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100% JUDGEMENTJava Users/ Developers Group, Extended: Macintosh Enthusiasts Now Taken! Gavin Lambert, thinking up a new name for a group Angela told him about which is ostensibly a Java users group but is actually a group of Mac developers, one of which develops using Java. Its previous working title was JUGWOXACI so this is a big improvement! JUDGEMENT day is the second Tuesday of each month.
Computers:Programming
100% JUDGESJustices, Utterly Depressing, Grim Events Spiral Eric Bridgstock
Religion:Bible books
100% JUDGES (2)Jury Unanimously Decided Guilt; Enter Sentence. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations
100% JUDITHJewish Urban Destruction? I'm The Heroine Tony McCoy O'Grady
Religion
Names:First names:Female
100% JUDYJust Un Dress Yourself! Rico Leffanta
Names:First names:Female
100% JUICEJug - Usually It Contains Extract. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Food & Drink:Drinks
100% JUICE (2)Juveniles Usefully Ingest Citrus Extract Tony McCoy O'Grady and Angela Brett
Food & Drink:Drinks
100% JUICYJointly Uncovering Interrupted Coition Yields Rico Leffanta
Assorted Adjectives
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% JUJUJaded Unbelievers; Jinxes Unleashed! Roger Williams
Religion
100% JULESJules Uses Long Entertaining Stories David Brydon, referring to singer Jules Riding
Entertainment:Music:Artists
100% JULES (2)Jules Utilises Lynne's Efficient Sensibility. David Brydon
Entertainment:Music:Artists
100% JULES (3)Jesus Uses Lively Evangelical Singer Angela Brett
Entertainment:Music:Artists
100% JULIAJauntily Uses Lad's Identity Awhile Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Two Gentlemen of Verona
100% JULIANJust Uses Lessons In Adventures Naturally Jan Morgan
Names:First names:Male
100% JULIA ROBERTSJoyful Unbridled Lover Instinctively Always Reveals Ostentatious Big Eyes Really Trap Spouse Rico Leffanta
Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses
100% JULIEJust Uses Love In Events Jan Morgan
Names:First names:Female
100% JULIETJaunty Underage Lovely In Erotic Tragedy Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Romeo and Juliet
100% JULIUS CAESARJumped-Up Little Italian Usurper. Shuns Caution And Enrages Senator And Republicans Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Antony and Cleopatra
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Julius Caesar
100% JULYJuveniles Usually Laze, Yes! Tony McCoy O'Grady
Time:Months
100% JULY (2)Justly Unwound & Lazing Youths Tony McCoy O'Grady
Time:Months
80% JUMPJolt of Unrestrained Mac Power Angela Brett, describing what would be needed to turn KEYBOARD off or on (the power keys are on the soles of his feet, but aren't activated by normal walking.)
MacGirl & KeyBoard
100% JUMP IN A LAKEJust Use Mother's Personal Identification Number, And Lunch At Kin's Expense! Angela Brett, while thinking about the SHOVE OFF challenge... although this one doesn't quite fit it.
Words & Wordplay:Rudeness:Rude Advertising Slogans
100% JUMP OUT OF A PLANE!Jolted Upwards... My Parachute's Opened Up! Thrill Of Freefall Abated, Pleasantly Lowering Adrenalin Nearing Earth. Angela Brett
Sports & Recreation:Parachuting
100% JUNCTIONJumbled Underground Network Comes Together Into One Nexus Angela Brett
Places
Transport:Trains
100% JUNEJuly's Upcoming Next, Evidently Tony McCoy O'Grady
Time:Months
100% JUNE (2)Just Unending Nice Evenings Tony McCoy O'Grady
Time:Months
100% JUNE (3)June Ushers New Era! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Summer in Northern Hemisphere / Winter in Southern Hemisphere.
Time:Months
100% JUNGLEJumbled Undergrowth - Not Grass Land Evidently Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places
80% JUNKJust Useless, Needless Knick-knacks Tony McCoy O'Grady
Household Objects
100% JUNKIEJust Using Narcotics Keeps Individual Enslaved Jan Morgan
Drugs
100% JUNOJuxtaposition Unlikely Nearly Omnipotent Rico Leffanta
Religion:Roman Gods & Goddesses
88% JUPITERJeopardy Ultimate Prospect If Travellers Ever Reach (it) Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Astronomy:Planets
100% JURYJudge: Unanimous? Representative: Yes. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Law & Order
88% JUSTICEJoin the United States - They Incarcerate Criminal Evildoers Angela Brett, with a rose-tinted view of JUSTICE (the AMERICAN WAY.) It isn't really true. After all, they didn't incarcerate Bill G*t*s.
