A Propos Restriction On 'Nyms, You Maintain Semantics.
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| HOMEWORK | How One's Midweek Evenings Went On - Revising Knowledge |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education |
| HOMICIDE | Horror Of Murder Is Captured In Deceased's Expression |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order People & Relationships:Death |
| HOMOGRAPHY | Helpful Orthographic Method - One Graphical Representation And Phoneme Homogeneously Yoked |
Angela Brett, who doesn't think Homogeneously is the best word for it. Science:Linguistics Communication |
| HOMOSEXUALS | Hump Other Men Only, So Eschewing XX. Unusual, Although (Lately) Sanctioned. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust:LGBTQIA |
| HONDA | Hop On, Now Drive Away |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| HONDURAS | Hassled Over Nicaragua's Dictatorship - Unwanted Rebels And Sandinistas. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| HONEY | Harvest Of Nectar - Extremely Yummy |
Angela Brett Food & Drink |
| HONEY (2) | Hot Orgasmic Neighbour Excites You! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| HONEYMOON | Hours Of Nighttime Experimenting - You Might Orgasm... Or Not. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| HONOR | How Others Note One's Respect |
Sean Lamb People & Relationships |
| HONORABLE | Honesty Offers Notice On Respectable Attribute, Best Loved Example |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| HONORARY | Having One's Noble Opinions, Reputable And Respected, Yes |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships |
| HONOURS | Honouring Old Nimble-One Upset Rolling Stone |
Nanker Phelge -- I see that Keef is miffed that Mick accepted a gong - because of 'pressure' from Tony Blair! Entertainment:Music |
| HOOD | Here's Owner Of Degree |
Angela Brett, a few weeks before graduating. Household Objects:Clothing:Academic Regalia |
| HOOKER | Harlot Often Offers Kerbside Erotic Rendezvous |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| HOOVER | Hums Over Objective, Vacuums Entire Region |
Jan Morgan -- Brand name of a vacuum Household Objects:Appliances |
| HOPE | Heart's Optimism Preserves Enthusiasm |
Timothy Chambers People & Relationships:Emotions |
| HOPE (2) | Hope Object: Pleasant Expectation! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. People & Relationships:Emotions |
| HOPE (3) | Has Only Pure Expectations |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships:Emotions |
| HORACE | Holding On Romantically Antagonises Consorts Everytime |
Rico Leffanta Names:First names:Male |
| HORATIO | Hamlet's Only Real Ally Through Incredible Ordeal |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Hamlet, Prince of Denmark Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark |
| HORIZONTAL | How, Oftentimes Reclining I Zzzz Or Nod, Til Alarm Livens |
Bill Neal Sports & Recreation:Relaxation |
| HORMONES | Has Own Reactions, Managing Own Nuttiness Engages Some |
Jan Morgan Science:Biology |
| HORSE | Humans Often Race Speedy Equines. |
Angela Brett. (Tony replied 'I've never raced a horse in my life! I'm (just about) smart enough to know it would win ;-)') Science:Biology:Animals |
| HORSE (2) | Here's One! Relentlessly Sheep Elsewhere. |
Angela Brett, who saw a lot of sheep but very few horses on her way from Auckland to Palmerston North. Science:Biology:Animals |
| HORSE (3) | Harry Only Rides Sally East |
Uniasus Science:Biology:Animals Transport |
| HORSE (4) | Her Owner's Really Supreme Equestrienne |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals |
| HORSE (5) | His Owner Races Steeplechasers Excellently |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals |
| HORSE CHESTNUT | Hemorrhoids Of Robust Soreness Eased. Chronic Hairveins Evidently Succumb To Nature's Usual Treatment |
Tony Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs |
| HORSEPOWER | Humans Often Race Speedy Engines... Probability Of Wreckage Escalates Rapidly. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport |
| HORSES | Humans' Overiding/Overall Resource Speed Earthshakin' Steeds! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Science:Biology:Animals Transport |
| HORSETAIL | Hairs Of Rather Splendid Equine - Tasty And Incredibly Long |
Tony (Yeah, I know it's a plant and not an actual horse's tail) Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs |
