A Propos Restriction On 'Nyms, You Maintain Semantics.
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| 100% | ODIE | One Dog Is Enough! |
Angela Brett, referring to the dog in the Garfield comics. Art & Literature:Fictional Characters Names:Pet Names |
| 100% | ODOUR | Our Deodorant's Obviously Un-Reliable |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| 100% | OF COURSE | Our Famous Charter Obliges Urgent Requirement - Succinct Expansion! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Angela asked if a poster on the forums was obliged to expand something which was in capitals. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | OFFICE | Obfuscated File Format Is Common Everywhere |
Sean Lamb (even though the data format of MS-Office documents is exceptionally hidden, they have become a de-facto standard) Computers |
| 100% | OFFICE OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE | Officially, Firefighters Fail In Containing Engulfing Orange Flames; Especially Major Events. Research Gathered Explains, "Near Catastrophes, Yelling Produces Reduced Efficiency." Primarily, And Regarding Extreme Disasters, Normally Everyone Suffers Sprains And Nausea During Real Emergency Situations. Police Offer Needed Security Everywhere. |
Kenny Roy People & Relationships:Disaster |
| 100% | OFFICER | One Fine Fellow Is Courtroom Employed Representative |
Sean Lamb (I haven't met a member of law enforcement that I didn't get along with yet) People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations |
| 100% | OFF MASS SHELL | Only For Fleeting Moments, As Sufficient Strength Shouldn't Have Existed. Living Large! |
Angela Brett (a particle which is 'off mass shell' has a different amount of energy from what would normally be required to produce it. Like living large off a credit card, it doesn't last very long.) Science:Physics |
| 93% | OFF-TRACK JOKES | Occasional Flights of Fancy, Truly Rollicking Always Cause Knee-Jerk Outbursts. Keeps Enhancing Suspense. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter |
| 100% | O FOR THE JOYS OF PARENTHOOD | Oh Fiddlesticks. Over Run Tonylet... Hit European Jalopey. Overall, Youth Survived, 'Owever, Flattened. Perhaps Another Reason Exclaiming 'Need The Helmet'? Optional? Oah Dunthinkso. |
Jeff Anonymous (Tonylet suggested by Angela Brett) in response to CYCLISTS SHOULD BE CAREFUL Transport |
| 86% | OGLING | Obvious Gleeful Leering at Indecent Naked Girlies |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 80% | OGRE | 'Orrible Giant, Repulsive Eating-habits |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Mythical Creatures |
| 100% | OH | Outraged Horror |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Main |
| 100% | OH (2) | Optimistic Happiness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, just to confuse those who think he means Outraged Horror! :-) Main |
| 100% | OH, FOR GOD'S SAKE! | Oh, How Friggin' Obvious! Really Getting Over Done. Stop Sharing Asinine Knowledge Endlessly. |
Angela Brett, during another annoyingly slow lecture. Education:Slow Teaching |
| 100% | OHIO | Occupations Have Industry Opportunities |
Jan Morgan Places:States & Regions |
| 100% | OI | Over, Izzit? |
Jeff Anonymous, when Angela capitalised OI. This one is best understood if you look at the 'Illiterations' thread on the Acronyms forums, at http://www.co.nz/cgi/forums/list.cgi?id=acronyms&user=&session=&root=984136095 Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | OIL | Oh, It Lubricates! |
Roger Williams Household Objects |
| 100% | OKAY | Otherwise Known As 'Yes' |
Angela Brett Communication:Yesses And Noes |
| 100% | OKLAHOMA | Of Knowledge, Learn An Honest Occupation, Make Available |
Jan Morgan Places:States & Regions |
| 100% | OLD AGE | One's Looks Decline After Geriatricity Emerges |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Age |
| 100% | OLDBIE | Oh, Like, Duh! Blasted Ignorant Enquiries! |
Angela Brett, summarising the responses to newbie questions of some of the 'oldbies' on the Cocoa-dev mailing list. Others are more helpful. People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| 100% | OLDBIE (2) | Often Lauded Dinosaur, Being Inexplicably Experienced |
Jeff Anonymous People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| 100% | OLDBIES | Out, Learner Dumb*ss! Because I'm Entirely Superior. |
Angela Brett (see OLDBIE) People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| 100% | OLD FART | Often Lingering Dreadfully From A Rumbling Tummy |
