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| MODEL (3) | Mad Obsessive Dieting, Eating Laxatives. |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| MODEL (4) | Materialism Over-Done, Expensive Looking. |
Steve Keate People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| MODEM | Mine Often DIsconnectsÉ Extremely Maddening. |
Angela Brett, whose new modem keeps cutting her off even after having its dongle fixed and the phone lines to the house fixed. Computers:Generic Hardware |
| MODEM (2) | Much Of Diet's Evidently Malnourishing |
Tony Computers:Do Not Eat |
| MODERATION | Most Of Dietary Encouragement Rations All Tastes In Own Nutrition |
Jan Morgan - not eating so much Food & Drink |
| MODESTY | My 'Organ'? Don't Expect Seeing That Yet! |
TMcCO'G People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| MODIFIERS | Mould Our Data Into Form Incorporating Esoteric Reckoning Symbols |
Angela Brett, on encountering warning C4229: anachronism used : modifiers on data are ignored Computers:Programming |
| MODRED | Man Of Deceit, Really Evil Dastard |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Arthurian Legend |
| MODULE | Method Of Dividing Up Lessons, Educationally |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education |
| MOE | "Midge" Offered Erroneously |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Moe often refers to Marge as "Midge") Entertainment:TV shows:The Simpsons |
| MOHAWK | My On-Head Alps Will Kill! |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| MOIRA | Maybe Only If Reactions Act |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Greek Gods & Goddesses |
| MOLE | Measurement Of Lumpiness, Evidently |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
| MOLE (2) | Molecules Of Large Enumeration |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
| MOLIERE | My Only Love Is Editing Romantic Escapades |
Rico Leffanta Art & Literature:Writers |
| MOLLY | Mothers Offspring, Leads Lot Yearly |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| MOLLY (2) | Mothers Offspring, Loves Life, Yes |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| MOLLY MORMON | Morally Obedient Led Life, Yearly. Modest Opinion Radiates Model Of Nobiity |
Jan Morgan -- name given to girls who don't waiver in their morals in the religion Names Religion |
| MOLTEN | Mountains Often Lean The Earth's Nucleus |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Geology |
| MOLTRES | Mascot Of League - Trainers Respect Everburning Soarer |
Angela Brett (Moltres is Pokemon #146) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| MOM | Maker Of Me |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Family |
| MOM (2) | Meals Outta Mammaries |
TMcO'G People & Relationships:Family |
| MOM (3) | Made Our Mitochondria |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Family |
| MOMMIES | Mom Or Mum? Mummies Is English Spelling |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Family |
| MOMMY | Manipulating Ovaries Manufactures Maternal Yearnings |
imposed People & Relationships:Family |
| MONA | Meeting One's Naughty Associate |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| MONACO | Milking Optimistic Ninnies At Casino Operations. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| MONEY | Make Our New Economy Yours! |
Rico Leffanta Commerce:Money |
| MONEY (2) | My Other Nasty Evil Yearning |
Jeff Anonymous (in reference to the greedy feelings often associated with money) Commerce:Money |
| MONEY (3) | My Own Notes, Earned Yesterday |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce:Money |
| MONEY (4) | Men Of Nagoya Earn Yen |
Angela Brett Commerce:Money |
| MONEY (5) | Make Oodles, Now Everything's Yours! |
Robert Anonymous Commerce:Money |
| MONEY MATTERS | Maybe Our Nation's Expanding - Yippie - Minister Attempts Tricks To Encourage Renewed Spending |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Politics Commerce:Money |
| MONGOLIA | Millions Obeyed Nomadic Genghis - Oppressive Leader In Asia. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| MONICA | Mistress Of Nation - Intern Controlled America |
