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100% KNICKERSKey Necessity In Clothing Kit - Enswathing Rump/ Seat Tony McCoy O'Grady
Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear
100% KNIFEKeenness Needs Incredibly Fine Edge Tony McCoy O'Grady
Military:Weapons
Household Objects:Eating Utensils
100% KNIGHTKilled Nasties In Glorious Heroic Times Tony McCoy O'Grady
Military
100% KNITTINGKnowledgeable Needler Interlocks Talent, Takes Initiative, Negotiates Garments Jan Morgan and Angela Brett
Sports & Recreation
100% KNOCKED UPKnowing Nothing Of Carnal Knowledge, Encounter's Disastrous - Unwanted Pregnancy! TMcCO'G
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
People & Relationships:Family
100% KNOTKnickers Never Obviously Twist Rico Leffanta
Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear
100% KNOT (2)Keeps Navigators On Target Angela Brett
Science:Mathematics:Measurement
100% KNOTHOLEKeeps Neighbours On Toes Hopefully Occluding Lecherous Eavesdropping Rico Leffanta
Assorted Nouns
100% KNOWLEDGEKeystone Navigating Own Wisdom, Loves Education Deserves Glowing Edification Jan Morgan
People & Relationships:Thoughts
86% KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENTKnowledgeable Network Operators Will Leverage Experience and Degrees to Gain Enlightenment. Many Apprentices Never Appreciate Gurus, Expecting Mere Elucidation of Network Terms. Sean Lamb
Communication
100% KNUCKLEKnobble Near Uncial Can Keep Limbends Exercised TMcCO'G
Science:Biology:Body Parts
83% KOALAKeels Over And Lands Aussie-up Rico Leffanta
Science:Biology:Animals
100% KOPERNICUSKde Out-Performs Everything Rendering New Internet Connections Useful, Surely Sean Lamb (Kopernicus was the code name for KDE version 2.0)
Computers:Linux
Names:Code Names:Linux
100% KOREKnows Organic Regurgitation Everywhere Rico Leffanta
Religion:Greek Gods & Goddesses
100% KORGOKeyboard Output Recorder Generates Opening Sean Lamb (Korgo is the name of a new worm that exploits a hole in Windows security and installs a keylogger, sending the keystrokes to a remote, malicious computer)
Computers:Windows
100% KORNKranky Old Rabbi's Name Leo Boyes
Names:Famous people
100% KOWTOWKeel Over When The Order Warrants Rico Leffanta
Assorted Verbs
100% KRISKinky Relationships In Seven Jan Morgan -- after 7 years she moved on to a new relationship
Names:First names:Female
100% KRISPY KREMEKeeps Right In Savory Perception, You Keep Restricted, Eating Marvelous Edible Jan Morgan - don't eat so many donuts and you won't gain weight
Food & Drink
100% KRISTENKid's Religion Is Shown To Everyone Now Angela Brett (the name Kristen comes from Christiana or Christian.)
Names:First names:Female
100% KRISTIKnows Reading Is Shared, Teaching Ideas Jan Morgan
Names:First names:Female
100% KRISTINEKnows Reading Is Shared, Teaching Ideas, Necessary Enlightenment Jan Morgan
Main
100% KRITOSAURUSKnown Remains Indicate That Old Saurian Ate Undergrowth/Umbrage Rising Up Sunward Angela Brett -- I'm not sure whether a kritosaurus would be more able to eat undergrowth or umbrage, but as a herbivore it's sure to eat one or the other.
Science:Biology:Animals:Dinosaurs
88% KRYPTONKal-el? Really! Young People Think Of Nothingelse. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Chemistry:Elements
100% KUNG FUKiller Using No Guns - Fists Uppermost Tony McCoy O'Grady
Sports & Recreation:Martial Arts
100% KUNG FU (2)Karate Using Natural Gyrations Favouring Upsets Rico Leffanta
Sports & Recreation:Martial Arts
100% KUWAITKept Useable Wells After Invader Thwarted. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Countries
100% KUWAIT (2)Keeps Up With Advances In Technology Angela Brett, who works for a dental software company which is expanding into Kuwait.
