Apt = Pert = Refined Ore = Nuggets! Yield Mined/Mind Scintillation!
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| WA | Weird Anthropomorphoid |
Jeff Anonymous (in reference to the noise made by ASH of Pokemon, and the fact he is anything but human) Assorted Nouns:Noises |
| WAAAAH! | Wail Annoyingly And Acquire A Hug |
Angela Brett Assorted Nouns:Noises |
| WAAAH! | Wouldn't Allow Angela Any Honours |
Angela Brett, after Tony took a lot of the honours for first and last acronyms under each letter. Assorted Nouns:Noises |
| WABAIN | Wood Alkaloid Brings About Immediate Narcosis |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry |
| WACKY | Weird And Crazed Kooky Youth |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| WAFFLE | Woman Arrested For Finding Love Elsewhere |
Rico Leffanta, to go with BAFFLE People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| WAGE | Won't Acknowledge Greater Effort |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:The Workforce |
| WAGON | We Are Getting On Now. |
Angela Brett Transport:Trains |
| WAHINES | Women Absolving Hula In Naked Environmental Shows |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Genderalisations Science:Linguistics:Maori Words |
| WAIF | What An Insignificant Figure! |
Angela Brett People & Relationships |
| WAIFS | We Are In Financial Strife |
Angela Brett People & Relationships Commerce:Money |
| WAITER | Walks Around Indoors, Tending Eaters' Requirements |
Tony McCoy O'TableSix Food & Drink People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| WALES | Wherein Abide Leek-Eating Sheep |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| WALKABOUT | When All Local Kiddies Are Bedecked, 'Onouring Uppity Tourist |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Politics:Royalty |
| WALKERIA | Was A Little Killer. Eventually Renamed. Is Alwalkeria. |
omnicronos (according to http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/glossary/indexw.shtml, Walkeria was a small bipedal carnivore. And, according to http://www.isgs.uiuc.edu/dinos/de_4/5ce8942.htm, it changed its name in 1987 - just enough to avoid recursion) Science:Biology:Animals:Dinosaurs |
| WALKERTON | Water - A Liquid Killer - Exacerbated Residents' Troubles Over Night |
Patricia Rix (Walkerton was catapulted into horror and infamy a year and a half ago when it was found that one of the town's wells was contaminated with E. coli to the extent that the water wasn't even safe to wash in. As many as 2000 people got sick, and 7 of them died directly from the E. coli, with perhaps 10 others dying from other causes after being weakened by the bacteria, and many many are left with chronic serious illnesses. You couldn't give away a house in Walkerton during this time, so they were pretty well stuck with it, using bottled water for ingesting, and washing in bleach-water. Places:Towns & Cities:Canada |
| WALKMAN | While A Listener's Kinetic, Music Around Noggin. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who wasn't sure whether Angela would know the term 'noggin' for head. Entertainment:Music Science:Electronics |
| WALNUT | Wallopping A Lot Normally Ups Tonnage |
TMcCO'G - referring to the old saying "A woman, a dog and a walnut tree, the more you beat them the better they be." (This is not in accordance with Tony's opinions!!) Food & Drink Science:Biology:Plants:Trees |
| WANT | Women Are Naked Too |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| WAR | When America Retaliates |
Angela Brett, after terrorists crashed commercial jets into the Pentagon and the WORLD TRADE CENTER. Military:War & Terrorism |
| WARD | Worship At Reach, Drove |
Jan Morgan (see WARD CONFERENCE) drove = throng or group Religion |
| WARDEN | We All Require Dramatic Exit Now |
Angela Brett, after being eveacuated from a building due to a fire alarm. People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| WAREHOUSE | Where A Retailing Empire Holds Over Unsold Stock Excess |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce Places:Buildings |
| WARFARE | We Are Ready For A Rapid Exit |
Angela Brett Military:War & Terrorism |
| WARP | Wood's Awry, Rain Penetrated |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs |
| WARS | Web Application Retrieving Studies |
Angela Brett (see DETECTIVE) - If the veterans have been in the wars, why shouldn't the clinical trials be in the WARS too? Computers:Internet:VA Data Acquisition |