| HOSEA | Harsh Overtones, Split Ended Acceptably |
Eric Bridgstock Religion:Bible books |
| HOSPITAL | House Of Sick Patients Itching Their Amputated Limbs |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments Places:Buildings |
| HOSPITAL (2) | Hearses Offer Some Patients Into The After-Life |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Death Places:Buildings |
| HOSPITALITY | Home's Open, Swinging Party Is Thrown And Lasts Indefinitely, Thank You |
TMcCO'G People & Relationships |
| HOSTEL | How One Shuns The Expensive Lodges |
Angela Brett Places:Buildings |
| HOSTILE | He Obviously Seems Threatening, Indeed Looks Evilminded |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| HOT | Heightening Of Thermoactivity |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives Science:Physics |
| HOT (2) | Honey On Toast |
Chelsea Reid, who responded, "Honey on toast?" when her mother refered to her boyfriend as 'Honey.' Being only three and a half, Chelsea probably doesn't realise it's an acronym for another possible description of this 'honey.' People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| HOT AND SEXY | Humans Openly Titillated, Aroused, Naughty During Sex - Even Xenophobic Yanks |
Chris Kjelgaard People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| HOT BOX | Help/Halt! Our Train's Becoming Overly Xerantic! |
Angela Brett (According to the glossary on http://trackbed.com, hot box refers to excessive heating of a plain bearing axlebox due often to a loss of adequate lubrication and which required the locomotive to be stopped before severe damage and possible derailment occurred.) Transport:Trains |
| HOT CHIPS | Hot Oil Tastily Cooks Highly Irresistible Potato Sticks |
Angela Brett, while waiting for hot chips to be cooked at the UNIVERSITY cafeteria. Food & Drink |
| HOT-CROSS BUNS | How Oddly They Celebrate Religious Occasion... 'Sweet & Savioury' Bread Undoes Numerous Sins. |
Angela Brett Food & Drink Time:Special Occasions:Easter |
| HOT-CROSS BUNS (2) | Holy On-Top Crucifix... Remember Our Saviour Suffered Brutality Undoing Numerous Sins |
Angela Brett Food & Drink Time:Special Occasions:Easter |
| HOT DOG | How One Tries Disguising Old Gristle |
TMcCO'G Food & Drink |
| HOTEL | House Of Travellers - Expensive Lodgings! |
Angela Brett/Dustan Dowsing, while listening to an mp3 of 'Hotel California' by The Eagles. Places:Buildings |
| HOTMAIL | How One Tells Microsoft Administration Is Lacking |
Sean Lamb Computers:Internet |
| HOTMAIL (2) | Has Own Talking Messengers At Indivdual's Location |
Jan Morgan Computers:Internet |
| HOUSE | Home Of Usual Suburban Entities |
Angela Brett Places:Buildings |
| HOUSE OF LORDS | Hereditary Oligarchs Usually Sent Eldest Offspring For Legislative Office - Rarely Doing Superbly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Politics |
| HOWARD | How Other-Wordly... A Rationalising Duck. |
Angela Brett, referring to the film 'Howard The Duck'. I'm after a better word than Rationalising... something meaning 'humanoid', 'anthropomorphised', 'beer-drinking', 'blokey' or one of the other traits Howard possessed which are otherwise exclusive to humans. Art & Literature:Fictional Characters |
| HOW DO I SUBMIT? | Hello O Wise Dictionary Owners. Is Submission Undertaken By Me Ideally Tackled? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when someone capitalised 'HOW DO I SUBMIT?' on the Acronyms forums. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Communication:Acronyms Forums |
| HOW DO YOU DO THAT? | Help Out With Details Of Your Operational Uniqueness, Disclosure Of Technique Helps Acclimatise Trainees |
TMcCO'G Assorted Phrases |
| HOWDY | "Hello" - Or - "Welcome" Drawls Yank |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication:Hello & Goodbye |
| HOWIE | Humorous One Was Improvisational Entertainer |
Sean Lamb (Howie Mandel is a comic who is pretty good at improvisation) Names:Famous people Entertainment |
| HOW MANY | Have Office Wench Make Amends Next Year |
Rico Leffanta, after someone telling him they had "too many" and made a fool out of themselves at the office Christmas party (in Britain, since office parties in America are tabu), but decided there was nothing they could do except make amends next year. Drugs Time:Special Occasions |
| HOW NOW BROWN COW | Here's One Writing Naming Our Wonderful Bovine Representive. Ours Was Named Clara. Oh, Wow! |
Roger Williams Assorted Phrases |
