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100% SKATEBOARDSome Kids Adopt Technological Enhancements, But Older Adults Remember Disasters Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
86% SKIINGSnow-sport's Keenly Interesting - It Needs Gravity Tony McCoy O'Grady
Sports & Recreation
86% SKINNYSeventy Kilos Is Now No-longer You TMcCO'G
People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene
100% SKIN OF YOUR TEETHStriving Keenly In Nasty Occasion - Finally Yielding One's Utmost Resolution - To Eventually Escape The Horror TMcCO'G
Assorted Phrases
People & Relationships:Disaster
100% SKIPPERSomeone Keeping International Port Populations Expecting Returns Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations
Transport:Drivers
100% SKIPPERSSkilful Keen Individuals Perpetually Prefer Embarking Reachable Sights Jan Morgan
People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations
Sports & Recreation
Transport:Drivers
100% SKIRTShe Knows Inches Raise Temperatures Rico Leffanta
Household Objects:Clothing
100% SKIRT (2)Scottish Kilt Indeed Resembles This Angela Brett
Household Objects:Clothing
100% SKITESteve Keate Is Totally Egotistical Angela Brett
Assorted Verbs
100% SKULLSkeleton's Knowledge User, Living Life Jan Morgan
Science:Biology:Body Parts
100% SLACKERSomeone Lolling About Claiming Knicker Elastic Ruptured Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships
90% SLACKWARESlackware Lacks Any Coordination for Kernels, & Waits Always Re: Enhancements. Criggie (Slackware is a Linux distribution)
Computers:Linux
100% SLANDERSpoken Libel And Now Defamation Endanger Rights Sean Lamb
People & Relationships:Law & Order
71% SLANGSome Language Affectations Native to a Group Angela Brett
Science:Linguistics
100% SLAPSlight Lick As Punishment Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Nouns
92% SLAVE GALLEYSShip's Labourers Are Viciously Enchained - Generally A Long Life Enduring Yoke (of) Slavery Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places
100% SLAYERSomebody Lunging At You Exacting Revenge Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Law & Order:Criminals
100% SLAYER (2)Swordsman Lunges And You End Respiration Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Law & Order:Criminals
100% SLEEPSlumbering Lends Exhausted Entity Peace. Angela Brett
Sports & Recreation:Relaxation
100% SLEEP (2)Something Lecturers Evidently Enjoy Provoking! Angela Brett
Education:Slow Teaching
100% SLEEP (3)Stop Letting Expansions Experience Priority Angela Brett, when she wanted to go to sleep but kept having to turn on the light and write down acronyms which came to mind.
Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms
83% SLEEP (4)Shut-down LCD, Eke Extra Power. Angela Brett, when she put her Newton MessagePad to sleep when it was running out of battery power.
Computers
100% SLEEP (5)Sleep: Lessens Energy Expenditure / Peaceful! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
Sports & Recreation:Relaxation
100% SLEEP (6)Sin Lovers Eventually Eliminate Possible! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Death.
People & Relationships:Death
100% SLEETSheet Lightning Expected... Even Thunder! Angela Brett, when someone on IRC called Sleet wanted to be acronymised after seeing the PIMASTER acronym.
Science:Meteorology
100% SLEUTHSome Loser Eejit Unlikely To Help Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations
100% SLICESharp Lines Indicate Cutlery's 'Edge' Tony McCoy O'Grady
Household Objects:Eating Utensils
100% SLIGHT HASSLESignificant Likelihood, I Guess However, That Hatred And Swearing Shall Likely Ensue Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Nouns
100% SLIMSomatic Love Is Mindless Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene
100% SLIPSending Little Internet Packets Sean Lamb (SLIP = Serial Line Internet Protocol)
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
Computers:Internet
100% SLIPKNOTSwinging Lariat, If Pendulous, Kills Nasty Old Tyrant Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Nouns
100% SLIPPINGStraight Laughter Is Pleasureless/Punless... Please Investigate New Guffaws Angela Brett, when Tony responded to something with an ordinary old LOL.