| WARTS | Where A Rubbed Toad Shows |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Old wives tales talk of catching warts from touching toads) Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| WARWICK | Wily Adviser, Respected & Wise - Is Called 'Kingmaker' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's King Henry VI Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King Henry VI |
| WASH | Water And Soap Hygiene. |
Eric Bridgstock People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| WASHER | When A Seal Has Expired, Replace! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects |
| WASHINGTON | Western Area State Has Important, Necessary Great Trees, Olympic Nationals |
Jan Morgan - Olympic Nationals Park Places:States & Regions |
| WASP | Will Anaphylactic Shock Prevail? |
Angela Brett, thinking again of people who are allergic to wasp stings. Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments Science:Biology:Insects |
| WASPS | With A Sting, Pierce Skin |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Insects |
| WATCH | Wrist-Attached Timer Counting Hours |
Angela Brett and Peter Coxhead Time Science:Electronics Household Objects:Clothing:Jewellery & Accessories |
| WATER | Wet And Terrifically Essential Resource |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Drinks |
| WATERCOLOUR | When A Toxin's Eaten, Rashes Can Occur. Loads Of Unhealthy Radicals. |
Angela Brett (see GLOSS) Food & Drink:Home(-cooked) Improvement:Paint |
| WATERFALL | Where A Torrent Eternally Rolls Forward - A Liquid Location |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who wants to see a submission from AngelFalls Brett Places:Waterways |
| WATERLOO | When A Tyrant's Ended Revolution, Loses Over Onslaught |
Robert Anonymous Waterloo was the name of the battle in which Napoleon was defeated. Napoleon was a self declared emperor who had restored stability to France after the French revolution. History Military:War & Terrorism |
| WATERMELON | Wet And Tasty (Eaten Ripe) - Much Elbow-Licking Often Necessary |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (the juice gets everywhere!) Food & Drink |
| WAYNE | Wellknown Actor, Yet Never Excelled |
Tony McCo(wbo)y O'Grady Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses |
| WEATHER | Wet Expectations - A Thunderstorm, Hail, Especially Rain! |
Angela Brett Science:Meteorology |
| WEB | Wait Endlessly, Browse |
Edwin Hermann Computers:Internet |
| WEBCAM | Woefully Explodes Bowels... 'Cause Actually Metal. |
Jeff Anonymous Computers:Do Not Eat |
| WEBLOS | We Endlessly Be Loyal Of Scouting |
Jan Morgan -- Rank in Cub Scouts Sports & Recreation:Scouts |
| WEBTV | Was Enlisted By Trainee, Variant |
Jan Morgan -- not a computer but can get SOME internet functions. A beginner's choice. Computers:Internet |
| WEDDINGS | When Each Day Dawns, I'm Near Gorgeous Soulmate |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| WEE | Wet Excretion, Essentially. |
Angela Brett, after her youngest niece and nephew each managed to wet a bed. Science:Biology |
| WEED | We Enjoy Expanding Dope |
Angela Brett, after she and Steve acronymised many different names for cannabis Drugs:Cannabis |
| WEEK? | Weak? Enervated Energy! Kindness! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Rough WEEK? Time |
| WEEKDAY | Work Expected, Endlessly Keep Doing Again Yesterday's |
Angela Brett Time:Weekdays |
| WEEKDAYS | When Everyone Else Keeps Diaries Are You Safe? |
TMcCO'G - Who believes that all days are weekdays. what a silly word - what's a non-weekday? ;-) Time:Weekdays |
| WEES | What Everyone Else Said |
Acronymous Anonymous Main |
| WEETBIX | Wrongfully Executing Enemies... Techniques Being Incredibly Xpert |
Angela Brett, creating another cereal killer MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains:Cereal Killers |
| WELL | Water! Eureka! Lotsa' Liquid! |
Roger Williams Food & Drink Places:Waterways |
| WENDELL | When Everyone Needs Direction, Enters Lifes Lessons |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Male |
| WESLEY | Was Evangelists' Surname; Ladies Eponymised Young |
Angela Brett (according to http://babynamer.com, This was the surname of brothers John and Charles Wesley, 18th-century founders of Methodism, a Protestant Christian denomination. It was first used as a given name in their honor during their lifetimes.) Names:First names:Male Religion |
| WEST | Where Exits Sun Today |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Positions & Directions |
