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| BRYAN | Begins Reading Yarns At Noon |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Male |
| BRYCE | Build, Render - You've Created Environment! |
Angela Brett (Bryce is a 3D landscaping and animation application... see http://corel.com) Computers |
| B.SC. | Biological Scientific Calculator |
Angela Brett, after graduating with a B.Sc. (Bachelor of Science) majoring in MATHEMATICS. Re-expansions of existing acronyms Education:Qualifications |
| BSD | Best System Design |
Sean Lamb (BSD = Berkeley Software Distribution; a flavor of UNIX written by UC Berkeley that is the basis for FreeBSD, NetBSD and OpenBSD among others) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers |
| BTW | Brain To Wander... |
Angela Brett (BTW usually stands for 'By The Way') Re-expansions of existing acronyms:Conversational |
| BUBBA | Big Ugly Bible-Beatin' Ass |
a stereotypical description of anyone named Bubba in Georgia or Arkansas. Names:First names:Male |
| BUBBLES | Brought Unto Being By Liquid's Expanding Surface |
Angela Brett Assorted Nouns |
| BUCCANEER | Boyos Using Cutlasses Clambered Aboard Naval Expedition, Everything's Ransacked |
TMcCO'G History People & Relationships:Law & Order:Criminals |
| BUCKINGHAM | Backs Up Corrupt King - Is Not Given Hereford After Murders |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Richard III Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Richard III |
| BUDDIES | Because "U" Deserve Dependable Individual Exchanges Socially |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships |
| BUDDING | Breasts Usually Do Develop In Nubile Girls |
Steve Keate Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| BUDDY HOLLY | Brilliant, Unfulfilled. Dead. Died Young. Had Outstanding Lyrics. Legendary Youthfulness |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| BUDWEISER | Beer: Uncontrolled Drunks Will Endure It's Side-Effects Regularly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
| BUDWEISER (2) | Because U Deserve What Every Individual Should Enjoy Regulary. |
Acronymous Anonymous Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
| BUG | Bake Under Ground |
Rico Leffanta (see PICNIC) Science:Biology:Insects:Edible(?) |
| BUG (2) | Bitten User Grumbles |
Angela Brett Computers Science:Biology:Insects |
| BUG (3) | Bad Unexpected Glitch |
Angela Brett Computers |
| BUG (4) | Bytes Unfortunately Garbled |
Angela Brett Computers |
| BUG (5) | Bites Unfortunate Gentleman |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Insects |
| BUGGER | Basically Uncouth Gentleman Gets Everyone Rattled |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Words & Wordplay:Rudeness |
| BUG OFF | Begone Unwanted Gnat - Oh Fly Fast |
TMcCO'G Science:Biology:Insects |
| BUGS | Blight 'Usually Good' Software |
Angela Brett Computers |
| BUGS (2) | Blame Users' Genuine Stupidity |
Angela Brett -- a few of the programmers where I work are coming up with self-deprecating phrases to put on T-shirts to give out at the company Christmas party. One of the T-shirt slogans is, 'Of course it crashes if you do that!' Computers |
| BUGS (3) | Bugs Usually Get Smashed |
Jan Morgan and Rifle Morgan Science:Biology:Insects |
| BUGS (4) | Butterflies Usually Go Soaring |
Jan Morgan and Rifle Morgan Science:Biology:Insects |
| BUICK | Big Unstoppable Indestructible Car Killer |
Dennis Carr Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| BUILD | Bricks Utilised Into Little Dwelling |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs Places:Buildings |
| BULBASAUR | Bud Using Little Blighter, A Scourge Against Useless Rocket |
Dustan Dowsing on his favorite pokemon Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| BULGARIA | Blighted Under Leninist Government, Are Republican In Attitude. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| BULLDOZER | Big Ugly Land Lifting Digger, Often Zealously Engineering Roads |
Dustan Dowsing Transport |
| BULLET | Blood Unravels Lightning Lead Ejection Trails |
Rico Leffanta Military:Weapons |
| BULLSHIT | Belt Up - Little Learning Skulks Here, I Think |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - still checking Angela's tolerance level 8-) Words & Wordplay:Rudeness |
| BULLY | Brute; Usually Likes Lambasting You |
Roger Williams People & Relationships |
| BUM | Below Underwear, Marginally |
Matthew Oram Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| BUMBLEBEE | Busy Useful Mobile Bee Leaves Earth, Big Exclusive Event |
Jan Morgan Science:Biology:Insects |
| BUMMER | Big Unpleasantness Makes Me Extremely Regretful |
Lawrence D'Oliveiro Main |
| BUN | Bundled Under Net |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| BUNCH | Bunnies Usually Never Chase Herds |
Rico Leffanta Science:Biology |
| BUNNIES | Breeding Unstoppably - Not Neatly In Exact Seasons. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals |
| BURBANK | Best Urban Residential Beginnings, A Nice Keepsake |
Jan Morgan - City in California Places:Towns & Cities:USA |
| BUREAUCRAT | Bossy Underling Really Enjoys Antagonising Urbane Customers Rarely Apologises Tactfully |
