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100% | CHARM QUARK | Could Have A Real Magical Quality... Undergraduates Are Really Keen! |
Angela Brett, wondering if the charm quark is so charming that it will get otherwise disinterested undergraduates enthused. ('Charm' is one of the six types of quark... along with UP QUARK, DOWN QUARK, STRANGE QUARK, TOP QUARK and BOTTOM QUARK) Science:Physics:Particles |
100% | CHASED | Chooses Her Amours So Each Discovers |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
100% | CHASM | Crevasses Have Always Slain Mountaineers |
Angela Brett Places Sports & Recreation |
100% | CHASMS | Can't Hop Across So Much Space |
TMcCO'G Places |
100% | CHASMS (2) | Climb Harnessed And Summit Mountain Safely |
Angela Brett Places Sports & Recreation |
100% | CHASTE | Chooses Her Amours So They'll Engage |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
100% | CHAT | Come, Have A Talk |
Angela Brett Communication:Talking |
100% | CHAT ACRONYMS | Chuckling Heartily As Typing A Capitalised ROTFL? Oh No, You're Merely Smiling. |
Angela Brett, who notices that some people reflexively type acronyms suggesting laughter (such as ROTFL: Rolling On The Floor Laughing) when they actually aren't laughing. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Laughter |
100% | CHAT BOARDS | Can Have A 'Talk' But Only At Roaming Digits' Speed |
Angela Brett Computers:Internet |
100% | CHATROOM ACRONYMS | Common, Hardly Artistic Typing Reducers... Often Original Meanings Aren't Consciously Recalled, Only Nonsense You Mechanically Say. |
Angela Brett, referring to the way many people reflexively type LOL when they didn't laugh out loud, and even go as far as typing LOLOLOLOLOLOL for emphasis, which makes no sense at all. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Computers:Internet |
100% | CHATTER | Conversation Having A Tendency Toward Empty Rattling |
Angela Brett Communication:Talking |
100% | CHATTER BOX | Can't Hold Active Tongue That Eternally Restless - Blathering On Xtensively |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication:Talking |
100% | CHEATER | 'Champion' Has Evidently Altered The Examination Results |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
100% | CHEATS | Craves Having Easy Answers To Succeed |
Scott Higton... my kids buy PC games and after 10 minutes of play want me to download whatever cheats there are for it. Thought this an appropriate acronym for what they are doing... or anyone that butts up against a situation that requires some effort. Computers:Games People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
100% | CHEDS | Crackers Having Extremely Delicious Seasoning. |
Steve Keate Food & Drink |
83% | CHEER | Create Happiness Everywhere - Eventually (it's) Reciprocated. |
Angela Brett Laughter |
100% | CHEERIOS | Cold Hearted Enemy Enters Residences, Inhibiting Occupants' Slumber |
Patricia Rix MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains:Cereal Killers |
92% | CHEERLEADERS | Competitors Have Extremely Energetic Rosy-cheeked Ladies Entertaining Audiences, Doing Elaborate Routines Stylishly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation |
100% | CHEERS | Convivial Host Enjoys EverybodyĆs Rousing Salutation |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication |
100% | CHEF | Creates Heavenly Exciting Feasts |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Chefs |
80% | CHEF (2) | Culinary Honcho (of) Exceptional Flair |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Chefs |
100% | CHEF (3) | Cooks Hardly-Edible Food |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Chefs |
100% | CHEF (4) | Cuisine Has Exquisite Flavours |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Chefs |
80% | CHEF (5) | Cooks Herbed Escargot in France |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Chefs |
100% | CHEF (6) | Cheesepuff Hat's Eventually Flattened |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Chefs |
100% | CHEF (7) | Cooks Hen's Eggs Frequently |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Chefs |
80% | CHEF (8) | Can Hardly Eat (his) Food! |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Chefs |
100% | CHEF (9) | Chops His/Her Extremeties Frequently |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Chefs |
80% | CHEF (10) | Causes Halitosis (with) Excessive Flavourings |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Chefs |
100% | CHEF (11) | Can Handle Every Foodstuff |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Chefs |
