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100% BOREDOMBrain On Recess, Extreme Disuse Of Mind. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Emotions
100% BORGBloody Organism, Robotically Genocidal Tony McCoy O'Grady
Art & Literature:Fictional Characters
100% BORG (2)Bloody 'Orrible Robotic Guys! Gavin Lambert
Art & Literature:Fictional Characters
100% BORG QUEENBeautiful Or Really Gruesome? Questions Usually Entail Excess Notionalising Gavin Lambert
Politics:Royalty
Art & Literature:Fictional Characters
100% BORINGBreaking (Operating Rotary Instruments) New Ground Angela Brett
Assorted Verbs
100% BORN FOR THE PORCHBeing Of Restful Nature, Find Oneself Returning To Hammock Everytime. Perhaps One Relishes Calm Happiness TMcCO'G - who hopes he has grasped the meaning being sought by the person who searched for this phrase.
Assorted Phrases
100% BORN FREEBreatifully Outlined Romantic Novel Featured Rapidly Endangered Environment Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to Joy Adamson's book about a pride of lions in Africa.
Art & Literature:Book Titles
88% BOROMIRBravery Obliges Risk-taking; One Mistake Incurs Ruin Patricia Rix
Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:The Lord of the Rings
71% BORONBelievers Opine (it's) Requirement in One's Nutrition. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Chemistry:Elements
100% BOSBat Outta Shell BOS = Base Operating System (IBM). The kernel of AIX and the programs that consist of a base install are included in the BOS.
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
Computers
94% BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINABasically One Small Neck Is Adriatic, However Extensive Rural Zones Ethnically-cleansed . Grisly Obscene Violence Is Now Abated. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Countries
100% BOSSBags Over-Sized Salary Angela Brett
People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations
100% BOSS (2)Big Overseer, Sometimes Surly Mick Bridgstock
People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations
100% BOSTONBay Of Spilt Tea - Oh No! Angela Brett
History
Places:Towns & Cities:USA
100% BOSTON (2)Beans On Soggy Toast - Oh No! Tony McCoy O'Grady (Boston is the home of Boston Baked Beans - a recipe involving haricot beans, a piece of ham, treacle, brown sugar, tomato puree and 4 hours in an oven.)
Food & Drink
Places:Towns & Cities:USA
100% BOTHBliss Of Togetherness, Hurrah! joybutton
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% BOTH BRAINCELLS KILLEDBump On The Head Brings Really Awful Injuries, Now Can't Even Lift Legs. Some Knowledge Is Lost - Longterm Effect's Death. Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments
100% BOTOXBrought On To Ongoing Xaminations Dennis Carr
Drugs
People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene:Beauty Products
100% BOTSWANABushmen Of The South Who Are Nomadic Africans. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Countries
100% BOTTLEBlacked Out, Turned Turtle, Lying Expressionless Tony McCoy O'Grady
Drugs
100% BOTTOMBig Orifices Treat Tons Of Merde! Mary Carr/Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Biology:Body Parts
100% BOTTOM LINEBasis Of Trade - To Operate Many Lines Is Needless Expense Tony McCoy O'Grady
Commerce
100% BOTTOM QUARKBest Of The Theories Of Matter? Quite Unlikely Anyone Really Knows Angela Brett ('Bottom' is one of the six types of QUARK, along with UP QUARK, DOWN QUARK, STRANGE QUARK, CHARM QUARK and TOP QUARK... at least, that's the prevailing wisdom so far.)
Science:Physics:Particles
100% BOTUSFLEMINGBefore Operation The Urbane Surgeon Feels Like Extracting Mucus (Including Nasal Gloop) Tony McCoy O'Grady (Botusfleming is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as being, 'A small, long-handled steel trowel used by surgeons to remove the contents of a patient's nostrils prior to a sinus operation.')
