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| EACH | Expressly 'All', Considered Holistically |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Words & Wordplay |
| EACH (2) | Every Available Choice Heard |
Jan Morgan Main |
| EAGER | Every Attempt Gets Enthusiasm Renewed |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| EAGLE | Enjoy A Great Lofty Eyrie |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals:Birds |
| EAR (2) | Enables Aural Reception |
Eric Bridgstock Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| EAR (3) | Equilibrator / Aural Receptor |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| EARACHE | Expensive Affair Requiring A Consultation - How Exasperating! |
Angela Brett, when she had to go to a doctor to get a prescription for her recurring ear infection. Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| EARLOBE | Embellishments And Rings Lend One Beauty, Essentially. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| EARS | External Audio Receiver System |
Mick Bridgstock Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| EARTH | Executes Annual Revolution Through Heavens |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Astronomy:Planets |
| EARTH DAY | Everybody Appreciate Round Thing Humans Destroy All Year |
Angela Brett Time:Special Occasions Science:Environment |
| EARTHQUAKE | Eschew All Reprehensible Temporal Habits, Quell Uncertainty And Kneel, Everybody! |
Tony Religion:Men's Ministry |
| EARTHQUAKES | Epicenter Assaults Residents Turf Homes, Quick Unusual Activity Keeps Everyone Shaking |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships:Disaster Science:Geology |
| EARWIGS | Excellent After Roasting With Italian Garlic Sauce |
Rico Leffanta Science:Biology:Insects:Edible(?) |
| EASEL | Elevates Artist's Sketch. Easily Luggable. |
omnicronos Art & Literature |
| EAST | Evidently A Sunrise Thing |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Positions & Directions |
| EASTER | Eggs Are Symbols That Evoke Regeneration |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Special Occasions:Easter |
| EASTER (2) | Eaters Anagram - So True! Everyone's Rounder. |
Angela Brett Time:Special Occasions:Easter |
| EASTER EGGS | Enjoying A Season That Expresses Rebirth, Everybody Greedily Guzzles Some |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Special Occasions:Easter Food & Drink:Confectionery |
| EAST OF EDEN | Earliest Among Short Trilogy Of Films Exposed Dean's Emergent Neurosis. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Movies |
| EASY RIDER | Epic American Showing Youth Rolling Into Drug Experimentation & Rock |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Movies |
| EAT A SANDWICH | Email Alias Thingies And Some Annoying Nonsense, Drab Writings Investigating Cheeseburger Hunger |
Angela Brett, as the subject of a rambling email to Edwin asking about an email alias and complaining about being hungry and wishing she'd eaten the rest of that double cheeseburger the night before. Assorted Phrases |
| EAT MY DUST | Eradicating All Tailgaters Makes Your Driving Usually Suffer Thoughtfulness |
Kenny Roy Assorted Phrases |
| EAT MY SHORTS | Educational Authorities Treat Male Youth Scandalously - He Openly Replies 'Trouser Salad'! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Phrases Education Household Objects:Clothing Entertainment:TV shows:The Simpsons |
| EAT OUT | Enjoy A Treat Occasionally, Untried Trattoria? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
| EAT POTATO | Everything's At Twenty Percent Off, Today And Tomorrow Only! |
Angela Brett (see SHOVE OFF and ANGELANESS- this one turned out to be a winning entry!) Words & Wordplay:Rudeness:Rude Advertising Slogans |
| EAU | Elles Aiment Uriner |
Patricia Rix Science:Linguistics:French Words |
| EAU (2) | Everywhere's Awash & Undulatory |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns Science:Linguistics:French Words |
| EBAY | Excellent Buys Available! Yesterday! |
Roger Williams Computers:Internet Commerce |
| EBENEZER SCROOGE | Extremely Benevolent? - Eh... Not Exactly! Zestful Emotional Response Saved Christmas, Result Of Odd Ghostly Experiences |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Fictional Characters |
| ECCLESIASTES | Epistemological Cynicism Causes Literary Expert Some Irritation. A Sceptical Thinker Emerges Strongly |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books |
| ECHO | Everyone Calls "Hello" Occasionally |
Patricia Rix Assorted Nouns:Noises Communication:Talking |
| ECHO (2) | Everyone Can Hear One |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns:Noises |
| ECHO (3) | Enough! Content Heard Overmuch |
Gavin Lambert, when BIAS (2) was mentioned twice in THE ACRONYM TIMES Communication |
