosby was known for his crooning singing style that included refrains of "ba-ba-ba-boo" skat lyrics) Entertainment:Music:Artists Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| BINGO | Biddies In Neighbourhood Gamble Openly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - Bingo (where I live) is played mainly by older women in local community halls Entertainment:Games Entertainment:Games |
| BINGO (2) | Blair Is No Good Okay |
John Richard Jones Politics Politics |
| BINS | Bringing It Nearer Still |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to an abbreviation for binoculars. Assorted Nouns Assorted Nouns |
| BINS (2) | Bumf Is Neatly Stored |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns Assorted Nouns |
| BIOLOGY | By Investigation Of Life, One Gains Yang? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady and Angela Brett Science:Biology Science:Biology |
| BIONIC | Believe It Or Not, I'm Cybernetic! |
Angela Brett Science:Biology Science:Biology |
| BIOS | Boots In One Second |
Angela Brett (BIOS actually stands for Basic Input Output System) Computers Computers |
| BIRDBRAIN | Bimbo Is Remarkably Dim, Blonde Ringlets Apparently Indicating Naivete |
Tony McCoy O'Chauvinist People & Relationships:Insults People & Relationships:Insults |
| BIRDS AND BEES (2) | Birth & Inception Rarely Discussed Sometimes Arouses Needless Dithering. Be Explicit & Explain Sexuality |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust Science:Biology Science:Biology |
| BIRDS AND BEES (3) | Being Irish, Reserved Daughter's Sexual Awakening Naturally Demands Biology Education Embarrassing Sheila. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust Science:Biology Science:Biology |
| BIRTHDAY | Because It's Really Tough Having Death Anniversaries Yearly! |
Angela Brett Time:Special Occasions Time:Special Occasions |
| BIRTHDAY (2) | But I Really Think He Does Act Young |
Angela Brett Time:Special Occasions 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 Time:Special Occasions |
| B IS FOR BA | Bird Identifies Soul For Old Religion's Believing Adherents. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see C IS FOR CAATINGA) Religion Religion |
| BISHOP (2) | Busy Individual, Sacrificing His Own Priorities |
Jan Morgan Religion:Religious Occupations Religion:Religious Occupations |
| BISHOP (3) | Busy Individual, Services Host Of People |
Jan Morgan Religion:Religious Occupations Religion:Religious Occupations |
| BISMUTH | Bisodol Is Still Much Used Treating Hangovers! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| BIT | Brief, Insignificant Time |
Roger Williams Time Time |
| BITCH | Bring It To Cheap Hotel |
Acronymous Anonymous People & Relationships:Insults People & Relationships:Insults |
| BITCH (2) | Button It To Conserve Health |
Acronymous Anonymous People & Relationships:Insults People & Relationships:Insults |
| BITE ME | Blonde's Invited To Eat My Epidermis |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Main Main Assorted Phrases Assorted Phrases |
| BITE ME (2) | Barb Intended To Enrage Most Everyone |
Jerry Ryan PER Hoboken Elks Lodge #74 People & Relationships:Insults People & Relationships:Insults |
| BITWISE | Boolean Instructions Tackle Words In Single Elements |
Angela Brett Computers:Programming 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 Education:University of Nottingham School of Community Health Sciences IT Subgroup |
| BIZARRE | Brilliant Idea, Zany Attitude Riotous Reaction Ensued |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives Assorted Adjectives |
| BLAB | Blub Like A Baby |
Tony Communication:Talking Communication:Talking |
| BLAB (3) | Betrays Like A B*st*rd |
Tony Communication:Talking Communication:Talking |
| BLAB (4) | Beat Lips About Barrenly/Banally |
Angela Brett Communication:Talking Communication:Talking |
| BLAB (5) | Button Lips Around Barry/Brian/Bill |
Tony, when somebody on the forums asked for expansions for BLAB... this could work if the blabbermouth's name happens to start with a B. Communication:Talking Communication:Talking |
| BLACK | Basically Lightless, As Coal / Kohl |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives:Colours Assorted Adjectives:Colours |
| BLACK (2) | Boycott, Lacking A Colleague's Kindness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (to 'black' something is to ban it) People & Relationships People & Relationships |
| BLACK (3) | Basically Lacking All Colour Knowledge |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives:Colours Assorted Adjectives:Colours |
| BLACK CAT | Brings Luck (Alternately Calamity) Keep Crossing A Trail |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals Science:Biology:Animals |
| BLACK COHOSH | Buttercup-Like, And Clinicians/Companies Know Compound Offers Hope Of Stimulating Hormones |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs |
| BLACK SHEEP | Blackguard Lamb Actually Caught Knitting Sweaters Heartlessly Earning Extra Profit |
Rico Leffanta Science:Biology:Animals Science:Biology:Animals |
| BLACKSMITH | Big Lumbering Artisan Crafting Knives & Swords - Metal Is Terribly Hot |
TMcCO'G People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| BLACKSTONE | British Lawyer Authored "Commentaries", Keenly Saving Tomes Of Notable Expoundings. |
Roger Williams Names:Famous people Names:Famous people People & Relationships:Law & Order People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| BLACK WIDOW | Begins Lunch After Coitus, Killing With Instinct During Orgasmic Withdrawal |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, whose wife looks stunning in black and to whom he regularly refers as his "Black Widow" Science:Biology:Insects Science:Biology:Insects |
| BLADDER | Bilious Liquids Are Deposited Daily, Easily Released |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Body Parts Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| BLAH | Boring Lecture, All Humdrum. |
Angela Brett Education:Slow Teaching 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 Names:First names:Male |
| BLAISE PASCAL | Blasted Little Annoyance Is Spamming Endlessly - Prison And Serving Community Are Likely! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, hypothesising about Pascal's descendants becoming supercriminals MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains:When good scientists go bad MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains:When good scientists go bad |
| BLAKE | Buttered Limas Are Keen Eating |
Kimberly Names:You Are What You Eat Names:You Are What You Eat |
| BLARGH | Boredom Launches A Rather Good Headline |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Angela sent him an email with the rather uninspired subject line 'blargh.' Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words |
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