Words & Wordplay:Liffs
100% BOUNCESBrassiered Orbs Under Nicely Contrived Elastic Supports Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% BOUNDARIESBorders Of Unpleasant Neighbours Demand Agreement. Recognized Indicator Ensures Serenity Tony McCoy/Hatfield
Places
100% BOUNTIFULBenefits Our Unit Nicely To Introduce Full Understanding, Life Jan Morgan -- City in Utah
Places:Towns & Cities:USA
100% BOUQUETBottles (Of Unusual Quality) Usually Exude Tannins TMcCO'G
Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic
100% BOURBONBooze Our Uncle Relays Barefoot Obligating Nightcaps Rico Leffanta, from when bourbon was "home brew" which barefoot hillbillies ran around delivering, especially during prohibition. Of course, it was always someone's "uncle", and a delivery included the "nightcap" to ensure the brew was true.
Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic
100% BOVINEBeasts Obscuring View In Nature's Environment Tony McCoy O'Greenspace
Science:Biology:Animals
100% BOWELBack Off... Wind Emission Likely. Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Body Parts
100% BOWELSBottom Often Will Evacuate Liquids & Solids Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Biology:Body Parts
100% BOWLINGBalls Occupy Waxed Lanes, Ideally; Not Gutters. Roger Williams
Sports & Recreation
100% BOWMANBent Over Weapons, Many Arrows Needed Tony McCoy O'Grady
Military
100% BOXERSBalls (Of XY-Endowed) Readily Swing Angela Brett
Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear
86% BOXERS (2)Brains Often X-rayed - Extremely Repugnant 'Sportsmen' Tony McCoy O'Grady
Sports & Recreation
100% BOXINGBoys Outmaneuver Xena In Nailing Girls Rico Leffanta
Sports & Recreation
100% BOXING DAYBustle Of Xmas Is Now Gone, Discounts Await You Angela Brett
Time:Special Occasions
100% BOYFRIENDBrag Of Your First Romance... It's Everlasting, No Doubt. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% BOY SCOUTBasically Offers You Sex Camping Outdoors Under Tent Rico Leffanta
Sports & Recreation:Scouts
91% BOYS IN BLUEBattling On Your Side - It's Not Bad Luck Unless (you're) Evil. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations
100% BOYZONEBand Of Youths, Zero (Or Nil) Expertise Tony McCoy O'Grady
Entertainment:Music:Artists
100% BRABreast-Restraining Apparatus Angela Brett
Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear
100% BRA (2)Breasts Remodelled/ Accentuated Tony McCoy O'Grady
Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear
100% BRA (3)Breast Realignment Appliance Tony McCoy O'Grady
Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear
100% BRADLEYBoy, Really Active, Does Love Experiencing Youth Jan Morgan
Names:First names:Male
100% BRAD SAYSBully's Rough Advice Doesn't Summon A 'Yes, Sir!' Angela Brett
People & Relationships
92% BRAHMAGUPTABrilliant Reasoning in Astronomy, Helped Mathematics And Geometry. Understood Progressions, Triangles & Areas. Angela Brett
Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians
100% BRAIDSBring Relative Alignment Into Disordered Strands Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene
83% BRAINBiological Reckoner - Array of Interconnected Neurons. Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Body Parts
100% BRAIN (2)Biologic Reasoning Apparatus; Intelligence's Nest Gavin Lambert
Science:Biology:Body Parts
100% BRAIN BOWLBright Resourceful Abecedarians Interrogated Nightly By Other Witty Learners. Peter & Christina - The Brain Bowl Team participates in Jeopardy-like competition in a state-wide event every year.
Sports & Recreation
People & Relationships:Thoughts
83% BRAKEBrings to Rest All Kinetic Energy Eric Bridgstock
Transport:Car Parts
100% BRANDINGBuyers Remember A Name, Discredit If No Good Angela Brett
Commerce
100% BRANDYBeautifully Robust Alcohol Napoleon Drank, Yes? Tony McCoy O'Grady
Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic
100% BRASSBrings Rapturous And Spectacular Singing Jason Wilcox
Entertainment:Music:Instruments
100% BRASSIEREBreast-Restraining Apparatus, Sometimes Shown In Extremely Raunchy Exposes Angela Brett and Steve Keate
Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear
100% BRATBoyish Rogue And Tease! Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Personality Traits
80% BRAT!Blarney-kisser, Renowned As 'Tony'! Patricia Rix, in response to Tony's PETTER (2).
