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100% | DEPRESSED (2) | Dismal Expression Portends Reverse Extreme, So Sulking Ensues, Dramatically |
Patricia Rix, thinking of manic depressive Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments:Mental Illness |
100% | DEPRESSION | Downcast Expression? Perhaps Reason's Evident - Sad Situation's Isn't Over Now |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Emotions |
100% | DEPTH OF FIELD | Distinctly Elemental Photographic Technique Helps Offer Fine Focus In Every Little Detail |
Sean Lamb (beginning photography students learn that a smaller aperture gives a greater depth of field in their photos) Art & Literature |
100% | DESDEMONA | Defiantly Endures Suspicion, Dreadful End Makes Obsessive's Nature Apparent |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Othello Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Othello |
100% | DESERT | Dry Earth; Seldom Ever Rains There. |
Roger Williams Places |
100% | DESIGN | Delightfully Exciting Sketch Is Genuinely Novel |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature |
100% | DESKTOP SUPPORT | Doesn't Everyone Seek Knowledge To Operate Personal Systems? Users Persistently Perplex Our Resourceful Technology |
Sean Lamb Computers |
100% | DESMOND MORRIS | Darwin Examined Simian Mysteries Over Naked Dames Maybe Our Relationships Recall Innate Secrets |
Rico Leffanta Art & Literature:Writers |
100% | DESPERATION | Dire Extreme Situation - Prompt Emergency Rescue And Treatment Is Obviously Needed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Disaster |
100% | DESTROY | Demolish Everything Simply To Remove Other Youth |
Kenny Roy Assorted Verbs |
100% | DETECTED | Detailed Examination That Eventually Caught The Evil Doer(s) |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Law & Order |
100% | DETECTIVE | Data Encoded To Enable Clinical Trials In Veterans' Environment |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when someone asked on the Acronyms Forums for an acronym to describe an online data acquisition program for the Department of Veterans Affairs. See http://www.co.nz/cgi/forums/list.cgi?id=acronyms&user=&session=&root=1054739638 for more information. Computers:Internet:VA Data Acquisition |
100% | DETERMATHATIONS | Daily Explain/Energise/Engineer! Test/ Extend Reality! Multiply Algorithms / Tools Habile! Advance/Adapt! Transfinites: Infinities/Increasing/Infinitely, Observe Nuances! Sciences/Study! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Science:Mathematics Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words |
93% | DETERMINATION | Don't Ever Tire... Even Real Mountains In Nature Are 'Tamed'. Imaginary Ones No-sweat! |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
100% | DETERMINED | Doing Everything To Ensure Results - Make Intense, Necessary, Efforts Daily |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
100% | DEUTERONOMY | Delightfully Erudite Undertaking, Ten Edicts Read Out, Nous Of Moses. Yes! |
Eric Bridgstock Religion:Bible books |
100% | DEVI | Divine Eternal Vacillates Inspiration |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Hindu Goddesses |
100% | DEVIL | Demonic, Evil Villain Is Lucifer |
Angela Brett Religion |
100% | DEVIL (2) | Doesn't Enjoy Virtue In Life |
Angela Brett Religion |
100% | DEVON TARRSTEPS | Dawdling Eventually Ventures Onward Nicely, Truly Ancient Road, Rock Steps Traverse Every Pedestrian Safely |
Jan Morgan -- ancient people built these steps to cross a river, very natural looking stepping stones that don't get your feet wet when you crossed them. Places:Landmarks |
100% | DIABETES | Disease Is Awful. Body Excretes (Tragically) Excess Sugar |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
100% | DIAGRAM | Drawings (Incorporating Artistic Graphs?) Reinforce Article's Message |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication |
84% | DIALOGUE STYLE ACRONYMS | [Tony] "Did I Attempt Lately One Great Untried Endeavour?" [Angela] "Sure Thing, You Listed Elements..." [Jeff] "... And Countries" [Tony] "Right, One Needs Your Mates Sometimes." |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
100% | DIALUP | Delves Into Analogue Line's Untapped Potential |
Angela Brett Computers:Internet |
100% | DIAMOND | Divine Intervention Affects Marriage, Or Necessity, Destiny. |
Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the diamond (60th) wedding anniversary. Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