TMcCO'G - seeing another meaning to the expression Science:Biology |
| 100% | OLD FART (2) | Of Longlost Days - Frequently A Reactionary Twit |
TMcCO'G - who is probably becoming one People & Relationships:Insults Time:Age |
| 100% | OLD LADY | Organ Loves Donors! Libido Activated! Display Yourself! |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | OLD MACDONALD | Octogenarian Likes Directing Many Animals: Cows, Dogs, Owls, Nannygoats And Loud Donkeys |
Patricia Rix Entertainment:Music:Songs Art & Literature:Nursery Rhymes |
| 100% | OLDTON | Often Loved Digital Toy, Once New(ton) |
Angela Brett, thinking of a name for her newly acquired, but old, Newton. Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| 100% | OLGA | Oh Leave Girls Alone! |
Rico Leffanta Names:First names:Female |
| 100% | OLIVE | Osmonds' Lives Involve Victorious Endeavors |
Jan Morgan Names:Famous people |
| 100% | OLIVE (2) | Offers Love In Vital Endeavors |
Jan Morgan Names:First names |
| 86% | OLIVER | Orlando's Life-saving Intervention Vigorously Effects Reconciliation |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's As You Like It Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:As You Like It |
| 100% | OLIVER (2) | Outstanding Lyrics In Vaguely Entertaining Romp. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Movies |
| 100% | OLYMPICS | Old Ladies, Young Men, Performing In Competitive Sport |
Rico Leffanta Sports & Recreation |
| 100% | OLYMPICS (2) | Other Locations Yet May Partake, It's Currently Sydney. |
Edwin Hermann Sports & Recreation |
| 80% | OMAN | Oil-rich, Monarchic, Arab Nation. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| 100% | O MA OW! MA+CHILD! MAN & CHILD THRIVE ON BREAST LOVE! | "One Man And One Woman" = "Marriage." A Child Habitually Involve Lots Dollars/Demands! "Marriage" = "Affirmation, Nurturing, Communication/Commitment/Cooperation/Consecration Happiness/Holiness, Incomparable Love, Devotion/Diligence, Trust/Tenacity, Home, Relation, Integrity, Virtue, Education, Oneness, Natural Beauty! Really Elevates & Affirms Society! Truth!" Love Organic Vegan Edibles! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. (O MA OW refers to pregnancy) 'Marriage Protection Week' was October 12-18, 2003 in the USA. Part of push for an amendment to the US constitution to define 'Marriage is a union of one man with one woman.' APRONYM INSPIRED by the most powerful broadcasts I have heard! The program 'Focus on the Family' airs four times weekdays on WAVA 105.1 FM (from Northern Virginia, USA). At family.org listen to the two-day series for ÊThursday 16 October & Friday 17 October 2003. People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| 100% | OMASTAR | Owner Made Ancient Spiral Train... Alterations Resulted. |
Angela Brett. (Omastar is Pokemon #139) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| 100% | OMASTAR (2) | Once Merely Archeological Specimen... Transformed And Reanimated! |
Angela Brett (Omastar is Pokemon #139) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| 100% | OMEN | Obvious Memorable Event, Necromancy |
Jan Morgan Religion |
| 100% | OMNIWEB | On Macintosh/ NeXTStep, It Will Enhance Browsing. |
Angela Brett Computers:Internet:Web browsers |
| 88% | ONANISM | Organising Nativity's A No-no, If So Manipulated |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | ONANISM (2) | Objects Normally Aren't Nuns... Isn't 'Semenary', Mate! |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 88% | ON A ROLL | Outpouring of New Acronyms Regardless Of Limited Lexis |
Angela Brett, when she thought up a whole lot of acronyms during a lecture, while she didn't have her thesaurus with her. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | ON A ROLL (2) | One New Acronym -- Randomly Ordered Lyrical Language |
Gavin Lambert Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | ONCE AND FUTURE KING | Oversea, Never, Created Era. Arthur Never Dominated. Fiction, Untrue. Terribly Unreal. Really Evil Konspiracy. Is No Good. |
Jeff Anonymous Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Arthurian Legend |
| 100% | ONCE IN A WHILE | Occasionally - Not Consecutively, Erratic In Nature And Without Having Identifiable Lapse Episodes |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Phrases Time |
| 100% | ONE | Odd, Not Even |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Numbers |