Computers
Places:Countries
100% KUWAIT (3)Keeps Up With Acology Information Technology Angela Brett (see KUWAIT (2))
Computers
Places:Countries
100% KYLAKeep Your Legs Apart Angela Brett (deciding to do a Rico-like name expansion)
Names:First names:Female
100% KYMOGRAPHKilohertz You May Observe Graphically, Record Actual Phonemes, Hopefully. Angela Brett, hoping to get the last K entry.
Science:Physics
100% KYOTO ACCORDKeep Your Ozone Tolerable. Only America Can't Cooperate On Reducing Despoilment. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Environment
100% KYRGYZSTANKnow Your Regional Geography? Yes? Zealously Study This Altitudinous Nation. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Countries
100% KYUKarate Youth - Untrained Tony McCoy O'Grady
Sports & Recreation:Martial Arts
100% LALittlest Aria Angela Brett
Entertainment:Music
100% LAAGERLarge And Ample Group Encompassing Ring Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Nouns
100% LAAGER (2)Lazy Alcoholic's Articulation, Groaning Epithesis Represented? Angela Brett
Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic
100% LABLooks At Biology Jan Morgan
Science:Biology
Places:Buildings
100% LABANLoses At Beheading, Absolves Nephi Jan Morgan -- Book of Mormon Evil relative lost his head for not turning over the plates of brass
Names:Book of Mormon Characters
100% LABORATORYLocated At Bench, Our Researcher Attempts Trials Of Radioactive Yields Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science
Places:Buildings
100% LABOURLacking Authority Because Of Useless Reforms John Richard Jones. Fed up with Labour's incompetence.
Politics:Parties
100% LABOUR (2)Layabouts Are Betraying Our Unique Reputation John Richard Jones
Politics:Parties
100% LACELovers Are Copulating Excessively Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the lace (13th) wedding anniversary.
Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries
100% LACE (2)Looping Adorned Cotton, Elegantly Jan Morgan
Household Objects:Threads & Fabric
100% LADAWNLazy Adult Doesn't Act With Nobility Jan Morgan - someone I know
Names:First names:Female
100% LADDERLying Against Dormer Denotes Elopement? Rather! Patricia Rix
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
Household Objects
100% LADIESLeaving A Dump Is Extremely Satisfying Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Buildings:The 'Little Room'
100% LADIES (2)Like A Doorway Into Effluent Stinkiness Patricia Rix
Places:Buildings:The 'Little Room'
100% LADY DIANALunatic Assaults Darling Yin Died In Accident, Numerically Adored Jan Morgan
Politics:Royalty:Royals
100% LADY DRIVERLaughing At Danger You Drive Recklessly In Vehicle - Eschewing Reversing! Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Genderalisations
Transport:Drivers
100% LADY MACBETHLike A Demented Yuppie, Manipulative And Controlling, Becomes Encourager To Husband Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Macbeth
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Macbeth
100% LADY OF THE LAKELived At Depth, Yearned Once & Finally To Have Excalibur, Long And Keen Edged Tony McCoy O'Grady
Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Arthurian Legend
100% LAERTESLaunches Attack, Exacting Revenge To Exonerate Sister Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark
100% LAFEULord Attempting 'Friend's' Exposure, Unavailingly Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well
Places:Countries
100% LAGERLads Agree, Great Exhilarating Refreshment Tony Moore
Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic
100% LAMANLackluster Associate Mainly Argued, Nephi Jan Morgan -- Book of Mormon Character -- mean sibling
Names:Book of Mormon Characters
100% LAMANITELawless Associates Mainly Argued Nephites In Truths Eternal Jan Morgan
Names:Book of Mormon Characters
100% LAMBLittle Animal Might Baa Angela Brett, who saw lots of lambs on her bus trips from Auckland to Palmerston North and back.
Science:Biology:Animals
100% LAMB (2)Little And Moving Blissfully Niki Widdowson
Science:Biology:Animals
100% LAMBORGHINILovely Automobile May Bring Owner Racing Glory / Honours - It's Natively Italian Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport:Car Makes & Models
100% LAMBSLittlies Adore Most Baby Sheep Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Animals
100% LAMENTATIONSLines Acrostically Made Expressing National Tragedy. A Temple Is Overthrown, Nation Sundered. Sue Johnson
Religion:Bible books
100% LAMPLuminous Apple Macintosh Phosphors Angela Brett, after she was given a 512k Mac whose disk drive wasn't connected, so all it does is show the disk icon with a flashing question mark - Steve suggested it could be used as a lamp.