| HOW'S THAT? | Here's One Witting Suggestion To Have Angela Tittering |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after IT CAN BE AS LONG AS YOU LIKE AS LONG AS YOU ACRONYMISE IT Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| HOW TO HUG A PORCUPINE | Harmful Onerous Warlike Tyrannical Opinions, Hard Uncooperative Glacial Attitudes, Problematic Ominous Reasonings, Complicated Unmanageable Personalities, Illusions Not Eliminated |
Jan Morgan Art & Literature:Book Titles |
| HTML | How They Make Links |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (HTML usually stands for HyperText Markup Language) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Internet |
| HTTP | Here's That Titled Page |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - People seem to think that 'http://www.co.nz' is the 'name' of a page, rather than the 'address'. (HTTP usually stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Internet |
| HTTP (2) | How They Transfer Pages |
Angela Brett, inspired by HTML. HTTP usually stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol. Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Internet |
| HTTP://ACRONYMS.CO.NZ | Have The Time, Phone, And Computer? Read Our Newest Yabberings - Mostly-Sane Creations Of Novel Zeitvertreib |
Angela Brett, referring to the ACRONYMS web site of course. Computers:Internet:URLs |
| HTTP://UN.CO.NZ/ANGELA | Have Time To Peruse? Using Netscape, Come Over 'N' Zip Around. Newly Generated Eloquence Lies Ahead. |
Angela Brett, acronymising her website (since moved to http://macintosh.geek.nz) This includes the ACRONYMS site which is updated with new acronyms every week. Computers:Internet:URLs |
| HUB | Hurts Ur Body |
Jeff Anonymous Computers:Do Not Eat |
| HUBBY | Hopelessly Unaware Bubble Burst Yesterday |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| HUBERT DE BURGH | Honest-Under-Bewildering-Events/ Rogue-Thoroughly-Devious? Expects, By Uniting Royals, General Happiness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's King John Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King John |
| HUG | Hold Unforgettable Guy/Gal |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| HUGE | Has, Unexpectedly, Grown Enormously |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
| HUH | Hardly Understood Her |
Angela Brett Main |
| HULA | Happy Undulating Lustful Acts |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| HUM | Having Unusual Moans |
Jan Morgan Assorted Nouns:Noises |
| HUMAN | Honestly, Unrequited Meaning Afflicts Nothing |
imposed People & Relationships |
| HUMAN (2) | Hands Used Mainly Affecting Neighbourhood |
Gavin Lambert - After all, our hands are our primary means of manipulating our environment. People & Relationships Science:Biology:Animals |
| HUMBLE | Has Unpretentious Meekness Because Lives Egoless |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| HUMDINGER | Having Unexpected Merriment Deeply Involving Numerous Gleeful Excited Responses |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter |
| HUMMER | How Un-Moving Mouths Emit Resonances |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music |
| HUMOR | Haha's Usually My Own Response |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who spells HUMOUR properly. Laughter |
| HUMOROUS | Having Upturned Mouth, Often Result Of Unintended Subtext |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter |
| HUMOUR | Hate Uncorrect 'Mericanisms Omitting 'U's Regularly! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see HUMOR) Laughter |
| HUNCH | Hope Uncle Never Catches Her |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| HUNGRILY | He Uncovers Nude Genitals, Revealing Intense Lustful Yearnings |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| HUNGRY | Have U No Grub Ready Yet? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
| HUNGRY (2) | Hollow, Uncomfortable, Not Gastronomically Revived Yet |
Patricia Rix Food & Drink |
| HUNT | Having Unusual Natural Talent |
Jan Morgan Sports & Recreation |
| HUNTER | Having Unusual Natural Talent, Engages Rifle |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations Sports & Recreation |
| HURRICANE | Hurry Up Redhat, Redmond Is Continuing Adding New Enhancements |
Sean Lamb (Hurricane was the code name for RedHat Linux 5.0) Computers:Linux Names:Code Names:Linux |
| HURRY! | High Urgency... Result Required Yesterday! |
Angela Brett Assorted Phrases |