100% | CHEF (12) | Calorie Hoarder, Extremely Fat |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Chefs |
80% | CHEF (13) | Cafeteria's Head Employee is Fussy |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Chefs |
100% | CHEF (14) | Culinary Host Expertly Flambes |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Chefs |
100% | CHEF (15) | Cheap Hotels Employ Fryers |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Chefs |
100% | CHEF (16) | Chap Has Eaten Frogslegs |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Chefs |
100% | CHEF (17) | Chops Ham Extremely Finely |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Chefs |
100% | CHEF (18) | Cholesterol Harbours Excess Flab. |
Angela Brett. I bet you're wondering why there are so many chefs here - well, Tony said he had a group of 18 acronyms he was doing, and the clue was Holst. Angela thought of the chef ALISON HOLST and asked if he was doing 18 chefs. Tony was actually referring to Gustav Holst, but we thought up 18 CHEFs nevertheless. Food & Drink:Chefs |
100% | CHEF (19) | Computer Hardware Enters Food! |
Angela Brett Computers:Do Not Eat |
100% | CHEF (20) | Cooking Helps Express Feelings. |
Roger Williams Food & Drink:Chefs |
100% | CHEMISTRY | Conderning How Every Molecure Is Structured, Tailored & Relates. Yes? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry |
100% | CHENEY | Crafty Halliburton Executive Neatly Enriches Yanks |
Chris Kjelgaard, referring to Dick Cheney. Names:Famous people:Politicians |
100% | CHENEY (2) | Corporately Halliburton Enriched, National Economies Yell |
Chris Kjelgaard, referring to Dick Cheney (see HALLIBURTON) Names:Famous people:Politicians |
100% | CHENEY (3) | Clearly Halliburton Expects Near East Yippee |
Chris Kjelgaard, referring to Dick Cheney (see HALLIBURTON) Names:Famous people:Politicians |
100% | CHER | Chest, Hips, & Eyebrows Remodelled! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music:Artists |
100% | CHER (2) | Clothes Hardly Ever Replete |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music:Artists |
86% | CHERRY | Cannot Have Experienced Rumpy-pumpy Relationships Yet |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
100% | CHERUBS | Chubby Harpist Ecstatically Rapturous, Usually Boys Seemingly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion |
100% | CHERYL | Chanteuse, Her Eurovision Revealed Youthful Legs. |
TMcCO'G - referring to Cheryl Baker, one fourth of "Bucks Fizz" who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1981. As part of the show the two males pulled the long skirts off the two females midway through the song, revealing beautiful legs clad in shorts. Entertainment:Music:Artists |
83% | CHESS | Checkerboard, Half Empty, Sixty-four Squares |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Games |
100% | CHESS (2) | Clocks Help Encourage Speedy Strategy |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Games |
100% | CHESS (3) | Checkmate Hardly Ever Seems Straightforward |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Games |
100% | CHESS (4) | Castles Have Every Square Sighted |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Games |
100% | CHESS (5) | Can't Help Evoking Soporific Spectators |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Games |
100% | CHESS (6) | Champions Have Every Strategy Stored |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Games |
100% | CHESTNUT | "Conkers" Has Every Schoolboy Taking Nuts Up Trees |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink Science:Biology:Plants:Trees Entertainment:Toys |
90% | CHEVROLET | Car Has Exceptional Velocity, Racing-drivers Often Look Excessively Testosteronic |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Car Makes & Models |
100% | CHEVY | Car Has Enviable Velocity - Yes? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Car Makes & Models |
100% | CHICKEN COOP | Can Hens Intimidate Chicks Keeping Erotic Nests? Come On Over Playmate! |
Rico Leffanta Places:Buildings |
100% | CHICK FLICK | Cinematographers Have Inane Concept - Kittenish Female Lead In Childish Kack! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Movies |
100% | CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER | Corrupt Hog Is Editing Facts; If Nobody Finds Our Robber, Make Anyone Take It On Nose. Occasional False Findings Increases Constabulary's Evident Resourcefulness. |