100% | DIAN | Drives Inhabitants Around Nature |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Roman Gods & Goddesses |
100% | DIANA | Died In A Nasty Accident |
Angela Brett, referring to Diana, Princess of Wales. Politics:Royalty:Royals |
100% | DIANA (2) | Deceives Idiot And Nurtures Ally |
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 |
100% | DIANA DORS | Does It And Never Apologises Demimonde Of Reckless Society |
Rico Leffanta Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses |
100% | DIAPER | Dirty It And Parent Efficiently Replaces |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
100% | DIAPER (2) | Disposable Is A Preferred Experience, Really |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
100% | DIAPER (3) | Drips Intercepted And (Perfectly Efficiently) Retained |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
100% | DIARRHOEA | Dashing In And Running Repeatedly, Hogging Outhouse, Evacuating Again. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
100% | DIATOMIC ATOMS | Diatomic Is A Term Outlining Matches In Covalent Attraction (Tiny Objects, Mainly Seven) |
Robert Anonymous- Diatomic atoms are two atoms of the same element covalently bonded together. Only seven atoms exhibit this behavior, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Fluorine, Chlorine, Bromine, and Iodine. Science:Chemistry |
100% | DICE | Deals In Chance Events |
Sean Lamb Household Objects Entertainment:Games |
100% | DICK HEAD | Decidedly Ignorant Childish Kid Heeding Endless Arrogant Drivel |
Mary Carr People & Relationships:Insults |
100% | DICTIONARY | Do I Consider Term Is Often Needed And Real? Yes! |
Angela Brett Science:Linguistics Art & Literature:Book Titles |
100% | DIDO | Die I Do. Oh... |
Lizzie - Dido stabbed herself on a funeral pyre and was consumed in the flames after Aeneas rejected her. Art & Literature:Myths & Legends |
100% | DIE BRUCKE | Dying Is Easy But Realistically Use Children Knight Errants |
Rico Leffanta Entertainment:Movies |
100% | DIEGO | Did It Ever Get Optional? |
Jan Morgan - since when does San Diego get abbreviated to just Diego? It's not long enough to warrant such a shortening of the city name! Places:Towns & Cities:USA |
100% | DIESEL | Dirty Internal Engines Should Emit Less |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
100% | DIET | Dare I Eat That? |
Angela Brett Food & Drink People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
94% | DIFFERENTLY WELL | Don't Immediately Find Fault... Each Rudeness, Each Not-Totally-Like-You-ness Will Enhance Lecherous Luxury |
Angela Brett, after Patricia responded to Tony's MASSAGE THERAPY (3) with, "You are brilliant, though sick!" and Tony replied, "I'm not sick, just 'differently well'" People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
100% | DIFFERENT THOUGHT | 'Deep' Is Famed Family Elder, Reckoned Everything's Numeric Total. This Handier One Usually Graphically Helped Thinking. |
Angela Brett, explaining: I named my POWERBOOK 1400CS 'Different Thought' as I thought she might be a distant relative of 'Deep Thought' of 'Hitch-hikers' Guide to the Galaxy' fame, and also because of the Apple slogan, 'Think different.' Different Thought's web pages are at http://acronyms.co.nz/angela/mac/differentthought/ Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware:Angela's Apples |
100% | DIFFICULT | Does It Feel Funny? It Contrasts Usual Light Tasks. |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives |
100% | DIG | Delve Into Ground |
Roger Williams Assorted Verbs |
100% | DIGLETT | Dwells In Ground, Likes Eating Tender Tubers |
Angela Brett (Diglett is Pokemon #50) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
100% | DIKE | Divinely Inspires Kinky Escapades |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Greek Gods & Goddesses |
100% | DILEMMA | Deep Indecision: Let's Employ Much Muddled Analysis |
Leo Boyes People & Relationships:Thoughts |
100% | DILIGENT | Doggedly Impacting List, I've Gotta Expand New Terms! |
Angela Brett, after diligently expanding a lot of the terms from the unsuccessful searches list. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
100% | DIM | Dark In Matters |
Jan Morgan Assorted Adjectives |
100% | DIMPLE | Depression In Mid-Phizog Looks Endearing |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Body Parts People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
