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100% LOGOGRAPHLike Oriental Glyphs - One Graphically Represents A Particular Heading. Angela Brett
Science:Linguistics
93% LOIS AND CLARK: THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SUPERMANLatest On-air Incarnation of Superman. ABC's Now Dismissed Contracts, Leaving Addicts Revering Kryptonian, Though Hating Executive. Now Everyone Writes About Discontinuity in Various Episodes & Notes The Unaired, Recently Ended Series Of Fanfic. Some Undeprived People Examine Reruns & Make Angela Nauseous. Angela Brett, a FoLC (Fan of Lois & Clark) who is jealous of people who live in countries where L&C reruns are still showing.
Entertainment:TV shows
100% LOLLovely Orgiastic Lovemaking Tony McCoy O'Grady. Angela couldn't be bothered going to her bedroom for something, so Tony replied "When you marry things may change," to which Angela replied with a LOL (laughing out loud.) Tony responded with the new meaning for LOL. :)
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
Re-expansions of existing acronyms:Conversational
75% LOL (2)Lovingly Ornamented Long-johns Tony McCoy O'Grady... Angela had mentioned having dophin and fairy ornaments on her drawers, so Tony responded by saying he wasn't interested in what she had on her underwear. When Angela said 'LOL' (meaning Laughing Out Loud) he responded with the new meaning for the acronym.
Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear
Re-expansions of existing acronyms:Conversational
100% LOL (3)Little Old Lady Angela Brett, while comparing LOL with DOM (DIrty Old Man)
People & Relationships
Re-expansions of existing acronyms:Conversational
83% LOL (COMICAL)Longlasting Outburst of Laughter (Causing Others to Make Inquisitive Comments, And Laugh) Angela Brett
Laughter
92% LOL IN COSMOSLaughing Out Loud, I Nearly Choked On Some of My Own Saliva Angela Brett
Laughter
100% LOLITALittle One's Lover Is Tormented Adult TMcCO'G
Entertainment:Movies
100% LOLLIPOPLots Of Little Licks Instill Presence Of Pleasure. Roger Williams
Food & Drink:Confectionery
100% LOMBARDLaptop Outer Made By Apple's Respected Developers Angela Brett (Lombard was the name of the casing for the PowerBook models codenamed Bronze Keyboard and Pismo.)
Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware
Names:Code Names:Apple
100% LOMBARD (2)Loan Of Money? Beware A Ruinous Debt Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places
Commerce:Money
100% LONELINESSLeaves One Needing Embraces. Lifeforce Is Not Entirely Self-Sufficient Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Emotions
100% LONELYLoss Of Nearness, Emotionally, Leaves Yearning. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Emotions
100% LONERLove's Only Nightmare Escaping Rejection Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships
100% LONGHORNLate Or Not, Gates Holds Out. Releases Nothing Sean Lamb (the next version of Microsoft Windows, codenamed Longhorn, has now been delayed until 2006).
Computers:Windows
Names:Code Names:Microsoft
100% LONGHORN (2)Long Overdue... Nobody's Getting Horny Over Releasing Nothing Angela Brett, who thinks that LONGHORN is a misnomer.
Computers:Windows
Names:Code Names:Microsoft
89% LONG WORDLexical Objects Necessitating Great Work, Obligatory Reading of Dictionary Angela Brett
Words & Wordplay
100% LOOLavatory Or Outhouse Angela Brett
Places:Buildings:The 'Little Room'
100% LOO (2)Loss Of Originality Jeff Anonymous, who admits that his acronym ideas have headed down the toilet in recent days.
Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms
100% LOO (3)Little Ol' Outhouse Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Buildings:The 'Little Room'
100% LOO (4)Locks Overthrow Observers Jeff Anonymous
Places:Buildings:The 'Little Room'
100% LOOKLet One Observe Keenly Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Verbs
100% LOOPHOLELawyers Out Of Principles Halting Other Legal Effects Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships:Law & Order
100% LORDLofty Offical Relishing Divinity Rico Leffanta
Politics:Royalty
100% LORETTA SWIT ("HOTLIPS")Letters Often Reveal Erotic Thoughts That Always Spill Wetly In Time; However Often That Lasts, It's Pretty Sensational Rico Leffanta
Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses
100% LORRAINELonging Of Repentance, Reforming As It's Necessary, Effort Jan Morgan
Names:First names:Female
100% LOSERLover Of Someone Emerges Resentful Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% LOSER (2)Lack Of Stamina Endangers Runner Tony McCoy O'Grady
Sports & Recreation
100% LOSTLooking Over Strange Terrain Angela Brett
Assorted Adjectives
90% LOST FILESList Of Stuff To Fix, Integrate, Learn, or Employ Somehow Gavin Lambert. I have an incredibly large LOST FILES list -- I keep adding stuff to it much faster than I can ever get things done ;)
Assorted Nouns
100% LOTHLORIENLand Of Trees Has Lady Of Remarkable Intensity -- Evenstar's Nan Patricia Rix
Art & Literature:Fictional Places:The Lord of the Rings
100% LOTUSLots Of Traction; Unbelievable Speed Eric Bridgstock
Transport:Car Makes & Models
100% LOTUS (2)Loads Of Trouble, Usually Serious Helen Livesey
Transport:Car Makes & Models
100% LOUDLoony Or Uncouth Din Patricia Rix
Assorted Adjectives
Assorted Nouns:Noises
100% LOUD (2)Lots Of Unbearable Decibels Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Adjectives
Assorted Nouns:Noises
100% LOUISLongago, Often Used In Shops Tony McCoy O'Grady - a 'louis' was a gold coin, worth 20 francs, in France up to 1795.
Commerce:Money
100% LOUISELanguage Of Use Is Special, Embraced Jan Morgan
Names:First names:Female
100% LOUISIANALong's Organization Used Impropriety, Shadiness In Administering Nefarious Activities. Roger Williams -- Refers to Huey Long, Governor of Louisiana from 1928 until his assassination in 1932.
Places:States & Regions
History
100% LOUISIANA (2)Lasalle's Origins Used, Is Saved In Area, Native Arcadian Jan Morgan - Lasalle Originally Claimed it for France so the origins are of French culture - Arcadians was shortened to cajun these people came fron acadia in Nova Scotia
Places:States & Regions
100% LOURDESLeaves Own Unhealthy Residence, Domain Entered Safely Jan Morgan - someone I know
Names:First names:Female
100% LOUSELeft Overs Usually Season Expectorants Rico Leffanta
Science:Biology:Insects:Edible(?)
100% LOVELife's One Vital Emotion Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% LOVE (2)Lust Overcomes, Vagina Entered Steve Keate
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% LOVE (3)Likely Outcome Very Exciting John Brett
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% LOVE (4)Little Of Value Eventually John Brett
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% LOVE (5)Lusty Origin Vigorous Ending John Brett
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% LOVE (6)Laugh, Our Vanities Exposed John Brett
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% LOVE (7)Lack Of Visible Evidence John Brett
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% LOVE (8)Life Of Varied Emotions John Brett
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% LOVE (9)Little Organs Virtually Extinct John Brett
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% LOVE (10)Large Organs Visibly Erect John Brett
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% LOVE (11)Lack Of - Very Evil John Brett
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% LOVE (12)Lust Overcomes- Virtue Exits John Brett
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% LOVE (13)Lone Option - Virtual Excitement John Brett
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% LOVE (14)Ladies Of Virtue Extinct John Brett
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% LOVE (15)Loss Of Virginity Expected John Brett
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% LOVE (16)Lewd Outlook - Venal Ending John Brett
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% LOVE (17)Lack Of Variety Exhausts John Brett
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% LOVE (18)Lots Of Valid Expansions Angela Brett
Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% LOVE (19)Leaves One Virtually Euphoric Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% LOVE (20)Lion Omnipotent Victor Emmanuel! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Jesus Christ.
Religion
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% LOVE (21)Longing Of Valuable Eternity Jan Morgan
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% LOVE AT HOMELessons Of Valuable Emotions Attention To Harmony Of My Experiences Jan Morgan
Entertainment:Music:Songs
100% LOVECRAFTLitterally Obfuscated Visions Eldritch; Creativity Rife And Forever Tormented Tom Denton
Art & Literature:Writers
100% LOVE DEATHLots Of Violence, Explicitly Dramatised, Enhances A Television Horror Angela Brett, when someone searched for 'LOVE DEATH' on the Acronyms website.