Computers:Macintosh & Newton
100% LAMP (2)Lost At Midnight? Press. Steve Keate
Household Objects
100% LAMP (3)Light Atop Manmade Pole Jan Morgan
Household Objects
100% LAMPOONSLaughing At Mankind's Pretences Over Other Newsworthy Stories Rico Leffanta
Art & Literature
100% LANCASTERLoyal And Now Controlling Army Strategy To Extirpate Rebels Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's King Henry IV
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King Henry IV
100% LANCELong And Narrow, Charge Enemies Tony McCoy O'Grady
Military:Weapons
93% LANCELOT DU LACLike A Nasty Courtier, Enticed Lady Off Throne - Death Unleashed Loss of Arthurian Chivalry Tony McCoy O'Grady
Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Arthurian Legend
89% LANGUAGELinguists Assay New Generalisations of Utterances And Graphical Expression. Angela Brett
Science:Linguistics
82% LANTHANUMLanthanides Are Named (from) This. Happens Among Nature in Uncommon Minerals. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Chemistry:Elements
100% LAOSLarge Areas Of Sierra. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Countries
100% LAP DANCELeggy & Attractive (Poorly Dressed) Arousing Naughty Chaps Excitement Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% LAPRASLugs A Passenger Relentlessly Around Sea Angela Brett (Lapras is Pokemon #131)
Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon
100% LAPTOPLaughingly, Apple's P1 Totally Outperforms P2 Angela Brett, referring to Apple's yet-to-be released consumer portable (codenamed p1) which will surely be a G3 and therefore faster than a Pentium 2.
Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware
100% LAPTOP (2)Little Appliance - 'Puter - That's Obviously Portable Tony McCoy O'Grady
Computers:Generic Hardware
100% LAPTOP (3)Luckiest Are People That Operate PowerBooks Angela Brett
Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware
100% LAPTOP (4)Linux And Portables - There's Often Problems. Angela Brett (I know a few people who've had Linux laptops and they seem to have problems with the power management.)
Computers:Linux
100% LARA CROFTLucozade Advertisement Recruits Adventurous Character, Release Of Film's Timely. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Computers:Games:Game Characters
100% LARDWARELeft Alone, Rebelling Dieters Will Absorb Recyclable Electronics. Angela Brett, thinking that if computer parts really were edible, they might be called lardware.
Computers:Do Not Eat
100% LARGELengthier And Relatively Greater, Evidently Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Adjectives
100% LARGE HADRON COLLIDERLeptons Aren't Really Good Enough, Hadronic Action Duly Reveals Our Notions Correct (Or Lacking) Looking Into Denser Energy Realms Angela Brett -- the Large Hadron Collider is the replacement for the LEP (Large Electron Positron collider) at CERN. It will be turned on in 2007 and, by colliding hadrons rather than the lighter LEPTONS, should reveal how particles react at higher energies.
Science:Physics
100% LARRYLazy And Rather Rebellious Youth Tony McCoy O'Grady
Names:First names:Male
100% LARYNGITISLacking A Roundy Yoke Necessitates Gaps In Transmission - I'm Silenced. Tony McCoy O'Grady, after a teasing gap in a message.
Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments
100% LASAGNELuscious And Saucy, And Good Nutritious Eating Chef, South Park High School
Food & Drink
100% LASAGNE (2)Like Anything, Seldom Any Garfield's Not Eaten. Angela Brett (Lasagne is the cartoon cat Garfield's favourite food.)
Food & Drink
Art & Literature:Fictional Characters
83% LASERLight-emitting Artefact Sometimes Employs Rubies Tony McCoy O'Grady
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
Science:Physics
100% LAST MESSAGELatest Acronym Seems To Make Everyone Suggest Some Alternative, Good, Expansion Tony McCoy O'Grady
Communication:Acronyms Forums
100% LAST MESSAGE (2)Lately Angela's Slow To Make Expansions, Since She's A Good Employee. Angela Brett
Communication:Acronyms Forums
100% LAS VEGASLosers Away Squandering Valuables, Expecting Gold; Always Screwed. Sporkmaster
Places:Towns & Cities:USA
100% LATE!Laughing At Their Expense Tony McCoy O'Grady
Laughter
100% LATE BREAKING NEWSLook At This Emerging Bulletin Relating Events And Keeping Interesting Narration Going - National Events, Worldwide Stories TMcCO'G
Communication
100% LATE EXTRALate Appearance: Tony's Evidently Erroneous - Xenon Triggered Researcher's Alertness Tony McCoy O'Grady, suggesting a title for THE ACRONYM TIMES issue which was delayed because, among other things, Angela wanted to put a 'tour' of chemical element acronyms on the website and realised that XENON was missing.
Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms
100% LATERLast Alligator To Exit, Repeats Patricia Rix (I was thinking of "see you later, alligator", though why the last alligator would say this to an empty room escapes me)
Time
Communication:Hello & Goodbye
100% LATER GATORLike "Adieu' Though Expressing Return - Greatly Abridge Trendy Old Repartee TMcCO'G - referring to the song line "See you later alligator, after 'while Crocodile"
Communication:Hello & Goodbye
94% LATE TRAIN SERVICELeft After The Evening Train Rolled Along, In Near-empty Station, Expecting Returning Vehicle Into City - Evfentually Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
100% LATINLanguage A Touch Intricate Nowadays. Tony -- English is becoming so sloppy that grammar is disintegrating, even though it was never as complex as Latin. Learning Latin must be really difficult now.
Science:Linguistics
100% LATITUDE & LONGITUDELost? Attend To Indicators That Uniquely Distinguish Every Location. One Needs Geometry, International Time & Utilise Decent Ephemeris Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places
100% LATTER DAY SAINTSLiving A Truly Teachable Existence Religiously, Do All Your Service At Instant Notice To Saints Jan Morgan - Part of the formal name of mormons complete formal name is the Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints (Instantly coming to ones aid ensures happiness)
Religion
100% LATVIALet's Appreiciate That Valuable Ideal, Autonomy. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Countries
100% LAUGHLaughter Acronyms Usually Generate Happiness/Hysteria. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Laughter
100% LAUGHING MY ASS OFFLaunching An Unprecedented Guffaw... Help! I've No Gluteus Maximus! Yes, A Sure Sign Of Fatuous Fun Angela Brett
Laughter
100% 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.
Laughter
100% LAUGHTERLaunched An Unexpected Guffaw Hearing This. Encore Requested Tony McCoy O'Grady
Laughter
88% LAUNDRYLinen Articles Uncreased, Non-Dirty, Returned (to) You Tony McCoy O'Grady
Household Objects:Clothing
100% LAURALemurs Around Ugly Rat Assets Michael Seiler. I came up with it because there aren't enough suitable nonsense phrases that can expand off my girlfriend's (or my best friend's girlfriend...lotta Lauras, eh?) name. (Note: Unless Michael doesn't much like his girlfriend, this is not strictly an apronym. It has only been included to explain MICHAEL SEILER. See also LAURA (2) and LAURA (3))
Names:First names:Female
100% LAURA (2)Line An Unpolished Rough Amethyst Tony McCoy O'Grady
Names:First names:Female
100% LAURA (3)Lovely, And Untarnished, Radiant Angel Tony McCoy O'Grady
Names:First names:Female
100% LAURENLooked Astounding, Utterly Ravishing Even Now Tony McCoy O'Bogart, referring to Lauren Bacall, Humphrey Bogart's wife and frequent co-star
Names:First names:Female
Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses
100% LAVACHELemonish - Although Valued Amongst Characters He Encounters Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:All's Well That Ends Well
100% LAVA LAMPLike A Volcano, A Light Activates Moving Patterns Tony McCoy O'Grady
Household Objects
100% LAVA LAMP (2)Lacking Any Volcanic Activity, Light Affords Many Possibilities Melanie Merswolke
Household Objects
100% LAVATORYLacking Any Ventilation Attacks The Olfactory Receptors, Yes? Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Buildings:The 'Little Room'
100% LAVINIALiving, After Violent Incident, Names Indecent Assailants Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Titus Andronicus
100% LAWLevelled Against Wrongdoing Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Law & Order
100% L.A. WEIGHT LOSS CENTERLosing Advantage With Excess Inches, Getting Healthy Tips, Life's Own Succeeding Solution, Carefully Examines Necessary Transformed Eating Regime Jan Morgan - a Place that promotes eating healthily and losing weight
Food & Drink
100% LAWFUL CONDUCTLove And War: Fair Until Lawyers Come, Openly Nicking Dollars Using Clever Tricks Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Law & Order
83% LAWRENCIUMLike A Whole Range of Elements - Non-natural. Created In University Machines. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Chemistry:Elements
100% LAWSUITLegal Actions Will Sometimes Use Intricate Terminology Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Law & Order
100% LAWYERLoopholes And Wrangles - You Escape Retribution Tony McCoy O'Grady, after Eric's colleagues looked for a LAWYER to go with DOCTOR.
