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100% ATHEISTIC (2)Apronym Touting Heavenly Entity Is Somewhat Tongue-In-Cheek? Angela Brett
Religion
100% ATHEISTIC (3)All Those Hapless Evangelists Insist Sticking To Initial Conjecture Angela Brett
Religion
100% ATHENA Ancient Teachings Help Educate New Adults Rico Leffanta
Religion:Greek Gods & Goddesses
100% ATIAbsolutely Terrific Illustrations Jeff Anonymous, referring to the graphics card company.
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
Computers:Generic Hardware
100% ATKINSAll They Know Is 'Nothing Starchy' Angela Brett, on the Atkins diet.
Food & Drink
100% ATLANTICA Turquiose Liquid, And Not Thick In Consistency Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Waterways
100% ATLANTIC (2)Apple Tried Locating Another Name That Is Confusing Sean Lamb (Atlantic was Apple's code name for the Apple ][cx)
Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware
Names:Code Names:Apple
100% ATLASA Tome Locates A Street Sean Lamb
Places:Navigation Aids
100% AT LASTAcronym Times Letter Arrives Slightly Tardily Angela Brett, after The Acronym Times was very late due to her Mac being lost.
Time
100% AT LAST (2)Acronym Times (Long Awaited) Sent Today Angela Brett, after not updating the website and sending out THE ACRONYM TIMES for ages because of exams and assignments due.
Time
100% ATMOSPHERICAt The Moment Our Sulphur Perhaps Helps Equipoise Rise In CO2 Angela Brett, who recalls hearing about 'sulphur cooling' caused by sulphur dioxide in the atmosphere counteracting the greenhouse effect. (Just as long as you don't mind acid rain!)
Science:Chemistry
Science:Environment
100% ATMOSPHERIC (2)As Transport Machinery Overtakes Sense, Particulates Have Exercisers Racked In Coughs Angela Brett - in some places it would be faster to walk than drive due to all the traffic, if it weren't for the exhaust fumes you'd have to breathe.
Transport
Science:Environment
100% ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY All The Moguls Of Science Patiently Have Explained Result If Carbon Compounds Harm Equilibrium, Making It Sensitive To Radiation Yield. Angela Brett
Science:Chemistry
100% ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY RESEARCH GROUPAs The Metropolitics Of Smoke Prevails, 'Hippies' Explain Rise In Carbon Compounds Has Effects Manifesting In Small Temperature Rise. You Read Every Scientific Exposition And Reach Conclusion Human Greed Reigns, On Unspeakable Proportions. Angela Brett, not about any particular group but in response to an unsuccessful search.
Science:Chemistry
Science:Environment
100% AT & TAttention! Thervice Thaved! Jeff Anonymous, after HALT, because AT & T is going to keep the ISP running.
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
Commerce:Companies
89% ATTENTION GETTINGA Tired Tony Endeavours Nightly To Instigate Originality and Novelty. Genuinely Exhausting Torment Turns me Into Neo Geriatric. Tony McCoy O'Grady, after Angela challenged him to create an ATTTENTION GETTING acronym.
People & Relationships:Personality Traits
100% ATTENTION GETTING (2)As Things To Engage Newbies, This Is Outstandingly Noteworthy. Generating Eyes To Take In New Gizmos Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Personality Traits
100% ATTENTION GETTING (3)As This Thing Exercises Neurons That I Obviously Never Generally Engage, Tony's Thinking Is Not Gratifying. Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Personality Traits
100% ATTENUATORA Thing That's Effectively Neutered Urges Antibodies To Offer Resistance Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Biology
100% ATTORNEYA Trick To Own Resources Never Entitled Yours Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations
89% ATTORNEY (2)Another Trialist Teaching Of Righteousness to Near Every Youth Sean Lamb (disclaimer: my father is a Deputy District Attorney for Los Angeles County in California; yeah, this isn't the best, but it's the first thing that popped into my mind)
People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations
100% ATXAching To Xtreme Jeff Anonymous
Computers:Do Not Eat
100% AUCKLANDArea Under Corruption Kamasutra Lessons At Night Depositories Rico Leffanta
Places:Towns & Cities:New Zealand
100% AUDIAn Unsafe Driver Inside John Richard Jones
Transport:Car Makes & Models
Transport:Drivers
100% AUFIDIUSAn Untrue Friend Indeed, Does Injustice Unto Soldier Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Coriolanus