Entertainment:TV shows
People & Relationships:Death
100% LOVELYLaughing Out Very Excitedly - Loud Yelling. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Laughter
100% LOVINGLeave Out Violence In Next Generation Angela Brett, in response to the same request as WATCH OUT, referring to people who grow up to be abusive because their parents were, and they don't know any other way of parenting.
People & Relationships:Family
People & Relationships:Emotions
People & Relationships:Abuse
100% LOVING (2)Leave Out Violence Involving Next Generation Tony McCoy O'Grady, putting a slightly different slant on Angela's LOVING.
People & Relationships:Family
People & Relationships:Emotions
People & Relationships:Abuse
100% LOW CARBLosing Ones Weight Causes A Responsive Body Jan Morgan
Food & Drink
86% LOW FATLaughing Out Wildly For A (long) Time Tony McCoy O'Grady... this was the acronym that started everything! See also CHOLESTEROL FREE.
Laughter
100% LOW GEARLeaves One Wondering... Geeks Evidently Aren't Responding. Angela Brett, when the IRC #math channel was rather quiet and somebody said it was in low gear.
Computers:Internet
94% LOW LIGHT IMAGINGLevel Of Wattage - Little. Item's Glow Has The Intensity Machine Adapts Generating Image in Nighttime Gloom TMcCO'G
Art & Literature
100% LOYALTYLove Only You, Always Living True, Yours Jan Morgan
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
People & Relationships:Personality Traits
100% LUASLocals Understand As 'Speed' Angela Brett -- According to http://www.lrta.org/luasindex.html: What does the name LUAS stand for? Luas is the Irish word for speed and so (as it is not an abbreviation) should be written Luas rather than L.U.A.S. I beg to differ!
Transport:Trains
100% LUCENTIOLovers United - Contest Exposes Not Totally Into Obedience 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% LUCIANALover Ultimately Correctly Identified As Not Adriana's Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Comedy Of Errors
100% LUCIAS MALFOYLackey Unadulterated Conceited Id Assaults Society. Malicious Arrogant Louse, Foul Obnoxious Yahoo. Jan Morgan
Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:Harry Potter
100% LUCIDLess Utterly Confused In Delirium Patricia Rix
Assorted Adjectives
100% LUCID (2)Logical, Uncluttered, Cogent, Intelligent Discourse Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Adjectives
100% LUCIFERLust Unbridled Causes Infidelities For Evil Reasons Rico Leffanta
Religion
100% LUCILLE LE SUEURLuck Usually Connects Idiot Lovers Legs Entwined Lurching Everywhere Somehow Underestimating Ecstasy's Usual Response Rico Leffanta (Lucille Le Sueur is better known as Joan Crawford)
Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses:Little known real names
100% LUCIUSLast Unmaimed Chap Is Ultimately Successor Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Titus Andronicus
100% LUDDITELet Us Destroy Damned Industrial Technology Everywhere Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science
People & Relationships:Personality Traits
History
100% LUDLOWLeg's Unstable? Deploy Lump Or Wad Tony McCoy O'Grady (Ludlow is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'A wad of newspaper, folded tablenapkin or lump of carboard put under a wobbly table or chair to make it stand up straight. It is perhaps not widely known that air-ace Sir Douglas Bader used to get about on an enormous pair of ludlows before he had his artificial legs fitted.')
Words & Wordplay:Liffs
100% LUDWIGLoved Unfortunate Damsel With Innertube Gash Angela Brett (Ludwig fell in love with HANS THOMAS's grandmother after helping her with a puncture.)
Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:The Solitaire Mystery
100% LUGIALies Undersea Guarding Immense Abilities Angela Brett (Lugia is Pokemon #249)
Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon
100% LUKELoyal, Undeniably Keen Evangelist Tony McCoy O'Grady
Religion:Bible books
Religion:Saints
100% LUNALunatics Understand Nighttime Activities Rico Leffanta
Religion:Roman Gods & Goddesses
92% LUNATIC E'SEXLusty, Unusual Name - And This In Commercially Engineered Software! Enigmatic to Xtremes! Angela Brett, after seeing the name Lunatic E'Sex under Quality in the list of people involved in making the Mac Finder. (Hold down the option key and choose 'About the Finder...' from the Apple menu.)
