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Loose apronyms:
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A CLEAN JOKEA Charming Laugh Ensues After Novel Jester Omits Kinky Elements Tony McCoy O'Grady
BARREL-LOLBeing Amused, Riotously Raucous Excessive Laughter - Look Out Listeners! Started by Angela Brett, perfected by Tony McCoy O'Grady. A play on 'barrel roll.'
BELLY LAUGHSBeautifully Executed Laughter Letters. You Levitate Above Usual Grotty Halfhearted Samples. Tony McCoy O'Grady, after reading LOL IN COSMOS.
BIG SMILEBecause It's Great! So Many Incredibly Lovely Events! Angela Brett
BOLLOCKSBurst Out Laughing Loudly Over Crass Knavish Smugness Tony McCoy O'Grady, when he wished to sniggeringly deride some stupid remarks which someone made.
Words & Wordplay:Rudeness
CACKLECreated Audible Comedic Kinesis... Logically Enough Tony McCoy O'Grady
CACKLE (2)Children And Counterparts Keep Laughing Endlessly Rico Leffanta
CACKLINGChuffed About Carrying Key Lime IBook - Not Gloating! Angela Brett, who still grins/cackles joyously when she thinks about having a KEY LIME IBOOK, and how she came to have it.
Computers:Macintosh & Newton
CHAT ACRONYMSChuckling Heartily As Typing A Capitalised ROTFL? Oh No, You're Merely Smiling. Angela Brett, who notices that some people reflexively type acronyms suggesting laughter (such as ROTFL: Rolling On The Floor Laughing) when they actually aren't laughing.
Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms
CHUCKLE (2)Crudely Hilarious Undertaking... Comically Killer Little Expansion! Angela Brett, who liked the Aaaaaarrrrggghh in ANTHRAX (2)
CLUCKChicken-Like Utterence Causes Kerfuffle TMcCO'G - The sight or sound or anyone imitating a chicken always seems to cause others to laugh.
Assorted Nouns:Noises
FANTASTICFelt About Near To A Seizure. This Is Comical. Tony McCoy O'Grady
FOL-DE-LOLFell Over Laughing - Developed Emphysema Laughing Out Loud Tony McCoy O'Grady
GAGGovernment Approved Giggle Tony McCoy O'Grady
GIGGLEGreatly Inspired Gleeful Guffaw... Laughing Ebulliantly Angela Brett
GUFFAWGloriously Uproarious Feelings For A While Tony McCoy O'Grady
GUFFAW (2)Gut Undulates From Fun And Wit Angela Brett
HAHappy Acclamation Tony McCoy O'Grady
HILARIOUS (2)Here I Laugh At Rudeness I Observe U Suggesting Tony McCoy O'Grady, when I quoted KEYBOARD saying "If it's small and soft, then why is it such a big problem?" about MICROSOFT, and then realised the comment could relate to something else...
HILARIOUS (3)How I Laughed! A Rollicking Incident Of Utter Silliness Angela Brett
HILARITYHappiness Is Laughing At Reality, It Transfixes You. Tony McCoy O'Grady
HUMDINGERHaving Unexpected Merriment Deeply Involving Numerous Gleeful Excited Responses Tony McCoy O'Grady
HUMORHaha's Usually My Own Response Tony McCoy O'Grady, who spells HUMOUR properly.
HUMOROUSHaving Upturned Mouth, Often Result Of Unintended Subtext Tony McCoy O'Grady
HUMOURHate Uncorrect 'Mericanisms Omitting 'U's Regularly! Tony McCoy O'Grady (see HUMOR)
I WAS JOKINGIt Was A Silly Jest, Over Killed. It Never Gelled. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Phrases
JOKEJest - Only Kidding, Eh. Angela Brett
JOKE (2)Jest Or Kiddish Expletive Jeff Anonymous
JOLLITYJoyous Outburst, Long Lived - I Thank You Tony McCoy O'Grady
JOYJoke's On You Rico Leffanta
Names:First names:Female
JUBILANTJoy Unleashes Boys In Loud And Noisy Times Rico Leffanta
LATE!Laughing At Their Expense Tony McCoy O'Grady
LAUGHLaughter Acronyms Usually Generate Happiness/Hysteria. Tony McCoy O'Grady
LAUGHING MY ASS OFFLaunching An Unprecedented Guffaw... Help! I've No Gluteus Maximus! Yes, A Sure Sign Of Fatuous Fun Angela Brett
LAUGHING OUT LOUDLittle Acronym's Unknownness Gave Happy Irishman Nonplussed. Got Opportunity Ultimately To Learn Of Unique Definition Tony McCoy O'Grady pays homage to what started the apronyms project. It all began when Angela Brett wrote 'LOL' in response to some witticism he had written. Tony, being new to the web, had never come across this before and asked for illumination. From this sprung an unending flow of (occasionally?) funny items.