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Coriolanus
100% AUGUSTAutumn's Upcoming, Gratefully Upgrade Sun Tan Tony McCoy O'Grady
Time:Months
100% AUGUST (2)Almost-Undressed Girls Undergo Sun-Tanning Tony McCoy O'Grady
Time:Months
100% AURORAAnimation Unleashes Rooster Ovation Reveille Arrives Rico Leffanta
Religion:Roman Gods & Goddesses
100% AUSPICIOUSAn Unspecified Superstition Presents Itself, Creating Intuition Of Unbridled Success Angela Brett
Assorted Adjectives
100% AUSTRALIAAn Unending Sheep Terrain - Ruined Aboriginal Lives In Assimilation Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Countries
92% AUSTRALIANSArrogant, Useless, Sheep-f***ing Thickos... Rejected & Aimlessly Liking Ignorant Aussie Neurotic Sheila Mary Carr
People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races
100% AUSTRIAAlpine Uplands - Ski Tourism Really Is Attractive. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Countries
100% AUTOBAHNApple Uses The Oddest Brands And Humorous Names Sean Lamb (Autobahn was Apple's code name for the PowerMac 9500/150)
Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware
Names:Code Names:Apple
100% AUTOMAGICAnything Unexplained That Ordinary Magic Avoids, Given Its Confines Rob Rix - thought up after an e-mail to Angela wherein she used the word "automagically"
Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words
100% AUTOMATION SYSTEMApparently Used To Override Manpower And Thus Improve Our Next Stock. You're Superfluous - They Employ Machines. Angela Brett
Science:Electronics
100% AUTOMOBILEAlmost Universal, Though One Man On Bike Is Less 'Exhausting' Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
100% AUTOMOBILE (2)An Unmerciful Taker Of Money, Often Being In Lien Eternally Patricia Rix
Transport
100% AUTOMOBILE (3)A Useful Tool Often Making Our Busy, Involved Life Easier. Roger Williams
Transport
100% AUTUMNArboreal Undergrowth Turns Unpleasantly Muddy Now Eric Bridgstock
Time:Seasons
86% AVALONA Version (in) Arthurian Legend Of Neverland Tony McCoy O'Grady
Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Arthurian Legend
100% AVALON (2)Another Venture, Another Loss - Or Not? Sean Lamb (Avalon is Microsoft's code name for the graphics API in Longhorn, but will it succeed?)
Computers:Windows
Names:Code Names:Microsoft
100% AVALON (3)Advanced Video Api Leads Off .Net Sean Lamb (Avalon is Microsoft's code name for the graphics API in LONGHORN)
Computers:Windows
Names:Code Names:Microsoft
100% AVARICEA Valued Attitude Raises Industrious Colleague's Esteem Tony (The best angle to work on with employee incentive schemes is good old-fashioned greed, you could go for a bit of tongue-in-cheek irony)
People & Relationships:The Workforce:Employee Recognition Program
100% AVIATORA Vital Individual, Aviation Tactics Operator, Responsible Jan Morgan
People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations
89% AVICENNAA Vizier Interested in Cures, Equations & Nature - Notably Astronomy. Angela Brett
Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians
100% AVOCADOA 'Victim' Of Cholesterol Advocates Delicate Oil Angela Brett
Food & Drink
100% AVOIDANCEA Villainy Of Investing Dollars And Not Contributing Excise Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Law & Order
Commerce:Money
100% AWAKEAware While Assuming Knowing Everything Bruce Siegel
Assorted Adjectives
100% AWAYAbsent, Went After You! Angela Brett (Thinking of turning up at someone's house and finding they're on the way to visit you)
People & Relationships
100% AWAY (2)Absent, We're Avoiding You Tony McCoy O'Grady, after reading AWAY and suggesting that maybe they knew you were coming.
People & Relationships
100% AWEA Wicked Experience Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Emotions
100% AWESOMEA Wonderful Enthusiastic Special Occurance, Memories Evident Jan Morgan
Assorted Adjectives
100% AWESOME (2)A Wonderful Enthusiastic Special One, Marvels Everyone Jan Morgan
Assorted Adjectives
100% AWFULAnother Word For Unusually Loathsome Edwin Hermann
Assorted Adjectives
100% AWOLAre Warriors On Lunchbreak? Tony McCoy O'Grady
Re-expansions of existing acronyms:Conversational
100% AXEAnihilate Xyloid Extremities Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Plants
100% AYE AYEAre You Even Aware You're Endangered? Angela Brett, referring to the rare species of lemur.
