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AGES (2)Approaching Geriatricity Every Second! Tony McCoy O'Grady
Time
AGES (3)A Geriatric's Emailing Session! Tony McCoy O'Grady, after returning from a trip and finding that the backlog of emails took ages to download.
Time
AGES (4)A Game (Ensemble Series) Jeff Anonymous, in reference to the "Age of Empires" series by Ensemble Studios, published by Microsoft (but available for Mac) and also as a response to the thread in the Acronyms forums which produced AGES.
Computers:Games
AGITATEAlways Get In The Action To Excite Rico Leffanta
Assorted Verbs
AGNOSTICA God's Not Observable, So Truth Isn't Certain Angela Brett
Religion
AGNOSTIC (2)As God's Not Obviously Shown, This Individual's Cynical Tony McCoy O'Grady
Religion
AGONYAffair Going On Near You Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
People & Relationships:Emotions
AHAAaah, He's Admitted! Angela Brett, when Tony finally admitted to being the mysterious acronymaniac known as TRICKERTREAT.
Communication:Acronyms Forums:Mystery Posters
AHMED IBN YUSUFArab-Hatched Mathematician, Expanded & Discussed Important Book. Nodoubt, Yusuf's Usual Studies Used Fractions. Angela Brett (Ahmed ibn Yusuf wrote on ratio and proportion, and expanded on/discussed book 5 of Euclid's 'Elements')
Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians
AIDAnnual Income Decrement Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Tax Assessment.
Commerce:Money
AIDANAn Individual, Dandy Adult, Newlywed Jan Morgan
Names:First names:Male
AIMEEAffectionate Is Meaning, Entreating European Jan Morgan
Names:First names:Female
AIRAllows Instant Resuscitation. Roger Williams
Science:Chemistry
Science:Biology
AIR (2)Almost Infuriating Redhat Sean Lamb (Air was the codename for Mandrake Linux 7.0)
Computers:Linux
Names:Code Names:Linux
AIR (3)Animals Inhale Regularly Angela Brett
Science:Chemistry
Science:Biology
AIR (4)Aids In Respiration Angela Brett
Science:Chemistry
Science:Biology
AIR FORCEArmed Individuals Regularly Fly On Reconnaissance (Covert) Exercises Top-Gun McCoy O'Grady
Military
AIRLINESAviation Industry Regularly Leaves Individuals Needing Extra Space Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
AIRPLANEAerial Innovation Rising Perpendicular, Lifts Achieving Necessary Elevation Jan Morgan
Transport
AIRPORTAbounding In Runways, Plenty Of Recreational Travellers Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places
AIRPORT (2)Alimentary Intake's Restricted, Proffer One Roxio Toast! Tony
Computers:Do Not Eat
A IS FOR APPLEAnother Instructive Sentence Forming Opinions Regarding Alphabetic Pedagogy... Please Learn Earnestly. Angela Brett
Assorted Phrases
ALABAMAA Large Aeronautics, Based At Madison Area Jan Morgan - Madison County, Alabama, is where Huntsville is located and Huntsville has an aeronautics space camp for kids.
Places:States & Regions
ALABAMA (2)Americas Largest Active Battleship Alabama, Mobile Area Jan Morgan - Can Be toured here it saw action in WWII and was the largest ever built
Military
Transport
Places:States & Regions
ALADDINAdding Lavish Animation, Disney Does It Now Sean Lamb
Entertainment:Movies
Art & Literature:Fictional Characters
ALANA Leader, Able Navigator Jan Morgan
Names:First names:Male
ALAN GUTHAttended Lecture About 'Negative' Gravity -- Universe Triggered How? Angela Brett, after attending Guth's colloquium 'From Special Relativity to Cosmic Inflation' -- for more information, or to download the video, visit http://agenda.cern.ch/fullAgenda.php?ida=a054002
Names:Famous people
Science:Physics
ALAN GUTH (2)Astrophysicists Love A New Grand Unified Theory Hypothesis Angela Brett -- ALAN GUTH may be the expert on rapid expansion in cosmological terms, but an astrophysicist wth the letters GUT in his name is just asking for rapid expansion of a different kind. Perhaps the N word should be changed to 'Nice' or 'Neat' since I'm sure not all GUTs are welcomed, but 'New' flows better.
Names:Famous people
Science:Physics
ALAN TURINGAt Large Across Net Terminals Unlawfully. Really Is No Good Tony McCoy O'Grady, hypothesing about Turing's descendants becoming supercriminals.
MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains:When good scientists go bad
ALARMA Loud Appliance Ringing Madly Edwin Hermann
People & Relationships:Law & Order
Science:Electronics
Assorted Nouns:Noises
ALAS!Advantage Lost! Abashed! Surprise! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
Main
ALASKAA Lotta Arctic Snow - Keep Away! Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:States & Regions
ALASKA (2)Arctic Lair Afforded Seals; Kodiaks Also Patricia Rix
Places:States & Regions
ALASKA (3)Audacious Lawlessness Allowed Spurious Klondike Acquisitions Roger Williams
Places:States & Regions
History
ALASKA (4)A Large Arctic Sledding, Klondike Area Jan Morgan
Places:States & Regions
ALBANIAAlthough Lying Beside Adriatic, Normally It's Alpine. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Countries
ALBANYA Loyal Briton And Not 'Yellow' Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's (The Tragedy Of) King Lear
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:(The Tragedy Of) King Lear
AL'BATTANIAlbategnius' Liber Bore Astronomical Tables, Trigonometric Advances & Newer Information. Angela Brett
Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians
ALBERT EINSTEINA Less-Bearded Enigmatic Researcher Tells Everyone In Natural Science That Everything's Interrelated Naturally Sean Lamb
Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians
ALBERT KLAGESAnother Link Between Epochs - Relays Tale Knowing Little About Game's Eventual Signification Angela Brett, referring to the character in 'The Solitaire Mystery' by Jostein Gaarder
Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:The Solitaire Mystery
ALBUS DUMBLEDOREA Leading Bigwig Unusual Sorcerer Does Unbelievable Magic, Believes Love Endures Dangerous Offensive Recidivist. Educator Jan Morgan -- Harry Potter character
Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:Harry Potter
ALCHEMYActivate Libido, Carefully Hone Every Mettle Yourself. Rico Leffanta
Science:Chemistry
ALCIBIADESA Loyal Comrade Indeed - Battles Into Athens, Despatches Enfeebled Senators Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Timon of Athens
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Timon of Athens
ALCOHOLA Little Consumption Often Helps Open Legs Rico Leffanta
Drugs
AL COHOLICA Lager Can Often Have Overwhelming / Lasting Irreversible Consequences Three more, please, Barman!
Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic
Names:Prank Calls
ALCOHOLICAbsolutely Legless, Cannot - Obviously - Handle One's Liquor In Comfort. Tony McCoy O'Grady... describing KEYBOARD.
Drugs
ALCOHOLIC (2)Apple Lovers Can Only Have One Liquor... It's Cider! Angela Brett
Computers:Macintosh & Newton
Drugs
ALDEBARANAcross Lightyear Distances, Earthbound Beams Are Received At Night Tony McCoy O'Grady. (Taurus, the Bull, is a zodiacal constellation that contains the orange-hued star Aldebaran, the 13th brightest star in the sky and 45 times larger than the Sun.)
Science:Astronomy
ALEXAble Lad Engages Xylophone Jan Morgan
Names:First names:Male
ALEXANDERAble Lad Engages Xrays At New Domain, Enters Rear Jan Morgan -- Alexander has a new job in the xray area at the rear entrance of the building
Names:First names:Male
ALEXANDRAAble Lass Enjoys Xylophone, And Needs Direction, Rhythm's Aim Jan Morgan
Names:First names:Female
ALEXANDRIAAble Lass Enjoys Xylophone, And Needs Direction, Rhythm Is Aim Jan Morgan
Names:First names:Female
ALEXISAble Lass Engages Xylophone, Is Successful Jan Morgan
Names:First names:Female
ALFALFAA Little For Arthritis - Limbs Freely Active Tony
Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs
ALFALFA (2)A Little For Appetite, Lots For Anaemia/Autoimmunotoxicity Angela Brett -- Appetite is just one of the many A-words on the all-encompassing lists of what alfalfa might possibly improve. Apparently there is one documented case of alfalfa overdose which resulted in mild anaemia and leucopenia.
Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs
ALFA ROMEOA Lavish & Flashy Automobile - Result Of Much Engineering Originality Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport:Car Makes & Models
ALFA ROMEO (2)Artistic Lines. Fangio Approved - Raced Often. Models Endearingly Ogled. Eric Bridgstock
Transport:Car Makes & Models
ALFREDA Low Fat Recipe Ensures Delight Tony McCoy O'Grady
Names:You Are What You Eat
ALGEBRA (2)Abstract Logic Governs Everything - Broad-Ranging Applications. Angela Brett
Science:Mathematics
ALGEBRA (4)Arithmetic Logically Grasps, Expressing Bounties: Representation Algebraic! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
Science:Mathematics
ALGEBRA (5)Abstract Logic Generalises Everything; Beautiful Relationships Appear Angela Brett
Science:Mathematics
ALGEBRA (6)Arithmetic Lovingly Grasps, Expressing Bounties: Representation Algebraic! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
Science:Mathematics
ALGEBRA (7)Arithmetic Literally Generalized! Expressions Birth Real Abstraction/Adaptibility! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
Science:Mathematics
ALGERIAA Little Grotty Enclave Resting In Africa Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Countries
AL GOREAlways Let Government Organise Religious Events Rico Leffanta
Names:Famous people:Politicians
AL'HAITAMAnalysed Lenses, Had An Important Theory About Mirrors. Angela Brett
Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians
AL'HASIBAbu Largely Helped Along Solving Irrational Bewilderment. Angela Brett
Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians
ALIAS GRACEA Little Irish Absconding Servant Gets Railroaded And Cannot Escape Patricia Rix, referring to the book by Margaret Atwood.
Art & Literature:Book Titles
A LIFEAcronyms Live In Fame Evermore! Angela Brett, when Patricia asked Tony, 'Do these excellent acronyms just roll off the keyboard or do you not have a life?'
Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms
ALISTAIR MACLEANAction, Laced In Suspense That Accepts (In Readers' Minds) A Completely Ludicrous Escapism As Natural Tony McCoy O'Grady
Art & Literature:Writers
ALITALIAAircraft Leave Italian Territory And Land In Adriatic Chris Kjelgaard
Transport
ALL BOYS ARE GOODAt Last Look, Bad Ones Yes, Still Around. Remember, Every Generalisation Offers One Danger. Angela Brett, expanding an unsuccessful search and thinking of the quote attributed to Alexandre Dumas, "All generalisations are dangerous, even this one."
People & Relationships:Genderalisations
ALL BRANA Loathesome Lawbreaker - But Regular - Attacks Niceguys Tony McCoy O'Grady, thinking up a cereal killer
MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains:Cereal Killers
ALLEGORYAesop Love Legends Especially Glorious Ones Rousing Youths Rico Leffanta
Art & Literature
ALLERGYA Little Latent Enzyme Really Grabs You Rico Leffanta
Science:Biology
ALLIANCEA Large League Is Always Necessary Combatting Evil Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships
Military
ALLITERATIONAlike Letters Lead Individual Terms. Excess Rather Annoyingly Turns Into Overt Nausea. Eric Bridgstock
Words & Wordplay
ALLITERATIONSAnother Like Letter Indulges The Ear - Repeat Again To Induce Outrageously Nonsensical Sound. Angela Brett (see the Alliterations page at http://acronyms.co.nz/alliterations.html)
Words & Wordplay
Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website:Page Titles
ALMOST ANYTHINGA Laughing Macintosh Owner Sometimes Thinks About Nothing. Yes, Tony's Humour Is Nearly Godlike. Tony McCoy O'Grady, when, after boasting 'Told you I could do almost anything!' was challenged to do ALMOST ANYTHING.
Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms
ALOETTEA Lovely Objective, Essence To Try, Everyone Jan Morgan -- A home party Cosmetic Company made with Aloe Vera in it
Commerce:Companies
People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene:Beauty Products
ALOE VERAAgave Lotion On Epidermis Virtually Erases Rough Abrasions Rico Leffanta
Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs
ALOHAAcclaimed Loudly On Hawaiian Atoll Tony McCoy O'Grady
Communication:Hello & Goodbye
ALONEAlways Left Out - Not Enjoyable. Angela Brett. Tony replied by saying ''Alone' is not always a case of being left out - it can be a case of leaving! You're confiusing being alone with being lonely!' and demonstrating with some more versions of ALONE.