100% | DIMWIT | Director, Internal Mushroom Warehouse Irrigation Techniques |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations:Humorous Job Titles |
100% | DINNER | Digestion Is Nice, Now Everyone's Replete |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
100% | DINNER (2) | Don't Ingest Noisily - Never Eat Radishes |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
100% | DINNER (3) | Didn't I Notice Nobody's Eating Ratatouille? |
Patricia Rix Food & Drink |
100% | DINO | Down Is Not Out |
Sean Lamb, because dinosaurs always tend to be popular with the kids. Science:Biology:Animals:Dinosaurs |
100% | DIOMEDES | Dallies Inconclusively Over Maiden Eventually Duels Eavesdropping Soldier |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Troilus and Cressida |
100% | DIOPHANTUS | Decided Influence On Precise, Handwritten Algebraic Notation. Thought Unpositives Superfluous. |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians |
100% | DIPLODOCUS | Diplodocus Is Plainly Large. One Dinosaur's Outrageous Corpulence Upsets Scientists. |
Sean Lamb, because dinosaurs always tend to be popular with the kids. Science:Biology:Animals:Dinosaurs |
100% | DIPLOMA | Degree Is Presented, Lots Of Merrymaking Activity. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education:Qualifications |
100% | DIPSOMANIAC (2) | Drink In Pleasant Surroundings. Our Merriment's Arranged Nightly In Attractive Cellars. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see SHOVE OFF) Words & Wordplay:Rudeness:Rude Advertising Slogans |
100% | DIPSY | Dancing Is Pleasant - So Youthful! |
Angela Brett, whose nieces love the TELETUBBIES. Entertainment:TV shows |
83% | DIRECTIONS | Divine Inspiration's Required, Everyone Cannot Truly Interpret Old-wives-tales Northerly Signals |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Positions & Directions |
100% | DIRTY | "Doing It" Repeatedly - To Yourself! |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
100% | DIRTY MIND | Dirtiness Is Relative - Tony, Your Mate, Is Ninetimes Dirtier! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after the HILARIOUS (2) comment. Words & Wordplay:Rudeness |
100% | DIRTY OLD IRISHMAN | Drunkenness Is Retreating - Tony's Years Off Lager Decidedly Improved Relationships, & In Sobriety He May Acronymise Nicely. |
Angela Brett and Dustan Dowsing. Tony is often referred to as 'The DOI' and it seemed to need acronymising. See also THE MAD IRISHMAN. Names:Acronymists |
100% | DISABILITY | Doesn't Imply Stupidity... Affected Brain Isn't Limited In Thought, Y'know. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
100% | DISAPPEAR | Did I See A Professional Performer Eliminate A Rabbit? |
Angela Brett Entertainment |
100% | DISARM | Detectives Insist Submachineguns Are Removed Masterfully |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military |
100% | DISASTER | Do Infernos Stop After Several Tsunamis Enter Region? |
Angela Brett Science People & Relationships:Disaster |
100% | DISC | Does Injure Someone's Colon |
Jeff Anonymous Computers:Do Not Eat |
100% | DISC (2) | Does It Still Compile? |
Sean Lamb (DISC really means Digital Interactive Systems Corp., a company marketing a new computer-in-a-box gaming console) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Commerce:Companies Computers:Games |
100% | DISCIPLINE | Dutifully I Surrender Control - If Punishment Looms I'm Naughtily Excited |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
77% | DISCLAIMER | Denying Interlocutor the Satisfaction of Causing Long Agonising Intricate Meditation, (thus) Ensuring Rest. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, saying he should have a DISCLAIMER at the end of each message stipulating that "None of the words or phrases above will be accepted if returned for Challenge Acronymising." This after Angela had challenged him to acronymise several LONG WORDs. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
91% | DISCOURSES | Dealing In Strategically Calculated Oral Utterations Regarding Specific Events or Subjects |
imposed Communication |
90% | DISCWORLD | Drifting In Space Creating Weird Occurrences. Reality Low in Demand. |
Dustan Dowsing, referring to the series of novels by Terry Pratchett. Art & Literature |
100% | DISEASE | Damn I'm Sick! Excruciating Aches & Soreness Everywhere |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