Words & Wordplay
100% SLOPESlanted Lines Offer Plainest Equations Angela Brett
Science:Mathematics
100% SLOPE (2)Straight Lines Observed? Proportional Elements. Angela Brett
Science:Mathematics
100% SLOTHSlow, Lumbering, Otiose Tree Hanger Sean Lamb
Science:Biology:Animals
100% SLOW DOWNLOADSerious Logjam On Web Documents Open Without Necessary Links - Obviously A Disaster Tony McCoy O'Grady
Computers:Internet
100% SLOW EMAILSSecurity Loophole Of Windows Eats Messages After Inundating Linux Servers? Angela Brett -- Email through my email forwarder has been taking a long time to arrive lately, and I wonder if it has to do with extra load on servers due to the latest Windows virus.
Computers:Internet
100% SLOWERSome Lumber Onwards Without Evident Rapidity Tony McTrack&Field O'Grady
Assorted Adjectives
100% SLOWPOKESexually Lazy, One Willpower's Positively On Keeping Erection Tony McCoy O'WashYourMouthOutWithSoapyWater!
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% SLOWPOKE (2)Shuffling Legs Of Walker Plodding Over Kerb's Edge Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Insults
100% SLOW TEACHERSSubject Learnt Over Weekend! To Educate A Class He Excessively Reduces Speed. Angela Brett
Education:Slow Teaching
Education:Occupations
100% SLUGSure Livens Up Garnishes! Rico Leffanta
Science:Biology:Insects:Edible(?)
100% SLUGGISH SPEEDSome Latitudes Undergo Great Glaciation. Internet Speed Has Slowed. Patti's Evidently Entering Dormancy TMcCO'G, after CORIOLIS (2), saying: But maybe, just maybe I'm wrong and It's all that ice and snow in Canada which is slowing things down... cold slows everything down as winter approaches... it's a throwback to hibernation.
Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website:Excuses for Slow Loading
100% SLUGS AND SNAILS AND PUPPY DOGS' TAILSSlime Laying, Unpleasant Garden Species Are Nominally Described Suggesting Nastiness And Ickyness. Lying 'Sisters' Are Naturally Deceitful - Painting Untruthful Pen-Pictures You Depict Outrageousness Grossly Slandering The Angelic, Innocent Little Saints Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Phrases
People & Relationships:Genderalisations
100% SLUSHSnow's Largely Unpopular Sideeffect's Horrid TMcCO'G
Assorted Nouns
Science:Meteorology
100% SLUSH (2)Solid(ish) Liquid - Usually Snow's Heritage TMcCO'G
Assorted Nouns
Science:Meteorology
100% SLUTSexually Loose Undiscriminating Tramp Tony McCoy O'Grady, after watching an 'expose' TV programme on teenage sex in England.
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% SLUT (2)She Lustily Undoes Top Steve Keate
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% SLUT (3)She Likes Using Toyboys Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% SLUT (4)Sexy Lingerie Used Temptingly Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% SLUT (5)She Lies, Usually Topless. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% SMALL BABYSure, Maybe A Little Little, But 'Ardly Begun Yet! Angela Brett
Science:Biology
People & Relationships:Family
100% SMALL LETTERSSome Minds Acronymise Lowercase Letters Leading Even Tony To Exemplify Resounding Silliness. Tony McCoy O'Grady, when a newcomer on the acronyms forums deliberately used small letters throughout a post in order to avoid having to acronymise any capitalised words.
Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms
Communication:Acronyms Forums
100% SMARTStupid, Maybe, At Real Tasks. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Personality Traits
100% SMART (2)Systematic Mean Aggressive Revolting Taunts Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
People & Relationships:Emotions
100% SMART (3)Some Minds Are Really Talented Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Personality Traits
100% SMART ALECSee Me After Rehearsals Tonight And Let's Exchange Costumes Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships
100% SMART ASSSome Moron Automatically Ripostes To Announce Some Simpletude Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Insults
100% SMARTASSStupid Mutt's Always Ranting, Talking Awfully Silly Stuff Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Insults
100% SMART ASS (2)Some Mensans Are Rationally Talented And Socially Stupid Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Personality Traits
100% SMARTIPANTS'Submit Multiple Acronyms Readiy Thanks' I Posted ..... And Now Turned Silent Tony McCoy O'Grady, when someone called SmartiPants asked on the ACRONYMS FORUMS for expansions of DSL, but never posted again.
