Acronyms Predominantly Result in Obfuscation... 'Nsure Yours Mean Something
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| QA | Quirky A**holes |
Jeff Anonymous, in reference to the many failures that go on in Quality Assurance Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| QA (2) | Quietly Authoritative |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who finds the folk at Quality Assurance to be humble, efficient and reliable. Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| QA (3) | Quaintly Antiquated |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, because there may be someone who will say that they are working with outdated techniques and that they are actually 'quirky' as Jeff says. Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| QA (4) | Quick Approval |
Angela Brett, who thinks that the Quality Assurance people might occasionally not bother to run thorough tests. Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| QA (5) | Questionable Authority |
Susan S. Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| QABALAH | Quite Arcane. Biblical Appreciation Lurking Among Hebrews |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion Places:Buildings |
| QATAR | Quite A Torrid, Arid Region. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| Q-BASIC | Quite Boring And Stupid Illogical Code |
Tripod Computers:Programming |
| QIC | Quirky Information Cabinet |
Sean Lamb (QIC is really Quarter-Inch Cartridge, one size class of backup tape cartridge; multiple uses causes corruption on the tape) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Generic Hardware |
| QUACK | Quite Unqualified At Clinical Knowledge |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Healthcare Occupations |
| QUAD | Quotes Usually Are Divine/Divided |
Jan Morgan - 4 sets of scriptures bound together Religion |
| QUAESITOSAURUS | Quite Unusual Auricle Exemplifies Sauropod; Individual Traces Of Skull Are Uncovered, Researchers Use Science |
Sean Lamb (This dino, known by partial skull fossils, had an structures that indicated unusually sensitive hearing) Science:Biology:Animals:Dinosaurs |
| QUAFF | Quickly Upraise Alcohol, Finish Fast! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Drugs |
| QUAGGA | Quippers Usually Are Going, 'Great Ass!' |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals |
| QUAGGA (2) | Quite Unusual Animal Genetically Gone Away |
Patricia Rix Science:Biology:Animals |
| QUAGMIRE | Quite Unpassable And Gluey Marsh In Remote Environment |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places |
| QUAILS | Quite Unfilling And I'd Like Somemore |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who can't see the point of eating things as small as quail Food & Drink Science:Biology:Animals:Birds |
| QUAINT | Quasi Unique Artifact - It's Not Today's |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
| QUAKE | Queen Undresses And King Erupts |
Rico Leffanta Politics:Royalty |
| QUAKERS | Quiet, Unagressive, Agrarian Kinfolk; Extremely Religious Souls. |
Roger Williams Religion |
| QUALIFY | Quiet Undergraduate Achieves Learning In Fruitful Yield |
Angela Brett Education |
| QUALITY | Quick! Use A Lasso! It's Tipping! Yikes! |
Patricia Rix (I was thinking of a rickety, poorly-built backhouse; don't ask me why!) Assorted Nouns Places:Buildings |
| QUALITY (2) | Quantity's Usually A Lesser Interest To You |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (one should always prefer quality to quantity) Assorted Nouns |
| QUALITY LIFE | Quit Underachieving And Love It... Tomorrow You'll Lie In Fetid Earth |
Angela Brett, who wonders if there's a better word than Underachieving which means something like 'underenjoying' but sounds more like a real word. People & Relationships:Advice |
| QUANGO | Quorums Usually Are Nepotistically Gerrymandered Overnight |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Politics |
| QUANTITY | Quality, Up Above None - That Implies Tangible Yield |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns |
| QUANTUM MANAGEMENT DATABASE | Quickness Unquestionably Always Necessary... This Underaged Mischief-Maker Almost Needs A Gazillion Eyes (Mother's) Ever Noticing Those Dubious Activities That All Begin As Simple Exploration. |
Angela Brett, expanding an unsuccessful search, thinking of a database on how to manage her nephew QUANTUM. People & Relationships |
| QUANTUM PHYSICS | Question Unasked? Answer's Not There! Unless Measured, Particle Hasn't Yet Spin - In Concurrent States. |
Angela Brett Science:Physics |