Angela Brett, referring to Monica LEWINSKY Names:Famous people Politics Names:First names:Female |
| MONK | Monastic Orations, Numerous Kyries |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Religious Occupations |
| MONKEY | Mankind's Other Near Kin Entertain You |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals |
| MONOPOLIST | Microsoft Owns Ninety-Odd Percent Of Labels In Software Trade. |
Angela Brett, who hopes that figure isn't true. Computers:Windows |
| MONOPOLY | Many Owners Nevermore. One Person Owns Lots. Yikes! |
Roger Williams Commerce |
| MONSTERS | May Often Not Seem To Exist... Rarely Seen. |
Angela Brett Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Mythical Creatures |
| MONSTERS (2) | Mothers On Night Shifts Teenagers Expecting Reasonable Sex |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships |
| MONTAIGNE | Manis Only Natural Talent Appears In Gods Never Enduring |
Rico Leffanta Art & Literature:Writers |
| MONTANA | Mountains Occupy, Northern Treasures At Natural Advantages |
Jan Morgan - Rockies - Land rich in Natural Minerals - yellowstone sapphire, gold, silver, copper and coal Places:States & Regions |
| MONTH SONDES FALL SEASON HAD SOFT PAST! | Month Of Northern (Top) Hemisphere September/ October/ November/ December/ End (Season = Fall = Autumn) Look Look! Sun's Equinox Autumnal! Same Of Night Hours, As Day! Start Of Fall Time. Providentially: And Spring Time! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. refers to the Vernal Equinox 6 months prior. Even yesterday is just a "SOFT" memory. Also "SOFT" for memory: day = night twice annually. Time:Seasons |
| MOOF | Macintosh Owners Offer Fellowship |
Angela Brett, who is considering starting up a club with that name at the university... it sure is better than MUMUG (Massey University Macintosh Users Group) and MOOF would catch the attention of anyone who's ever heard a DogCow. Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| MOON | Monthly Orbiter Of Nighttime |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Astronomy |
| MOON (2) | Makes One Odify Nighttime |
Roger Williams Science:Astronomy |
| MOON (3) | Most Often Observed Nightly. |
Roger Williams Science:Astronomy |
| MOOSE | Moose Often Occupy Swamps, Eating |
Patricia Rix Science:Biology:Animals |
| MOOSE (2) | Mostly Oversized, Obviously Slow Eater |
Jan Morgan Science:Biology:Animals |
| MOOSE FACTORY | Moose Often Occupy Swamps, Eating Flowers And Crunchy Twigs Or Runinantly Yawning |
Patricia Rix (Moose Factory is where the railroad to the North ends in Ontario at the shore of James Bay. "Factory" in this instance is an old Hudson's Bay Company term for a trading post. I maintain that this is a true acronym because moose are a big deal in the North. These are true facts about moose, too. Places:Towns & Cities:Canada |
| MORALS | Mindless Orations Ridiculing Alternative Lifestyle Selections |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships |
| MORGANA LE FAYE | Magician Of Renown - Guided Arthur Nearer Appreciating Lancelot's Every Fornication At Year's End |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Arthurian Legend |
| MORMON | Man On Religious Mission Offends Neighbourhood |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion |
| MOROCCO | Monarchy On Rocky Ocean Coastline. Colonists Ousted. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| MORON | Manager, Occupational Resources Operating Nightshift |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations:Humorous Job Titles |
| MORON (2) | Minister Of Revenue Of Nation |
Angela Brett, after her mother mentioned that New Zealand's minister of finance is a moron. Politics |
| MORONI | Mighty, Old Resident Of Nation, Icon |
Jan Morgan -- Symbol on Temples, name of last Nephite before race expired in Americas - Circa AD 421 Names:Book of Mormon Characters |
| MORPHEME | Manufacture Of Reductionist Philosophy - Here's Elementary Meaningful Entity. |
