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100% PROPOSALSPeople Readily Offer Personal Opinions Solving A Locked Situation Tony McCoy O'Grady
Communication
100% PROPRIOCEPTIONPeople Rely On Perfect Representations Internally Of Carnal Extremities. Perceiving This Is Only Natural. Angela Brett
Science:Biology
100% PROSPEROPatiently Rides Out Seclusion Plotting Epic Revenge Operation Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Tempest
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Tempest
100% PROSTITUTEPeople Requesting Oral Sex Think It's Too Uneconomical To Enjoy? Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations
100% PROTACTINIUMParticularly Rarely Occurring. Tiny Amounts Cost Thousands. It's Not In Use Much. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Chemistry:Elements
100% PROTECTIONPeople Really Ought To Ensure Care's Taken If Outside Nocturnally Angela Brett
Assorted Nouns
100% PROTECTION (2)People Really Ought To Ensure Care's Taken If Orgasming Nowadays Angela Brett, as a modification of PROTECTION
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% PROTEINProvides Rationable Options To Eat In Nibbles Jan Morgan
Science:Chemistry
Food & Drink
100% PROTESTPeople Register Opposition To Enemy's Sinister Threat Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships
Politics
100% PROTEUSPuerile Rascal's Opportunity To Eye Up Silvia 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% PROTOCOLSProcedures Rigidly Observed To Obviate Crassness Or Looking Stupid His Excellency, TheAmbassador@TheCourtOfSaintJames
People & Relationships
100% PROTONPositive, Resists Orbiting To Occupy Nucleus Gavin Lambert
Science:Chemistry
Science:Physics:Particles
100% PROTON (2)Part Removed Of The Other Nucleon Angela Brett, since a neutron can react with an electron neutrino to form a proton and an electron, giving the impression that a neutron is an electron plus a proton.
Science:Physics:Particles
100% PROTON (3)Particle Reputedly Of Three, One Negative. Angela Brett - protons are thought to be made up of two positive UP QUARKs and one negative DOWN QUARK.
Science:Physics:Particles
100% PROTO-POLYNESIANPrehistoric Relative Of Today's Oceanic People's Oral Language. You'd Never Expect Such Interesting Ancestral Notes. Angela Brett
Science:Linguistics
100% PROVEPerform Repeatable Objective Verifiable Experiments Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. I have been noticing for decades that a lot of common expressions can be acronymed (I am 58). E.G., HAND for "Have A Nice Day!" I have also coined apronyms for decades (even tho I did not link to your site until SAT 7/19 from acronymfinder.com, which I found on TUES 7/15.) I submitted this definition as my 37th and last to acronymfinder.com & apologized in the comment section that I had not read their guidelines until after my 36th submission.Your site is the most fun I visit. I hope that, above all, kids are encouraged to learn, communicate in, and coin apronyms! My favorite from your site is INFINITY! (I am a MATH WIZ.)
Science
100% PROVE (2)Provide Rational Obvious Verifiable Evidence Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Just a variation of PROVE, when operating in a more common, not necesarily experimental, mode.
Science
100% PROVERBSPractical Recitation Of Valuable Educational Resources, Became Sayings Tony McCoy O'Grady
Religion:Bible books
100% PROVERBS (2)Poems Rhymic Offerings, Vital Enlightenment Reaches Believers, Solace Jan Morgan
Religion:Bible books
100% PROWLParade Romantic Opulence Women Love Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% PROXYPerson Registers Other's X, Yes? Tony McCoy O'Grady ('Proxy' is a term used to describe someone authorised to vote for someone else. The 'X' stands for a vote.)
Politics
100% PSALMSPoetic Songs And Lyrics, Much Sung Tony McCoy O'Grady
Religion:Bible books
100% PSALMS (2)Poems Sung At Length, Makes Solace Jan Morgan
Religion
100% PSHAWPathetic Sarcasm Hasn't Actually Worked Tony McCoy O'Grady
Main
100% PSYCHOLOGYPerhaps Somehow You Can Help Others Live Out Golden Years Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Biology
100% PSYDUCKPsychokinetic Superpowers You Don't Understand Could Kill! Angela Brett (Psyduck is Pokemon #54... and they don't really kill, they could just make your pokemon faint.)
Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon
100% PTOLEMYPostulated That Otherworlds Looped Earth & Moon Yearly. Angela Brett
Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians
100% PUBERTYPenis, Uterus Be Expanding Rapidly Through Youth Jeff Anonymous
Science:Biology
100% PUBIC HAIRSPrickles Upsurge By Intimate Crevices, Heralding Adulthood & Insulating Reproduction Sites. Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Body Parts
100% PUBLIC TRANSPORTPeople Using Busses Locked In Commuter Traffic Repent, At Next Stop Purchase One Rail Ticket. Angela Brett
Transport
100% PUCKPatently Unruly Chaos King 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% PUCKER UPPlease Understand Cheek Kisses Erode Romantic Urges Paradoxically Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% PUCKER UP (2)Proper Upper Class Kisses Excite Randy Underprivileged Peckers Rico Leffanta - 'Peckers' is a pun based on the American 'peck' for a casual kiss and 'pecker', - a synonym for penis.
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% PUDDLESPools (Usually Dreadfully Dirty) Linger, Evaporating Slowly Tony MuckOy O'Grady
Assorted Nouns
100% PUFFINPower Users Find Files In Networks Sean Lamb (Puffin is Google's code word for their new desktop file search utility)
Computers
Names:Code Names
100% PUKEPartially Undigested Kilojoules Ejected Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments
100% PULSARSProbably Unpopulated Locations, Some Are Remotely Studied. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Astronomy
100% PUMAPuma: Ultimate Mac Advancement Acronymous Anonymous (referring to the version of MAC OS X before JAGUAR)
Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software
Names:Code Names:Apple
100% PUMA ATTACKS ZEBRA Pertinent Unto Mainland America, Apparently This Terrible Animal Can Kill Skilful Zoological Entity Based Round Africa Tony the Tiger, after somebody on the forums said 'puny puma pit their skills against zebras.'
Science:Biology:Animals
100% PUNCH CARDPunch Using 'Nuff Clout, Hanging Chads Are Rarely Deciphered Sean Lamb
Computers:Programming
100% PUNCTUATIONPerhaps Underutilised, Need Commas To Understand Acronyms! Trivial Indeed, One Nods Gavin Lambert
Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms
Science:Linguistics
100% PUNKPerson Uncovering Nobby Knees Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships
100% PUNK ROCKPresent Underwear Near Knees Rip Off Chains Kinetically Rico Leffanta
Entertainment:Music
100% PUNLESSPolite Unadorned Natural Laughter Expresses Simplicity Sometimes Tony McCoy O'Grady, after Angela said he was SLIPPING
Words & Wordplay
100% PUNSPlayful, Unexpected Nuances Surprise! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
Words & Wordplay
100% PUNS (2)Paronomasia Unearths Natural Silliness Angela Brett
Words & Wordplay
100% PUNTPurchasers/Paddies Used Need These. Tony
Commerce:Money
100% PUPPETPulling Upon Plaything's Pieces Entertains Tots Tony McCoy O'Grady, as an example of something which is worse with NO STRINGS ATTACHED (Pulling Strings)
Entertainment:Toys
100% PUPPIESPeople Usually Prefer Pets If Extra Small Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Animals
100% PURCHASINGPeople Using Resources Can Haggle And/or Shop In New Grocers Tony McCoy O'ShoppingTrolley
Commerce
100% PURCHASING POWERPeople Using Real Cash Have A Strength In Numbers, Grocers Provide Offers Which Earn Revenue TMcCO'G
Commerce
100% PUREPerfectly Unsullied, Remaining Entire Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Adjectives
100% PURE (2)Perfectly (Unillogical) Reasonable Expansion Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Jeff suggested putting LAURA in the credit of MICHAEL SEILER, 'so as not to fill the stack and site with PURE nonsense.' Of course the capitalised PURE demanded a pure expansion.
Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms
100% PURE METHAMPHETAMINEPopularly Used Rage Excuse, Maybe Everyone That Has Any May Plead Helplessness Even Though A Murder Is Never Excusable. Angela Brett, after 'P' was blamed for a murder (it seems to be blamed for everything these days.)
Drugs
100% PURGATORYPunishment Until Residual Guilt Atoned, Then Openly Regard Yahweh Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places
Religion
100% PURGEPurify Using Registered General Emetic Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Verbs
100% PURITYPenises Usually Relegate It To Yesterday Angela Brett, after (CHAP (2)) was given a 100% purity rating by the acronym submission form.
