Awfully Peculiar Racket - Ordinary Names Yield Meanings, Surprisingly!
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| KA | Kinky Automobile |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the Ford 'Ka' Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| KAAAWA | Kindly Arrange All Affairs With Aloha |
Rico Leffanta (Kaaawa is a town on the island of Oahu, Hawaii.) Places:Towns & Cities:USA |
| KAABA | Kneelers Are All Beautifully Aligned |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion Places:Buildings |
| KAIMANAWA | Knocking Around In Mountains Are Nomads And Wild Animals |
Angela Brett, referring to the mountain range in NEW ZEALAND Places |
| KALAMI | Korean (?) Artistry Leaves A Map Immaculate |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Kalami is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'The ancient Eastern art of being able to fold road-maps properly.') Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| KALEIDOSCOPES | Kinetic Alignments Laboriously Enhancing Inner Dynamics Of Scattered Chips Optically Performing Exotic Scenes |
Rico Leffanta Entertainment:Toys |
| KALI | Kindles All Luck Inverted |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Hindu Goddesses |
| KANSAS | Key Area Noted, Successful Aircraft Source |
Jan Morgan - center of U.S. Leading State To Manufacture Aircraft Places:States & Regions |
| KARAOKE | Keeps Alcoholised Roisterers Amused, Or Kiddies Entertained |
Tony McCoy O'MyWay Entertainment:Music |
| KARATE | Kicking Athlete, Reaching At Taming Emotions |
Jan Morgan - Great sport - teaches the individual self-control and how to defend themselves in a threatening situation if you can't talk it out Sports & Recreation:Martial Arts |
| KAREN | Key Attribute Recreates Endurance Necessary |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| KARIN | Katharos (Athenian) Rarely Impure Name |
Angela Brett (According to my dictionary, the name Karin and many similar names are 'of uncertain origin, later assimilated to katharos, pure.') Names:First names:Female |
| KARL | 'Kapital' Apparently Read Less |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Karl Marx's book Das Kapital is rarely read nowadays) Art & Literature:Writers |
| KARTING | Kiddie At Race Track Is Nearer Ground |
TMcCO'G Sports & Recreation |
| KATHERINE | Keen Actress That Hepburn, Exuding Romantic Intensity & Naughty Eroticism |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:First names:Female Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses |
| KATHRYN | Knowlegeable Adult Truly Has Responsible Young Networked |
Jan Morgan -- someone I know Names:First names:Female |
| KATHY | Keen Adventurer Tackles Hobbies, Yin |
Jan Morgan -- a person I know Names:First names:Female |
| KATRINA | Knockout Advantage Truly Respects Individual's Necessary Attributes |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| KATYDID | Keeps Appetisers Tasting Yummy Doesn't Intimidate Desserts |
Rico Leffanta Science:Biology:Insects:Edible(?) |
| KAWASAKI | Kickstart And Wheelie Away, Speeding Along's Keenly Invigorating |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who never owned a 'cow', but had a Honda for several years Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| KAYAK | Keeps Away Yachties... Absent Keel! |
Angela Brett Transport |
| KAYSER | Keenly Alluring, Your Stockings Evoke Recollections |
TMcCO'G - who remembers 'Kayser' as a brand of nylon stockings from the 1950s/60s Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
| KAZI | Keenly Avoid Zipping Intimates! |
Angela Brett Places:Buildings:The 'Little Room' |
| KEBAB | Kreative Eats, Beef And Barbecue |
Sean Lamb Food & Drink |
| KELLOGGS | Killers Enjoy Little Luxuries - Occasionally Getting Gustatory Sensations |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, acronymising a source of cereal killers. MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains:Cereal Killers |
| KENDRA | Kinfolk Expand Names, Don't Request Apronyms.com |
Grumpy Old Man Names:First names:Female |
| KENNEDY | Killing Ended Nation's Notions, Estranging Developing Youths. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who feels that the death of JFK was the beginning of America's youth becoming disenchanted with politics, paving the way for Nixon and Agnew et al. Names:Famous people:Politicians |
