Awfully Peculiar Racket - Ordinary Names Yield Meanings, Surprisingly!
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| CA | Calculator's 'About' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the historian's habit of not bothering to calculate the dates of birth or death of historical characters precisely, instead calculating loosely on the lines of Tony McCoy O'Grady 1950 ca., when they were too lazy to check it out. Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| CA (2) | Clearly Around |
Rico Leffanta Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| CAATINGA | Covering An Arboreal Tract In Natural Granite Area |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places |
| CAB | Contains Autoist Bottom |
Dustan Dowsing Transport |
| CABBAGE | Certainly At Best Boiled, Always Gets Eaten |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
| CABINET | Caring About Business Induces Negative Employer's Threat |
Dundee Commerce |
| CABINET (2) | Collectivity Assures Blame Is Never Effectively Tackled |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Politics Commerce |
| CABIR | Cells Affected By Internet Rage |
Sean Lamb (Cabir is the name of the first worm to infect cell phones) Communication |
| CABIR (2) | Creating Another Bluetooth Infection Readily |
Sean Lamb (Cabir is the name of the first worm to infect cell phones via their bluetooth capabilities) Communication |
| CABLE | Crappy Asyncronous Bandwidth Limited Experience |
SafT Computers:Internet |
| CABLE (2) | Connect And Begin Leeching Excessively |
Angela Brett Computers:Internet |
| CABLE (3) | Chewing A Bit Lacks Excitement |
Tony Computers:Do Not Eat |
| CABLE MODEM | Can Anyone Bite Large Exterior? May Obviously Damage Entrails, Ma'am. |
Jeff Anonymous Computers:Do Not Eat |
| CACKLE | Created Audible Comedic Kinesis... Logically Enough |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter |
| CACKLE (2) | Children And Counterparts Keep Laughing Endlessly |
Rico Leffanta Laughter |
| 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 |
| CAD | Cowardly And Deceitful |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| CAD (2) | Can't Actually Draw |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (CAD usually stands for Computer Aided Design) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers |
| CADMIUM | Chemical Apparently Defends Metals In Unfriendly Milieus. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| CAIRO | Can Another Incarnation Recruit Others? |
Sean Lamb (Cairo was Microsoft's code name for Windows NT 4.0, which was supposed to get everyone off the Win9x kernel series) Computers:Windows |
| CAITIFF | Character Always Inclined Toward Inheriting Friend's Fortune |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships |
| CAITLIN | Can Actually Involve Taking Life's Inconveniences Naturally |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| CAIUS MARCIUS | Coriolanus, An Invincible Uptight Soldier, Makes Aufidius Resentful - Crushed In Unsuccessful Siege |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Coriolanus Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Coriolanus |
| CAKE | Cooks A Kiss Edible |
Rico Leffanta, because of a woman who told him the only way she could kiss her sons was to bake them a cake. Food & Drink |
| CAKE (2) | Change, Accountability, Knowledge & Entrepreneurship |
Tony People & Relationships:The Workforce:Employee Recognition Program |
| CAKE = TOO REAL PIE! | Circumference (Around Kitchen Edible) = Two (One + One) * Radius * (Eating Always Luscious) Pi (Irrational Escape!) |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Boston Cream Cake: Also (Too) Pie! Food & Drink Science:Mathematics:Geometry |
| CALCIUM | Common And Like Chalk It's, Unusually, Metallic |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| CALCULATE | Costs: Accurately Logged! Counter Unnecessary Longings! Advance Truth Empathetic! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Commerce |
| CALCULATOR | Complex And Liberating Creation - Users Lose Ability To Orchestrate Ratios |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Mathematics Science:Electronics |
| CALCULATOR (2) | Challenged - Arithmetically Love Computing Using Least-Advanced, Typically Onmoney Reckoning! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Science:Mathematics Science:Electronics |
| CALCULATOR (3) | Children Always Love Computing Using Least-Advanced, Typically Onmoney Reckoning! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Science:Mathematics Science:Electronics |
| CALCULATOR (4) | Children Always Look Comfortable Using Least-Advanced, Typically Onmoney Reckoning! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Science:Mathematics Science:Electronics |
| CALENDAR | Complete Annual List, Entaililing Numerous Divisions And Rectangles |
Matthew Oram Time |
| CALENDAR (2) | Creation Actually Lists Every "Next Day". Annually Replaced. |
Roger Williams Time |
| CALIBAN | Creature Accepts Life Is Brutish And Nasty |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Tempest Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Tempest |