| WHAT? | Would Happily Accept Teaching |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Main |
| WHATEVER | We Hear All That's Expressed - Valiantly Eschewing Reasoning |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - many people with a closed mind will say "whatever" to end a discussion they are bored with. Communication |
| WHEEL | Wonderfully Helpful, Enabling Easy Locomotion |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Car Parts |
| WHIDBEY | What Has It Done But Ensare You? |
Sean Lamb (Whidbey is Microsoft's code name for Visual Studio '05; Microsoft's strategy can often be reduced to Embrace-Extend-Extinguish, as they first accept standards then provide "essential" extensions that are only compatible with their own products) Computers:Programming Computers:Windows:Applications Names:Code Names:Microsoft |
| WHINE | Wail How It's Never Enough |
Angela Brat Assorted Verbs Assorted Nouns:Noises |
| WHINGE | Why Have I Not Got Everything? |
Angela Brat, inspired by an unsuccessful search for WHINE... this could be WHINE if you remove the Got but then it doesn't flow as well. Assorted Verbs |
| WHINNY | When Horse Imitates Nymphomaniac Nun Yodelling |
Rico Leffanta Assorted Nouns:Noises |
| WHINY | Waaah! Help! I Need You! |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives |
| WHISKEY | We Have Irish, Scotch, Kentucky - Enjoy Yourself |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
| WHISTLER | "Windows Has Inconsistencies" Said The Laboratory Engineer Relentlessly |
Sean Lamb (Whistler was the internal code name used by Microsoft for Windows XP) Computers:Windows Names:Code Names:Microsoft |
| WHITE | Wedding's Hue Is Terrifically Elegant. |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives:Colours |
| WHOOP | Welcome Hearty Outburst Of Pleasure |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter Assorted Nouns:Noises |
| WHORE | Woman Hiring Out Reproductive Entrance |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| WHOREHOUSE | Where Hookers Operate - Regularly Entertaining Husbands Of Utterly Sexless Entities |
Penname Nom De Plume People & Relationships:Love & Lust Places:Buildings |
| WIARTON | Willie Is A Rodent Trying Out Notoriety |
Patricia Rix, referring to WIARTON WILLIE, the white groundhog who will be making his annual forecast on Groundhog Day. Time:Special Occasions Places:Towns & Cities:Canada |
| WICCA | Witches In Coven Conjure Antichrist |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion |
| WICK | With Illumination Comes Knowledge |
Gavin Lambert (thinking lantern wick in an old library or something) Art & Literature Household Objects |
| WICKIUP | When It's Cold Kissing Is Usually Perfect |
Rico Leffanta Places:Buildings |
| WIDOWS | Women In Danger Of Winning Solitaire |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Family People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| WIFE | Wedded Individual - Female, Essentially. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Family People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| WIKIPEDIA | What I Know Is Perfect, Encyclopedia's Definition Is Augmented. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady I really like the idea of Wikipedia, particularly the notion that people can add extra detail to an entry in an area they know a lot about. Computers:Internet |
| WILD | Wondering If Love Died |
Rico Leffanta Assorted Adjectives |
| WILLIAM | Was Insecure, Living Lies In Actual Memories |
Jan Morgan - someone I knew Names:First names:Male |
| WILLIAMS | Wise Infantryman Loves Life, Is At Majesty's Service |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's King Henry V Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King Henry V |
| WILLIS | Was Involved, Learning Lifes Inspired Salvation |
Jan Morgan - someone I know Names:First names:Male |
| WILLOW | Wonderful In Lovely Latticed Osier Work |
TMcCO'G Science:Biology:Plants:Trees |
| WINDA | Woman Into Non-Dairy Alternatives |
Angela Brett Names:You Are What You Eat |
| WINDOWS | Will I Never Discover Original, Wondrous Software? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Windows |
| WINDSCREEN | Where Insects Normally Die. Stops Crud Reaching Eyes, Ears & Nose |
Eric Bridgstock Transport:Car Parts |
| WINDY | Wet, Icky, Not Drinkable... Yuck! |
Angela Brett, after a gust of wind knocked her iced coffee into her lap. Food & Drink:Drinks Science:Meteorology |