Angela Brett Science:Linguistics |
| MORSE CODE | Messages, Orders? Really Short Encoding, Common Organisation, Decryption Easy |
Gavin Lambert Communication |
| MORTA | Mors Offers Return Trip Assistance |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Roman Gods & Goddesses |
| MORTAL REMAINS | Molecules Obviously Rot, Then After-Life Results. Eternity Means An Infinity Never Stops |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Death |
| MORTARBOARD | Most Optically Ridiculous Tradition... Academic Regalia Bordering On A Roof/ Desk. |
Angela Brett, a few weeks before graduating. Household Objects:Clothing:Academic Regalia |
| MORTARBOARD (2) | Most Optically Ridiculous Tradition... Academic Regalia Built On A Redundant Design. |
Carl Brett, as an improvement on Angela's MORTARBOARD Household Objects:Clothing:Academic Regalia |
| MORTGAGE | Money (Or Repayments!) That Guarantee Accommodation - Generally Expensive |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce:Money |
| MORTON | Man Often Rooted Trees Onto Nebraska |
Jeff Anonymous, referring to Julius Sterling Morton of Arbor Day fame, whilst answering a failed search. Names:Famous people Science:Biology:Plants Time:Special Occasions |
| MOSCOW | Mafia Overrun Soviet Capital. Often Wintry |
Eric Bridgstock Places:Countries |
| MOSCOW (2) | Monetary Obligations Shove 'Cosmetics' Onto Waitinglist |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after Eric said there was another category after 'musts', 'shoulds' and 'coulds' (see MUST) which begins with W... so that the whole idea can be summarised as MoSCoW. Words & Wordplay |
| MOTHER | Majestic, Orderly, Tit-Heralding Energetic Reposedness |
Mary Carr People & Relationships:Family |
| MOTHERBOARD | Mother Of Too-Hard Eating! Ridiculously Broad - Oesophagus Actually Ruptures Dangerously! |
Angela Brett Computers:Do Not Eat |
| MOTHERBOARD (2) | Make One's Teeth Hurt Eating Respected Bits Of Apple's R & D |
Tony McCoy O'Grady and Angela Brett Computers:Do Not Eat |
| MOTHERBOARD (3) | Makes One's Teeth Hurt, Eventually Removing Broken Ones, And Requiring Dentist. |
Steve Keate (using Angela's MOTH) Computers:Do Not Eat |
| MOTHER MARY | My Own 'Tree' Has Exact Relative & Moniker, Approximating Religious Yarn |
Angela Brett (whose mother is Mary) when somebody searched for Mother Mary on the acronyms website. Names Religion People & Relationships:Family |
| MOTHERS | Maniacal Obsession Teaching Heaven's Early Redemption Schemes |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Family |
| MOTIVATING PEOPLE | Making Others Take Initiative. Vitally Activating Them Into New 'Get-Profits' Enterprises, Often Pathetically Lacking Empathy |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| MOTIVATION | Misinform Officeworkers They're Individually Valued And They Increase Output, Normally |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| MOTLEY | Mixture Of Things Lacking 'Ensembleness' - Yes? |
TMcCO'G Assorted Adjectives |
| MOTOR ACCIDENT | Met One/ Two Others Recently As Car Crashed Into Drinkers Exiting Nebraskan Tavern? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Gavin said he'd 'run across' one or two acronymists in Nebraska. Transport |
| MOTOR CAR | Mode Of Transport Often Raced. Can Also Rust |
Eric Bridgstock Transport |
| MOTORCYCLE | Means Of Transport Offering Real Catharsis: You Can Liberate Emotions |
Patricia Rix, adding: or perhaps one of the other meanings of "catharsis" might apply, if you have a scary ride! Transport |
| MOUNTAINS | Movement Of Uncountable Newtons Thrust Alps Into New Space |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places |
| MOUSE | Munch Onions Until Something Emits |
Dundee Computers:Do Not Eat |
| MOUSE (2) | Makes One Upset, Scurrying Everywhere |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals:Vermin |
| MOUSE (3) | Makes Obvious Understandable Somehow/Seemingly Explicable! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Computers:Generic Hardware |