People & Relationships:Law & Order
100% JUSTICE (2)Jury's Undecided? Seems That I'm Convicted Erroneously. Tony McCoy O'Grady (see GUILTY)
People & Relationships:Law & Order
Communication:Acronyms Forums:Mystery Posters
100% JUSTICE FOR ALL!Just Us! Selfish Temporisers! Individuals Completely Egotistical! For Ourselves! Ruin Antagonists! Low Lifes! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
People & Relationships:Law & Order
100% JUSTINJolly Unusual Son, Teaches In North Jan Morgan
Names:First names:Male
100% JUSTINEJoin Us So Tourism Is Nice Event Jan Morgan
Names:First names:Female
100% JUST TOO BUSYJoyful Users Should Try To Openly Operate Battery Utilisation System. Yes? Tony McCoy O'Grady, complaining about Angela's sister, who is JUST TOO BUSY to change her clock batteries and therefore her emails come through as though they'd been sent several days beforehand.
Computers
Assorted Phrases
100% JUVENALJust Use Verse Eventually Nothing Approaches Love Rico Leffanta
Art & Literature:Writers
100% JUVENILEJust Underage, Vaguely Endearing Not Into Looking Elderly Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships
90% JUXTAPOSEJust Use X-rays To Align Posteriors On Someone's Epidermis Rico Leffanta
Assorted Verbs
93% JUXTAPOSITIONJuggle Until X-axes Tally, Although Placing Objects Spatially In Togetherness Is Often Noisome. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Mathematics:Geometry
100% KAKinky Automobile Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the Ford 'Ka'
Transport:Car Makes & Models
100% KA (2)Kurvaceous Automobile Angela Brett
Transport:Car Makes & Models
100% KAAAWAKindly Arrange All Affairs With Aloha Rico Leffanta (Kaaawa is a town on the island of Oahu, Hawaii.)
Places:Towns & Cities:USA
100% KAABAKneelers Are All Beautifully Aligned Tony McCoy O'Grady
Religion
Places:Buildings
100% KAIMANAWAKnocking Around In Mountains Are Nomads And Wild Animals Angela Brett, referring to the mountain range in NEW ZEALAND
Places
100% KALAMIKorean (?) Artistry Leaves A Map Immaculate Tony McCoy O'Grady (Kalami is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'The ancient Eastern art of being able to fold road-maps properly.')
Words & Wordplay:Liffs
100% KALEIDOSCOPESKinetic Alignments Laboriously Enhancing Inner Dynamics Of Scattered Chips Optically Performing Exotic Scenes Rico Leffanta
Entertainment:Toys
100% KALIKindles All Luck Inverted Rico Leffanta
Religion:Hindu Goddesses
100% KANSASKey Area Noted, Successful Aircraft Source Jan Morgan - center of U.S. Leading State To Manufacture Aircraft
Places:States & Regions
100% KARAOKEKeeps Alcoholised Roisterers Amused, Or Kiddies Entertained Tony McCoy O'MyWay
Entertainment:Music
100% KARATEKicking Athlete, Reaching At Taming Emotions Jan Morgan - Great sport - teaches the individual self-control and how to defend themselves in a threatening situation if you can't talk it out
Sports & Recreation:Martial Arts
100% KARENKey Attribute Recreates Endurance Necessary Jan Morgan
Names:First names:Female
100% KARINKatharos (Athenian) Rarely Impure Name Angela Brett (According to my dictionary, the name Karin and many similar names are 'of uncertain origin, later assimilated to katharos, pure.')
Names:First names:Female
100% KARL'Kapital' Apparently Read Less Tony McCoy O'Grady (Karl Marx's book Das Kapital is rarely read nowadays)
Art & Literature:Writers
83% KARMAKill, And Revenge Mars (your) Afterlife! Angela Brett
Religion
100% KARMA (2)Karmas Are Radical Music Appliances Sean Lamb (who has a Rio Karma on his wish list).