Assorted Nouns
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
86% PURPLEPrussian-blue Underneath Red Paint... & Lavender's Engineered! Angela Brett
Assorted Adjectives:Colours
100% PURPLE (2)Perhaps Upperclass/ Royal People Look Elegant Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Adjectives:Colours
100% PURPLE (3)Purely Used, Regal Passionate Lush Emotions Jan Morgan
Assorted Adjectives:Colours
88% PURPPLEPinnk, Umbber, Redd, Peeach, Pearrl, Lemmon and Euccalyptus Tony McCoy O'Grady, after Angela pointed out that he'd put an extra P word in the expansion of PURPLE in the 'ROSES ARE RED...' acronym. He explained that purpple is a particularly strong colour made up of those listed in the expansion.
Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words
Assorted Adjectives:Colours
100% PURSUITPolice Under Requirements So Ultimately I Tergiversate Taylor Rundell's the name. I thought of the acronym in my brain, but I also used the thesaurus @ thesaurus.com
People & Relationships:Law & Order
100% PUSSPretty, Unusual, Silky, Sleeping Patricia Rix
Science:Biology:Animals
100% PUSSY CATPurring Under Suzy's Sweet Yellow Cardie - Absolute Tranquility Mary Carr
Science:Biology:Animals
92% PUT A SOCK IN ITPoliteness (is) Usually Thoughtful. A Soupcon Of Consideration & Kindness Is Needed, I'm Thinking Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Advice
100% PUT A SOCK ON ITPen Up Thermal Activity So Outside Cold Keeps Out... Nice Insulated Toes. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Advice
Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear
100% PUTERPathetic Useless Tangled Electronic Rubbish! Tony McCoy O'Grady
Computers:Windows
100% PUT OUTPlace Unwanted Thing(s) Outside Until Trashday Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Verbs
100% PVCPretty Vulgar Clothing Angela Brett (PVC usually stands for Poly-Vinyl Chloride)
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
Household Objects:Clothing
100% PVC (2)Perfectly Viable Clothing Tony McCoy O'Grady
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
Household Objects:Clothing
100% PYTHAGORASPredict Your Triangle's Hypotenuse... Assuming Geometrically Orthogonal - Right-Angled - Sides. Angela Brett
Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians
91% PYTHAGORAS (2)Prove Your Theorem - Hypotenuses Arranged & Geometry Obviates Relative Areas of Squares. Angela Brett
Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians
100% PYTHAGORAS (3)Perhaps You Think He Achieved Greatness Of Reputation Alone... Sorry! Angela Brett, because much of the mathematics attributed to Pythagoras was actually by other members of the Pythagorean sect.
Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians
100% PYTHONPursues You, Then Has Ophidian Nutrition Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Biology:Animals:Vermin
86% PYURIAPus (in) Your Urine Readily Indicates Affliction Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments
100% PYXISPopping Yardage, Xraying/Xposing Individual Seeds Jan Morgan in other words the bursting seeds fall over the length (yardage) of the garden xraying (examining) each (individual) seed. An alternative beginning is Portions Yards referring to how people portion out their gardens to say where each variety of seed should go.
Science:Biology:Plants
100% QAQuirky A**holes Jeff Anonymous, in reference to the many failures that go on in Quality Assurance
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
100% QA (2)Quietly Authoritative Tony McCoy O'Grady, who finds the folk at Quality Assurance to be humble, efficient and reliable.
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
100% QA (3)Quaintly Antiquated Tony McCoy O'Grady, because there may be someone who will say that they are working with outdated techniques and that they are actually 'quirky' as Jeff says.
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
100% QA (4)Quick Approval Angela Brett, who thinks that the Quality Assurance people might occasionally not bother to run thorough tests.
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
100% QA (5)Questionable Authority Susan S.
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
100% QABALAHQuite Arcane. Biblical Appreciation Lurking Among Hebrews Tony McCoy O'Grady
Religion
Places:Buildings
100% QATARQuite A Torrid, Arid Region. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Countries
100% Q-BASICQuite Boring And Stupid Illogical Code Tripod
Computers:Programming
100% QICQuirky Information Cabinet Sean Lamb (QIC is really Quarter-Inch Cartridge, one size class of backup tape cartridge; multiple uses causes corruption on the tape)
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
Computers:Generic Hardware
100% QUACKQuite Unqualified At Clinical Knowledge Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Biology:Healthcare:Healthcare Occupations
100% QUADQuotes Usually Are Divine/Divided Jan Morgan - 4 sets of scriptures bound together
Religion
67% QUADRAQuite Unheard-of... Available in Dramatic Range of Abilities! Angela Brett, on discovering that there are Quadras which are anything from 16 to 200 Megehertz.
Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware
89% QUADRANTQuarter Used As Dentists Refer to Around Nine Teeth Angela Brett (there's usually only eight teeth per quadrant but supernumerary teeth are not uncommon.)
Science:Biology:Healthcare
91% QUADRATRIXQuite Useful in Answering Dilemma... Round's Area To Rectangle Impossibility Xamined. Angela Brett
Science:Mathematics:Geometry
100% QUAESITOSAURUSQuite Unusual Auricle Exemplifies Sauropod; Individual Traces Of Skull Are Uncovered, Researchers Use Science Sean Lamb (This dino, known by partial skull fossils, had an structures that indicated unusually sensitive hearing)
Science:Biology:Animals:Dinosaurs
100% QUAFFQuickly Upraise Alcohol, Finish Fast! Tony McCoy O'Grady
Drugs
100% QUAGGAQuippers Usually Are Going, 'Great Ass!' Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Animals
100% QUAGGA (2)Quite Unusual Animal Genetically Gone Away Patricia Rix
Science:Biology:Animals
100% QUAGMIREQuite Unpassable And Gluey Marsh In Remote Environment Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places
100% QUAILSQuite Unfilling And I'd Like Somemore Tony McCoy O'Grady, who can't see the point of eating things as small as quail
Food & Drink
Science:Biology:Animals:Birds
100% QUAINTQuasi Unique Artifact - It's Not Today's Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Adjectives
100% QUAKEQueen Undresses And King Erupts Rico Leffanta
Politics:Royalty
100% QUAKERSQuiet, Unagressive, Agrarian Kinfolk; Extremely Religious Souls. Roger Williams
Religion
100% QUALIFYQuiet Undergraduate Achieves Learning In Fruitful Yield Angela Brett
Education
100% QUALITYQuick! Use A Lasso! It's Tipping! Yikes! Patricia Rix (I was thinking of a rickety, poorly-built backhouse; don't ask me why!)
Assorted Nouns
Places:Buildings
100% QUALITY (2)Quantity's Usually A Lesser Interest To You Tony McCoy O'Grady (one should always prefer quality to quantity)
Assorted Nouns
100% QUALITY LIFEQuit Underachieving And Love It... Tomorrow You'll Lie In Fetid Earth Angela Brett, who wonders if there's a better word than Underachieving which means something like 'underenjoying' but sounds more like a real word.
People & Relationships:Advice
100% QUANGOQuorums Usually Are Nepotistically Gerrymandered Overnight Tony McCoy O'Grady
Politics
100% QUANTITYQuality, Up Above None - That Implies Tangible Yield Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Nouns
88% QUANTUMQuite Unusually, Angela's Nephew has This Unconventional Moniker! Angela Brett
Names:First names:Male
100% QUANTUM MANAGEMENT DATABASEQuickness Unquestionably Always Necessary... This Underaged Mischief-Maker Almost Needs A Gazillion Eyes (Mother's) Ever Noticing Those Dubious Activities That All Begin As Simple Exploration. Angela Brett, expanding an unsuccessful search, thinking of a database on how to manage her nephew QUANTUM.
People & Relationships
100% QUANTUM PHYSICSQuestion Unasked? Answer's Not There! Unless Measured, Particle Hasn't Yet Spin - In Concurrent States. Angela Brett
Science:Physics
100% QUARKQuantity Uncertain - Although Reasonably Known Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Physics:Particles
100% QUARK (2)Quantum Uncertainty Always Restricts Knowledge Angela Brett
Science:Physics:Particles
100% QUARKSQuestionably Useful As Reality Keeps Surprising Angela Brett (or perhaps '...As Reality Kids Scientists.')
Science:Physics:Particles
100% QUARRELQuerulous, Unwanted Argument Rowdily Raiding English Language Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Angela mentioned that we hadn't yet come up with any acronyms beginning with 'Q.'
People & Relationships
100% QUARREL (2)Quashes Usual Amicable Relationship, Retorts Ever Louder Angela Brett
People & Relationships
86% QUASARQuite Unusually Active Sources At Radio-wavelengths Philip Edwards
Science:Astronomy
100% QUASARSQueer Unusual And Strange Areas - Radiation Sources Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Astronomy
100% QUATORZAINSQuills Used Again To Organise Rhyming Zeugmas As Iambi; New Sonnets! Angela Brett, while trying to encourage people to apronymise Q words.
