Awfully Peculiar Racket - Ordinary Names Yield Meanings, Surprisingly!
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| 100% | MA | Maternal Ancestor |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Family |
| 100% | MA (2) | Maternal Android |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Family |
| 100% | MA AND PA KETTLE | Maternal Android Almost Never Directs Paternal Android, 'Kiss Each Time True Lovers Elope' |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships |
| 100% | MAC | Microsoft Ate Company |
Steve Keate Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| 100% | MAC (2) | Makes Angela Comfortable |
Steve Keate Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| 100% | MAC (3) | Mostly Always Condescending |
Steve Keate Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| 100% | MAC (4) | Macintoshes Aren't Compatible |
Carl Brett Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| 100% | MAC (5) | Marginally Acceptable Computers |
Hyper Unit Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| 100% | MAC (6) | Minimal Ability, Capacity |
Hyper Unit Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| 100% | MAC (7) | Marginal Aptitude Computing |
Hyper Unit Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| 100% | MAC (8) | Mine's A Computer |
Acronymous Anonymous Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| 100% | MAC (9) | Mac Addict Counseling |
Acronymous Anonymous Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| 100% | MAC (10) | Macs Are Cool |
Acronymous Anonymous Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| 100% | MAC (11) | My Ample/Apple Coat |
Angela Brett -- I bought a raincoat (which turned out to be a bit too large) from the company store at the Apple campus in Cupertino. Later in my travels somebody pointed out that it was an Apple mac. Computers:Macintosh & Newton Household Objects:Clothing |
| 100% | MACABRE | Mourning Across Canada As Beautiful Robin Expires |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
| 100% | MACABRE (2) | Menacing Atmosphere Collects Around Bewildering Revelatory Experience |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
| 100% | MACADDICT | Magazines Are Considered A Dainty Delicacy, If Chewed Thoughtfully |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Do Not Eat |
| 100% | MACARTHUR | Magnificently Appaling 'Chant' - A Record That Had Unusual Refrain |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - referring to Macarthur Park, a 'song' from the 1970s featuring (I can't say "sung by") Richard Harris Entertainment:Music:Songs |
| 100% | MACBETH | Married A Conniving Bitch - Evil Things Happen |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Macbeth Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Macbeth |
| 100% | MACDUFF | Macho And Controlled - Despite Undeserved Family's Fate |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Macbeth Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Macbeth |
| 100% | MACE | Methodical Attacker Crushes Enemies |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military:Weapons |
| 100% | MACEDONIA | Mighty Alexander Conquered Enemy Domains, Overran Nomads In Asia. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| 88% | MACGIRL | My Alter-ego Can Generate Intense, Riotous Laughter. |
Angela Brett MacGirl & KeyBoard:(Wannabe) Superheroes |
| 100% | MACGIRL (2) | Made Acronyms Computer-Guidable Into Remarkable List |
Tony McCoy O'Grady MacGirl & KeyBoard:(Wannabe) Superheroes |
| 100% | MACGIRL (3) | Might Attempt Common Gateway Interface... Reviewing Languages. |
Angela Brett, while trying to decide whether to write the ACRONYMS CGIs in C or Perl... she figures MacGirl should be able to help as cGi is (sort of) her middle name. MacGirl & KeyBoard:(Wannabe) Superheroes |
| 100% | MACHINE | Making Acronyms Constantly - He Is Neatly Eloquent. |
Angela Brett, describing Tony after reading an email from him containing 45 new acronyms, mostly related to Arthurian legend. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | MACHOP | Martial Arts Can Harm Other Pokemon |
Angela Brett (Machop is Pokemon #66) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| 75% | MACINTOSH | MacGirl Always Comes In the Nick of Time to Obliterate Supervillains' Henchmen |
Angela Brett Computers:Macintosh & Newton MacGirl & KeyBoard |
| 82% | MACINTOSH (2) | Machine's About to Crash, I Need to Turn Off Some Hardware! |
Angela Brett, in a moment of dishonesty and insanity (we all know that Macs don't often crash!) Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| 100% | MACINTOSH (3) | Mine's A Classic - I Never Thought Of Such Happiness. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, putting Angela right after MACINTOSH (2) Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| 100% | MACINTOSH (4) | Most Alternatives Counter-Intuitive, Necessitating Thorough On-Screen Help. |
Angela Brett Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| 100% | MACINTOSH (5) | Minus A Commandline Interface... Not That One's Super Helpful! |
Angela Brett Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| 100% | MACINTOSH (6) | Modern Artists' Cyber-Instrument - New Technology Of Sequencing Harmonies. |