Entertainment:Music
Science:Electronics
100% KARTINGKiddie At Race Track Is Nearer Ground TMcCO'G
Sports & Recreation
90% KATHARINAKeeps Acid Tongue Haranguing All. Romance Instigates Neat About-face Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Taming of The Shrew
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Taming of the Shrew
100% KATHERINEKeen Actress That Hepburn, Exuding Romantic Intensity & Naughty Eroticism Tony McCoy O'Grady
Names:First names:Female
Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses
100% KATHRYNKnowlegeable Adult Truly Has Responsible Young Networked Jan Morgan -- someone I know
Names:First names:Female
100% KATHYKeen Adventurer Tackles Hobbies, Yin Jan Morgan -- a person I know
Names:First names:Female
100% KATRINAKnockout Advantage Truly Respects Individual's Necessary Attributes Jan Morgan
Names:First names:Female
100% KATRINA (2)Kind And Truly Reasonable Individual Needs Alternatives Jan Morgan
Names:First names:Female
100% KATYDIDKeeps Appetisers Tasting Yummy Doesn't Intimidate Desserts Rico Leffanta
Science:Biology:Insects:Edible(?)
100% KAWASAKIKickstart And Wheelie Away, Speeding Along's Keenly Invigorating Tony McCoy O'Grady, who never owned a 'cow', but had a Honda for several years
Transport:Car Makes & Models
100% KAYAKKeeps Away Yachties... Absent Keel! Angela Brett
Transport
86% KAYANAKismet Adolescent Yin Adoringly Named (for) Acquaintances Jan Morgan -- someone I know pronounced Kay-Anna (fate that this person was named after 2 friends)
Names:First names:Female
100% KAYANA (2)Keen Artistic Youth, Adorable Narcissistic Adolescent Jan Morgan and Kayana Morgan I did Youth and adolescent Kayana picked out the other words
Names:Acronymists
Names:First names:Female
100% KAYSERKeenly Alluring, Your Stockings Evoke Recollections TMcCO'G - who remembers 'Kayser' as a brand of nylon stockings from the 1950s/60s
Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear
83% KAZAKHSTANKing-size Asian Zone Afforded [Genghis] Khan Horses Superior To Any Neighbours. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Countries
100% KAZIKeenly Avoid Zipping Intimates! Angela Brett
Places:Buildings:The 'Little Room'
100% KEBABKreative Eats, Beef And Barbecue Sean Lamb
Food & Drink
100% KEEP IT SIMPLE, STUPID!Kindly Extract Essentials, Pass Intricacies To Specialists. It Makes People Lose Enthusiasm, Struggling To Understand Perplexing, Insignificant Details. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Advice
100% KELLOGGSKillers Enjoy Little Luxuries - Occasionally Getting Gustatory Sensations Tony McCoy O'Grady, acronymising a source of cereal killers.
MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains:Cereal Killers
86% KENDALKeenly Eaten - Normally During A Long-walk Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to Kendal Mint Cake, which British hikers are reputed to carry as energy food
Food & Drink
Sports & Recreation
100% KENDRAKinfolk Expand Names, Don't Request Apronyms.com Grumpy Old Man
Names:First names:Female
100% KENNEDYKilling Ended Nation's Notions, Estranging Developing Youths. Tony McCoy O'Grady, who feels that the death of JFK was the beginning of America's youth becoming disenchanted with politics, paving the way for Nixon and Agnew et al.
Names:Famous people:Politicians
100% KENNETHKeen Extrovert Needs Nice Erudite Thinking Hedonist Mary Carr, on a Kenneth she knows.
Names:First names:Male
100% KENTUCKYKey Event Needs Track, Usually Counts Kilometers - Yards Jan Morgan - Races - the kentucky derby
Places:States & Regions
100% KENYAKenyatta Established Nationhood Years Ago. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Countries
100% KEROUACKontinually Ephemeral Routing Of Utilitarianisms And Correspondences. Tom Denton
Art & Literature:Writers
100% KERPOWKick Endangering Rude Parts Of Wrongdoer Angela Brett
MacGirl & KeyBoard
Assorted Nouns:Noises
100% KERRIEKnits Everything, Regenerating Regime Is Experimental Jan Morgan -- she creates her own KNITTING patterns with the old regime
Names:First names:Female
100% KERRYKingdom Endures Regular Rainfall Yearly Tony McCoy O'Grady (County Kerry in Ireland is known as 'The Kingdom' and is in the wettest region in the country)
Places:States & Regions
100% KETTLEKeeping Engineers Tooting Their Little Engines Sean Lamb - A kettle (an abbreviation of tea-kettle) refers to any very small steam locomotive, usually one without a tender.