| CALIFORNIA | Climate Always Lovely, Is Fruitful Of Rising Newcomers In Arts |
Jan Morgan Places:States & Regions |
| CALIFORNIUM | Classified Actinide. Lecturers In Fusion Often Refer. Named In University's Memory. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| CALIGULA | Crazy! A Leader Italian, Gave Up Lingering Astuteness |
Robert Anonymous -- Caligula was one of the early emperors of the Roman Empire whose reign was short (sometime around 37-41 CE) due to his insanity. Politics:Royalty:Royals |
| CALL A COP | Cancel All Laws Limiting Any Christmas Office Party |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Law & Order Time:Special Occasions:Christmas |
| CALL BACKS | Compile A Little Log Book About Customers - Keep Secret! |
Tony McCoy O'MayIHaveFiveMinutesOfYourTimeToDiscussXYZ? Commerce |
| CALLING TREE | Communication Ala Land Line In Necessary Goings To Reach Everyone Eventually |
Jan Morgan -- many organizations use this system so one person doesn't have to make 50 or so phone calls Communication |
| CALLIOPE | Could A Lovely Lady Inspire One Poet's Eloquence? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Myths & Legends |
| CALM | Composed A Lot, Moderate |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| CALORIE | Cannot Allow Living Off Rapturous Impulsive Eating |
Rico Leffanta Food & Drink Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
| CALORIE (2) | Can A Living Organism Release Its Energy? |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
| CALUMET | Can Anyone Lend Us More Egalitarian Tobacco? |
Rico Leffanta Drugs |
| CALVARY | Christ At Last Validated And Respectfully Yielded |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion |
| CALVIN | Can Achieve Little, Vision Is Nil |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Male |
| CAMBODIA | Completely Appalling - Millions Butchered Or Died In Atrocities. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| CAMEL | Cigarettes Affect Many Emphysemic Lungs |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Drugs:Tobacco |
| CAMELBACK | Cab's About Middle. Engineer Looks Back And Controls Kettle. |
Sean Lamb (a camelback locomotive is a steam engine where the control cab is wrapped around the middle of the boiler rather than at the rear end of it; smaller locomotives were also sometimes called 'tea kettles') Transport:Trains |
| CAMELOT (2) | Can A Myth Endure, Lingering Over Time? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Arthurian Legend |
| CAMELOT (3) | Could A Mythology Evolve Loosely On Truth? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Arthurian Legend |
| CAMEO | Charming And Magnificently Executed Ornament |
TMcCO'G Household Objects:Clothing:Jewellery & Accessories |
| CAMEO (2) | Caught Amongst Movie Extras Once |
TMcCO'G Entertainment:Movies |
| CAMERA | Capture A Moment - Enlargements Readily Available |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Electronics |
| CAMERA (2) | Can A Machine Easily Record Activities? |
Roger Williams Science:Electronics |
| CAMERON | Caring Adult Manages Educating Rambunctous Observant Novices |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Male |
| CAMEROON | Central African Mountainous Equatorial Region, Offshoot Of Nigeria. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| 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 |
| CAMILLE JAVAL | Can Any Man In Love Leave Early Just As Virgin Accepts Love? |
Rico Leffanta (Camille Javal is better known as Brigitte Bardot) Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses:Little known real names |
| CAMINO | Can't Anyone Make Intelligent Naming Options? |
Rob Rix (they changed Chimera's name to Camino recently. I think there is/was an X-Windows browser called Chimera already out there.) Computers:Internet:Web browsers |
| CAMLAN | Conflict As Modred Lead Arthur's Nemesis |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Arthurian Legend |
| CAMPAIGN | Come And Make Protest, Abuse Is Growing Nationwide |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to this request on the Apronyms Forums: We are forming a new community group to end abuse, we are looking for a catchy acronym using the A for abuse. We don't want to limit ourselves to only family violence, or child abuse. Our purpose is to educate and raise awareness. People & Relationships:Abuse |
| CAMPING | Canvas Accommodation Mightn't Persist In Nasty Gale. |
Angela Brett Sports & Recreation:Travel |
| CAMPING (2) | Create A Mobile Paradise In Nature's Glory |
TMcCO'G Sports & Recreation:Travel |
| CAMPUS | Conveniently Assembled, Many Professors & University Students |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education Places:Buildings |
| CANADA | Canucks Are Not Americans! Dammit All! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| CANCER (2) | Cell Apoptosis? Never! Choke Every Rival. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| CANCER (3) | Cells Attacked, Never Ceasing, Enters Radiation |