Angela Brett, who tends to immediately think of corrupt police officers when seeing the word 'officer' on unsuccessful searches. (See also WARRANT OFFICER) People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations |
100% | CHIEF WIGGUM | Copper (He's Incessantly Eating Food) Whose Immense Girth Generates Unending Mirth |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:TV shows:The Simpsons |
100% | CHIFFON | Confection Has Interesting Frills Full Of Nutrients |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Threads & Fabric:Edible(?) |
100% | CHIFFON (2) | Clearly Habiliment Isn't Food, Frilly Or Not! |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Threads & Fabric:Edible(?) |
100% | CHILD | Cooks Herself Interesting Little Delicacies |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to Julia Child. Food & Drink:Chefs |
100% | CHILD (2) | Comics Hope It's Laughter's Daughter |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Family |
100% | CHILD (3) | Complete Human In Latent Development |
Matthew Oram People & Relationships |
100% | CHILD (4) | Considered Harmless, Immediate Laughing, Departs |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. People & Relationships |
100% | CHILDCARE | Care Handler, Infants, Little "Dumplings", Capable Adults' Responsibility, Employment |
Jan Morgan - Little Dumplings can be considered an endearment used for toddlers People & Relationships:Family |
100% | CHILDREN | Curious Homonym In Language... Dearness Refunds Expenses Ninefold. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Family |
100% | CHILE | Completely Hilly, Intensely Lengthy Entity. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
83% | CHILL | Cool Hurriedly In Low-temperature Location |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Physics |
100% | CHIMERICAL | Can't Handle Installing Mozilla? Easily Remedied: Install Chimera And Laugh. |
Steve Keate, referring to the web browser for Mac OS X Computers:Internet:Web browsers |
100% | CHIMNEY | Ceiling Hole Issues Muck - Nimbus Envelopes You |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Buildings |
100% | CHIN | Clip Hair If Necessary |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
100% | CHINA | Countless Hordes Intimidate Neighbouring Autonomies |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
100% | CHINA (2) | Couple Has Indeed Now Adjusted |
Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the china (20th) wedding anniversary. Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
100% | CHINA (3) | Coupled Hearts In Natural Accord |
Angela Brett Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
100% | CH'IN CHIU SHAO | Composed Haiku, Investigated Numbers & Congruences. His Interesting Understandings Stieltjes Has Afterwards Observed. |
Angela Brett and Dustan Dowsing Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians |
100% | CHINESIFIED | Cookery Has Interesting Neologism. Eldest Son Invents Foodstuff''s Ingeniously Elegant Description |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, explaining: When the Tonylet was younger he wanted to indicate how some food had been turned into a Chinese meal by the addition of Soy Sauce... and thus the word 'Chinesified' was born Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words Food & Drink |
100% | CHIP | Can Hurt Intestines, Parts |
Jeff Anonymous Computers:Do Not Eat |
100% | CHIPMUNK | Cute Hijinks Invite Presents: Muncies Unnumbered. No Kidding! |
Patricia Rix Science:Biology:Animals:Vermin |
100% | CHIPS | Can't Have Intel Processors Salted |
Angela Brett and Tony Computers:Do Not Eat |
100% | CHIRON & DEMETRIUS | Complete Havoc Is Result Of Nasty Deeds. Evil Men Enrage Titus Resulting In Unusual Supper |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Titus Andronicus |
100% | CHIROPRACTOR | Cracking Has Its Reasons Of Practicality, Really Adjusts, Correcting Tailbones Of Regulars. |
Jan Morgan -- a chiropractor corrects any mis-alignment in our backs by several different methods called adjustments Science:Biology:Healthcare:Healthcare Occupations |
100% | CHIVALRY | Chaps Honourable In Valour Amid Lasting Romantic Yarns. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
100% | CHLORINE | Common Halogen. Liquifies Often. Respiration Is Not Easy. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
82% | CHOCOLAIT | Can't be Healthy - Often Condemned by Overweight Ladies As Indulgent Treat. |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Confectionery |
100% | CHOCOLATE | Can Help One Cope Over Lover's Absence - Tasty Experience. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships Food & Drink:Confectionery |