Communication:Acronyms Forums:Mystery Posters
100% SMELLYSomething Malodorous Exudes.... Lice'll Love You Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments
100% SMILESimply Magic, It's Laughter Eliciting. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Laughter
100% SMILE (2)Subtly Make Imminent Laughter Evident Angela Brett
Laughter
100% SMILE (3)Satisfied Merriment, Induces Lips Ends Jan Morgan -- the ends turn up
Laughter
100% SMILE (4)Satisfying Mirth, Induces Lips Ends Jan Morgan -- the ends turn up
Laughter
100% SMILESSmiles: Muscles Involved < Living Eternally Scowling! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
People & Relationships:Emotions
100% SMINTStrong Mints Indeed, Neverthess Tiny. Edwin Hermann
Food & Drink
100% SMIRKSuch Mirth Is Really Killing! Tony McCoy O'Grady
Laughter
100% SMITEStriking Makes It Terrifying, Enmity Jan Morgan
Military:War & Terrorism
93% SMOKE DETECTORSafety Makes One Keen to Every Danger. Escape Tactics Essentially Challenge Thoughts Of Readiness Sean Lamb
Household Objects
People & Relationships:Disaster
100% SMOKERSSo Many On Knife-Edge, Risking Sickness Angela Brett
Drugs:Tobacco
100% SMOKESCREENSoot Makes Others Keep Eyes Shut - Confused Reaction Ensues. Escape Now! Angela Brett
Assorted Nouns
100% SMTPShove Mail Through Postbox Tony McCoy O'Grady (SMTP usually stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
Computers:Internet
100% SMTP (2)Server Mauled The Postie? Angela Brett, thinking especially of an SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) server running Yellow Dog Linux, since SMTP is sort of like a postman, and posties often get mauled by dogs.
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
Computers:Internet
100% SMTP (3)Send Messages To People Angela Brett (SMTP usually stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
Computers:Internet
100% SMUG SMILESilly Me, Unusually Good Suggestion Means I Laugh Easily Tony McCoy O'Grady
Laughter
100% SMURFSqueaky Mouthed Ultramarinecoloured Runtish Fairies TMcCO'G
Art & Literature:Fictional Characters
100% SNAILSalads Need Ambrosia Interspersing Lettuce Rico Leffanta
Science:Biology:Insects:Edible(?)
100% SNAKESlimy Nipper Abolishing Kissing Everywhere Rico Leffanta
Religion
Science:Biology:Animals:Vermin
100% SNAKESSlither Noislessly And Kill, Envenoming Subjects Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Biology:Animals:Vermin
100% SNEEZESnotty Nose Effortlessly Energising, Zinging Everywhere. Mary Carr
Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments
100% SNELLSports Notably Effective Long Legs Angela Brett, referring to runner Peter Snell (who is supposedly a distant relative of mine)
Names:Famous people
100% SNICKERSSome Nuts In Chocolate Keep Energy Reserves Stocked TMcCO'G
Food & Drink:Confectionery
100% SNIFFLESStuffy Nose Initiates Feeling Fatigued, Leaking Excess Snot. Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments
88% SNIGGERSuffocated - Nearly - In Gleeful Guffaw-inducing Excited Reaction Tony McCoy O'Grady
Laughter
100% SNIPERSecreted Neatly In Place, Expert Rifleman Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations
Military:War & Terrorism
100% SNIPER (2)Solitary Nemesis, Invisibly Placed, Executes Reliably. Roger Williams
Military:War & Terrorism
People & Relationships:Law & Order:Criminals
100% SNITSans Niceness, Inexplicable Tantrum Angela Brett, when her sister asked if their mother was still 'in a snit' with her.
Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words
People & Relationships
100% SNIT (2)Selfish Noxious Irritating Trait Jan Morgan
People & Relationships
100% SNITTERSmall Newspaper Item Twit Thought Exceptionally Ribald Tony McCoy O'Grady (Snitter is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'One of the rather unfunny newspaper clippings pinned to an office wall, the humour of which is supposed to derive from the fact that the headline
Words & Wordplay:Liffs
100% SNOGSquash Noses Or Glasses Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
100% SNORTINGSudden Nasal Outburst Reacting To Incoming Naughtiness, Generally. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Laughter
100% SNOWSanta's Not Overly Weatherproof Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Meteorology
Time:Special Occasions:Christmas
100% SNOW (2)Smoothness Noticed Over Winter Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Meteorology
100% SNOW (3)Soft Notation Of Winter Roger Williams
Science:Meteorology
100% SNOW (4)Somewheres, Not Only Winter TMcCO'G - refuting SNOW (3) :-) Somewheres is a construction on the same lines as sometimes - meaning several undefined locations.
Science:Meteorology
100% SNOW (5)Smooth Newness Of Whiteness TMcCO'G - A covering of snow makes familiar landscapes seem strange and new.
Science:Meteorology
100% SNOWFLAKESpectacular Natural Ornamental Wintertime Feature; Little Abbreviated Kaleidoscopic Experience. Roger Williams
Science:Meteorology
100% _SNPRINTFSafe? Not Particularly. Recently It Nearly Totally Failed! Angela Brett, who had advocated the use of the C function _snprintf in place of sprintf because it takes the size of the buffer as a parameter and so ought to be safer, but recently discovered it's not so safe after all.
Computers:Programming
100% SOSoon & Often Angela Brett, when Jeff said, after reading 'The Meaning of Liff', 'I am SO going to acronymize some of these.'
Main
100% SO (2)Spiritedly, Overenthusiastically Angela Brett (see SO)
Main
100% SO (3)Some Othertime Tony McCoy O'Grady (see SO)
Main
100% SOAPScrubbing Often Amends Pelt Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene:Beauty Products
100% SOAP (2)Stand On A Platform Angela Brett, thinking of a soapbox but too lazy to think of an x word.
Communication
100% SOAP (3)Some Obfuscated Access Paradigm Sean Lamb (SOAP = Simple Object Access Protocol; it's not nearly so straightforward as it sounds if you're not programming with the Micros~1 libraries)
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
Computers:Programming
100% SOARSomewhere, Over A Rainbow Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Verbs
100% SOBStupid Obsessed Blubbering Angela Brett, after pretending to sob over the death of her kMac.
Assorted Verbs
People & Relationships:Emotions
100% SOBERSpirits Or Beer Essentially Rejected Angela Brett
Drugs
100% SOB STORYStrap On Breasts Say They're Obviously Really Yours Rico Leffanta
Assorted Nouns
100% SOCCERSport Of Clever Children Exercising Robustly Tony McCoy O'Grady
Sports & Recreation
100% SOCCER (2)Soiled Our Clothes Chasing Errant Roundthing Patricia Rix
Sports & Recreation
100% SOCIAL STUDIESStudents Of Community Interactions Across Lateral Strata. Theories Usually Descend Into Endless Squabbles Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships
Education
100% SOCKSheath Of Coloured Knitting Angela Brett
Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear
100% SOCKSShoes Often Cannot Konceal Smells Tony McCoy O'Grady
Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear
100% SOCKS (2)Shoes Often Can Keep Smelling Angela Brett, as a modification of Tony's SOCKS
Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear
100% SODIUMSalt Of Davy's Independent Unique Manufacture. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Chemistry:Elements
100% SOD OFFSaunter Over Defecation On Four Feet Rico Leffanta
Words & Wordplay:Rudeness
100% SOEIDENTALSomeone's Obviously Excited - I Daresay Employer Now Thinks Angela's Learned! Tony McCoy O'Grady, on finding out that Angela got a job at Software Of Excellence International (http://www.soeidental.com)
Commerce:Companies
100% SOFIASo One Friend Initiates Adventures Jan Morgan
Names:First names:Female
100% SOFTBALLSliding Overmuch For The Base Always Leaves Lumps Patricia Rix
Sports & Recreation
100% SOFTBALL (2)'Sport' Of Faintly Talented Boys Americans Love Lots. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Sports & Recreation
100% SOFTWARESomething Often Found To Worry A Rookie Enthusiast Angela Brett
Computers
100% SOFTWARE (2)Shatters One's Front Teeth With A Rare Ease Tony McCoy O'Grady
Computers:Do Not Eat
100% SOFTWARE (3)Someone Offered 'Free Trial'. Worm Already Resident, Encoded. Roger Williams
Computers
90% SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENTSerious Occupation? Fun Times? What All Really Experienced Developers Enjoy: Vanquishing Errors in Lines Of Programs, Meaning Enhancement of Needed Trustworthiness Gavin Lambert
Computers:Programming
100% SOFTWASHSome Oaf Found Their Water And Soap Hard? Angela Brett, on seeing some 'Softwash' soap, wondering just how hard other soaps are.