Rico Leffanta Politics |
| BURMA | Brutal Undemocratic Repressive Military Authority. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| BURNED OUT (2) | Beyond Use & Ruined - Now Employee's Defunct One's Usually Terminated |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
| BURN OUT | Become Useless; Requires No Official, Unusual Training |
Patricia Rix Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| BURUNDI | Belgium Used Rule Until Nation Declared Independence. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| BUS | Backbreakingly Uncomfortable Sleep |
Dustan Dowsing, after having a sleep on an INTERCITY BUS and finding it had left him with, among other things, a pain in the neck. Transport |
| BUS (2) | Big... Umpteen Seats |
Angela Brett Transport |
| BUS (3) | Brought Us Southward |
Angela Brett, after going from Auckland to Palmerston North in one. Transport |
| BUSH | Bombs Upon Saddam Hussein |
Elf Qrin Names:Famous people:Politicians |
| BUSH (2) | Big United States Honcho |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Famous people:Politicians |
| BUSH (3) | Bloodthirsty United States Head |
Angela Brett (substitute whichever B-adjective or Bad-ejective you like in there.) Names:Famous people:Politicians |
| BUSH (4) | Best Underdog Succeeds Honors |
Jan Morgan Names:Famous people:Politicians |
| BUSH (5) | Boy Unmasking Stark Hubris |
Kenneth T. Davis Names:Famous people:Politicians |
| BUSINESS | Best Understood Solution If Nothing Else Satisfies Simply |
Iniyan G Commerce |
| BUSINESS OF POLICE PROTECTION | Because Unpaid Security Is Not Effective, Somebody Should Offer (For Pay) Officer Left In Charge, Exclusively Premises Requested Of The Employer's Client. This Is Ordinary Nowadays. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order Commerce |
| BUTCH | Babe Union Threatening Cats Howling |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| BUTLER | 'Bottler' Used To Logically Entitle Retainer |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - The word "Butler" is a corruption of "bottler" - the member of staff who looked after his employer's wine-cellar. People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| BUTT | Belongs Under Tosser's Tush! |
Patricia Rix (I hate the way smokers treat the whole world as their ashtray) Drugs:Tobacco |
| BUTTERFINGERS | Boys Usually Try To Explore Romance Flirting Innocently Nice Girls Eventually Respond Senselessly |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| BUTTERFLY | Beautiful Unreal Thing That Erratically, Romantically Flutteringly Lightheartens You |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Butterflies definitely 'lighthearten' everyone!) Science:Biology:Insects |
| BUTTERFREE | Beauty Usually Toxic, Twittering Extremities Release Floating Rot. Elevatory Evolution. |
Angela Brett (Butterfree is Pokemon #12) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| BUTTONS | Bothered User Tries To Overcome Nonsensical Situation |
TMcCO'G - who would like to be able to press "Submit" without having to scroll the screen. Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website |
| BYE FOR NOW | Because You're Especially Forlorn Over Retreating, Never Overemphasize Withdrawals |
Sean Lamb Communication:Hello & Goodbye |
| BYLINE | By Your Leave I Need Exposure! |
Rico Leffanta Communication |
| BYRON | Because You're Really Obviously Nice |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Male |
| BYTE | Bitwise, You Take Eight. |
Angela Brett Computers |
| BYTE (2) | Beware, Your Teeth Electrocuted! |
Angela Brett Computers:Do Not Eat |
| BYTE (3) | Before Yesteryear's Text Editor |
Susan S. As a programmer of 30 years, I experienced pre Text Editor programming. It brings a whole new meaning to "plug and play". Computers:Programming |
| BYZANTIUM | Booming Yesteryear Zone - And Now Termed Istanbul Under Musselmen |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places History |
| CA | Calculator's 'About' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the historian's habit of not bothering to calculate the dates of birth or death of historical characters precisely, instead calculating loosely on the lines of Tony McCoy O'Grady 1950 ca., when they were too lazy to check it out. Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| CA (2) | Clearly Around |
Rico Leffanta Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| CAATINGA | Covering An Arboreal Tract In Natural Granite Area |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places |
| CAB | Contains Autoist Bottom |
Dustan Dowsing Transport |
| CABBAGE | Certainly At Best Boiled, Always Gets Eaten |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
| CABINET | Caring About Business Induces Negative Employer's Threat |
Dundee Commerce |
| CABINET (2) | Collectivity Assures Blame Is Never Effectively Tackled |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Politics Commerce |
| CABIR | Cells Affected By Internet Rage |
Sean Lamb (Cabir is the name of the first worm to infect cell phones) Communication |
| CABIR (2) | Creating Another Bluetooth Infection Readily |