Science:Biology:Animals
100% AZERBAIJANA Zealously Ethnic Republic, Basically Agricultural, Is Joyful About Nationhood. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Countries
100% AZIMUTHAbsolute Zenith In Measurements Up The Horizon Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Nouns
100% AZOTURIAAnimal's Zone Of Trouble, Urine Really Is Abnormal Dustan Dowsing
Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments
100% AZUREAir Zone: Unique Refraction Effect Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Adjectives:Colours
100% AZURE (2)A Zuni Using Rain Energy Rico Leffanta
Assorted Adjectives:Colours
100% AZYMEAny Zymotechnic Yeasts Mustn't Enter Angela Brett
Science:Biology
100% AZYME (2)Any Zwieback You May Eat Rico Leffanta
Science:Chemistry
Food & Drink
100% AZYMOUSApparently Zero Yeast Meliorates Our Unleavened Sacrifice Tony McCoy O'Grady
Religion
Science:Biology
Food & Drink
67% BABelief-system: Ancient Tony McCoy O'Grady
Religion
100% BAABleating, Audible Announcement Dustan Dowsing
Science:Biology:Animals
Assorted Nouns:Noises
100% BAA (2)Bleat Among Animals Jan Morgan
Science:Biology:Animals
Assorted Nouns:Noises
100% BAA BAA BLACK SHEEPBleat And Aver: Bags Are Ample, Black Like A Coal, Kind Sir, Having Each Ewe's Pelt Patricia Rix
Art & Literature:Nursery Rhymes
100% BABBLEBlabbering Academic Blubber Building Language Expertise Rico Leffanta
Science:Linguistics
100% BABEBare A Breast Everyday Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
Science:Biology
100% BABELBrought About (Biblically) Every Language Angela Brett
Religion
100% BABESBeautiful And Bodacious, Exceptionally Sexual Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene
100% BABYBoisterous And Bouncy Youth Angela Brett and Dustan Dowsing, inspired by Quantum Reid, Angela Brett's nephew - see his homepage at http://www.angelfire.com/az/lizreid/quantum.html
Science:Biology
People & Relationships:Family
100% BABY (2)Burping And Belching Youth Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Biology
People & Relationships:Family
100% BABY BLUEBonnie And Bouncy, Your Bairn Looks Unusually Elegant Tony McCoy O'Godfather
Assorted Adjectives:Colours
People & Relationships:Family
100% BABY'S BRAINBegining At Birth You Saw, Behaved, Reasoned, Adapted, Interpreted Naturally! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Your site has engaged my mind far above all the others combined! I suppose that being a MATH WIZ (I need to APRONYMIZE that!), with a strange sense-of-humor makes your site so appealing to what has been a longing in me since I started with a BABY'S BRAIN!
Science:Biology:Body Parts
91% BABY'S BRAIN (2)Birthday!: A Beginning for Your Seeing, Behaving, Reasoning, Adapting, Interpreting Naturally! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Variation of BABY'S BRAIN, with attempt to start with punch!
Science:Biology:Body Parts
100% BABYSITBored Adult, But Youth Sleeps In Tranquility TMcCO'G
People & Relationships
100% BACHELORBecause Anyone Continuing His Education's Low On Romance? Angela Brett, B.SC.
People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce
Education:Qualifications
100% BACKHOUSEBecomes A Cesspool; Kaopectate Has Often, Undoubtedly, Stopped Evacuation Patricia Rix
Places:Buildings:The 'Little Room'
100% BACK OFFBeware A Cornered Kiwi - Offence Fires Fury. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Phrases
People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races
100% BAD BOYSBold And Dangerous, Begetters Of Youthful Sins Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Genderalisations
100% BADDIESBeastly And Dastardly Deluded Individuals Executing Supercrimes Tony McCoy O'Grady
MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains
78% BADDIES (2)Bad, Although Dribbling in Diapers Instead of Eliminating Superheroes Angela Brett, when Tony suggested that most of MacGirl & KEYBOARD's enemies would be back in kindergarten at the year 2000 because they'd think the date had reverted to 1900.
MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains
100% BAD HORROR MOVIEBasic Account: Derelict House On Reclusive Region Offers Residents Mountains Of Violence In Excess Inev
Entertainment:Movies
100% BAD TASTEBad Aliens Drink Their Aggregated Sick, They Enjoy! Angela Brett -- people in my family still quote 'ooh, aren't I lucky... I got a chunky bit!' from that scene of the movie whenever appropriate, even though it's been at least a decade since I last saw it.