| QUARK | Quantity Uncertain - Although Reasonably Known |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Physics:Particles |
| QUARK (2) | Quantum Uncertainty Always Restricts Knowledge |
Angela Brett Science:Physics:Particles |
| QUARKS | Questionably Useful As Reality Keeps Surprising |
Angela Brett (or perhaps '...As Reality Kids Scientists.') Science:Physics:Particles |
| QUARREL | Querulous, Unwanted Argument Rowdily Raiding English Language |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Angela mentioned that we hadn't yet come up with any acronyms beginning with 'Q.' People & Relationships |
| QUARREL (2) | Quashes Usual Amicable Relationship, Retorts Ever Louder |
Angela Brett People & Relationships |
| QUASARS | Queer Unusual And Strange Areas - Radiation Sources |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Astronomy |
| QUATORZAINS | Quills Used Again To Organise Rhyming Zeugmas As Iambi; New Sonnets! |
Angela Brett, while trying to encourage people to apronymise Q words. Science:Linguistics |
| QUEASY | Quite Uneasy Emotion Assails Stomach, Yes? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| QUEBEC | Quit Using English, Become Especially 'Canadienne' |
Toni McCoi O'Gradi Places:Towns & Cities:Canada |
| QUEER (2) | Quite Under-Estimated, Efficacious Race |
Robert Anonymous People & Relationships:Love & Lust:LGBTQIA |
| QUESTION | Query Usually Eliciting Some Thought, If One's Nice |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce |
| QUICK-ACTING BRAKE | Quickly Used, Its Caboose Kills Acceleration Creating Traction In Need. Good Brakes Really Avoid Killing Engineers. |
Sean Lamb (http://www.geocities.com/gold27ca/gloss1a.html defines this as "A Modification by George Westinghouse of his automatic air-brake for quicker response at the rear of a train." Many train crews have been killed by runaways when the brakes failed.) Transport:Trains |
| QUICKIE | Quite Unexpected Intercourse, Cuddling & Kissing In Excelsis |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| QUID PRO QUO | Quietude Usually Invokes Detention Police Require Oral Questioning Under Oath |
Rico Leffanta Assorted Phrases |
| QUIET | Quit Ululating - It's Ear Terrorism! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Advice |
| QUIET (2) | Quit Uppercasing - It's Eye Terrorism! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Advice |
| QUIET RIOT | Quirky Unimaginative Instrumental Entertainment That Really Isn't One's Taste |
Sean Lamb (well, I'm not really a heavy metal fan) Entertainment:Music |
| QUIFF | Quim Users Invest For Fun |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| QUINTUPLE | Quadruple's Understood... Increment, Now, To Use Penta-Like Enumerator. |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives |
| QUIP | Quick, Unscripted, Intense, Pithy |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter |
| QUIP (2) | Quite Unexpected Ingenious Pun |
Dustan Dowsing Laughter |
| QUIPS | Quirky Utterances In Playful Situations |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter |
| QUIRK | Queer Unusual Idiosyncrasies = Relationship Kaput |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns |
| QUITE | Quantitatively Unspecific, It's Tentatively Extensive. |
Angela Brett Main |
| QUITTER | Questioning Unhealthy Inclination Toward Tobacco - Eventually Rewarded. |
Angela Brett Drugs:Tobacco |
| QUIVERS | Quaint Universally Intimate Vibrations Expecting Romantic Sensations |
Rico Leffanta Assorted Nouns People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| QUIZMASTER | Questions Usually Instigate Zero Marks As Silly Twits Essay Reponses |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| QUORUM | Qualified Unit Of Roughly United Minds |
Sean Lamb People & Relationships |
| QUOTATION | Querysome Use Of Topic Attempting To Instance Own Notions |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature |
| QUOTE | Quotation Used On Thy Email |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication |
| QUO VADIS? | Question Uttered On Via Appia, Disciple Is Surprised |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion |
| QWERTY | "Quit Writing Everything Rapidly!" Typewriter Yells |
Angela Brett, since the QWERTY keyboard layout was designed to stop typewriters from jamming, though not necessarily by slowing down typing. (See http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_248.html and the linked article for an interesting discussion on this) Computers:Generic Hardware |
| QY | Questioning You |
Jan Morgan (QY usually means 'query') Re-expansions of existing acronyms Communication |