Sean Lamb (Cabir is the name of the first worm to infect cell phones via their bluetooth capabilities) Communication |
| CABLE | Crappy Asyncronous Bandwidth Limited Experience |
SafT Computers:Internet |
| CABLE (2) | Connect And Begin Leeching Excessively |
Angela Brett Computers:Internet |
| CABLE (3) | Chewing A Bit Lacks Excitement |
Tony Computers:Do Not Eat |
| CABLE MODEM | Can Anyone Bite Large Exterior? May Obviously Damage Entrails, Ma'am. |
Jeff Anonymous Computers:Do Not Eat |
| CACKLE | Created Audible Comedic Kinesis... Logically Enough |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter |
| CACKLE (2) | Children And Counterparts Keep Laughing Endlessly |
Rico Leffanta Laughter |
| CACKLING | Chuffed About Carrying Key Lime IBook - Not Gloating! |
Angela Brett, who still grins/cackles joyously when she thinks about having a KEY LIME IBOOK, and how she came to have it. Computers:Macintosh & Newton Laughter |
| CAD | Cowardly And Deceitful |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| CAD (2) | Can't Actually Draw |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (CAD usually stands for Computer Aided Design) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers |
| CADMIUM | Chemical Apparently Defends Metals In Unfriendly Milieus. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| CAIRO | Can Another Incarnation Recruit Others? |
Sean Lamb (Cairo was Microsoft's code name for Windows NT 4.0, which was supposed to get everyone off the Win9x kernel series) Computers:Windows |
| CAITIFF | Character Always Inclined Toward Inheriting Friend's Fortune |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships |
| CAITLIN | Can Actually Involve Taking Life's Inconveniences Naturally |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| CAIUS MARCIUS | Coriolanus, An Invincible Uptight Soldier, Makes Aufidius Resentful - Crushed In Unsuccessful Siege |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Coriolanus Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Coriolanus |
| CAKE | Cooks A Kiss Edible |
Rico Leffanta, because of a woman who told him the only way she could kiss her sons was to bake them a cake. Food & Drink |
| CAKE (2) | Change, Accountability, Knowledge & Entrepreneurship |
Tony People & Relationships:The Workforce:Employee Recognition Program |
| CAKE = TOO REAL PIE! | Circumference (Around Kitchen Edible) = Two (One + One) * Radius * (Eating Always Luscious) Pi (Irrational Escape!) |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Boston Cream Cake: Also (Too) Pie! Food & Drink Science:Mathematics:Geometry |
| CALCIUM | Common And Like Chalk It's, Unusually, Metallic |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| CALCULATE | Costs: Accurately Logged! Counter Unnecessary Longings! Advance Truth Empathetic! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Commerce |
| CALCULATOR | Complex And Liberating Creation - Users Lose Ability To Orchestrate Ratios |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Mathematics Science:Electronics |
| CALCULATOR (2) | Challenged - Arithmetically Love Computing Using Least-Advanced, Typically Onmoney Reckoning! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Science:Mathematics Science:Electronics |
| CALCULATOR (3) | Children Always Love Computing Using Least-Advanced, Typically Onmoney Reckoning! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Science:Mathematics Science:Electronics |
| CALCULATOR (4) | Children Always Look Comfortable Using Least-Advanced, Typically Onmoney Reckoning! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Science:Mathematics Science:Electronics |
| CALENDAR | Complete Annual List, Entaililing Numerous Divisions And Rectangles |
Matthew Oram Time |
| CALENDAR (2) | Creation Actually Lists Every "Next Day". Annually Replaced. |
Roger Williams Time |
| CALIBAN | Creature Accepts Life Is Brutish And Nasty |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Tempest Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Tempest |
| CALIFORNIA | Climate Always Lovely, Is Fruitful Of Rising Newcomers In Arts |
Jan Morgan Places:States & Regions |
| CALIFORNIUM | Classified Actinide. Lecturers In Fusion Often Refer. Named In University's Memory. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| CALL A COP | Cancel All Laws Limiting Any Christmas Office Party |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Law & Order Time:Special Occasions:Christmas |
| CALL BACKS | Compile A Little Log Book About Customers - Keep Secret! |
Tony McCoy O'MayIHaveFiveMinutesOfYourTimeToDiscussXYZ? Commerce |
| CALLING TREE | Communication Ala Land Line In Necessary Goings To Reach Everyone Eventually |
Jan Morgan -- many organizations use this system so one person doesn't have to make 50 or so phone calls Communication |
| CALLIOPE | Could A Lovely Lady Inspire One Poet's Eloquence? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Myths & Legends |
| CALM | Composed A Lot, Moderate |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| CALORIE | Cannot Allow Living Off Rapturous Impulsive Eating |
Rico Leffanta Food & Drink Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