Entertainment:Movies
100% BAESYSTEMSBeing An Engineering Specialist You Should Take Engineering More Seriously John Richard Jones - Advice to all who work where I do, with the company name as an Apronym
Commerce:Companies
100% BAFFLEBoy Adored For Finding Love Elsewhere Rico Leffanta, to go with WAFFLE
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% BAGELBread Attracts Garnishes, Edible Limitations Jan Morgan - can get hard when stale garnishes are limited too
Food & Drink
100% BAGHDADBefore Americans Get Here, Dozens Are Dying Angela Brett (this acronym could be either for or against the war in Iraq... am I referring to the dozens being killed while US troops are on the way to Baghdad, or those killed by Saddam Hussein before the war started?)
Places:Towns & Cities
Military:War & Terrorism
100% BAGHDAD (2)Bewildered American Grunts Hurt, Dying And Desperate Chris Kjelgaard
Places:Towns & Cities
100% BAGHDAD (3)Bested Arabs Grimly Hatch Death And Destruction Chris Kjelgaard
Places:Towns & Cities
100% BAGHDAD (4)Bush's Arabian Gamble Harms Delicate Alliance Diplomacy Chris Kjelgaard
Places:Towns & Cities
100% BAGHDAD (5)Bush's Awesome Gift: Humans Dead, Alliances Destroyed Chris Kjelgaard
Places:Towns & Cities
100% BAGHDAD (6)Blair And George Happy Diplomatic Approach Discarded Chris Kjelgaard
Places:Towns & Cities
100% BAGPIPESBig Army Guys Playing It Perhaps Epitomises Scotland Tony McCoy O'Grady
Entertainment:Music:Instruments
100% BAGPIPES (2)Blaring At Graduating People In Procession, Emulating Scotland. Angela Brett, while walking in a procession through the streets of Palmerston North as some bagpipes were played at her graduation.
Education
Entertainment:Music:Instruments
100% BAHBorn Again Heathen Used when some streets evangelist asks me if I am a believer or they try to press a pamphlet in my hand. It usually draws them back & I can make my escape. Dave Buhmann
Religion
88% BAHAMASBecause (of) A Hot And Moist Atmosphere - Shorts. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Countries
100% BAHRAINBright, Arid, Hot Region - An Independent Nation. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Countries
100% BAKER HANSBefriends Albert Klages, Eventually Recounts His Adventure 'Ncluding Shipwreck Angela Brett and Tony McCoy O'Grady
Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:The Solitaire Mystery
100% BALANCEBrings A Leaner Advantage, Nutritional Choices Encountered Jan Morgan - balancing food choices
Food & Drink
100% BALCONYBreasts Arranged Lovingly Concealing Only Nipples Yearning Rico Leffanta
Science:Biology:Body Parts
100% BALD SPOTBegan Aging, Lost Dulled Strands - Particularly On Top. Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Body Parts
100% BALFOUR BEATTY RAIL LIMITEDBig And Lucrative Frontrunner Of UK Rail Business. Electrification And Trackwork That You'd Readily Accept. It Looks Like (Inciting Moans) Intensive 'Training' Exercises Delivered. Angela Brett
Commerce:Companies
Transport:Trains
100% BALL AND CHAINBride Always Laughs Lovingly And Never Dreams Consort Has Any Idea Naturally Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce
100% BALLASTBalancing Any Love Lost Against Sex Tonight Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% BALLSBasically A Leather Lump, Sportswise Tony McCoy O'Grady
Sports & Recreation
100% BALLS (2)Bounces Across Level Laid Sportsfields Tony McCoy O'Grady
Sports & Recreation
100% BALZACBiblical Attitudes Laud Zion And Concubines Rico Leffanta
Art & Literature:Writers
86% BAMBOOBut At Mandrake, Boffins Offer Open-source Sean Lamb (Bamboo was the code name for Mandrake Linux 9.1)
Computers:Linux
Names:Code Names:Linux
100% BANANASBend's Apparently Natural - Avoid Non-Appetising Skin Tony McCoy O'Grady
Food & Drink
100% BAN ANIMAL ACTSBegin A New Attraction, Not Involving Mute Animals! Let All Circuses Trade Shamelessly TMcCO'G
Entertainment
100% BANFFBe Aware - Nothing For Free One of the coach drivers when Eric traveled to Banff, the main tourist town in the Rockies - it is mostly gift-shops and restaurants, and relatively expensive.