Assorted Adjectives
People & Relationships
ALONE (5)A Loved One Never Encroaches Tony McCoy O'Grady. (Who adds: assuming they respect your wish for solitude)
Assorted Adjectives
People & Relationships
ALONE (6)Appropriate Leisure Offers Nice Escape Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Adjectives
People & Relationships
ALONE (7)Anthony/Angela Looks On, Needn't Entangle Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Adjectives
People & Relationships
ALONSOA Louse Of No Saving Overtones Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Tempest
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Tempest
ALPHABETAll Literate People Have Already Begun English Training. Angela Brett
Science:Linguistics
ALPHABET (2)A Lexicographic Pattern Hailed As Big Educational Tool Angela Brett
Science:Linguistics
ALPHABET (3)All Letters Placed Here; Altered By Enthusiastic Testers Roger Williams
Science:Linguistics
AL QAEDAAmerican Leaders Quieten Arab Enemies' Destruction Attempts Chris Kjelgaard
Military:War & Terrorism
ALTARA Little Table Attracts Reverence Tony McCoy O'Grady
Religion
ALTSCAPEAlternative Landscape: Their 'Scenesaver' Creates A Personalised Environment Angela Brett, who is developing the Mac OS X version of Altscape's 'Scenesaver' and Media Manager software. (See http://www.altscape.com/index.asp?displaymode=DownloadsPage)
Commerce:Companies
ALTSCAPE (2)A Lively Team Shall Celebrate As Patronage Expands Angela Brett (see PARTY)
Commerce:Companies
ALTSCAPE (3)A Little Thousand... So? Countless Additional Patrons Expected. Angela Brett (see PARTY) who apologises for the over use of 'Patron' but thinks it was the best word for all the ALTSCAPE-related acronyms which use it.
Commerce:Companies
ALWAYS COCA COLAAre Liquids Wet? Apparently Yes. Some Contain Oxygenated Carbon And Cause Offensive Leaking Air Tony McCoy O'Grady
Food & Drink:Drinks
ALYSSAA Loud Yell Shouts Shrilly, Actually Jan Morgan
Names:First names:Female
AMActually Me Jeff Anonymous, after typing 'I AM the JA acronym' on the forums and realising he should acronymise AM.
Assorted Verbs
AM (2)Awful Music Tony McCoy O'Grady (AM actually stands for Amplitude Modulation)
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
Entertainment:Music
AMANDAAmatory Maiden, And Nicely Desirable Also Tony McCoy O'Grady... Amanda means 'worthy to be loved' apparently.
Names:First names:Female
AMANDA (2)A Much Adored, Nearly Divine Amigo Rob Rix
Names:First names:Female
AMANDA (3)Appropriate Moniker Assigned Nicely Demure Artist Rob Rix, describing an incredibly artistic Amanda he knows.
Names:First names:Female
AMANDA (4)A Maiden At Nice Distance Away Patricia Rix, saying: WINDSOR (2) is where Rob's girlfriend lives, about a 5-hour drive from here
Names:First names:Female
AMBASSADORSA Mission Based Abroad Serving State's Ambitions Doth Often Require Statemanship Tony McCoy O'Grady
Politics
People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations
AMBERAncient Miniscule Bug's Encased Reliably Sean Lamb
Science:Biology:Plants
Science:Biology:Insects
AMBULANCE'Animal Motor-Bus' Usage Largely Aids Neighbourhood Community Education Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Biology:Animals:The Dorothy Dorosett Brown Mobile Centre
AMBULANCE (2)'Animal Motor-Bus' Usage Largely Aids Nature-Care Education Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Animals:The Dorothy Dorosett Brown Mobile Centre
AMBULANCE (3)'Animal Motor-Bus' Usage Leaves All Nature's Critters/Creatures Ensconced Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Animals:The Dorothy Dorosett Brown Mobile Centre
AMBULANCE (4)'Animal Motor-Bus' Usage Largely Aids Neighbourhood's Creature Empathy Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Animals:The Dorothy Dorosett Brown Mobile Centre
AMERICAArgumentative Multitude Encamped Right In Canada's Arse Rob Rix
Places:Countries
AMERICA (2)Aha, My Expedition's Reached India, Columbus Averred Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Countries
History
People & Relationships:Thoughts:Misconceptions
AMERICA (3)Acquire Money! Exploit Resources Innovatively! Capital Access! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
Places:Countries
Commerce
AMERICA (4)A Mixture, Emerging Residents In Common Agenda Jan Morgan -- The way America was conceived (a mix of cultures coming together to have freedoms no other country was able to give)
Places:Countries
AMERICANAnyone Mindlessly Enthusing 'Reality Is Cash' Ad Nauseum Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races
AMERICAN PIEAmazing McLean Epitaph Recounting Idols' Crashed Aeroplane Night. Perceptive, Intelligent, Evocative. Eric Bridgstock
Entertainment:Music:Songs
AMERICAN WAYAll Macintosh Emergencies Require Immediate Computer Aid, Necessitating Wisdon And Youth Tony McCoy O'Grady, after fighting for TRUTH, JUSTICE, AND THE AMERICAN WAY.