| 100% | ONE + ONE = TWO | One (Natural Extender) + One (Nine - Eight) = Two (Wedded ==> " One") |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Two (Wedded ==> " One"): Marriage People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce Science:Mathematics:Numbers |
| 100% | ONE (2) | Odd Natural Enumerator |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Numbers |
| 100% | ONE (3) | One! Negative Even! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Science:Mathematics:Numbers |
| 100% | ONE (4) | One! Natural Elevator/Empathiser! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Science:Mathematics:Numbers |
| 100% | ONE (5) | One! Next Escalate! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Science:Mathematics:Numbers |
| 100% | ONE (6) | Over Nil/Negatives Exactly! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Science:Mathematics:Numbers |
| 100% | ONE (7) | Obviously No Extras |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Numbers |
| 100% | ONE MORE | Oh No, Even More Overly Ridiculous Effluent. |
Blair, on hearing that he only needed to do one more acronym to get on the hall of fame. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | ONE STOP TESTING SOLUTIONS | Officials Need Every Single Thing Operating Perfectly? Then Enter Super Testers Incorporated's Nice Gleaming Station. Our Labourers Undertake Technical Inspections Of No Specificity. |
Angela Brett, thinking that one-stop testing solutions would have to be able to test anything and everything, and would perhaps have designed a single, extremely generalised test. They would, therefore, probably not test any particular thing very well. Assorted Phrases |
| 96% | ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, TEN, ELEVEN, TWELVE, THIRTEEN, FOURTEEN, FIFTEEN, SIXTEEN, SEVENTEEN, EIGHTEEN, NINETEEN, TWENTY | Original Numerical Enumerators, This Way Onwards, They Haven't Reached (an) End, Even From Operating Useful Reckoning-machines, Furtherance Is Very Easy, Sufficiently Increase 'X" So Eliminating Virtually Every Number, Eternity Is Generally Hopeless Thought, Now Infinity Never Ends, (the) Thought Exceeds Numbers.... Ekeing Lengthens & Extends Value, (an) Extra Number! This Would Exceed Last Value Enumerated. To Hasten Infinity-Reaching, Try Expanding Elementary Numbers. First Off, Use Ready-reckoner To Extend Existing Notation - For Instance, Find The Epistasis Ending Number. So Infinity XtendsÉ The Extremity Eludes Numeration... Seemingly Endless, Valuation Evidently Never To End. Even NumbersÉ Escalation Is Generally Handy To Execute, Eight... Nine... Numbers I Normally Expect... Ten... Eleven... Ever Nearer... This Will End Now, Thank You. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Words & Wordplay:Ridiculously long apronyms Science:Mathematics:Numbers |
| 100% | ONLY USE IN NO CHANCE TO SURVIVE MORTALCOMBAT | One New Little Yare Use Stating Enemy Is Naming Names! Obnoxious! "Charles Howard" And Near Cousins! Extremely Terrifying! Opt: Sentences Using Real Verbs Invade Victoriously! Escalate Memorisation Of Real Terrifying Animals! Lions! Cats! Operatingsystems! Mouses! Bats! Anacondas! Termites! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. (see FAIL SAFE! Commerce:Companies:SIRC |
| 100% | ON/OFF SWITCH | Owners Need Occasional Forewarning For Shunning What Isn't To Cure Hunger. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Do Not Eat |
| 100% | ONOMATOPOEIA | Original Noise Obviously Mandates Alphabetical Text Ordered Phonetically; Openly Encapsulating Intended Allusion |
Gavin Lambert Science:Linguistics Assorted Nouns:Noises |
| 100% | ONTARIO | Our Northern Trees Appear Reddish In October |
Patricia Rix Places:States & Regions |
| 100% | ON THE LAW | One Night They Had Extra Labor And Wages |
Sean Lamb (A train crew is "on the law" when they have exceeded their allowed work time between rest periods) People & Relationships:Law & Order Transport:Trains |
| 100% | OOHS AND AHS | Oldies Ogling Huggable Sprog: Apathetic Neonate Dribbles, 'Awww, How Sweet...' |
Angela Brett Assorted Phrases |
| 100% | OOP | One Odious Paradigm |
Sean Lamb (OOP = Object Oriented Programming) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Programming |
| 100% | OOP (2) | Outperforming Older Programs |
Sean Lamb (OOP = Object Oriented Programming) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Programming |
| 100% | OOS | Out Of Service |