Places:Towns & Cities:Canada
100% BANGBack Away, Noise Generator. Tony McCoy O'Grady, after I offered him some ENCOURAGEMENT for collecting more sounds.
Assorted Nouns:Noises
100% BANG (2)Bloody Awful Noise Generated Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Nouns:Noises
91% BANGLADESHBuddhist Asian Nation. Ganges' Levels Actuate Diseases, Ending in Starving Hordes. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Countries
100% BANJOBasically A Noisy Jangly Object Tony McCoy O'Grady
Entertainment:Music:Instruments
100% BANKBlast! Account Not Known! Angela Brett
Commerce:Money
100% BANK (2)Bonds And Notes Kept. Roger Williams
Commerce:Money
100% BANK (3)Bounce Another Nineball Keenly. Roger Williams
Sports & Recreation
100% BANKRUPTBroke And Now Kindly Responds Unable Pay Terms Rico Leffanta
Commerce:Money
86% BANQUOBy Appearing (at) Night Quite Unsettles Others Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Macbeth
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Macbeth
100% BAPTISTABullied Abused Parent - Termagant Is Soon Taken Away 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% BARBarney's A Regular/Resident! Angela Brett
Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic
Food & Drink:Food Outlets
100% BAR (2)Bring Along Rowdies! Patricia Rix
Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic
Food & Drink:Food Outlets
100% BAR (3)Beers Aren't Rationed Tony McCoy O'Grady
Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic
Food & Drink:Food Outlets
100% BAR (4)Beer's Available Readily Tony McCoy O'Grady
Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic
Food & Drink:Food Outlets
100% BAR (5)Belch Again, Repeatedly Tony McCoy O'Grady
Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic
Food & Drink:Food Outlets
100% BAR (6)Bottles Available Readily. Roger Williams
Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic
Food & Drink:Food Outlets
100% BARBADOSBarbadians Are Rum Brewers And Depend On Sugar. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Countries
100% BARBARABeachBoys Anthem Recording 'Bout A Romantic Adolescence Tony McCoy O'Grady (who knows that the Beach Boys song was Barbara Ann)
Entertainment:Music:Songs
Names:First names:Female
100% BARBARA (2)Bully At Recess, Barbaric Antagonistic Reprobate Attacks Jan Morgan
Names:First names:Female
100% BARBIEBasically A Rich Bimbo In Effigy Tony McCoy O'Grady
Names:First names:Female
Entertainment:Toys
80% BARCODES"Black-and-white Arrangement" Reading Computers Offer Dealers Enhanced Stocktaking Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Electronics
Commerce
100% BARDOLPHBoozy And Regularly Drunk - Of Little Practical Help Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's King Henry IV
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King Henry IV
100% BARDOLPH (2)Basically A Rogue Devoid Of Lawfulness, Piety, Honesty Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Merry Wives of Windsor
100% BARFBlasting Away Regurgitated Food Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments
100% BARF (2)Begetting A Rainbow Fountain Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments
100% BARGAINBuyer Acquired "Resources = Great" Amount Invested Near/Nil! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
Commerce
100% BARGAIN (2)Business Acumen Requires Grasping Accurately Investment Needs/Numerically! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
Commerce
100% BARIUMBefore A Radiograph Is Unpopular Meal Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Chemistry:Elements
100% BARNEY GUMBLEBeer's A Real Necessity - Ensure You Gulp Unceasingly, Man, Bemoaning Lost Education Tony McCoy O'Grady
Entertainment:TV shows:The Simpsons
100% BAROMETER RISINGBeing A Recounting Of Maritime Explosion Time -- Events Render Rapscallions Impotent, Shove Innocent Nearer Gethsemane Patricia Rix, referring to the book by Hugh McLennan.
Art & Literature:Book Titles
100% BARREL-LOLBeing Amused, Riotously Raucous Excessive Laughter - Look Out Listeners! Started by Angela Brett, perfected by Tony McCoy O'Grady. A play on 'barrel roll.'
Laughter
90% BARRISTERBegins (on) A Retainer, Regularly Instructed, Succeeds To Extract Refreshers Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations
100% BARRYBest At Reading Rhyming Yarns Jan Morgan
Names:First names:Male
100% BARTBoy's A Real Troublemaker Angela Brett
Entertainment:TV shows:The Simpsons

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