Names
Computers:Macintosh & Newton
100% LUNCHLoad Up Nutrition-Containing Hamburgers Tony McCoy O'Grady
Food & Drink
100% LURELover Using Romantic Enterprise Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% LUSTLove Underlying Sexual Tensions? Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% LUST (2)Love Usurped, Sex Triumphs. Eric Bridgstock
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% LUST (3)Lecherous Unadulterated Sexy Thoughts Mary Carr, on hearing Eric's LUST (2).
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% LUST (4)Lacy Underwear Stretched Taut Steve Keate and Blair
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% LUST (5)Life's Usual Stress Test Blair
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% LUST (6)Largely Useless Sexual Tensions Steve Keate
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% LUST (7)Love's Unfortunately Sidelined, Typically. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% LUST (8)Look Up Someone Tacky. Word Nerd
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% LUTELets User Twang Ecstatically Tony McCoy O'Grady
Entertainment:Music:Instruments
80% LUTETIUMLittle Used, Tenuous Element, This Is Used in Meteorite-aging. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Chemistry:Elements
100% LUTONLavatory's Upholstered To One's Needs Tony McCoy O'Grady (Luton is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning 'The horseshoe-shaped rug which goes around a lavatory seat.')
Words & Wordplay:Liffs
91% LUXEMBOURGLacking Use (for) Xebecs, Economy Mainly Banking Oriented. Under Royal Government. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Countries
100% LYDIALie You Down, I'm Aroused Tony McCoy O'Grady
Names:First names:Female
93% LYING CREATURELazy Youth Is Not Generally Conceived of Responding Ever Accurately. The Unreliable Rotten Entity! Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships
100% LYNLearns Your Needs Jan Morgan - someone I know
Names:First names:Female
100% LYNDALike Your Nicest Dearest Associate Susan S. wrote it about her friend
Names:First names:Female
100% LYNNLearns Your Necessary Needs Jan Morgan
Names:First names:Female
86% LYRICSLet You Remember Interesting Chorus or Song Tony McCoy O'Grady
Entertainment:Music
100% LYRICS (2)Loving You Rarely Induces Choirs Singing Rico Leffanta
Entertainment:Music
100% LYSANDERLoves Young Sweetheart After Nocturnal Difficulties Eventually Resolved Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:A Midsummer Night's Dream
100% LYTHELissom? Yes, Thank Healthy Exercise Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Adjectives
Sports & Recreation
100% LZLoudmouths... Zoloft? Jeff Anonymous, explaining that LED ZEPPELIN might lead someone to need an antidepressant.
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
Entertainment:Music:Artists
100% MAMaternal Ancestor Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Family
100% MA (2)Maternal Android Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships:Family
100% MA AND PA KETTLEMaternal Android Almost Never Directs Paternal Android, 'Kiss Each Time True Lovers Elope' Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships
100% MACMicrosoft Ate Company Steve Keate
Computers:Macintosh & Newton
100% MAC (2)Makes Angela Comfortable Steve Keate
Computers:Macintosh & Newton
100% MAC (3)Mostly Always Condescending Steve Keate
Computers:Macintosh & Newton
100% MAC (4)Macintoshes Aren't Compatible Carl Brett
Computers:Macintosh & Newton
100% MAC (5)Marginally Acceptable Computers Hyper Unit
Computers:Macintosh & Newton
100% MAC (6)Minimal Ability, Capacity Hyper Unit
Computers:Macintosh & Newton
100% MAC (7)Marginal Aptitude Computing Hyper Unit
Computers:Macintosh & Newton
100% MAC (8)Mine's A Computer Acronymous Anonymous
Computers:Macintosh & Newton
100% MAC (9)Mac Addict Counseling Acronymous Anonymous
Computers:Macintosh & Newton
100% MAC (10)Macs Are Cool Acronymous Anonymous
Computers:Macintosh & Newton
100% MAC (11)My Ample/Apple Coat Angela Brett -- I bought a raincoat (which turned out to be a bit too large) from the company store at the Apple campus in Cupertino. Later in my travels somebody pointed out that it was an Apple mac.