LAUGHTERLaunched An Unexpected Guffaw Hearing This. Encore Requested Tony McCoy O'Grady
LMAOLikely Mildly Amused... Overexaggerating Angela Brett (LMAO usually stands for Laughing My A*se Off)
Re-expansions of existing acronyms:Conversational
LOVELYLaughing Out Very Excitedly - Loud Yelling. Tony McCoy O'Grady
MERRIMENTMe Expressing Raucous Revelry In My Environment Nine Times Tony McCoy O'Grady
PRICELESSPrimary Reaction Is Chuckling, Excited Laughter Escapes, Some Sniggering. Tony McCoy O'Grady
PROFIGGLEPatient Rolled Off Furniture, Injuring Gluteus, Grazed Lower Extremities Tony McCoy O'Grady. 'Profiggle' was originally a contraction for 'prolonged stifled giggle' until Tony gave it this expansion.
Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words
QUIPQuick, Unscripted, Intense, Pithy Tony McCoy O'Grady
QUIP (2)Quite Unexpected Ingenious Pun Dustan Dowsing
QUIPSQuirky Utterances In Playful Situations Tony McCoy O'Grady
REJOICINGReceiving Email Jokes Over Internet Connection Instigates Nice Gaiety Tony McCoy O'Grady
RE-LOLReally Excited, Lots Of Laughing re-LOL typed by Angela to mean 'LOL again,' acronym suggested by Tony McCoy O'Grady.
ROFLRaunchy Overlord Fell Lasciviously. Jeff Anonymous, when Tony said 'ROFL' on the forums, and Jeff thought he ought to supply a more original expansion for it than 'Rolling On Floor Laughing'.
Re-expansions of existing acronyms:Conversational
ROFL (3)Retched Onto Floor Laughing Tony McCoy O'Grady, asking 'Have you ever laughed so much you were sick?' (ROFL usually stands for 'Rolling On Floor Laughing')
Re-expansions of existing acronyms:Conversational
ROLLING ON THE FLOOR LAUGHINGRolling Over Laughing Loudly, It's Not Good Over Night To Happily Exude Frenzied Laughter On One's Rug, Loud And Uncontrollable Good Humour Irritates Neighbouring Grandma. Steve Keate and Angela Brett
SCREAMSuch Comic Responses Elicit Another Moan Tony McCoy O'Grady
SHRIEKSupremely Hilarious Reaction Indicating Elated Kindheartedness Tony McCoy O'Grady
SMILESimply Magic, It's Laughter Eliciting. Tony McCoy O'Grady
SMILE (2)Subtly Make Imminent Laughter Evident Angela Brett
SMILE (3)Satisfied Merriment, Induces Lips Ends Jan Morgan -- the ends turn up
SMILE (4)Satisfying Mirth, Induces Lips Ends Jan Morgan -- the ends turn up
SMIRKSuch Mirth Is Really Killing! Tony McCoy O'Grady
SMUG SMILESilly Me, Unusually Good Suggestion Means I Laugh Easily Tony McCoy O'Grady
SNORTINGSudden Nasal Outburst Reacting To Incoming Naughtiness, Generally. Tony McCoy O'Grady
TITTERThis Is Too True, Embarrassing Really Tony McCoy O'Grady
TICKLISHTouching It Causes Kinky Laughter, I'm Sensitive Here TMcCO'G
TEE-HEETitter Easily Extracted, Hilarity Ended Eventually Tony McCoy O'Grady
VOL-AU-VENTSVoiced One Laugh And Uncertainly Ventured Extra - Needed To Stop Tony McCoy O'Grady, after he'd said "How's that for starters" and Angela had replied that it wasn't as nice as vol-au-vents.
WHOOPWelcome Hearty Outburst Of Pleasure Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Nouns:Noises
WITTICISMWhat It Takes To Incite Cackling Is Sometimes Magical Tony McCoy O'Grady