| ECHOLALIA | Every Child Hears Obscure Language And Lips It Again |
Angela Brett Science:Linguistics |
| ECLAIR | Every Chomp's Luscious; An Irresistible Recipe! |
Sean Lamb Food & Drink |
| ECONOMICS | Each Column Offers Numerous Opportunities; Make It Count Sensibly |
Patricia Rix Commerce |
| ECONOMICS (2) | Expend Cautiously - Or No Obvious Merit In Careful Saving? |
Leo Boyes Commerce |
| ECSTASY | Extremely Challanging Sexual Technique Always Satisfies You |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Emotions |
| ECUADOR | Equatorial Country Up Andes Densely Overgrown Rainforest. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| EDGAR | Edmund's Death Generates A Revelation |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's (The Tragedy of) King Lear Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:(The Tragedy Of) King Lear |
| EDMUND | Exceptionally 'Dark' - Morally Uncertain - No Dimwit |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's (The Tragedy of) King Lear Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:(The Tragedy Of) King Lear |
| EDNA | Every Date's New Acquaintance |
Angela Brett, remembering when Sideshow Bob on the Simpsons said 'You only get one chance with Edna Krabappel' Entertainment:TV shows:The Simpsons |
| EDS | Evil Doers Supreme |
Carl Brett, who works for a company called EDS Re-expansions of existing acronyms Commerce:Companies |
| EDS (2) | Electric Donkey Service |
Carl Brett Re-expansions of existing acronyms Commerce:Companies |
| EDS (3) | Evil Dark Side |
Adrian Parke, who also works at EDS Re-expansions of existing acronyms Commerce:Companies |
| EDS (4) | Everything Done Slowly |
Adrian Parke Re-expansions of existing acronyms Commerce:Companies |
| EDS (5) | Experts Dont Subscribe |
Carl Brett Re-expansions of existing acronyms Commerce:Companies |
| EDS (6) | Evil Doers Society |
Carl Brett Re-expansions of existing acronyms Commerce:Companies |
| EDUCATE | Everyone Duly Undergoes Curricularly Arranged Teaching Experience |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education |
| EDUCATION | Everybody Deserves University Courses & Access To Institutions Of Nowledge. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education |
| EDUCATIONAL | Everybody Does University Classes And Then It's Onto Nerdy Academic Lives. |
Angela Brett Education |
| EDUCATIONAL (2) | Extremely Didactic Undertaking - Colleges And Teachers Indoctrinated Our Nation At Length |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education |
| EDWARD & RICHARD | Early Delivered Words Augur Ruin... Dead Relatives Inspired Chill, However Active Relative's Deceitful |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Richard III Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Richard III |
| EDWIN | 'E Dwells Wealthily -- 'Is Name |
Jeff Anonymous (meaning of 'Edwin' = prosperous friend, according to babynames.com) Names:First names:Male |
| EDWIN (2) | Erratically Develops Wonderful, Interesting 'Nyms |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Acronymists |
| EDWIN (3) | Eat Dinner With Instant Noodles |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:You Are What You Eat |
| EDWIN HERMANN | Extremely Dim Witted Imbecile, Never Has Expansions Ready. Make Acronyms Now, Numbskull! |
Angela Brett, after Edwin mentioned on the ACRONYMS forums that he hadn't submitted an acronym for ages and should be punished. This expansion of his name seemed a suitable punishment... I don't mean it though! (If it weren't for Edwin there would be no acronym forums at all.) Names:Acronymists |
| EDWIN HERMANN (2) | Entered Dual Wordplay Inventions, Now He's Earned Reparation - More Amicable Name Notation. |
Angela Brett, after Edwin submitted two acronyms so no longer deserved punishment. Names:Acronymists |
| EDWIN HERMANN (3) | 'E Does Wonders - Invented Netborne Hangman, Even. Registered Many A Net Name. |
Angela Brett Names:Acronymists |
| EDWIN HERMANN (4) | Evident Delay With Instalment - Not Having Expendable 'Readies' Means Acronymsite Now Nonfunctional |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, thinking that Edwin not paying his webhosting bill on time might be the cause of the outage of the Acronyms forums. Names:Acronymists Communication:Acronyms Forums |
| EFFIGIES | 'Evil' Figures Flamed In Grotesque Intensely Execrative Shows |
Angela Brett People & Relationships |
| EFFORT | Exertion Fostering Feeling Of Real Tiredness |
Leo Boyes Assorted Nouns |
| EGG | Elegant Gender's Gamete |
Angela Brett Science:Biology |
| EGGNOG | Every Glass Gives Nuance Of Grog |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - Many recipes for eggnog contain varying amounts of alcohol, some have very little. Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