People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene:Beauty Products
100% SOFTWASH (2)Soap Only Foams The Water, Antibacterial Sterilises Hands Angela Brett, after using some SOFTWASH liquid hand wash.
People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene:Beauty Products
100% SOLSource Of Light Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Astronomy
87% SOLDERING IRONSeriously Overheated Little Device; Enables Relatively Insignificant Numbered Gizmos Integrating into Radios or Other Necessities Gavin Lambert (Without soldering irons, it'd be hard to create electronic devices)
Science:Electronics
100% SOLDIERSSlaying's Our Loyal Duty... Insufferable Enemies Ruthlessly Slaughter Angela Brett
Military
100% SOLESomeone Owns Lone Effort Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships
100% SOLE CONTRIBUTORSomeone On Lonesome Expands Content Of New Topic, Rebuffing Incisive & Brilliant Utterances That Others Remit Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships
100% SOLICITINGSeeking Out Lustful Intercourse Can Induce Terrible Infections Near Genitals Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments
100% SOLICITORSeriously Overpaid Lawyer In Conveyancing Industry - Too Often Roguish Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations
100% SOLICITOR (2)Sole Objective: List Itemized Charges Including Time On Retainer Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations
100% SOLIDScientific Opinion: Light Isn't Dense. Angela Brett
Science:Physics
100% SOLID (2)Slug - Or Lump - Is Dense Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Adjectives
89% SOLITUDESometimes One Likes Isolation. Though Usually (it) Doesn't Endure. Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships
100% SOLOSingle Only, Lonely One Jan Morgan
People & Relationships
100% SOLOMON ISLANDSScene Of Lots Of Military Operations. Now Independent State, Local Agriculture Now Developing Strongly. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Countries
100% SOLOMON ISLANDS (2)Sheba Offers Love Options Men Often Need; In Some Love Affairs, Naked Dancing Sufficeth Rico Leffanta
Places:Countries
100% SOMALIAScene Of Military Actions - Lethal Internal Aggression. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Countries
100% SOMESubset Of Mentioned Entirety Angela Brett
Main
100% SOME PEOPLE HAVE TOO MUCH TIMESeems Our Mirthful Expansions Possibly Enrage Other People, Leaving 'Em Hot And Voicing Envy. They Obviously Ought Make Up Comedic (Hoepfully They'll Invent Many) Expansions Tony McCoy O'Grady
Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms
100% SOMETHIN'Some Object My Eloquent Typist Has Inadequately Named Angela Brett
Assorted Nouns
100% SONARSound Out Nasties And Repasts Angela Brett
Science:Biology
Science:Physics
100% SONAR (2)Sends Out Noises, And Receives Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Physics
100% SONG OF SOLOMONSerenade Of Nature's Goodness, Often Fairly Suggestive Of Lover, Of Much Outstanding Novelty Tony McCoy O'Grady
Religion:Bible books

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