Angela Brett, because modern music is often created on computers - in fact that's a field in which I believe the Macintosh dominates. Computers:Macintosh & Newton Entertainment:Music:Instruments |
| 100% | MACINTOSH (7) | Macs Are Compatible... I'm Not Talking Of Substandard Hogwash! |
Angela Brett, in response to MAC (4). Macs can read/write any standard format... heck, they can even use proprietary formats like what Microsoft Offal produces. Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| 100% | MACINTOSH (8) | Motorola And Company Incessantly Negate Truth On Superior Hardware |
Hyper Unit Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| 90% | MACINTOSH (9) | Monumental Arguments Concerning Intellectual Nemeses To Obscenely Small-minded Hooligans |
Hyper Unit Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| 90% | MACINTOSH (10) | Minor, Absurd Company, In-between Nothingness. Totally Overconfident, Sadly Humiliating. |
Hyper Unit Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| 89% | MACINTOSH CLASSIC | Model-name Accidentally Contains Implied Nudity... The Old SE Had Changed to Lewd Apple SEX - Suffix-Initiated Copulation! |
Angela Brett, after hearing that the Macintosh SE was renamed to Macintosh Classic when Apple decided to append an X onto all of their model names. That's not actually true though, it turns out. Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| 95% | MACINTOSH IS THE BEST! | My Apple Computer Is Not The Only Sort of Hardware. It's Superior, Though - Hardly Ever Breaks. Exceptional Software Too! |
Angela Brett Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| 94% | MACJAVA CYBERCAFE | Make A Coffee, Jumpstart Apple's Very Attractive Computers... You'll Be Exhilerated, Really. Chat to A Friendly Employee. |
Angela Brett, on her favourite cafe so far. (see IMAC (2)) Food & Drink:Food Outlets |
| 88% | MACLESS | My Adored Computer is Lost, Extend Some Sympathy! |
Angela Brett, while Tony was Macless for a while. Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| 90% | MACMORRIS | Mainly Accented Comedy Making Objectionable Reflection (of) Rough Irish Soldiery |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's King Henry V Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King Henry V |
| 100% | MACNIFICENT | My Apple Computer's Now Incredibly Fast. It Crunches Extraordinary Numbers Tirelessly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| 100% | MAC OS | May Apple Cleanse Our Souls |
Angela Brett, thinking that it could be a prayer of converted gatanists. Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software |
| 100% | MAC OS (2) | May Angela Crave Only Steve |
Steve Keate People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | MAC OS (3) | Majorly Addictive, Causes Overuse Syndrome. |
Steve Keate Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software |
| 100% | MAC OS (4) | Men Are Completely Over-Sexed |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | MAC OS (5) | Many Assume Computer's Over-Simplified |
Angela Brett Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software |
| 100% | MAC OS (6) | Makes Apple Computers Operate Smoothly |
Angela Brett Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software |
| 100% | MAC OS X | Memory Available? Come On, Sample Xtravagance! |
Angela Brett, because Mac OS X requires quite a lot of RAM, but like most extravagances, is great to have if the RAM is available. Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software |
| 100% | MAC OS X (2) | Must Attempt Cocoa - Oh, Such Xcitement! |
Angela Brett, remembering when she first got Mac OS X and was impatient to try COCOA PROGRAMMING. Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software |
| 100% | MACPAC | Many A Camper Prefers Acclaimed Carrybags |
Angela Brett Sports & Recreation |
| 100% | MACPAC (2) | Makes Adventure Camping Products - All Canvas |
Angela Brett Commerce:Companies Sports & Recreation |
| 89% | MACPHONE | Mobile All-purpose Communicator - Police Have One Nearly Everywhere |
Tony McCoy O'Grady MacGirl & KeyBoard |
| 89% | MACRONYM | Macintosh Aided Creation of Ridiculous Obscurities Necessitates Youthful Mirth |
Angela Brett Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words |
| 100% | MACS | Most Astounding Computer Standard |
Jeff Anonymous Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| 100% | MACS (2) | Macintoshes Accept Crummy Software |
Nicki Foster Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| 100% | MACS (3) | Macintoshes Aren't Computers (Seriously!) |
Carl Brett Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| 100% | MACS (4) | Microsoft Authors Crummy Software! |
Angela Brett, in response to MACS (2) Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| 100% | MACS (5) | Mackintoshes Are Chewy Sweets |
Angela Brett, in response to MACS (3) Food & Drink |
| 100% | MAC'S SPECIAL LIGHT | Mysterious Ale Containing Strange Substances, Purposefully Encouraging Comas In All Liberal Liquor Ingesters, Giving Hangovers Tomorrow. |
Dustan Dowsing, after seeing a brand of beer called Mac's Special Light. (Angela thought it was the LED on her PowerBook which flashes when it's sleeping!) Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