Computers:Macintosh & Newton
Household Objects:Clothing
100% MACABREMourning Across Canada As Beautiful Robin Expires Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Adjectives
100% MACABRE (2)Menacing Atmosphere Collects Around Bewildering Revelatory Experience Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Adjectives
100% MACADDICTMagazines Are Considered A Dainty Delicacy, If Chewed Thoughtfully Tony McCoy O'Grady
Computers:Do Not Eat
100% MACARTHURMagnificently Appaling 'Chant' - A Record That Had Unusual Refrain Tony McCoy O'Grady - referring to Macarthur Park, a 'song' from the 1970s featuring (I can't say "sung by") Richard Harris
Entertainment:Music:Songs
100% MACBETHMarried A Conniving Bitch - Evil Things Happen Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Macbeth
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Macbeth
100% MACDUFFMacho And Controlled - Despite Undeserved Family's Fate Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Macbeth
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Macbeth
100% MACEMethodical Attacker Crushes Enemies Tony McCoy O'Grady
Military:Weapons
100% MACEDONIAMighty Alexander Conquered Enemy Domains, Overran Nomads In Asia. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Countries
88% MACGIRLMy Alter-ego Can Generate Intense, Riotous Laughter. Angela Brett
MacGirl & KeyBoard:(Wannabe) Superheroes
100% MACGIRL (2)Made Acronyms Computer-Guidable Into Remarkable List Tony McCoy O'Grady
MacGirl & KeyBoard:(Wannabe) Superheroes
100% MACGIRL (3)Might Attempt Common Gateway Interface... Reviewing Languages. Angela Brett, while trying to decide whether to write the ACRONYMS CGIs in C or Perl... she figures MacGirl should be able to help as cGi is (sort of) her middle name.
MacGirl & KeyBoard:(Wannabe) Superheroes
100% MACHINEMaking Acronyms Constantly - He Is Neatly Eloquent. Angela Brett, describing Tony after reading an email from him containing 45 new acronyms, mostly related to Arthurian legend.
Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms
100% MACHOPMartial Arts Can Harm Other Pokemon Angela Brett (Machop is Pokemon #66)
Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon
75% MACINTOSHMacGirl Always Comes In the Nick of Time to Obliterate Supervillains' Henchmen Angela Brett
Computers:Macintosh & Newton
MacGirl & KeyBoard
82% MACINTOSH (2)Machine's About to Crash, I Need to Turn Off Some Hardware! Angela Brett, in a moment of dishonesty and insanity (we all know that Macs don't often crash!)
Computers:Macintosh & Newton
100% MACINTOSH (3)Mine's A Classic - I Never Thought Of Such Happiness. Tony McCoy O'Grady, putting Angela right after MACINTOSH (2)
Computers:Macintosh & Newton
100% MACINTOSH (4)Most Alternatives Counter-Intuitive, Necessitating Thorough On-Screen Help. Angela Brett
Computers:Macintosh & Newton
100% MACINTOSH (5)Minus A Commandline Interface... Not That One's Super Helpful! Angela Brett
Computers:Macintosh & Newton
100% MACINTOSH (6)Modern Artists' Cyber-Instrument - New Technology Of Sequencing Harmonies. Angela Brett, because modern music is often created on computers - in fact that's a field in which I believe the Macintosh dominates.
Computers:Macintosh & Newton
Entertainment:Music:Instruments
100% MACINTOSH (7)Macs Are Compatible... I'm Not Talking Of Substandard Hogwash! Angela Brett, in response to MAC (4). Macs can read/write any standard format... heck, they can even use proprietary formats like what Microsoft Offal produces.
Computers:Macintosh & Newton
100% MACINTOSH (8)Motorola And Company Incessantly Negate Truth On Superior Hardware Hyper Unit
Computers:Macintosh & Newton
90% MACINTOSH (9)Monumental Arguments Concerning Intellectual Nemeses To Obscenely Small-minded Hooligans Hyper Unit
Computers:Macintosh & Newton

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