100% | CHOICE | Careful Habits Occur In Choosing Endlessly |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships:Thoughts |
100% | CHOICES | Considering Handy Options Ideally Creates Educated Selection |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Thoughts |
100% | CHOIR | Chanting Hymns Organised In Reverence |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music |
100% | CHOIR (2) | Confidence, Honesty, Outgoing, Integrity, Respect |
John Richard Jones Required to make progress in this world. Entertainment:Music People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
100% | CHOLESTEROL FREE | Charles Has Obviously Lost English Support To Ever Rule Over Locals. Follow Republic Exemplar Expeditiously. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when challenged to make a CHOLESTEROL FREE acronym to go with LOW FAT. There's a long story to go with this which won't fit here. Admittedly it had nothing to do with cholesterol, but LOW FAT and CHOLESTEROL FREE were the acronyms that started this all, so they have been retained for historical reasons. Politics |
94% | CHOLESTEROL FREE (2) | Chortling Happily Over Latest Extremely Silly Tuppence-worth. Energetically Rolling Over Laughing! Fully Recommend Enjoying Everything. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when challenged to make a CHOLESTEROL FREE acronym to go with LOW FAT. Laughter |
100% | CHOOSE THE RIGHT | Children Hereby Offers Own Solutions Eternally, To Heaven Eventually, Raising Individual Goodness Highly Triumphant |
Jan Morgan Religion |
100% | CHOPIN | Cherish How One Plays Immortal Nocturnes! |
Rico Leffanta Entertainment:Music:Artists |
100% | CHOPIN (2) | Concerto Heard On Piano Is Nice |
Angela Brett Entertainment:Music:Artists |
100% | CHOPSTICKS | Can't Hold Onto Pasta Sauce, These Inadequate Chinese Kitchen Sticks! |
Angela Brett Food & Drink |
100% | CHOWDER | Creamy Heavy Option, Will Determine Eating Range |
Jan Morgan - a More Caloric Soup Food & Drink |
100% | CHRIS | Chap Has Requested Individual 'Spansion |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:First names:Male Education:University of Nottingham School of Community Health Sciences IT Subgroup |
100% | CHRIS (2) | Capable Helper Revels In Service |
Jan Morgan Names:First names |
100% | CHRIST | Certainly His Resurrection Is Supreme Truth |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion |
100% | CHRISTA MCAULIFFE | Challenger Had Reason In Sending Teacher Above Many Classrooms, And Unfortunately Lost Instructor's Flair For Ever |
Angela Brett, inspired by CHALLENGER Names:Famous people |
100% | CHRISTI | Caring Heart Realist Is Secure Tactful Individual |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
90% | CHRISTIAN | Catholics Have Religious Icon... Saviour That Invoked Angels at Nativity. |
Angela Brett Religion |
90% | CHRISTIAN (2) | Creation Hypothesis is Right... Ignore Signs That Indicate Another Notion |
Angela Brett Religion |
100% | CHRISTINE | Cinematic Horror Revealing Intelligent Suspense. Terror In Night Excursions |
Eric Bridgstock... I spotted CHRISTINE in the unsuccessful searches and immediately thought of the film directed by John Carpenter, based on the Stephen King novel Entertainment:Movies Art & Literature:Book Titles |
100% | CHRISTINE (2) | Carpenter's Halloween Release Is Scary. Tempting Insomnia - No Escape! |
Eric Bridgstock... I spotted CHRISTINE in the unsuccessful searches and immediately thought of the film directed by John Carpenter, based on the Stephen King novel Entertainment:Movies Art & Literature:Book Titles |
100% | CHRISTMAS | Characteristic Huge Rise In Shopping - The Merriest Are Salesmen! |
Angela Brett Time:Special Occasions:Christmas |
100% | CHRISTMAS (2) | Christ Heralds Rejoicing Into Songs, Turning Masses Against Sin. |
Mary Carr Time:Special Occasions:Christmas |
100% | CHRISTMAS (3) | Can't Help Running Insolvent, Spouse Takes Money And Spends |
Rico Leffanta Time:Special Occasions:Christmas |
100% | CHRISTMAS (4) | Charities Have Requested Industries Send Tributes Mollifying Alcoholic Society |
Rico Leffanta Time:Special Occasions:Christmas |
100% | CHRISTMAS (5) | Clearly Hoping Romance Is Suddenly Terminated; Make Amends Subsequently |
Rico Leffanta Time:Special Occasions:Christmas |
100% | CHRISTMAS (6) | Children Hope Recession Influences Santa To Make Amends Spectacularly |
Rico Leffanta Time:Special Occasions:Christmas |