| WINE | Will It Never End? |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
| WINFIELD | Woolwoorth's Internal Name For Its 'Emulatory Label' Designs |
Tony McCoy O'Grady = Winfield is the name used by the Woolworth group for its 'own brand' label products. Winfield was the second forename of Frank W Woolworth who founded the company. Names:Famous people Commerce |
| WINFS | Well, It's Not Fail Safe |
Sean Lamb (WinFS is yet another Microsoft acronym [a Micronym?] for WINdows Future Storage, which was originally planned to be included in the upcoming Longhorn release) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Windows |
| WINNER | Wanker In No Need Exultation Really |
wishes People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| WINNERS | Winners Innovate! Navigate Naturally. Empathetically Realise Success! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. People & Relationships |
| WINSTON | Would Induce Non-Smokers To Oppose Nicotine |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Drugs:Tobacco |
| WINTER | Weather Inclement, Night Time Extends Rather |
Eric Bridgstock Time:Seasons |
| WIRELESS | With ITrip Radio Equipment, Listeners Everywhere Start Stations |
Angela Brett (the iTrip is an FM transmitter for the Apple iPod... by far the best one if you ask me as it gets all the power it needs from the earphone port, yet has just as good range as competing products which require batteries.) Computers:Generic Hardware |
| WISCONSIN | Water Is Surrounding, Center Of Northern States In Nation |
Jan Morgan Places:States & Regions |
| WISE | Weirdly Intuitive... Soundly Educated. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| WISH | What I Should Have |
Angela Brett Assorted Nouns |
| WITCH | Wields Incantation To Certain Happiness |
Rico Leffanta Religion Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Mythical Creatures |
| WITHER | Water Is Taken Hurriedly, Ensuring Roughness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology |
| WITH-OUT | Who Invented This Horrid , Objectionable, Unpleasant Term? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Angela used 'With-Out' in an expansion. Main |
| WITS | Words In Tidy Sequences |
Angela Brett, anticipating a battle of wits when Gavin was knocked off the bottom of the HALL OF FAME Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| WITTICISM | What It Takes To Incite Cackling Is Sometimes Magical |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter |
| WIX | Will It Xtinguish? |
Sean Lamb (WiX really means Windows Installer Xml; Microsoft's latest attempt to "embrace and extend" XML) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Windows |
| WMS | What, More Spam!? |
Sean Lamb (WMS really means Windows Messenger Service) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Windows:Applications |
| WMV | Watch My Video |
WMV usually stands for Windows Media Video Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Windows |
| WOAD | Was Once A Dye |
Jan Morgan -- found this word in the dictionary. It's a plant whose leaves were formerly used to make blue dye. Science:Biology:Plants |
| WOBBLE | Well Off Balance By Losing Equilibrium |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs |
| WOBBLER | Went Overboard By Blusteringly Launching Enraged Response |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - in Ireland the term "He threw a wobbler" is used to describe someone's reaction to bad news People & Relationships |
| WOLF | Works On Learning Fun |
Jan Morgan -- Rank in Cub Scouts Sports & Recreation:Scouts |
| WOLFRAM | Went Overboard Looking For Random Automata? Maybe. |
Angela Brett, referring to Stephen Wolfram and his huge tome 'A New Kind of Science' on cellular automata and similar constructs. I don't think there's really such a thing as going overboard investigating something in science... even if the hypothesis turns out to be completely wrong, somebody has to thoroughly investigate it so that we know it's wrong, and more than likely they'll discover something that is useful in the process. At the very least, absurdly wrong ideas make good material for http://OldScientist.com (if only anyone had time to write for it.) Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians |
| WOMAN | Witters On Meaninglessly - Ad Nauseam |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Genderalisations |
| WOMBAT | Warm Omnivorous Miniature Bear Australians Treasure |
Rico Leffanta Science:Biology:Animals |