Computers:Macintosh & Newton
MacGirl & KeyBoard
AMIGAArchaic Machine, It's Gone Away. Steve Keate and Angela Brett
Computers
AMIGA (2)Another Machine Is Gone Away Don't see too many Amigas any more...
Computers
AMIGO"Amicus" Made Iberian, Guys Only Jeff Anonymous, doing failed searches. Amigo is the Spanish (Iberian) variant of the Latin "amicus," also meaning "friend." Both "amicus" and "amigo" apply only to males, "amica" and "amiga" replacing them when dealing with women.
People & Relationships
Science:Linguistics
AMOR VINCET OMNIAAny Memory Of Romance Vicariously Ignites Natural Conceptions Embracing Two Opportune Mates Needing Imagined Ardour Rico Leffanta
Assorted Phrases
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
AMOSA Man Of Sanctity Tony McCoy O'Grady
Religion:Bible books
AMSTERDAMAny Marijuana Smoker That Ever Rolled Dreams About Metropolis Angela Brett
Places:Towns & Cities
AMSTRADAntiquated Machine Starts Trouble... Requires Another Diskdrive. Angela Brett, after a lady in her writing class who'd been using the same Amstrad for 10 years found that it needed a new diskdrive because it hadn't been cleaned.
Computers
AMTRAKAnother Metro Train Rolls Along Keenly Sean Lamb (Amtrak is the national passenger carrier of the US)
Commerce:Companies
Transport:Trains
AMYAffectionate Miss Yearns Jan Morgan
Names:First names:Female
ANAGRAMA New Arrangement Giving Reasonably Alike Meaning Angela Brett, describing what people usually aim for when finding anagrams.
Words & Wordplay
ANALOGUEAny Nincompoop At Large Or Girl Under Ether Rico Leffanta, because a nincompoop is analagous to a girl under ether.
Words & Wordplay
ANARCHYAnyone Not Accepting Regulations Confuses Hierarchical Yesmen. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Politics
ANARCHY (3)Agitated New Age Rebels Create Havoc, Yikes! Eric Bridgstock
Politics
ANARUA Naughty And Rambunctious Underling Steve Keate, acronymising his son.
Names:First names:Male
ANCHORA New Cruiser's Held Off Rocks TMcCO'G
Transport
ANCHOR IN MY LIFEApprovals Nurturing, Caring Harmonious Other Responds Integral Necessity Maintains Your Longevity/Love In Full Edification Jan Morgan
People & Relationships
ANDREAAnnoyingly Neat Diva Reveals Every Atom Yru Redhead
Names:First names:Female
ANDREA (2)Absolutely Nefariously Delightful Relishes Exciting Arguments Yru Redhead
Names:First names:Female
ANDREA (3)Alluringly Now Delivering Real Energy About Yru Redhead
Names:First names:Female
ANDREA (4)Absolutely Naughty Dancer Ravishing Everyone Always Yru Redhead
Names:First names:Female
ANDREA (5)Abounding New Delights Reveals Energy's Angel Yru Redhead
Names:First names:Female
ANDREA (6)Angel Now Dances Round Evoking Amazement Yru Redhead
Names:First names:Female
ANDREA (7)Absolutely Never Displayed Resistance Eating Apples Yru Redhead
Names:First names:Female
ANDREA BOCELLIArias Never Die Recent Etudes Arose Bringing On Crowds Exclaiming 'Lord Loves Italians' Rico Leffanta
Entertainment:Music:Artists
ANDREWA Nice Dude Really Educated Well Tony McCoy O'Grady
Names:First names:Male
ANDREW (2)Articulating New Dreams, Reaching Educational Whims Jan Morgan - someone I know
Names:First names:Male
AN EMAILA Nice Electronic Message Across Internet Lines Angela Brett, who promised to give Tony an email if he found an ACRONYM for INCENTIVE
Computers:Internet
AN EXCUSE THAT'S FULL OF HOLESA Novel Explanation - Xculpating Culprit Under Suspicion. Elaborate Tale Has Abundant Twists. Seems Foolproof, Until Logically Looked Over - Faulty - Hundreds Of Light-Emitting Sources Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Phrases
ANGELA Near-Godly-Existence Lifeforce Tony McCoy O'Grady
Religion
ANGEL (2)Always Near God's Everlasting Love Yru Redhead
Religion
ANGELA (2)Acronymious Nerdish Girl Eliciting Little Amazement John Brett. (Angela's father)
Names:Acronymists
Names:First names:Female
ANGELA (3)Articulate NorthShorer Generates Exciting Literary Action Tony McCoy O'Grady
Names:Acronymists
Names:First names:Female

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