| CALORIE (2) | Can A Living Organism Release Its Energy? |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
| CALUMET | Can Anyone Lend Us More Egalitarian Tobacco? |
Rico Leffanta Drugs |
| CALVARY | Christ At Last Validated And Respectfully Yielded |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion |
| CALVIN | Can Achieve Little, Vision Is Nil |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Male |
| CAMBODIA | Completely Appalling - Millions Butchered Or Died In Atrocities. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| CAMEL | Cigarettes Affect Many Emphysemic Lungs |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Drugs:Tobacco |
| CAMELBACK | Cab's About Middle. Engineer Looks Back And Controls Kettle. |
Sean Lamb (a camelback locomotive is a steam engine where the control cab is wrapped around the middle of the boiler rather than at the rear end of it; smaller locomotives were also sometimes called 'tea kettles') Transport:Trains |
| CAMELOT (2) | Can A Myth Endure, Lingering Over Time? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Arthurian Legend |
| CAMELOT (3) | Could A Mythology Evolve Loosely On Truth? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Arthurian Legend |
| CAMEO | Charming And Magnificently Executed Ornament |
TMcCO'G Household Objects:Clothing:Jewellery & Accessories |
| CAMEO (2) | Caught Amongst Movie Extras Once |
TMcCO'G Entertainment:Movies |
| CAMERA | Capture A Moment - Enlargements Readily Available |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Electronics |
| CAMERA (2) | Can A Machine Easily Record Activities? |
Roger Williams Science:Electronics |
| CAMERON | Caring Adult Manages Educating Rambunctous Observant Novices |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Male |
| CAMEROON | Central African Mountainous Equatorial Region, Offshoot Of Nigeria. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| CAMILLAGATE | Could A Man In Love Leave Another Girl... And The Empire? |
Angela Brett, referring to the 1993 'Camillagate' scandal involving secretly recorded phone conversations between Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles. People & Relationships:Love & Lust Politics:Royalty |
| CAMILLE JAVAL | Can Any Man In Love Leave Early Just As Virgin Accepts Love? |
Rico Leffanta (Camille Javal is better known as Brigitte Bardot) Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses:Little known real names |
| CAMINO | Can't Anyone Make Intelligent Naming Options? |
Rob Rix (they changed Chimera's name to Camino recently. I think there is/was an X-Windows browser called Chimera already out there.) Computers:Internet:Web browsers |
| CAMLAN | Conflict As Modred Lead Arthur's Nemesis |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Arthurian Legend |
| CAMPAIGN | Come And Make Protest, Abuse Is Growing Nationwide |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to this request on the Apronyms Forums: We are forming a new community group to end abuse, we are looking for a catchy acronym using the A for abuse. We don't want to limit ourselves to only family violence, or child abuse. Our purpose is to educate and raise awareness. People & Relationships:Abuse |
| CAMPING | Canvas Accommodation Mightn't Persist In Nasty Gale. |
Angela Brett Sports & Recreation:Travel |
| CAMPING (2) | Create A Mobile Paradise In Nature's Glory |
TMcCO'G Sports & Recreation:Travel |
| CAMPUS | Conveniently Assembled, Many Professors & University Students |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education Places:Buildings |
| CANADA | Canucks Are Not Americans! Dammit All! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| CANCER (2) | Cell Apoptosis? Never! Choke Every Rival. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| CANCER (3) | Cells Attacked, Never Ceasing, Enters Radiation |
Jan Morgan Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| CANCER (4) | Causing Anxiety Neurosis, Capable, Emotional Resolve |
Jan Morgan -- can be a hypochondriac, but keeps emotions in check Religion:Astrology |
| CANCER (5) | Cancer Avoidance Needs Clever/Comprehensive Educational Resources |
Tony Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| CANDELA | Calculating A Non-Dark (Electrically Lit?) Area |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
| CANDLE | Cylindrical Artifact, Non Dripping, Light Emitting. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects |
| CANDY | Chocolates And Nougat Delight You |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Confectionery |
| CANDY (2) | Caring Adult Needs Details, Yet |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| CANDY (3) | Cavities Advantage, Never Doubts You |
Jan Morgan Food & Drink:Confectionery |
| CANNABIS | Common Around Netherlands, Not Accepted By International Society |
Angela Brett Drugs:Cannabis |
| CANNABIS (2) | Class A Narcotic? No... A Barely Illegal Substance. |
Angela Brett Drugs:Cannabis |
| CANNOT FIND SERVER | Connectivity Across Network Nodes Often Tangles Files Innocently Named. Decent Security Ever Requires Vigilance, Especially Remotely |
Sean Lamb Computers:Internet |
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