Transport:Trains
100% KEWLKids Experiment With Language Angela Brett
Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words
100% KEWL (2)Kids Exercise Wrong Learning wishes
Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words
100% KEYBOARDKeep Entering Your Bloody Obvious Acronyms Regularly, Darling! Tony McCoy O'Grady, applying for the position of MacGirl's trusty, but slightly-unsure-of-what's-going-on sidekick, KEYBOARD. Why is he called Keyboard? Because MacGirl routinely says to him: "Keep Entering Your Bloody Obvious Acronyms Regularly, Darling!"
MacGirl & KeyBoard:(Wannabe) Superheroes
100% KEYBOARD (2)Keys Enter Your Bowel Only After Ruining Duodenum. Angela Brett and Steve Keate (see DONGLE (3))
Computers:Do Not Eat
100% KEYBOARD (3)Keep Eating Your Breakfast - Of ASCII-Related Dishes Tony
Computers:Do Not Eat
100% KEY LIMEKeep Everything You Love In Macintosh Environment Angela Brett, who has a Key Lime IBOOK
Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware
100% KEYNOTEKept Easy... You've No Overhead To Exhibit Angela Brett -- With Keynote, you don't need an old-fashioned overhead projector and slides, so there is less overhead in setting up a presentation.
Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software:Applications
Communication:Presentations
80% KEYSKeep Everything of Yours Secure Angela Brett
Household Objects
80% KEYS (2)Keep External [to] Your Stomach! Angela Brett
Computers:Do Not Eat
100% KFCKnown For Calories Angela Brett
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
Food & Drink:Food Outlets
100% KHARTOUMKissing Has A Reputation That Only Uproots Morality Rico Leffanta, because in Khartoum, kissing is never seen between a man and a woman.
Places:Towns & Cities
100% KIDKinky Irish Deviant Tony McCoy O'Grady, perhaps describing Keyboard... or himself?
People & Relationships
100% KIDSKinship In Daughters & Sons Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Family
100% KIDS (2)Keep It Down - Sshhh! Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Family
100% KILLARNEYKeep It Like Left Alone, Renewing Naturally Every Year Angela Brett, who went to Killarney National Park, Ontario, with the Rixes.
Places
100% KILOBYTESKeyboard Informs Logicboard Of Blurb You Type - Easily Stored! Angela Brett
Computers
100% KILTKnees Influence Lovely Tartans Jan Morgan
Household Objects:Clothing
100% KILTERKeep In Line, Then Everything's Right. Angela Brett
Assorted Nouns
100% KIMKipling's Interesting Manuscript Tony McCoy O'Grady
Art & Literature:Book Titles
100% KIM (2)Kept In Memory Jan Morgan - someone I know
Names:First names
100% KIM (3)Kind In Maneouvers Jan Morgan - someone I know
Names:First names
100% KIMBERLYKippers In Mushy, Buttered Eggs Really Look Yummy. Kimberly
Names:You Are What You Eat
100% KIM NOVAKKnockers Intrigue Males Not Otherwise Vaccinating Armoured Knickers Rico Leffanta
Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses
100% KINKid's Into Naughtiness Sean Lamb
People & Relationships:Family
100% KIN (2)Kinship Is Necessary Sean Lamb
People & Relationships:Family
100% KIN (3)Kindred In Nature Jan Morgan
People & Relationships:Family
100% KINDKeeps Initiating Neighbourly Deeds Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Personality Traits
100% KINDERGARTENKids Investigating New Diseases Exploring Riots Grabbing Arses Revolting Teachers Educating Nincompoops Rico Leffanta
Education
Places:Buildings
100% KINDERGARTEN LITERACY PARENT WORKSHOPKids, If Needled, Don't Enjoy Reading. Get Avid Readers To Evolve Naturally, Learning In Their Excitement. Remove Additional 'Classes' - Young People Always Read Eventually, Not Through Worry Or Rapacious Kindergarten Supremacy Hopes Of Parents. Angela Brett
Education
100% KINDNESSKissing Identifies New Directions Needing Exploratory Sneaky Smooches Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships:Personality Traits
100% KINDYKids In Noted Development Years TMcCO'G - Kindy seems to be an abbreviation of Kindergarten. I hope this is the mean the seeker sought an expansion for.