| WOMEN | We Only Make Empty Noises. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady. (The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect those of the Editor.) People & Relationships:Genderalisations |
| WONDERBRA | Wearing One Nowadays Develops Enormously Robust Bosom - Rather Artificially |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
| WONDERFUL | Wordsmith O'grady Now Deserves Extra Respect For Unbeatable Letters. |
Angela Brett, after reading Tony's TOPS AND TAILS. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| WON'T | Waiting On Next Tweaking |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, suggesting a name for the 'W' category (see MOSCOW (2)) Words & Wordplay |
| WOOD | We Observe Our Devotion |
Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the wood (5th) wedding anniversary. Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| WOOL | Wife's Obedience Obviously Lasting |
Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the wool (7th) wedding anniversary. Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| WOOT | While Owning, Outcry This |
I though that "woot" needed to be an apronym, and I saw that no one created one yet so... Main |
| WOOZY | Woman Out Of Zest Yesterday |
Rico Leffanta Assorted Adjectives |
| WORD | We Often Require Dictionaries |
Angela Brett Words & Wordplay |
| WORDSMITH | Wired On Reading Dictionaries So Much It Turns Harmful |
pdtar -- Ditty gave a pointer to your site that included "wordsmith". I decided to play. Words & Wordplay |
| WORK | Weed Out Recreational Knowledge |
Rico Leffanta Commerce People & Relationships:The Workforce |
| WORKOUT | Weightlifting Or Running Keeps One Utterly Trim |
Tony McCalorie O'Grady Science:Biology Sports & Recreation People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| WORM | Warm Or Raw Magnifique! |
Rico Leffanta Science:Biology:Insects:Edible(?) |
| WORRIED | While Only Reasonably Risky, It's Extremely Distressing. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Emotions |
| WORSHIP | We Offer Redeemer Strength, Honour In Praise. |
Grace Francis Religion |
| WOW | Works Out Wonderfully! |
Angela Brett, after reading TRUTH, JUSTICE, AND THE AMERICAN WAY Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| WOZNIAK | Without One Zealous Nerd's Inventions, Apple's Kaput! |
Angela Brett Names:Famous people |
| WREATH | We Remember Everyone, Acclaiming Them Heroes |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Plants Military:War & Terrorism |
| WRESTLING | Where Race Equals Strength, Try Letting In Natural Guile |
Rico Leffanta Sports & Recreation |
| WRIST | Writing Requires Incredibly Supple Tendons. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| WRITE | Write Right! Inscribe Talents! Endure! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Art & Literature Communication |
| WRITERS | Wearily Rehashing Ideas 'Til Exasperating Reader's Satisfied. |
Angela Brett Art & Literature:Writers |
| WRITING | Without Reading Instruction, This Is No Good. |
Angela Brett Art & Literature Communication |
| WROTE | Words Relayed Orthographically To Endure |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature Communication |
| WRYNECK | With Robin You Never Ever Come Kissing |
Rico Leffanta Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| WTC | War? Terrorism? Crime? |
Jeff Anonymous (given the lack of a proper term to describe the September 11, 2001, tragedy in New York City, resulting in the destruction of the World Trade Center) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Places:Buildings Military:War & Terrorism |
| WWDC | Where We Demonstrate Code |
Angela Brett (WWDC usually stands for Worldwide Developers Conference -- see http://apple.com/wwdc) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Programming |
| WWW.ALTSCAPE.COM | We've Written Windows Application (Leaky Though!) Still Coding Apple Product. Eventual Cash Outcome, Maybe! |
Angela Brett, who is sure they'll get rid of the memory leaks in the final release. :) Computers:Internet:URLs |
| WYND | Winding Yet Narrow Defile |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places |
| WYOMING | When You Obviously Moan In Nerdy Gallop. |
Jeff Anonymous (Wyoming is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'Moving in hurried desperation from one cubicle to another in a public lavatory trying to find one which has a lock on the door, a seat on the bowl, and no brown streaks on the seat.') Words & Wordplay:Liffs |