Angela Brett (OOS usually stands for Occupational Overuse Syndrome) Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| 100% | OPERATING SYSTEM TEN | Overhauled Procedures Ensure Reliability - Although This Isn't Necessary Generally. Simple Yet Stylish - This Extends Macintosh Theory.... Excitement & Novelty! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to Mac OS X. Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software |
| 100% | OPHELIA | Our Pathetic Heroine Ends Life In Anguish |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Hamlet, Prince of Denmark Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark |
| 100% | OPINION | One Person's Interpretation... Not Incorrect, Only Nonconforming. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| 100% | OPPOSITE | Other Ponies Pooping On Someone's Immaculate Trojan Exhibition |
Rico Leffanta Assorted Nouns |
| 100% | OPRAH | Overtly Personable Rich American Host |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:TV shows:Talk Shows |
| 100% | OPRAH (2) | Outgoing Personality Regales American Heartland |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:TV shows:Talk Shows |
| 100% | OPRAH WINFREY | Other People Relate Awful Happenings; What If None Found Religion Except You? |
Rico Leffanta Entertainment:TV shows:Talk Shows |
| 100% | OPS | Obstacles Produce Strength |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Roman Gods & Goddesses |
| 100% | OPTICAL | Our Pupils Take In Colours And Light |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science |
| 100% | OPTICAL DRIVE | One-Piece To Inscribe CDs And Load DVD-ROMs, I'm Very Envious |
Angela Brett, referring to DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo drives. Computers:Generic Hardware |
| 100% | ORACLE | Obfuscation-Rich Announcements - Clarity's Lacking Everytime |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Oracles never called a spade a spade, and their announcements were always open to misinterpretation) Religion |
| 100% | ORACLE (2) | Online Resource Assisting Clinical Learning/ Education |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see DETECTIVE) Computers:Internet:VA Data Acquisition |
| 86% | ORANGE | Often Related to Apple, Nectarine, Grape Etcetera. |
Angela Brett Food & Drink |
| 100% | ORANGE (2) | Ordinary Refreshment; Alton Notes, 'Good Eats!' |
Sean Lamb (Alton Brown is the host of my favorite cooking show right now, 'Good Eats') Food & Drink |
| 100% | ORANGES | One's Refreshing Awakener Needs Gentle Extra Squeeze |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
| 100% | ORB | One Round Ball |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Geometry |
| 100% | ORCHARD | Old Remote Castle, Heroes' Abode, Romantically Derelict |
Tony McCoy O'Grady MacGirl & KeyBoard Places:Buildings |
| 100% | ORCHESTRA | Our Regular Concert Hall Ensemble Seems To Require Artistes |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, as an example of something which is worse with NO STRINGS ATTACHED (Wind, Percussion and Strings) Entertainment:Music |
| 86% | ORCHID | Often (a) Rare, Cherished Hybrid Incites Desire |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Plants |
| 100% | ORCS | Overwhelmingly Revolting, Cadaverous Scaries |
Patricia Rix Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:The Lord of the Rings |
| 100% | ORDER OF THE ARROW | Obligation Ritual Deems Existence Responsibilities Offerings Founded, Traditions Help Everyone Achieve Recommendations Ranking Of Want |
Jan Morgan -- Scout honor society to exemplify Scout oath and laws to want to serve recommendations required to enter society and advancement Sports & Recreation:Scouts |
| 100% | ORDURE | Omnivorous Recyclings Dumped Under Rear Evacuations |
Rico Leffanta Assorted Nouns |
| 100% | OREGON | Original Route Engaged, Greatly Opened Nation |
Jan Morgan - Oregon Trail was an important route to settlers Places:States & Regions |
| 100% | ORGAN | Outputs Really Grand Acoustic Noise |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Music:Instruments |
| 100% | ORGANIC | Organic: Resourcefully Grown And Not Involving Chemicals! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Science:Biology Food & Drink |
| 100% | ORGANIC (2) | Organicvegans' Resource: Generate/Greatest "Apronyms" = "Neat Internal Codes!" |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | ORGANIC HERB | Our Rogues Grow A New Investment Crop, Harvesting Each Reader's Balance |
Angela Brett, in response to some spam on the Apronyms Forums by a company with that name. Commerce:Companies Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs |
| 100% | ORGANISE | Organicvegans Realize God. Advance Neighbors. Innovatively Save Enemies! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Religion Food & Drink |
| 100% | ORGANIZE | One Really Gains Advantages Now I've Zeroed Everything |
TMcCO'G Assorted Verbs |
| 80% | ORGY | One Raucous Group of Youths |
Sean Lamb People & Relationships |
| 100% | ORION | Often Resplendent In Our Nightsky |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Astronomy |
| 100% | ORLANDO | Often Remote, Lets Arden's Nature Develop Obsession |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's As You Like It Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:As You Like It |
| 100% | ORLISTAT | Obesity Reduction Lies In Swallowing Tablets And Training. |
Angela Brett (Orlistat being a weight-loss drug.) Drugs |
| 80% | ORNAMENT | Ornate Relic Newly Acquired by Museum is Eventually National Treasure. |
Angela Brett Household Objects |
| 86% | ORNATE | Ornamentally Rich in Nice And Traditional Engravings |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives |
| 100% | ORPHEUS | Organ Recitals Present Heroic Efforts Under Stress |
Rico Leffanta Entertainment:Music Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Mythical Creatures |
| 100% | OSAMA | Orchestrated Suicide Air Missions, Allegedly |
Angela Brett, referring to OSAMA BIN LADEN Names:Famous people Military:War & Terrorism |
| 100% | OSAMA BIN LADEN | One Saudi Arabian Masterminded Airplane Blitz In Newyork - Letting America Drop Explosives Nightly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Famous people Military:War & Terrorism |
| 100% | OSBASTON | One Should Beware A Seven-Times-Over Nincompoop |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Osbaston is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'A point made for the seventh time to somebody who insisits that they know exactly what you mean but clearly hasn't got the faintest idea.') Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| 100% | OSCAR | One Slob Can Accumulate Rubbish |
Jan Morgan, referring to the Sesame Street monster Art & Literature:Fictional Characters |
| 100% | OSCAR WILDE | Opinionated, Self-Centred, Awful Rogue Wittily Invented Lovingly Designed Epigrams |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Writers |
| 100% | OSH | One Sore Hand |
Angela Brett (someone from Occupational Safety & Health came to my work to look at people's workstations and tell us how to reduce the risk of OOS. After following her directions on how to use the mouse for the rest of the day, I had a sore wrist.) Re-expansions of existing acronyms People & Relationships:The Workforce |
| 100% | OSH (2) | Only Sarcastically 'Helpful' |
Angela Brett Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| 100% | OSMIDROSIS | One Shower Monthly Isn't Decent... Remember, Our Sweat Is Smelly! |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| 100% | OSMIUM | Overly Solid Metal, Is Usually Mixed |
Angela Brett. (Osmium is very dense and is mainly used in alloys) Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| 86% | OSMIUM (2) | Offensive Smell Maker - It's Used in Measurement. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| 100% | OSMONDS | Obtained Success Musically Of Novel Demand, Seventies |
Jan Morgan -- unusual musical talent enjoyed by those who loved them in the seventies and beyond Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| 100% | OSSETT | Ornate Spare Secretes Extra Toilet Tissue |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Ossett is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'A frilly spare-toilet-roll-cosy.') Household Objects Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| 100% | OSTI | Over-Sized Titties Inside |
Angela Brett, after seeing an ad for Osti bras, which come in larger sizes than usual. Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
| 100% | OSTRACIZE | Order Someone To Run Away 'Cause Its Zone Evaporated |
Rico Leffanta Assorted Verbs |
| 86% | OSWALD | Once Shot (from) Window And Leader Died |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Famous people Politics |
| 100% | OS X | Our System's Xciting. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after Angela installed Mac OS X. Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software |
| 100% | OTHELLO | On Treacherous Hearsay Evidence, Lover Loses Out |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Othello Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Othello |