People & Relationships:Insults
100% BRAT (2)Bad Radically Active Teenager Rulgnaj Yerdon
People & Relationships
100% BRATSBehaviour Raises Adult's Total Scorn Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships
100% BRAVOBeg Repeat - Audience's Vehement Ovation Tony McCoy O'Grady
Entertainment
86% BRAZILBird-infested Rainforests - Amazon Zone Intensely Lush Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Countries
100% BREAD OF LIFEBuy Regularly, Eat And Die Or Follow Love's Inspiration For Eternity Rico Leffanta
Religion
92% BREAD, PASTA, CEREAL, POTATOESBegin Right Eating And Dieting Properly. A Sensibly Trained Attitude (Coupled with Exercising Regularly) Enhances A Lifestyle. Put Off Those After-eating Treats Or Extra Servings Tony McThinAsAWhippet O'Grady
Food & Drink
100% BREAKBalls Rest Easily After Kicking Rico Leffanta
Science:Biology
100% BREAK IT DOWNBecause Really Enormous Adversity Kills Inspiration, Try Decomposing Opponent & Winning Nonhastily. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Advice
100% BREASTBeautiful, Round, Entertaining, Appetising, Supple, Tittilating. Matthew Oram and Steve Keate
Science:Biology:Body Parts
100% BREAST (2)Becomes Really Erect After Some Tweaking Matthew Oram and Steve Keate
Science:Biology:Body Parts
100% BREAST CANCERBad Results, Endanger Adventures, Seizes Tomorrows. Cells Attacked, Never Ceasing, Enters Radiation. Jan Morgan - Lost a friend to it
Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments
100% BREASTSBabies Rarely Ever Attempt Suckling Two Simultaneously! Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Body Parts
100% BREASTS (2)Blondes Request Expensive And Sometimes Troublesome Sugery. Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Body Parts
People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene
100% BREASTS (3)Beautifully Rounded, Extremely Arousing, Sometimes Terribly Sensitive Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Biology:Body Parts
100% BREEZEBeautifully Refreshing Emanation. Enjoy Zephyr's Effects Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Meteorology
100% BRENDABritish Royals Epithet Newsmagazine Designated Apparently Tony McCoy O'Grady (HRH Queen Elizabeth II is scurrillously referred to as "Brenda" in Private Eye magazine.)
Names:First names:Female
Politics:Royalty:Royals
100% BREWBeer Revolts Every Woman Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic
100% BRIANBrings Reasonable Income Advantage, Naturally Jan Morgan
Names:First names:Male
100% BRIAN (2)Brat, Really Is Antagonistic, Noxiously Jan Morgan - someone I know
Names:First names:Male
100% BRIANNEBegins Reading In A Nice Narrative Essentially Jan Morgan
Names:First names:Female
100% BRIBEBig Remittance Is Brash Enough Roger Williams
Commerce
100% BRICKBuilding Requires Intricate Construction Knowledge Tony Moore
Household Objects
100% BRIDALBlushes, Repeating "I Do" About Lover Tony McCatch-the-Bouquet O'Grady
People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce
87% BRIDE AND GROOMBrilliantly Rigged-out In Dress & Evening-suit A Nuptial Duo Graciously Race Off On Matrimony Tony McCoy O'I-Do
People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce
100% BRIDGE COMMANDERBoat's Ruler Issues Directives, Gives Every Command Or Manages Men. Assures Naval Directives Enforced Rigorously Tony McAyeAye O'Grady
Military:Ranks
100% BRIDGEND Burying Residents In Deep Graves Ends Neighbourhood Disputes John Richard Jones
Places:Towns & Cities:UK
100% BRIDGESBusy Road If Deep Gorge's Elaborately Spanned Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Waterways
Transport
100% BRIEF ENCOUNTERBrilliantly Restrained, Intensely Erotic Flm. Epic Noel Coward Ouevre Using, Notoriously, The English Railway. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Entertainment:Movies
100% BRIEFSBasic Requirement Is Explanation For Solicitor Tony McCoy O'Grady
Communication
100% BRIGADIERBegins Reasonably Intelligently - Gradually Abates - Disimproving Intellect Enforces Retirement Tony McCoy O'Grady
Military:Ranks
100% BRIGHAM YOUNGBlazes Route In Gathering, Has A Multitude Yonder, Offers Utmost Nook Geographically Jan Morgan -- "Blazed" the way to Utah for the pioneers. Multitudes went yonder in the utmost (furthest) nook - (secluded place) to be safe from persecution.