| KENNETH | Keen Extrovert Needs Nice Erudite Thinking Hedonist |
Mary Carr, on a Kenneth she knows. Names:First names:Male |
| KENTUCKY | Key Event Needs Track, Usually Counts Kilometers - Yards |
Jan Morgan - Races - the kentucky derby Places:States & Regions |
| KENYA | Kenyatta Established Nationhood Years Ago. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| KEROUAC | Kontinually Ephemeral Routing Of Utilitarianisms And Correspondences. |
Tom Denton Art & Literature:Writers |
| KERPOW | Kick Endangering Rude Parts Of Wrongdoer |
Angela Brett MacGirl & KeyBoard Assorted Nouns:Noises |
| KERRIE | Knits Everything, Regenerating Regime Is Experimental |
Jan Morgan -- she creates her own KNITTING patterns with the old regime Names:First names:Female |
| KERRY | Kingdom Endures Regular Rainfall Yearly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (County Kerry in Ireland is known as 'The Kingdom' and is in the wettest region in the country) Places:States & Regions |
| KETTLE | Keeping Engineers Tooting Their Little Engines |
Sean Lamb - A kettle (an abbreviation of tea-kettle) refers to any very small steam locomotive, usually one without a tender. Transport:Trains |
| KEWL | Kids Experiment With Language |
Angela Brett Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words |
| KEYBOARD | Keep Entering Your Bloody Obvious Acronyms Regularly, Darling! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, applying for the position of MacGirl's trusty, but slightly-unsure-of-what's-going-on sidekick, KEYBOARD. Why is he called Keyboard? Because MacGirl routinely says to him: "Keep Entering Your Bloody Obvious Acronyms Regularly, Darling!" MacGirl & KeyBoard:(Wannabe) Superheroes |
| KEYNOTE | Kept Easy... You've No Overhead To Exhibit |
Angela Brett -- With Keynote, you don't need an old-fashioned overhead projector and slides, so there is less overhead in setting up a presentation. Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software:Applications Communication:Presentations |
| KFC | Known For Calories |
Angela Brett Re-expansions of existing acronyms Food & Drink:Food Outlets |
| KHARTOUM | Kissing Has A Reputation That Only Uproots Morality |
Rico Leffanta, because in Khartoum, kissing is never seen between a man and a woman. Places:Towns & Cities |
| KID | Kinky Irish Deviant |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, perhaps describing Keyboard... or himself? People & Relationships |
| KIDS | Kinship In Daughters & Sons |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Family |
| KILLARNEY | Keep It Like Left Alone, Renewing Naturally Every Year |
Angela Brett, who went to Killarney National Park, Ontario, with the Rixes. Places |
| KILOBYTES | Keyboard Informs Logicboard Of Blurb You Type - Easily Stored! |
Angela Brett Computers |
| KILT | Knees Influence Lovely Tartans |
Jan Morgan Household Objects:Clothing |
| KILTER | Keep In Line, Then Everything's Right. |
Angela Brett Assorted Nouns |
| KIM | Kipling's Interesting Manuscript |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Book Titles |
| KIMBERLY | Kippers In Mushy, Buttered Eggs Really Look Yummy. |
Kimberly Names:You Are What You Eat |
| KIN | Kid's Into Naughtiness |
Sean Lamb People & Relationships:Family |
| KIND | Keeps Initiating Neighbourly Deeds |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| KINDERGARTEN | Kids Investigating New Diseases Exploring Riots Grabbing Arses Revolting Teachers Educating Nincompoops |
Rico Leffanta Education Places:Buildings |
| KINDNESS | Kissing Identifies New Directions Needing Exploratory Sneaky Smooches |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| KINDY | Kids In Noted Development Years |
TMcCO'G - Kindy seems to be an abbreviation of Kindergarten. I hope this is the mean the seeker sought an expansion for. Education |
| KINGS | Kingship Is Near Godship Sometimes. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Bible books |
| KIRSTI | Knowledge In Reading, Saves Teaching It |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| KISS | Kinkiness Is Sharing Saliva. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| KITH | Kindness In Their Hearts |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Family |
| KITTY | Kittens Intend To Tempt You |