| HURT | Have Undiagnised Repugnant Troubles |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| HURTS TO BE A CARRIER | However Unafflicted, Relaying This Sickness To Others Becomes Equally A Curse... Always Remembering Risk, I'm Etiologic Recluse. |
Angela Brett, when somebody searched for that phrase on the Acronyms website. Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| HUSBAND | He Usually Sleeps Beside A Nuptial Darling. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| HUSH | How Unbroken Silence Happens |
Tony McQuiet O'Grady Assorted Nouns:Noises |
| HUSH (2) | How Utterer Silences Hordes |
TMcCO'G Assorted Nouns:Noises |
| HUSSEIN | Hyprocritical United States Supremo Excuses Invasion Nightly |
Chris Kjelgaard Names:Famous people:Politicians |
| HUSSEIN (2) | Holes Used Secretly; Still, Eventually, It's Noticed. |
Roger Williams Names:Famous people:Politicians |
| HUSTLER | He's Usually Sharp, Though Losing Early's Rewarding |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| HUWOMANITY | Honour Ultimately Womens' Opportunities! Mother Affirm / Nurture Infants, Teens, Youth! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words People & Relationships |
| HYATT | Here, You Are The Top |
Angela Brett Places:Buildings |
| HYDRA | How You Define Reboots Again |
Sean Lamb (Hydra was Microsoft's code name for Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition; MS servers always seem to need a reboot...) Names:Code Names:Microsoft |
| HYDROCARBONS | Have You Done Rudimentary Organic Chemistry? Alkynes' Redundant Bonds Offer No Saturation. |
Angela Brett Science:Chemistry |
| HYMEN | Hello Young Men - Especially Newcomers! |
Rico Leffanta Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| HYMEN (2) | Hasn't Young Maiden Experienced Nymphomania? |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| HYPERCARD | Highly Yoozerfriendly Programming Environment Requiring Clean And Rapid Development |
Angela Brett Computers:Programming Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software:Applications |
| HYPER PETE | Hello Yeomen. Please Extend Rhetorical Presumption Explaining 'Tactful' Ebullition. |
Hyper Pete (AKA Hyper Unit) in response to Tony's HYPER UNIT expansions. Names:Acronymists |
| HYPER PETE (2) | Happy You're Participating! Enjoy Remitting Personal Expansions To Everyone. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Acronymists |
| HYPER PETE (3) | Have You Published Exciting Remarkably-Precise, Elegantly-Tailored Expansions? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Acronymists |
| HYPERTALK | Have You Programmed Especially Rapidly? Try Another Language, 'Kay? |
Angela Brett. (The 'Kay is short for Okay and also a reference to my C programming lecturer whose last name is Kay.) Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software Computers:Programming |
| HYPER UNIT | Has Your 'Puter Ever Ruined User's Newly Input Typing? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after seeing Hyper's anti-Macronyms. Names:Acronymists |
| HYPER UNIT (2) | He's Yesterday's Person. Espousing (Recklessly) Utterly Nasty Information Technology |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Acronymists |
| HYPHEN | Have You, Perhaps, Hyphen-Excess Neurosis |
Tony Hyphen O'Grady (see SHARON (2)) Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website |
| HYSTERIA | Have You Sensed The Excited Rage-Induced Anger? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Emotions |
| HYSTERIA (2) | Have You Stopped To Engage Reason? It's Alright! |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Emotions |
| HYSTERICAL | Hollers Yells Screams To Excess Reliving Imaginary Circumstances Alienating Love |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Emotions |
| HYSTERICAL (2) | Helplessly Yelping, Screaming Things Endlessly, Ranting Incoherently, Complaining A Lot. |
Steve Keate, after he lost Angela's Mac. People & Relationships:Emotions |
| HYSTERICS | Have You Seen The Evil Raging In Circumcised Sydney? |
Rico Leffanta Sports & Recreation People & Relationships:Emotions |
| HYTHE | Harbour You Thank Heaven Entering |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Waterways |
| HYUNDAI | Have You (Until Now) Driven An Ideal? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| HZ | Hearing Zone |
Jan Morgan (Hz is usually short for Hertz) Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
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