Names:Famous people
100% BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITYBelieves Receptive Instruction Good Habit. As Multitudes Yearn Occupations, Under Navigation Gives Utah Nice Institute. Varied Educational Recommendations Suits Indivduals Taught Yearly Jan Morgan -- School in Utah
Education:Schools
94% BRIGHTNESS OF HOPE'Bad Reasoning' Is Good; Helping Them Not Expect Sad Swings Of Fortune Highlights Opportunities (of) Preventing Emergencies. Angela Brett ('Bad reasoning' referring to the idea that hope in a particularly bleak situation is illogical.)
Assorted Phrases
People & Relationships
100% BRILLIANTBright Resounding Idea - Let's Leave It Alone, Not Tamper Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Adjectives
100% BRITAINBig Royalist Institution - They're An Island Nation Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Countries
100% BROCKBadger's Rare (Or Cant?) Knickname Tony McCoy O'Grady - Brock is a rare word for a badger in England (I'm not really sure if it qualifies as a 'cant' term but the lettering was inviting)
Science:Biology:Animals
100% BROKE FEMALEBills, Rent Or Kids... Expenses Forever! Egocentric Male Always Loses Employment. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Genderalisations
Commerce:Money
100% BROKENBy Rebelling, Outlaws Keep Everyone Noticing Angela Brett, because laws are made to be broken. The theory is that criminals are really just doing what they do because they want attention. Sentence potential criminals to preventative attention and everything will be fine.
People & Relationships:Law & Order
100% BROKEN HEARTBeloved Romeo Often Kissed Enchantingly, Now He's Ended Amorous Relationship Tearfully. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
78% BROMINEBelieved to Reduce Obsessions Militarily It's No-longer Employed. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Chemistry:Elements
100% BRONCOBucks Riders Off! None Can Outlast. Roger Williams
Sports & Recreation
100% BRONZEBe Really Open - Nearness Zenithal Emotionally. Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the bronze (8th) wedding anniversary.
Science:Chemistry:Elements
100% BROOCHBright Resplendant Object On 'Clothes Horse' Tony McCoy O'Grady
Household Objects:Clothing:Jewellery & Accessories
86% BROOKEBaby Really Observes Occurances Keeping Eye-openers Jan Morgan - child I know
Names:First names:Female
100% BROOKE SHIELDSBoys Routinely Offer Open Kisses Erotically, Should Her Incited Erotic Lips Demand Satisfaction? Rico Leffanta
Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses
100% BROTHBoiled Richness Offered To Hospitalised Tony
Food & Drink
100% BROTHERSBrats Repeatedly Offending Their Honest, Erudite, Responsible Sisters Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships:Family
83% BRUCEBig Rating in US Census Extract Angela Brett (The name Bruce ranked 67th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.)
Names:First names:Male
100% BRUNEIBritish Run Until Natives Exacted Independence. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Countries
100% BRUNOBrown - Rather Uninspiring Name Origin Angela Brett
Names:First names:Male
100% BRUSHBristles Roughen Up Swallower's Hindquarters Tony McCoy O'Grady, to go with the various PAINT-eating acronyms
Food & Drink:Home(-cooked) Improvement
100% BRUSH (2)Best Roasted Using Sweet Herbs Tony McCoy O'Grady, to balance BRUSH
Food & Drink:Home(-cooked) Improvement
86% BRUTUSBald, Rabble-rousing Untrustworthy Tribune Uses Scapegoating Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Coriolanus
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Coriolanus
100% BRUTUS (2)Beloved Roman, Ultimately The Ultimate Stabber! Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Antony and Cleopatra
100% BRYANBegins Reading Yarns At Noon Jan Morgan
Names:First names:Male
100% BRYCEBuild, Render - You've Created Environment! Angela Brett (Bryce is a 3D landscaping and animation application... see http://corel.com)
Computers
100% 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
100% BSDBest 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
100% BTWBrain To Wander... Angela Brett (BTW usually stands for 'By The Way')
Re-expansions of existing acronyms:Conversational
100% BUBBABig Ugly Bible-Beatin' Ass a stereotypical description of anyone named Bubba in Georgia or Arkansas.