Patricia Rix Science:Biology:Animals |
| KIWI | Kiwi Irish With Interest |
Angela Brett, after Tony complained that calling the duo half Irish, half Kiwi would seem like a half measure People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races |
| KLINGON | Knowing 'Language' Is Notably Geeky (Or Nerdy) |
Angela Brett Science:Linguistics Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:Star Trek |
| KLR | Kickstart & Let's Ride |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to MOUTH (2) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Transport |
| KMAC | Klondike Makes Addicts Clickclickclickclick... |
Angela Brett, who explains: My first Mac, a PowerBook 145B, was named kMac late in its life because after I got my POWERBOOK 1400CS (named DIFFERENT THOUGHT) my mother played over 30,000 games of Klondike on the 145B. I can always tell when she's playing Klondike because of all the frenzied double-clicking. kMac's homepage is at http://acronyms.co.nz/angela/mac/kMac.html Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware:Angela's Apples |
| KNEECAP | Kicks Need Energy Enhancement Created At Patella. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| KNICKERS | Key Necessity In Clothing Kit - Enswathing Rump/ Seat |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
| KNIFE | Keenness Needs Incredibly Fine Edge |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military:Weapons Household Objects:Eating Utensils |
| KNIGHT | Killed Nasties In Glorious Heroic Times |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military |
| KNITTING | Knowledgeable Needler Interlocks Talent, Takes Initiative, Negotiates Garments |
Jan Morgan and Angela Brett Sports & Recreation |
| KNOT | Knickers Never Obviously Twist |
Rico Leffanta Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
| KNOTHOLE | Keeps Neighbours On Toes Hopefully Occluding Lecherous Eavesdropping |
Rico Leffanta Assorted Nouns |
| KNOWLEDGE | Keystone Navigating Own Wisdom, Loves Education Deserves Glowing Edification |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| KNUCKLE | Knobble Near Uncial Can Keep Limbends Exercised |
TMcCO'G Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| KOPERNICUS | Kde Out-Performs Everything Rendering New Internet Connections Useful, Surely |
Sean Lamb (Kopernicus was the code name for KDE version 2.0) Computers:Linux Names:Code Names:Linux |
| KORE | Knows Organic Regurgitation Everywhere |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Greek Gods & Goddesses |
| KORGO | Keyboard Output Recorder Generates Opening |
Sean Lamb (Korgo is the name of a new worm that exploits a hole in Windows security and installs a keylogger, sending the keystrokes to a remote, malicious computer) Computers:Windows |
| KORN | Kranky Old Rabbi's Name |
Leo Boyes Names:Famous people |
| KOWTOW | Keel Over When The Order Warrants |
Rico Leffanta Assorted Verbs |
| KRIS | Kinky Relationships In Seven |
Jan Morgan -- after 7 years she moved on to a new relationship Names:First names:Female |
| KRISTEN | Kid's Religion Is Shown To Everyone Now |
Angela Brett (the name Kristen comes from Christiana or Christian.) Names:First names:Female |
| KRISTI | Knows Reading Is Shared, Teaching Ideas |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| KRISTINE | Knows Reading Is Shared, Teaching Ideas, Necessary Enlightenment |
Jan Morgan Main |
| KRITOSAURUS | Known Remains Indicate That Old Saurian Ate Undergrowth/Umbrage Rising Up Sunward |
Angela Brett -- I'm not sure whether a kritosaurus would be more able to eat undergrowth or umbrage, but as a herbivore it's sure to eat one or the other. Science:Biology:Animals:Dinosaurs |
| KUWAIT | Kept Useable Wells After Invader Thwarted. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| KYLA | Keep Your Legs Apart |
Angela Brett (deciding to do a Rico-like name expansion) Names:First names:Female |
| KYMOGRAPH | Kilohertz You May Observe Graphically, Record Actual Phonemes, Hopefully. |
Angela Brett, hoping to get the last K entry. Science:Physics |
| KYRGYZSTAN | Know Your Regional Geography? Yes? Zealously Study This Altitudinous Nation. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| KYU | Karate Youth - Untrained |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation:Martial Arts |