100% | DISEASE (2) | Direly Incapacitated Situation - Each Ache Seems Endless! |
Patricia Rix Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
100% | DISGUSTING | Dirty Item, Smutty, Genuinely Ugly, Stomach Turning! It's Not Good! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives People & Relationships:Insults |
100% | DISHABILLE | Dressing In Slippers Hoping Any Body In Love Loves Eurythmics |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
100% | DISHONOR | Disgraceful, In Shameful Habits Of Negative Options, Really! |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships |
100% | DISHONOUR | Disgraceful In Shameful Habits Of Negative Options Used Regularly |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships |
100% | DISK | Digestus Interruptus - Slender Kilojoules. |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett (see DONGLE (3)) Computers:Do Not Eat |
100% | DISNEYLAND | Dynamic Imaginative Satisfaction, Notably Enchants Youthful Living Adventurer, Necessarily Delivers. |
Jan Morgan - Magical amusement park that delivers satisfaction to all who have a youthful heart Places Entertainment |
100% | DISORDER | Disorganised Individual Should Occasionally Remove Dirt & Eject Rubbish |
TMcCO'G - parent to a teenager! Assorted Nouns |
100% | DISTRICT | Distinctly Irregular - Somewhere That Reaches Into Contiguous Townlands |
Tony McCoy O'Grady: a 'district' is usually a less than precisely defined region, whereas a townland is usually the smallest recognised area in local geography. A district usually comprises several townlands or parts of them. Places |
100% | DITTO | Double It, To This Opinion |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Phrases |
100% | DITTO (2) | Does Impressions - Transforms To Opponent! |
Angela Brett (Ditto is Pokemon #132) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
100% | DIVERSE | Different, Indeed Varied, Entities Reach Separate Ends |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
100% | DIVING | Dribbling In Vulvas Incites Naked Girls |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust Sports & Recreation |
100% | DIVINITY | Delicious Item, Variety Is Nutty, Incredible Treat, Yummy |
Jan Morgan -- Yummy Candy Food & Drink:Confectionery |
100% | DIVORCE | Done Indulging Vows, Onto Rampant Copulation, Etc. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
100% | DIVORCE (2) | Deceitful Infidelity Very Often Responsible. Coupling Ends. |
Eric Bridgstock People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
100% | DIVORCED | Depressed/Deceived/Dishonest Individual, Vows Obliterated, Restoring Conscious Effort, Denied |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
100% | DIVORCED (2) | Destructive Individual, Vows Obliterated, Restoring Conscious Efforts Denied |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
100% | DIVORCED FEMALE | Despite Internationallyrecognised Vows, One's Recanted (Claiming Evil Deeds From Errant Mate?) And Looking Elsewhere |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
86% | DJANGO | Dance and Jump. A Natural Guitarist's Outstanding! |
Sean Lamb (who spent a day enjoying the gypsy swing guitar of Django Reinhardt) Entertainment:Music:Artists |
100% | DJIBOUTI | Desert Jutting Into Bay Ordains Unendurable Temperatures Internally. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
100% | DMCA | Don't Make Cables Abroad |
It's not just DeCSS that US Customs doesn't want coming into the country. Check out http://www.cs.umn.edu/~mcmillen/dmca for another viewpoint. (DMCA usually stands for Digital Millennium Copyright Act) Re-expansions of existing acronyms People & Relationships:Law & Order |
80% | DMCA (2) | Don't Make Copies of Anything |
DMCA = Digital Millennium Copyright Act (US Congress) Re-expansions of existing acronyms People & Relationships:Law & Order |
100% | DNA | Daddy Not Available |
DNA usually stands for Deoxyribonucleic Acid Re-expansions of existing acronyms Science:Biology People & Relationships:Family |
100% | DNS | Dotted Numbers Synonyms |
Angela Brett (DNS usually stands for Domain Name System) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Internet |
100% | DOCH | Definite Open Contradiction (Handy!) |
Grace Francis Science:Linguistics:German Words |
100% | DOCTOR | Dispenser Of Cures, Taker Of Revenue. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare:Healthcare Occupations |