Names:First names:Male
100% BUBBLESBrought Unto Being By Liquid's Expanding Surface Angela Brett
Assorted Nouns
100% BUCCANEERBoyos Using Cutlasses Clambered Aboard Naval Expedition, Everything's Ransacked TMcCO'G
History
People & Relationships:Law & Order:Criminals
100% BUCKINGHAMBacks 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
100% BUDDIESBecause "U" Deserve Dependable Individual Exchanges Socially Jan Morgan
People & Relationships
100% BUDDINGBreasts Usually Do Develop In Nubile Girls Steve Keate
Science:Biology:Body Parts
100% BUDDY HOLLYBrilliant, Unfulfilled. Dead. Died Young. Had Outstanding Lyrics. Legendary Youthfulness Eric Bridgstock
Entertainment:Music:Artists
100% BUDWEISERBeer: Uncontrolled Drunks Will Endure It's Side-Effects Regularly Tony McCoy O'Grady
Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic
100% BUDWEISER (2)Because U Deserve What Every Individual Should Enjoy Regulary. Acronymous Anonymous
Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic
100% BUGBake Under Ground Rico Leffanta (see PICNIC)
Science:Biology:Insects:Edible(?)
100% BUG (2)Bitten User Grumbles Angela Brett
Computers
Science:Biology:Insects
100% BUG (3)Bad Unexpected Glitch Angela Brett
Computers
100% BUG (4)Bytes Unfortunately Garbled Angela Brett
Computers
100% BUG (5)Bites Unfortunate Gentleman Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Insects
100% BUGGERBasically Uncouth Gentleman Gets Everyone Rattled Tony McCoy O'Grady
Words & Wordplay:Rudeness
71% BUGLEBrassy Ululations Give Layabeds Early-morning-call Tony McCoy O'Grady
Entertainment:Music:Instruments
100% BUG OFFBegone Unwanted Gnat - Oh Fly Fast TMcCO'G
Science:Biology:Insects
100% BUGSBlight 'Usually Good' Software Angela Brett
Computers
100% 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
100% BUGS (3)Bugs Usually Get Smashed Jan Morgan and Rifle Morgan
Science:Biology:Insects
100% BUGS (4)Butterflies Usually Go Soaring Jan Morgan and Rifle Morgan
Science:Biology:Insects
100% BUICKBig Unstoppable Indestructible Car Killer Dennis Carr
Transport:Car Makes & Models
100% BUILDBricks Utilised Into Little Dwelling Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Verbs
Places:Buildings
100% BULBASAURBud Using Little Blighter, A Scourge Against Useless Rocket Dustan Dowsing on his favorite pokemon
Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon
100% BULGARIABlighted Under Leninist Government, Are Republican In Attitude. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Countries
100% BULLDOZERBig Ugly Land Lifting Digger, Often Zealously Engineering Roads Dustan Dowsing
Transport
100% BULLETBlood Unravels Lightning Lead Ejection Trails Rico Leffanta
Military:Weapons
63% BULLSBit Un-believe-a-bull... Large Lactiferous Source! Angela Brett (quite a bit of milk is produced around the town of Bulls. Also, there are terr-a-bull puns all over the place.)
Places:Towns & Cities:New Zealand
100% BULLSHITBelt Up - Little Learning Skulks Here, I Think Tony McCoy O'Grady - still checking Angela's tolerance level 8-)
Words & Wordplay:Rudeness
100% BULLYBrute; Usually Likes Lambasting You Roger Williams
People & Relationships
100% BUMBelow Underwear, Marginally Matthew Oram
Science:Biology:Body Parts

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