Education
88% KINGDOMKeystone In Never-ending Growth, During Our Moments Jan Morgan
Religion
Politics
100% KING EDWARD IVKilling Inspires New Guilt - Eventually Dies Wracked About Relative Done In Violently Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Richard III
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Richard III
100% KING HENRY IVKingship Inherently Needs Greatness - His Eldest's Not Ready Yet - Intensely Vagabondish Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Henry IV
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King Henry IV
100% KING HENRY VKingdom Is Newly Growing - Hal's Evidently Now Reformed - Yea Verily! Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's King Henry V
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King Henry V
100% KING HENRY VIKiddie Inherits: Next Generation Heightens Enmity & Nasty Rivalry. York's Victoriously Installed Tony McCoy O'Grady
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King Henry VI
100% KING HENRY VIIIKatharine Is Not Giving Heir! Enter Next Romantic Young Vixen, Into International Intrigue Tony McCoy O'Grady
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King Henry VIII
100% KING JOHNKnighting Illegitimate Nephew Generates Jealousies Over Holier Nephew Tony McCoy O'Grady
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King John
100% KING LEARKeenly I'm Nearly Geriatric - Lonely, Elderly And Rambling Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's (The Tragedy of) King Lear
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:(The Tragedy Of) King Lear
100% KINGSKingship Is Near Godship Sometimes. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Religion:Bible books
83% KIRBYKleaning Instrument Running Birds [over] - Yummy! Taylor Rundell
Science:Electronics
100% KIRSTIKnowledge In Reading, Saves Teaching It Jan Morgan
Names:First names:Female
100% KISSKinkiness Is Sharing Saliva. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% KISS (2)Kind Intentions Sweetly Seduce Dustan Dowsing, 'cause he's missing them =](:
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% KISS (3)Kinetic Instinctive Smile Smudge Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% KISS (4)Kind Intimate Sweet Submission Jan Morgan
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
80% KITEKey Is Tied to End Roger Williams - referencing the lightning experiment of Ben Franklin.
Science:Physics
History
100% KITHKindness In Their Hearts Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Family
86% KITTENKontains Infinite Tricks: Teleporting Everywhere Non-expected Gavin Lambert (Kittens can move so quickly and in unexpected directions (like upwards) that at times they just seem to teleport from place to place. Fortunately, they still seem to need a line of sight)
Science:Biology:Animals
100% KITTEN (2)Keepsake Ignores Totally Till Effectively Nestling Jan Morgan
Science:Biology:Animals
100% KITTEN (3)Keepsake Impacts Total Territory Effectively Neutral Jan Morgan
Science:Biology:Animals
100% KITTYKittens Intend To Tempt You Patricia Rix
Science:Biology:Animals
83% KITTY (2)Kind Individual Tries Tricky Yo-yo Jan Morgan
Names:First names:Female
100% KIWIKiwi Irish With Interest Angela Brett, after Tony complained that calling the duo half Irish, half Kiwi would seem like a half measure
People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races
78% KIWIANAKids In Waikaremoana Identify (with) Articles Native to Aotearoa. Angela Brett - Kiwiana means things unique to the New Zealand culture (like Americana to America?) Waikaremoana is a randomly chosen place in NZ... I wasn't really cheating with that W because most place names here begin with 'Wai,' and Aotearoa is the Maori word for New Zealand.
People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races
100% KLINGONKnowing 'Language' Is Notably Geeky (Or Nerdy) Angela Brett
Science:Linguistics
Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:Star Trek
100% KLRKickstart & Let's Ride Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to MOUTH (2)
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
Transport
100% KLR (2)Keep Leathers Ready Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to MOUTH (2)
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
Transport
100% KLR (3)Keen Little Racer Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to MOUTH (2)
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
Transport
100% KMACKlondike Makes Addicts Clickclickclickclick... Angela Brett, who explains: My first Mac, a PowerBook 145B, was named kMac late in its life because after I got my POWERBOOK 1400CS (named DIFFERENT THOUGHT) my mother played over 30,000 games of Klondike on the 145B. I can always tell when she's playing Klondike because of all the frenzied double-clicking. kMac's homepage is at http://acronyms.co.nz/angela/mac/kMac.html
Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware:Angela's Apples
100% KNEECAPKicks Need Energy Enhancement Created At Patella. Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Body Parts

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