Jan Morgan Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| CANCER (4) | Causing Anxiety Neurosis, Capable, Emotional Resolve |
Jan Morgan -- can be a hypochondriac, but keeps emotions in check Religion:Astrology |
| CANCER (5) | Cancer Avoidance Needs Clever/Comprehensive Educational Resources |
Tony Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| CANDELA | Calculating A Non-Dark (Electrically Lit?) Area |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
| CANDLE | Cylindrical Artifact, Non Dripping, Light Emitting. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects |
| CANDY | Chocolates And Nougat Delight You |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Confectionery |
| CANDY (2) | Caring Adult Needs Details, Yet |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| CANDY (3) | Cavities Advantage, Never Doubts You |
Jan Morgan Food & Drink:Confectionery |
| 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 |
| CANNOT FIND SERVER | Connectivity Across Network Nodes Often Tangles Files Innocently Named. Decent Security Ever Requires Vigilance, Especially Remotely |
Sean Lamb Computers:Internet |
| CANOE | Can Anyone Navigate Ocean Ebb? |
Rico Leffanta Transport |
| CANOE (2) | Can A Novice Overturn Easily? |
Roger Williams Transport Sports & Recreation |
| 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 |
| CANOE (4) | Canada's Apparently National Overwater Experience |
Rob Rix Transport Sports & Recreation |
| CANOPY | Can Abundant Nylon Overhead Protect You? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation:Parachuting |
| CAN'T SEE | Cannot Actually Notice Things, Sadly 'Empty' Eyes |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| CANVAS | Creative Artists Need Vacant Art Slates |
Sean Lamb (most paintings that I've seen are on canvas, after all) Art & Literature |
| CAPACITIES | Cupful And Pint And CC, Intended To Itnternationalise Exact Standards |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
| CAPE VERDE | Claimed As Portuguese Earlier. Volcanic. Emerged Republican, Destitution, Emigration. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| CAPI | Contemptible And Pitiful Interface |
CAPI = Crypto Application Programming Interface (Microsoft) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Programming |
| CAPITAL | Chief Among Population's Inhabited Towns Across Landscape |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Towns & Cities |
| CAPITAL LETTERS PLEASE | Could All Participants Integrate Their Acronym Lettering. Let's Explain That This Eases Reading. Some People Leave Expansions Abyssmally Sloppily Executed! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Edwin didn't capitalise the initials in his expansion. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| CAPITOL | Congested Area Politicians Inhabit To Oversee Legislation |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Politics Places:Buildings |
| CAPRICORN | Can A Prediction Really Indicate Close Ones' Romantic Notions? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Astrology |
| CAPRICORN (2) | Can Acquire Patience, Reliable Individual Considers Opinions, Reasonably Neutral |
Jan Morgan -- neutral = adaptable Religion:Astrology |
| CAPS | Cease All Pathetic Shouting |
Steve Keate People & Relationships:Advice |
| 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 |
| CAPS LOCK (2) | Could Angela Perhaps Say, "Luck's Out... Charter's Known!"? |
Jeff Anonymous (see CAPS LOCK) Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| CAPTURE | Copse Attack! Plot Tracks! Unnameable Rewards! Existence! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Capture escapee. Military |
| CAPTURE (2) | Create Apronyms, Pert Terms Unbearable! Recall Effortlessy! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| CAPULET | Cantankerous And Proud - Ultimately Learns Eternal Truth |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Romeo and Juliet |
| CAR | Carries Around Riders |
Edwin Hermann Transport |
| CARAMEL | Chewy And Relatively Aromatic - Mine's Especially Lovely |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Confectionery |
| CARAVAN | Cruises All 'Round Area - Vacationers' Abode, Normally. |
Angela Brett Transport |
| CARBON | Constituent All Real Breathing Organisms Need |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| CARBONATION | Carbonic Acid Rests. Bottle Opened. New Atmosphere Taints. Intense Oxidation Now. |
Robert Anonymous Science:Chemistry Food & Drink:Drinks |
| CARBON SINK | Can Arboretums Really Balance One Nation's Soaring Industrial Noxiousness? Kooky! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Environment |
| CARD | Cat's Anus Really Damaged |
Jeff Anonymous, explaining what happens if your cat thinks your sound card smells like fish. Computers:Do Not Eat |
| CARD (2) | Can Actually Rupture Duodenum |
Jeff Anonymous and Angela Brett Computers:Do Not Eat |
| CARD GAMES | Cheating, A Risky Deal, Gamblers Are Master Evasion Sleuths |
Robert Anonymous Entertainment:Games |
| CARDIFF | Can Anyone Really Do It For Free? |