| 100% | MADAGASCAR | Much Abject Destitution, A Generally Agricultural Society, Constituted As Republic. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| 100% | MADAM | Makes A Dame A Mistress |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Titles |
| 100% | MADCAP | Mental Ability's Defective - Call A Psychiatrist |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments:Mental Illness |
| 100% | MADE FOR EACH OTHER | Maybe Adam Dated Eve For Obvious Reason; Every Alternative Couldn't Have Offered Truly Human Effect, Rootwise. |
Angela Brett, as Adam and Eve were the only couple truly made for each other, but they didn't have much choice in the mat[t]er so it wasn't necessarily as romantic as is implied by that phrase nowadays. Religion People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | MADE IN USA | Mexicans Are Deviously Employed Illegally. No Unions Should Apply |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce |
| 100% | MADE WITH A MAC | Macintosh At Doorstep - Euphoric Writer Is Terribly Happy. Apple Made A Customer. |
Jeff Anonymous, who got his 12.1" iBook (CD-ROM, vanilla except 256 MB RAM) this morning. This acronym was written in the Acronym Checker for OSX. However, due to configuration issues, it was submitted via Web. Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| 100% | MAD MACS | Monthly Apple Developer Meetings & Annual Conferences Society |
Angela Brett, as a suggested name for a group which will do just that, if all goes to plan. Computers:Macintosh & Newton Computers:Programming |
| 100% | MADMAN | Mentally Am Defective, Maybe Am Normal? |
TMcCO'G who, looking around him, wonders if the 'norm' for society is to be a bit abnormal. Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments:Mental Illness |
| 100% | MADMAN (2) | Makes Apronyms Daily... Maybe Assumes Normal? |
Angela Brett Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments:Mental Illness |
| 100% | MADMAN (3) | Maybe Anthony's Defective, Maybe Angela's Not? |
TMcO'G, in response to MADMAN (2) Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments:Mental Illness |
| 100% | MADMEN | Mental Asylums Detain Many (Euphemistically) Nutters |
Tony McSane O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments:Mental Illness |
| 100% | MADONNA | Musically Adept Dancer. Often Nurtures Naughty Antics. |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| 100% | MAE WEST | Men Always Eagerly Watched Every Sexy Turn |
Roger Williams -- We're talking about the actress here, not the life jacket... Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses |
| 100% | MAF | Much About Flora |
Angela Brett, referring to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. Re-expansions of existing acronyms Science:Biology |
| 100% | MAFF | Many Abhor Factory Farming |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (MAFF usually stands for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food) Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| 100% | MAFIA | Many Assassins From Italian Ancestry |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Law & Order:Criminals |
| 100% | MAGGIE | Mute Agile Girl, Generally Intensely Expressive |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:TV shows:The Simpsons |
| 100% | MAGGIE (2) | Magnificent And Gigantic Girlcat Is Embraceable |
Patricia Rix, referring to her cat Names:Pet Names |
| 100% | MAGGOT | Many Anglers Get Grubs Outta Tins |
Izaac Walton Science:Biology:Insects |
| 83% | MAGIC | Muggles Are Gulled In Con-tricks |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment |
| 100% | MAGIC (2) | Make Anything Go Invisible, Crikey! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment |
| 100% | MAGIKARP | Much Ancentral Greatness - Immediate Kin Aren't Really Powerful. |
Angela Brett (Magikarp is Pokemon #129) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| 100% | MAGISTRATES | Must Always Give Incarcerative Sentences To Repeatedly Arrested Thieves, Extortionists & Swindlers |
TMcCO'G People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations |
| 90% | MAGNESIUM | Metal Able to Generate Nasty Explosions. Sulphate Is Used Medicinally. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| 100% | MAGNET | Metal's Attracted, Getting Near Electromagnetic Thingies! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Physics |
| 100% | MAHOGANY | Much Admired. Having Originally Grown About Ninety Years? |
TMcCO'G Science:Biology:Plants:Trees |
| 100% | MAIDENHEAD | Marry Assets, Initiate Divorce, Ensnare New Husband, Enjoy And Divorce |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| 100% | Messages And Interesting Letters |
Edwin Hermann Communication | |
| 100% | MAIL (2) | Maze Allocating Individual Letters |
Rico Leffanta Communication |
| 100% | MAIL ADDRESS | Mailing Address Information Lapsed! Another Disaster? Damage Reversed, Everybody See Signature |
Gavin Lambert Computers:Internet |
| 100% | MAINE | Marginal Area Is North Eastern |
Jan Morgan Places:States & Regions |
| 100% | MAINE (2) | Mariners Abound In New England |
Tony Places:States & Regions |