Science:Linguistics
100% QUEASYQuite Uneasy Emotion Assails Stomach, Yes? Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments
100% QUEBECQuit Using English, Become Especially 'Canadienne' Toni McCoi O'Gradi
Places:Towns & Cities:Canada
83% QUEENQuite Unloveable Entity of English Nobility! Tony McCoy O'Grady
Politics:Royalty
88% QUEEN KATHARINEQuite Uuninvolved & Elegant. England Needs King-in-waiting! Anne Takes Henry's Affections, Royal Intrigue Nobbles Everything Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's King Henry VIII
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King Henry VIII
83% QUEERQuite Unlikely Ever to Easily Reproduce Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Love & Lust:LGBTQIA
71% QUERYQuestion to Understand Enigmatic Response of Yours Angela Brett
Communication
0% QUERY (2)Question is Urgent - (I) Expect Reply Yesterday Tony McCoy O'Grady
Communication
83% QUESTQuintesential Undertaking Exhibiting Supreme True-heartedness Susan S.
Assorted Nouns
100% QUESTIONQuery Usually Eliciting Some Thought, If One's Nice Tony McCoy O'Grady
Commerce
89% QUEUEINGQuality Usually Expressed (as) Uniquely English - It's Now Global Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Verbs
86% QUICHEQuite Unflattering International Chow of Hard Eggs Sean Lamb
Food & Drink
100% QUICK-ACTING BRAKEQuickly Used, Its Caboose Kills Acceleration Creating Traction In Need. Good Brakes Really Avoid Killing Engineers. Sean Lamb (http://www.geocities.com/gold27ca/gloss1a.html defines this as "A Modification by George Westinghouse of his automatic air-brake for quicker response at the rear of a train." Many train crews have been killed by runaways when the brakes failed.)
Transport:Trains
100% QUICKIEQuite Unexpected Intercourse, Cuddling & Kissing In Excelsis Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
75% QUICKNESSQuantity Under Investigation Causes Keen Notion of an Escalation of Super Speediness Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Nouns
100% QUID PRO QUOQuietude Usually Invokes Detention Police Require Oral Questioning Under Oath Rico Leffanta
Assorted Phrases
100% QUIETQuit Ululating - It's Ear Terrorism! Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Advice
100% QUIET (2)Quit Uppercasing - It's Eye Terrorism! Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Advice
83% QUIET (3)Quiescent Uvular Is Easier to Tolerate. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Advice
83% QUIET (4)Quick Understanding Immediate Exit (of) Talk Jan Morgan
Assorted Adjectives
100% QUIET RIOTQuirky Unimaginative Instrumental Entertainment That Really Isn't One's Taste Sean Lamb (well, I'm not really a heavy metal fan)
Entertainment:Music
88% QUIETUSQuite Unbearable, Interminable Existence Through Use (of) Suicide Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Death
100% QUIFFQuim Users Invest For Fun Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% QUINTUPLEQuadruple's Understood... Increment, Now, To Use Penta-Like Enumerator. Angela Brett
Assorted Adjectives
100% QUIPQuick, Unscripted, Intense, Pithy Tony McCoy O'Grady
Laughter
100% QUIP (2)Quite Unexpected Ingenious Pun Dustan Dowsing
Laughter
100% QUIPSQuirky Utterances In Playful Situations Tony McCoy O'Grady
Laughter
100% QUIRKQueer Unusual Idiosyncrasies = Relationship Kaput Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Nouns
100% QUITEQuantitatively Unspecific, It's Tentatively Extensive. Angela Brett
Main
100% QUITTERQuestioning Unhealthy Inclination Toward Tobacco - Eventually Rewarded. Angela Brett
Drugs:Tobacco
88% QUITTER (2)Questions Usefulness (of) Inching Towards The End Result Patricia Rix
People & Relationships:Personality Traits
86% QUIVERQuasi Unmoving, Infinitesmal Vibratory Evidence of Reaction Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Nouns
100% QUIVERSQuaint Universally Intimate Vibrations Expecting Romantic Sensations Rico Leffanta
Assorted Nouns
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% QUIZMASTERQuestions Usually Instigate Zero Marks As Silly Twits Essay Reponses Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations

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