| MOUSE (4) | Mobile Obviously Understandable/Useful, Software Executor! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Computers:Generic Hardware |
| MOUSE (5) | Moving Onscreen, User Selects Entrypoint |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Generic Hardware |
| MOUSE (6) | Manually Operated User System Emulator |
Tiger Computers:Generic Hardware |
| MOUSE (7) | Must One Use Such Equipment? |
Sean Lamb (who prefers to use the keyboard for most computer operations) Computers:Generic Hardware |
| MOUSE (8) | Makes Onscreen Usability Seem Easy |
Eric Bridgstock Computers:Generic Hardware |
| MOUSE (9) | Minute Omnivore; Utters Squeaks Everywhere |
Eric Bridgstock Science:Biology:Animals:Vermin |
| MOUSE UP | Moment Of Ultimate Suspense - Engaging Uncertain Programming. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Programming |
| MOUTH | Much Open, Uttering Total Honesty? |
Eric Bridgstock Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| MOUTH (2) | Mine's Only Used To Hassle |
John Block. I was looking for the acronym for KLR which is the letters in the model number of my motorbike. I never really thought of conceiving acronyms from everyday words, but after reading a few I had to try. Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| MOVIE | Modern Ones Value Indecent Exposure |
Angela Brett Entertainment:Movies |
| MOVIE ACRONYMS | Many Offer Variations In Excitement: A Category Recently Opened - Notate Your Movie Storylines |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Movies |
| MOZAMBIQUE | Millions Of Zebras And Migrating Beasts In Quite Unique Ecology. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who perhaps doesn't know that 'Quite Unique' is bad grammar. Places:Countries |
| MOZART | Music Often Zesty, Aurally Rich Treats |
Angela Brett Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| MR. JINX | My Roguish Jester Is Noticeably Xceptional! |
Patricia Rix, referring to her cat. Names:Pet Names |
| MRS. | Mister's Reliable Servant? |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Titles |
| MRS. WESCOTT | Math, Really Stupid? Will Everyone She Cracks On Take Trig? |
Peter & Christina Names Education |
| MSBLASTER | My Server Began Losing All Speed... Those Evil Rascals! |
Angela Brett, though she doubts that the MSBlaster worm would be targetting the Apronyms site with its DOS attacks. Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website:Excuses for Slow Loading |
| MSDN | Microsoft's Special Documentation Nook |
Sean Lamb (MSDN usually stands for Microsoft Developer Network) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Programming |
| MSDN (2) | Must Study Diverse Networks |
Sean Lamb (MSDN usually stands for Microsoft Developer Network) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Programming |
| MSDN (3) | My System's Down Now |
Sean Lamb (MSDN usually stands for Microsoft Developer Network) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Programming |
| MS WORD | Micro-Soft's Way Of Rendering Documents |
x_Player1_x Computers:Windows:Applications |
| MUFTI | My Uniform's Forgotten Today, Incognito |
Tony McCop O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing |
| MUGGLES | Magic Users Gloat, 'Goofy Losers, Extremely Stupid' |
Jeff Anonymous Art & Literature |
| MUGGLES (2) | Magic University Group, Gladly Learn Exotic Spells |
Muggles McCoy O'Grady, in response to a request for a name for a Harry Potter society at Cambridge University. Art & Literature:Harry Potter Society |
| MUGS | Men Undressing Girls Surreptiously |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| MULTIBABEL | Most Uninteresting Language Typed In, But After Butchering Elicits Laughter! |
Angela Brett, referring to http://www.tashian.com/multibabel/ which uses the automated translation at babelfish.altavista.com to translate English into several different languages and back consecutively. The results can be most amusing! Science:Linguistics Computers:Internet |
| MULTIMEDIA | Many Users Listen To Intense Music Every Day It's Available |