| 100% | MAINFRAME | Machine Adds Immense Numbers For Researchers - Absorbs Much Electricity |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers |
| 91% | MAINSTREAM | Most Anti-Indie Nerds Sell-out. Tripe Reigns Everywhere... And Moulds. |
Rob Rix Assorted Adjectives |
| 100% | MAINTENANCE | Madness! Apparently I Need To Endure (No Arguments) Numerous Cosmetic Enhancements! |
Angela Brett, whose idea of maintenance is eating, breathing and fixing bugs. Assorted Nouns |
| 100% | MAJOR | Must Admonish Junior Officers Regularly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military:Ranks |
| 100% | MAJORITY | Many Absentees Justified Or Ratified Inane Trendy Yawns |
Rico Leffanta Assorted Nouns |
| 100% | MAKE SENSE OF IT | Maybe Anthony Kept Essaying Suitable Expansions. No Single Expansion Offered Fitted It Truely. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady. (See SENSE OF IT) Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | MAKE SENSE OF IT (2) | Make All Key Elements Snuggly Enmesh - No Superfluous Es Or Fs In There |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | MAKING LOVE | Make A Kiss Interesting, Next Get Leg Over - Very Exciting. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 88% | MALACHI | Messenger Against Lacklustre Adoration (and) Cynical, Hypocritical, Insincerity |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books |
| 100% | MALAWI | Mainly Agricultural, Labouring Against Whopping Indebtedness. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| 100% | MALAYSIA | Mainly Agricultural Labourers And Yet Some Industrially Active. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| 100% | MALCOLM | Machismo's Absent - Loses Control Over Lord's Murderer |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Macbeth Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Macbeth |
| 89% | MALDIVES | Mainly A Lot (of) Desert Islands - Valuable Export: Seafood. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| 100% | MALE | Masculine Anatomy Losing Extinction |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Genderalisations |
| 100% | MALE DRIVERS | Meandering Around Like Erratic Daredevils - Recklessly, Impulsively Veering Everywhere 'Round Streets. |
Angela Brett Transport:Drivers |
| 100% | MALES | Most Are Lustily Expecting Sex |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Genderalisations |
| 100% | MALES (2) | Many Are Lacking Experience Socially |
Steve Keate People & Relationships:Genderalisations |
| 100% | MALES (3) | Most Are Lazy - Expect Slaves. |
Steve Keate People & Relationships:Genderalisations |
| 100% | MALES (4) | Maybe Aren't Liking Excess Silicone |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Genderalisations |
| 100% | MALES (5) | Machismo Attitudes, Larger Egos, Stupid |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett People & Relationships:Genderalisations |
| 100% | MALES (6) | Morning After, Leave. Enforcing Stereotypes. |
Steve Keate People & Relationships:Genderalisations |
| 100% | MALI | Mostly Agricultural - Little Industry. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| 100% | MALPRACTICE | Medical Accidents - Lousy Physician Regrets A Claim That Insinuated Cure's Ensured |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare |
| 100% | MALT | Milky Adaptive Liquid, Thick |
Jan Morgan -- Thicker than a milk shake Food & Drink |
| 83% | MALTA | Mediterranean Air, Loads (of) Tourists Attracted. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| 100% | MALTA (2) | Men Always Less Than Angelic |
Rico Leffanta Places:Countries |
| 89% | MALVOLIO | Mad Actions Lead Vindictive Olivia (to) Lock In Offender |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Twelfth Night |
| 100% | MAMA | Mano A Mano Acrobatically |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships |
| 100% | MAMA (2) | Meaningfully, Athinai Mirrored Anita |
Angela Brett (HANS THOMAS's mother Anita went to Athens to find herself, and Hans Thomas notices that the sign 'Athinai' is almost Anita backwards.) Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:The Solitaire Mystery |
| 100% | MAMA (3) | Metaphorically Amorously Marked Ace. |
Angela Brett (HANS THOMAS's mother is connected with the Ace of Hearts) Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:The Solitaire Mystery |
| 100% | MAMMAL | Mother Animal Makes Milk And Lactates |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals |
| 100% | MAMMARIES | Most All Manly Men Are Rapt If Eying Some. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| 90% | MAMMARIES (2) | Maybe A-cups, Maybe Mountains Always Restrained In Exo-Skeletons. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| 100% | MAMMOGRAM | Manipulate And Mash Melons - Oncologists Gather 'Round And Murmur. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| 100% | MAN | Mutters Ad Nauseum |
Angela Brett, after MANTRA People & Relationships:Genderalisations |
| 100% | MANAGEMENT | Making A Nuisance And Getting Everybody Muddled Eventually Nauseates Them |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations Commerce |
| 100% | MANAGER | Make A Name At Getting Everyone Roused |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
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