| EGGSHELL | Endless Gastric Gripes - Someone Has Evidently Lapped Litres |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see GLOSS) Food & Drink:Home(-cooked) Improvement:Paint |
| EGGSHELL (2) | Even Glutton Gets Satisfied - Having Eaten Liquid Lunch |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, to balance EGGSHELL Food & Drink:Home(-cooked) Improvement:Paint |
| EGOTISTICAL | Ever Got Obsessed Totally In Self - Talking "I" Constantly At Length? |
tonI mccoI o'gradI People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| EGYPT | Eventually Got Your Pyramids Triangulated |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| EI+EI+O | Explain It + Expand It + Observe |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, wondering why the (imaginary and irrational) rule saying that IF YOU PUT A WORD IN CAPS YOU MUST ACRONYMISE IT is rule ei+ei+0 of the Acronymists' Charter. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| EIGENVECTOR | Excess Instructions Generate Exhausting, Not-Very-Exciting Classes. Tedium Often Results. |
Angela Brett, while sitting through a lecture about eigenvalues and eigenvectors (a topic which everyone in the class had learnt about at least once) which was being taught agonisingly slowly. Science:Mathematics Education:Slow Teaching |
| EILEEN | Engaged Individual Listens, Even Exhorts Nervously |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| EINSTEINIUM | Excluded In Nature, Since Thermonuclear Explosions It's Now Introduced Unto Mankind. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| EKANS | Enthusiasts Keep A Nintendo Snake |
Angela Brett (Ekans is Pokemon #23) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| EKANS (2) | Everyone Knows Anagram, No Sweat |
Angela Brett (Ekans is Pokemon #23) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon Words & Wordplay |
| ELASMOSAURUS | Extreme Length And Size Made One Swimmer An Unusual Reptile Under Sea |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals:Dinosaurs |
| ELDER | Eager Lad Discoursing Edifying Religion |
Jan Morgan Religion:Religious Occupations |
| ELDER (2) | Eager Lad, Doctrines Explained Religiously |
Jan Morgan Religion:Religious Occupations |
| ELDERLY | Enduring Life's Duresses - Every Relation Loves You |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Age |
| ELECTION | Endure Late-Evening Commentary Tallying Ideologies Of Nation. |
Angela Brett Politics |
| ELECTION (2) | Extensive Lecturing Educates Crowds To Investigate Offered Nominations |
Jan Morgan Politics |
| ELECTRON | Even Little Electric Currents Take Ridiculously Oversized Numbers |
Angela Brett Science:Electronics Science:Physics:Particles |
| ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING | Ever Lost Electronic Credit To Robots Of Nasty Internet Criminals? Don't Allow Their Attacks, Prompt Routine Of Checking Every Site's Security If Negotiating Greenback. |
Angela Brett Computers Commerce |
| ELEPHANT | Extremely Large, Extremely Ponderous, Has A Nice Trunk |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals |
| ELEVATOR | Entire Levitation Etymology Varies According To Origin's Requirements |
Gavin Lambert (referring to how a different name is used for the same thing in other parts of the world) Science:Linguistics Places:Buildings |
| ELF | Energetic Little Fellow |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Mythical Creatures |
| ELIA | Eloquent Lamb Is Anonymous |
Angela Brett Art & Literature:Writers |
| ELIZABETH | Evidently Linux Is Zenithal - All Boxes Exhibit Technical Homeostasis. |
Angela Brett, referring to her sister, who likes Linux. Names:First names:Female |
| ELIZABETH (2) | Eloquent, Live, Intelligent, Zesty... A Bit Excitable Though, Hehehe. :) |
wishes and Angela Brett Names:First names:Female |
| ELIZABETH (3) | Eager Lass Ignites Zeal Activating Best Efforts To Heaven |
Jan Morgan -- someone I know Names:First names:Female |
| ELK | Emerges Large Kin |
Jan Morgan -- a kin to DEER Science:Biology:Animals |
| ELKANAH | Everybody Likes Kinship And New Activities Here |
David Brydon, referring to the Elkanah school of music ministry - see http://www.elkitesonline.homestead.com. Entertainment:Music |
| ELLIE | Exciting Lass Loves Impressive Efforts |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| ELMO | Excitable Little Monster Overachieves |
Jan Morgan - Sesame Street (red) monster Art & Literature:Fictional Characters |
| ELROND | Egotistical Lad Rapist Of Naughty Dwarfs |
Carl Brett Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:The Lord of the Rings |
| ELROND (2) | Elegant Lazy Ruler Of Nostalgic Demigods |
Carl Brett Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:The Lord of the Rings |