| 0% | OTHER END UP* | Potential Users - Do Not Eat! Rough Edges Hurt The Oesophagus |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, making an honest expansion out of the 'Do Not Eat' subcategory of 'Computers'. Computers:Do Not Eat |
| 91% | OTOROHANGA | Over To One's Right One Half-km Ahead's North-Going Alternative. |
Angela Brett, on seeing a sign in Otorohanga saying that there was an alternative Northward route 400 or 500 metres ahead on the right. Places:Towns & Cities:New Zealand |
| 40% | OTTO | One Toke, Then O-n-w-a-r-d-s |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:TV shows:The Simpsons |
| 100% | OUAIS | 'Oui' Uttered As Informal Sound |
Angela Brett ('ouais' is one way of spelling the French equivalent of 'yeah') Science:Linguistics:French Words Communication:Yesses And Noes |
| 100% | OUNGAH | Oddly Unpronounceable Name Given A Hamlet |
Patricia Rix Places:Towns & Cities:Canada |
| 100% | OUTDOOR LEARNING SKILLS | On Unfamiliar Terrain, Don't Overestimate Own Real-Life Experience... Adventure Roleplaying Night Is Not Good Solid Knowledge If Lost, Lonely, Shivering. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Advice Sports & Recreation |
| 100% | OUTHOUSE | Off Underwear, Then Heave Out Undeniably Stinky Excreta. |
Angela Brett Places:Buildings:The 'Little Room' |
| 100% | OUTLAWS | Old Uncles Talking Laughingly About Wayward Sisters |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| 100% | OUT OF HERE | Once Under That Old Fence, He'll Evasively Run East |
Angela Brett Assorted Phrases People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| 100% | OVERBOARD | Outrageous Voyage Enables Romance Between Outrageous Adults Romantically Deprived |
Rico Leffanta Entertainment:Movies |
| 100% | OVERHEAD | One's Viewers Engage & React, Having Eyeballed A Diagram |
Tony (Overhead projectors made presentations much easier to assimilate for the audience in a conference/school) Communication:Presentations |
| 100% | OVERHEAD (2) | Obscured Visuals Effectively Reduce How Everyone Appreciates Diagram |
Tony (It only takes one person to stand and block out the presentation) Communication:Presentations |
| 100% | OVERHEAD (3) | Optical Viewer's Expensive - Resources Have Entered A Deficit |
Tony (Overhead projectors don't often get as much use as imagined when they were being argued for) Communication:Presentations |
| 100% | OVERWORKED | One's Very Extended (Regularly Working Overtime) Really Knackered Every Day |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:The Workforce |
| 100% | OWEN SOUND | Ontario's Wonderful Escarpment Neatly Surrounds Our Undeniably Nice Downtown |
Patricia Rix, saying: It is the most beautiful city, geographically, in all S. Ontario, with the old section nestled in the valley at the river's mouth, the escarpment providing dramatic beauty and a natural windbreak and green space, and the newer malls and car lots up on the top where you can't see them. Places:Towns & Cities:Canada |
| 100% | OWL | Overhead When Lightless |
Gavin Lambert and Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals:Birds |
| 100% | OWLS | On Wing, Like Seagulls |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals:Birds |
| 100% | OWLS (2) | Ornithologists Will Lack Sleep |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals:Birds |
| 100% | OWLS (3) | Occult Wings Lift Silently |
Patricia Rix Science:Biology:Animals:Birds |
| 100% | OWLS (4) | Old Wise Learned Souls |
Mick Bridgstock Science:Biology:Animals:Birds |
| 100% | OWNER | Once Whispers Now Embodied Reality |
Rico Leffanta Assorted Nouns |
| 100% | OXYGEN | Obviously Xeric, Yet Greatly Essential Necessity. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| 100% | OYSTER | Oh Yes! Sexy Tingling Excitement Results |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
| 100% | OYSTER (2) | Ohhh Yeahhhh... Shellfish That Exaggerates Randiness |
Angela Brett, trying for the last 'O' entry. Food & Drink |
| 100% | OZONE | Ocean Zephyrs - Our Noses Enchanted |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry |
| 91% | OZONE LAYER | Our Zoology's On (k)-Nife Edge Lately, All Year Exhaust Reduction. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Environment |
| 100% | PA | Paternal Ancestor |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Family |
| 100% | PA (2) | Paternal Android |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Family |
| 100% | PACER | Precursive Athlete Can Enliven Runner |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation |
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