Sean Lamb (who will never give up his collection of classic jazz OGG files) Entertainment:Music |
| MUMFORD | Muppets' Unsung Magician Formulates One Ridiculous Declaration |
"A la peanut butter sandwiches!" Art & Literature:Fictional Characters |
| MUMMY | Made Using Medical Materials - Yes? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Death |
| MUMMY (2) | My Uterine Membranes Made You! |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Family |
| MUNTED | Malfunctioning; Used Normally To Express Disgust |
Gavin Lambert Assorted Adjectives |
| MURDER | Motive Usually Revenge, Dealt Excessively Ruthlessly. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order People & Relationships:Death |
| MURPHY | Much Understanding Regarding Potato Heralding Yeast |
Mary Carr Food & Drink |
| MURPHY (2) | Many Use Resourcefully Potato's Healthy Yield |
Mary Carr Food & Drink |
| MURPHY BED | Most Unusual, Rests Perpendicular, Horizontal Yawns Begins Early Dozing |
Jan Morgan - Hides vertically in the wall when not in use. can hang at a 90 degree angle before going horizontal to the floor BEST hide-a-bed around (no bars in the back) regular mattress Household Objects:Furniture |
| MUSCLE | My Unique Skeleton Clearly Lacks Enhancement |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| MUSHROOMS | Multiply Using Spores, Happiest Rooting On Organic "Muck" Site |
TMcCO'G Food & Drink |
| MUSIC (2) | Makes Us Sing Its Chorus! |
Robert Anonymous Entertainment:Music |
| MUSIC IS MY LIFE | Making Unique Sounds In Concert. I Spend Many Years Lyrically Intoning For Everyone |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music |
| MUSKRAT | Muddy Underwater Spots Keep Rodents Actively Tunnelling |
Patricia Rix Science:Biology:Animals:Vermin |
| MUST | Minimum Usable Subset, Technically. |
Eric Bridgstock, explaining that he and his colleagues define technical requirements in terms of "musts", "shoulds" and "coulds". Words & Wordplay |
| MUSTANG | Mine Usually Seems To Accelerate Nice & Gently |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| MUSTARD | Must Use Spice To Augment Recipe's Dreariness |
TMcCO'G Food & Drink:Condiments |
| MUST BE A MAC USER, I GUESS. | Macintosh Users Strive To Become Extraordinary, And Might Also Create Unusual Superheroes. Every Revolutionary's Insane(ly Great), Understand - Eccentricity Sires Success! |
Angela Brett Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| MYANMAR | Murder Your Asian Neighbours - Militarily Aggressive Republic. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| MYBOOK | Many Yippees Born Out Of Kleptomania! |
Angela Brett - myBook was given to me by Steve WOZNIAK after DIFFERENT THOUGHT was sort of stolen - see also IBOOK (7). myBook's web pages are at http://acronyms.co.nz/angela/mac/myBook/ Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware:Angela's Apples |
| MY GRANDMOTHER | Mine, Yours, Grand-Relatives All Nag Descendents. Money, Otherwise, To Heirs Eventually Relinquishing. |
Robert Anonymous People & Relationships:Family |
| MY LIFE | Many Years Lost In Futile Endeavours |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| MYRIAM | Maybe Youth Recognizes Initiating A Motive |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| MYST | Might You Struggle Through? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Games |
| MYSTERY | Make Your Story Thrilling - Excitement Reduces Yawns |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature |
| MYTHICAL | Make Your Theology Highly Interesting - Create A Legend! |
Angela Brett Art & Literature:Myths & Legends |
| MYTHICAL (2) | Multilayered Yarns That Helped Illiterates Create A Literature |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Myths & Legends |
| MYTHICAL CREATURE | Maybe You 'Think' He's Imaginary? Creative Antecedant's Liuterature Contained Really Exotic Animals - The Unicorn Remains Eminent |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Mythical Creatures |
| MZEE | My Zombie's Extremely Elderly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| previous apronyms beginning with M |