100% | CHRISTMAS (7) | Could Herald Resurrection If Snowmen Truly Melt After Sunset |
Rico Leffanta Time:Special Occasions:Christmas |
100% | CHRISTMAS (8) | Considering Harder Rocks, If Santa's True Maybe Antarctica's Safer. |
Angela Brett, because if Santa Claus really lived at the North pole he'd probably fall through the ice. Time:Special Occasions:Christmas |
100% | CHRISTMAS (9) | Children Haven't Realised Its Simpler Truths... Mary And Son. |
Angela Brett Time:Special Occasions:Christmas |
100% | CHRISTMAS (10) | "Come Hither, Rejoice In Saviour's Teachings!" Many Angels Shout |
Gavin Lambert Time:Special Occasions:Christmas |
100% | CHRISTMAS HAMPERS | Customer Hasn't Received IPod! Says The Mail Authority: Scheduled Hampers Are Making Parcels Evaporate. Retrieval Soon." |
Angela Brett, because Christmas HAMPERS the delivery of her iPod. (said hampers are coming from a company which allows people to overpay for the hamper over the year and then receive it around Christmas time, so it was a scheduled influx of hamper deliveries.) Communication Time:Special Occasions:Christmas |
100% | CHRISTMAS SONGS | Carols Have Rhythm? I'm Supposed To Make Accented Syllables Syncopic & Overextend Nearly Gratuitous Syntax |
Angela Brett, noting that the rhythm in many Christmas carols is terrible... some unstressed syllables are ludicrously elongated while others are omitted. Even seasoned churchgoers hesitate at some lines, wondering just how to fit the words into the tune. As some words are replaced by more modern versions the rhythm is screwed up even more, and the difficulty is made worse by the fact that different parishes offer slightly different modernisations to fit into the same tune. Entertainment:Music:Songs Time:Special Occasions:Christmas |
100% | CHRISTMASTIME | Celebrating Hanukkah? Religion's Immaterial - Start The Merrymaking And Singing, There Is Much Enjoyment! |
Angela Brett Time:Special Occasions:Christmas |
100% | CHRISTOPHER | Church Has Rescinded Individual's Sainthood - They Openly Probed His Essential Reality |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - Some years ago the Catholic Church reviewed the evidence for the existence of St. Christopher (the patron saint of travellers) and he was (along with others) removed from the calendar of the saints. Religion:Saints |
100% | CHRISTOPHER (2) | Carefully Has Reasons In Security, Takes Over Parents Home, Encouraging Reconcilation |
Jan Morgan - Someone I know Names:First names:Male |
80% | CHROMIUM | Corrosion-resistance (and) Hardness Requires Other Metals' Introduction, Usually Molybdenum. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
100% | CHRONICLES | Carefully Hewn Recounting Of Northern Israel, Concludes Largely Encouraging Some |
Eric Bridgstock Religion:Bible books |
100% | CHRYSLER | Cars Have Reached Your Souls - Let's Enjoy Racing |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Car Makes & Models |
70% | CHUCKLE | Crazy and Hearty Undulations of the Corporeal Kind... Laughter, Even! |
Angela Brett Laughter |
100% | CHUCKLE (2) | Crudely Hilarious Undertaking... Comically Killer Little Expansion! |
Angela Brett, who liked the Aaaaaarrrrggghh in ANTHRAX (2) Laughter |
100% | CHUNDER | Could Have Used Normal Digestive Enzymes, Really. |
Steve Keate Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
86% | CHURCH | Community House Usually Reserved (for) Christian Happenings |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion Places:Buildings |
100% | CIA | Criminals In Authority |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Re-expansions of existing acronyms People & Relationships:Law & Order |
80% | CIAO | Classic Italian "Auf-wiedersehen" Observation |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication:Hello & Goodbye |
100% | CIDER | Can Incessant Drinking End Relationships? |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
100% | CIDER (2) | Certainly It's Delicious & Extremely Refreshing. |
Roger Williams Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
100% | CIGAR | Can I Generate A Reaction? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, regarding the Clinton/Lewinsky sex scandal Drugs People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
100% | CIGAR (2) | Crazy Idiots Gain Awful Respiration. |
Jeff Anonymous Drugs:Tobacco |
100% | CIGARETTES | Cancer: Idiots Greatly Augment Risk Every Time They 'Enjoy' Smoking |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Drugs:Tobacco |
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