| ELROND (3) | Elven Lord Raised One Noble Daughter |
Patricia Rix Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:The Lord of the Rings |
| EL SALVADOR | Exceedingly Lawless - Spain Acceded Liberation, Vicious Activities Destroyed Ollie & Regan. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| ELVIS PRESLEY | Eternally "Las Vegas" In Showmanship, Performed/ Recorded Enduring Songs - Lives Eternally, Yes? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| ELVIS PRESLEY (2) | Entertainer's Lovely Voice Is Stilled, Perhaps Recalling Extra Sexy Legmovements Entertains You |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| EMAC | Even More Acceptable Contribution |
TMcCO'G - upon reading APPLE (6) Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| EMACS | Educational Machinery And Classroom Software |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| Emitting Messages Along Internet "Lines" |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Internet | |
| Embarassingly, My Account Is Lacking |
Gavin Lambert, when his email address changed Computers:Internet | |
| E-MAIL (2) | Electronic Memos Are In Line |
Jan Morgan Computers:Internet |
| EMAIL ADDRESSES | Each Man's 'At' Is Like A Direct Delivery Route - Envelopes, Stamps, Streets Electronically Superseded |
Angela Brett Computers:Internet |
| EMAIL ADDRESSES (2) | Excessive Millions Are Immediately Live After Doing Domain Registration - Eighty Similar Spams Every Second. |
Angela Brett - if you buy a domain name you can have every conceivable username @ that domain go to you, but spammers might send the same spam to many of the addresses hoping they're for separate people. Computers:Internet |
| EMERALD | Enduring Marriage Exhibiting Reliable And Lasting Devotion |
Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the emerald (55th) wedding anniversary. Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| EMERSON | Enjoy Massachusetts Education Regarding Science Of Notification |
Angela Brett (according to http://www.emerson.edu/ Emerson College is the USA's only four-year college devoted exclusively to the study of communication and performing arts) Education Communication |
| EMILIA | Evil Males' Intriguing Loathed In Abundance |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Othello Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Othello |
| EMILIA (2) | Every Man Is Lost In Admiration |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's (and/or John Fletcher's) The Two Noble Kinsmen Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Two Noble Kinsmen |
| EMILY | Exceptional Maid Is Lusciously Youthful |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:First names:Female |
| EMINEM | Emulates Macho Insubordination, Nearly Eradicating Music |
Kenny Roy Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| EMMY | Excellence Makes Me Yours |
Angela Brett Assorted Nouns |
| EMOTICON | Everybody Munching One Turns Irreversibly Cute, Often Nauseating |
Patricia Rix Computers:Do Not Eat |
| EMOTICON (2) | Eyes, Mouth Or Teeth - It's Copied Over Network |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Internet |
| EMOTICON (3) | Ever More Obtuse - These Indicators Convey Overt Nonseriousness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, saying: .....there are emoticons for emotions I've neither heard of, nor experienced! %^&/> Computers:Internet |
| EMOTICON (5) | Electronic Mail's Oft-Typed Indicator Conveying One's Nuances |
Angela Brett Computers:Internet |
| EMOTICONS | Each Message On The Internet Contains Our Nonsensical Shapes |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Internet |
| EMPATHY | Every Man - Perceive Another's Thoughts. Hear Yourself? |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| EMPLOY ANGELA! | Enthusiasm Means Productivity; Lots Of Yield And No Grumbling, Except Limited Ambulation. |
Angela Brett, whose resumŽ is at http://acronyms.co.nz/resume People & Relationships:The Workforce |
| EMPLOYEE | Expecting Much Pay Leaves One Youth Especially Energized! |
Angela Brett, soon after finding out she'd got a job with SOEIDENTAL People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| EMPLOYEE (2) | Everyone Marked "Personnel" Listed On Your "Employer's Expenses" |
Patricia Rix People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| EMPLOYERS | Evil Mice Pee Lastingly On Your Ears, Rodent Swine! |
Jeff Anonymous, referring to the attitude of some people against their employers. Salvaged from a failed mega-acronym. People & Relationships:Insults People & Relationships:The Workforce |
| EMPLOYMENT | Expenses Much Padded? Look Out - Your Monthly Emolument Needs Tackling |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:The Workforce |
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