John Richard Jones Places:Towns & Cities:UK |
| CARDINAL WOLSEY | Catholic - Asks Rome's Delay In Nullity. Anne's Lutheran Ways Offend, Leaves Strong Evidence, Yes? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's King Henry VIII Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King Henry VIII |
| CARE | Create A Rapport, Eventually |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs People & Relationships |
| CARE (2) | Call Auntie Regularly, Everyone! |
Patricia Rix Assorted Verbs People & Relationships |
| CAREER | Can A Really Elderly Entrant Rise? |
Patricia Rix, adding: Or has one reached forced retirement? People & Relationships:The Workforce |
| CARING | 'Concern' - A Requirement In Nurses Globally |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Personality Traits Science:Biology:Healthcare:Healthcare Occupations |
| 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 |
| CARLEY (4) | Could Anyone Remotely Located Encapsulate You? |
Tony -- see CARLEY Names:First names:Female |
| CARLOS | Catch Australian's Real Life On Screen |
Angela Brett (Carlo was one of the housemates on the third series of Australian Big Brother.) Names:First names:Male Names:Famous people |
| CARL SAGAN | Causing Another Ridiculous Law Suit, Apple Grouses Astronomer's Nerve |
Sean Lamb (Carl Sagan was Apple's code name for the Powermac 7100/66; when Mr. Sagan learned of the code name creation, he sued to prevent it's use within Apple) Names:Famous people Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware Names:Code Names:Apple |
| CARMEN | Cigarette Artisan's Rose Mesmerises Engaged Nobleman |
TMcCO'G Entertainment |
| CARNIVAL | Concussed After Rollercoaster, Now I've Vomited A Lollipop |
Angela Brett Entertainment |
| CARNIVAL (2) | Consume All Rich Nosh In Vernally Attuned Lunacy |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Carnival comes from carnem + levare: to put away meat, which was done at Lent) Food & Drink Time:Special Occasions:Easter |
| CAROL | Christmastime Aria Remembering Our Lord |
Angela Brett Entertainment:Music Time:Special Occasions:Christmas |
| CAROLINE | Created A Radio Offshore, Living In Nautical Environment |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to Radio Caroline, a 1960s pirate radio station based off the coast of England and the forerunner of modern rock stations Entertainment:Music Communication |
| CARPOOL | Can Assist Reducing Pollution On Our Lives |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| CARPU | Crust Accumulates, Residue Piles Up |
Sean Lamb (Every winter around here, the snow kicked up by car tires collects on fenders and mudflaps. When the snow pile gets heavy enough or if the weather warms up a little, these clumps fall off, making what I call carpu.) Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words |
| CARRION | Carcasses Are Ripe & Rotting; It's One Nightmare! |
Roger Williams Science:Biology People & Relationships:Death |
| CARROT | Chewing A Root? Remarkable Optical Talents! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Carrots' reputation for improving one's eyesight springs, I believe, from propaganda the British put out in the 2nd World War to keep radar a secret from the Germans) Food & Drink |
| CARS | Carriages Are Roadworthy, Sometimes |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| CARTS | Clydesdales Are Really Tough Species |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| CAS | Computer Aided Sleuthing |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after much conversation about his sleuthing around one of Angela's stacks. Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| CASABLANCA | Can American Smoothie Assist Brave Lover Against Nazism's Callous Agents? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Movies |
| CASANOVA | Cast A Shadow And Never Offer Virgins Asylum! |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| CASCADE | Cataract As Stream 'Collapses' And Drenches Everything |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who can't think of a C word which describes what a waterfall does, but is quite happy with 'collapses' Places:Waterways |
| CASE WORKER | Cast Away Should Easily Waste Other Ratepayers' Kind Equity Really |
wishes People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| CASH | Collect And Spend Heavily |
Edwin Hermann Commerce:Money |
| CASH (2) | Cheques Aren't So Heavy! |
Angela Brett Commerce:Money |
| CASH (3) | Complements A Shopper's Handbag |
Angela Brett Commerce:Money |
| CASH (4) | Change A Shopper Hoards |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce:Money |
| CASH (5) | Could A Safe Help? |
Roger Williams Commerce:Money |
| CASINO | Cents And Sense In, Nothing Out |
Angela Brett Entertainment Commerce:Money Places:Buildings |
| CASSANDRA | Cancer's Always Stressful. Stamina And Nerve Develop, Reducing Anxiety |
Patricia Rix, referring to George's great niece, who celebrated her 13th birthday by beginning chemotherapy. Names:First names:Female |
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