100% | DOCTOR (2) | Digital Online Consulting Tool, Or Reference |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see DETECTIVE) I can see this in use as someone says "Let's see what the DOCTOR has to say...." Computers:Internet:VA Data Acquisition |
100% | DOCTORATE OF PHILOSOPHY | Does One Consider That One Really, Actually, Truly Exists? Or Find People Have Imaginary Lives Only? Should One Pinch/ Hit You? |
Angela Brett (I think different, therefore iBook) Education:Qualifications |
100% | DOCTORS | Dozens Of Competent Technicians Offer Remedial Skills |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Healthcare Occupations |
100% | DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS | Does Offer Collective Truths, Religious Ideas, Necessary Examination, Always Near Decisions Can Offer Vital Enlightenment, Nourishment As Needed To Searcher |
Jan Morgan - Latter Day Saints important recorded doctrine Religion |
100% | DODGE | Ducking, Or Diving, Guarantees Evasion |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs |
100% | DOE | Deer - Oestrogen-Enhanced. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals |
100% | DOG | Dull Organism. Growls. |
Steve Keate & Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals |
100% | DOG (2) | Disgusting Odour - Gross! |
Steve Keate & Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals |
100% | DOG (3) | Dependable, Obedient Guardian |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals |
100% | DOG (4) | Drools On Groin |
Steve Keate Science:Biology:Animals |
100% | DOG (5) | Defecates On Garden |
Steve Keate Science:Biology:Animals |
100% | DOG (6) | Disgusting Old Growler |
Roger Williams Science:Biology:Animals |
100% | DOG (7) | Digital Office Guard |
cheater200227 -- got the idea when I found the description of a mechanical dog on the internet Science:Biology:Animals Science:Electronics |
100% | DOG BONE | Dug Out & Gnawed By Our Neighbour's Elkhound |
TMcCO'G Science:Biology:Body Parts |
100% | DOG BONE (2) | Did Os Get Buried On Neighbour's Estate? |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
91% | DOGCOW DEMO | Developers Often Got Clarus's Other-Worldly Dimensions to Expertly Model Output. |
Angela Brett... referring to Clarus the two-dimensional dogcow who is most famous for demonstrating the effects of certain options in the 'Page Setup' dialogue box for some printers. Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
100% | DOGGY | Doberman's Obviously Gonna Get You |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals |
100% | DOGMA | Dumping Old Girlfriend Mother Approved |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
100% | DOGS | Definitely Odorous Greedy Sods |
Mary Carr Science:Biology:Animals |
100% | DOG TIRED | Drowsy, Or Getting Tetchy, I'd Rather Experience Dormancy |
Tony McCanine O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
100% | DOH! | Dimwitted Oafish Hick |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words |
92% | DOING NOTHING | Dirty Old Irishman and Nutty Girl Natter Over Their Handy Inter Net Gateways |
Angela Brett. Assorted Verbs |
100% | DOLLAR | Doesn't Offer Love Life Any Rapture |
Rico Leffanta Commerce:Money |
100% | DOLORES | Dinner Often Leads Onto Romantic Evening Siesta |
Rico Leffanta Names:First names:Female |
94% | DOLORES O'RIORDAN | 'Doos' Or 'Las' Often Recur... Every Song Offers Recordings In Oral Realm [that] Don't Articulate Nuttin'. |
Angela Brett Entertainment:Music:Artists |
100% | DOLPHIN | Do Other Linuxes Pursue Human Interface Niceties? |
Sean Lamb (Dolphin was the code name for Mandrake Linux 9.0; Mandrake has been known as the "user-friendly" Linux) Computers:Linux Names:Code Names:Linux |
100% | DOMAIN NAME | Dotcom Operation Means Acquiring Internet Name Nobody's Already Made Exclusive |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Internet |
100% | DOMESTIC | Designated Ordinary Maid Except Sometimes Transparently In Charge |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
100% | DOMINIC | Dirty Old Man Is Needing Intense Cleaning |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:First names:Male |
100% | DOMINICA | Densely Overgrown Moist Island, Nevertheless Its Chiefly Agricultural. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
100% | DOMINIQUE | Does One's Memory Involve Nice Images, Questioned Until Explained |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
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