People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations
100% LAWYER (2)Lopes Away With Your Expensive Retainer Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations
100% LAWYER (3)Lying Attorneys Win You Extra Rewards. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations
100% LAWYER (4)Legal Assistants Waste Your Earned Remuneration Eric Bridgstock
People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations
86% LAWYER (5)Lies And Wriggles, You End-up Robbed Mike Redmond
People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations
100% LAWYERSLies And Wanky Yarns Essential. Requires Slyness Edwin Hermann
People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations
100% LAWYERS (2)Litigation About Winning You Election... Recounts Significant. Angela Brett, after the USA elections in 2000.
Politics
People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations
100% LAXATIVELately A Xerantic Ass Tamed, I'll Vouchsafe Epsom! Tony McCoy O'Grady
Drugs
89% LAZINESSLacking Any Zeal, Idly Napping or Entering Sleepy State. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Personality Traits
100% LAZINESS (2)Like All Zombies, I Nightly Enter Sleepy Stupor Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Personality Traits
80% LAZY HATSLovely And Zany - Your Headgear is Always Tacky and Shoddy. Angela Brett, when Tony mentioned he was wearing his 'lazy bastard' hat. When asked to describe it, he replied, "It was a beautiful hat when I came across it, but after years of neglect (due to laziness) it is probably a real mess by now, I don't know. When I'm wearing it, I'm too lazy to look at myself in the mirror."
Household Objects:Clothing
100% LCBOLarge Canadian Booze Outlet/Organization Angela Brett (LCBO usually stands for Liquor Control Board Ontario)
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic
100% LEADLies Expressionless And Dead Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Chemistry:Elements
100% LEADERLarge Editorial Arousing Deep Empathetic Responses Tony McCoy O'Grady
Communication
80% LEAFLight Engenders Aliment for Flowers. Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Plants
100% LEAF (2)'Lungs' Each Autumn Fall. Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Plants
100% LEAF (3)Let's Enumerate A Forest Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Biology:Plants
100% 4 LEAF CLOVER40 Lucky Events Are Following, Country Lane Offers Very Enjoyable Ramble Tony McCoy O'Grady
Religion
100% LEAPLunge Eagerly Across Pit Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Verbs
100% LEARNLose Educators - Autonomously Read Notes. Angela Brett
Education
100% LEATHERLove Endured Annus Three, Hardly Experiencing Regret. Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the leather (3rd) wedding anniversary.
Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries
100% LEATHER (2)Let's Eschew Animals That Have Epidermis Removed Tony McCoy O'Grady, saying: this doesn't really reflect my opinion as I love my leather jacket! :-)
Science:Biology:Body Parts
Household Objects:Clothing
100% LEBANONLasting Ethnic Bitterness Accelerates Neglect Of Nation. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Countries
100% LEDALet Every Duck Arise! Rico Leffanta
Religion:Greek Gods & Goddesses
100% LED ZEPPELINLoudness = Extreme. Drug, Zoloft, Extremely Proficient Problem Eliminator. Laud Is Needed. Jeff Anonymous (see LZ)
Entertainment:Music:Artists
100% LEEDS CASTLELuscious Expansive Evergreen, Deeply Searched, Country Assets, Secluded Territorial Landscape, England Jan Morgan
Places:Buildings
Places:Landmarks
100% LEEKLet's Eat Everything, 'Kay? Sean Lamb
Food & Drink
100% LEFT HANDLittle Enterprising Feline Taken Hold; Abandoning Normal Digits Gavin Lambert (I'm having to type this one-handed because my cat is sleeping on my right hand. And I'm right-handed!)
Science:Biology:Body Parts
100% LEGALLoopholes Exploited, Getting Around Laws Angela Brett and Steve Keate
People & Relationships:Law & Order
100% LEGENDLocal Elements Generally Encapsulate Native Deity Tony McCoy O'Grady
Art & Literature:Myths & Legends

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