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AMW n. Who was there:…assorted AMWs (actress, model, whatever). [English United States Acronym] [full cite] (May. 13, 2004)

AONB n. “For anything with sea views we tend to go for sealed bids. They can go as much as £100,000 over the top although £25,000 is more usual.” This is occurring in an area where, says an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) study, 40% of households have an annual income of under £20,000. [English United Kingdom Environment Acronym] [full cite] (Dec. 4, 2006)

AQIz n. Top U.S. commanders are closely watching the moves of al-Qaida in Iraq, puzzling about what seems to be a counterproductive strategy of massive bombings. Spectacular attacks across the country are deepening the rifts within the Sunni population that AQIz—as it is known in U.S. military parlance—depends on for both active and passive support. [English Iraq Military Acronym] [full cite] (Jun. 27, 2007)

ARC n. And they kept coming and coming, sometimes in final form, other times in an early version known as arcs, and suddenly there were huge stacks, each bearing a Post-It note I’d created to separate them by month of publication. [English Arts & Literature Media Acronym] [full cite] (Jul. 7, 2004)

ARC n. Mary asks whether the bound galley is the same as the ARC. No, the ARC—the Advance Reader’s Copy—is still to come. [English Media Jargon Acronym] [full cite] (Aug. 26, 2004)

ARG n. ARGs, as they’re called, use real-world clues—from classified ads to answering-machine messages to URLs that show up in obscure places—to help players solve puzzles so intricate they might take groups to crack. [English Entertainment Acronym] [full cite] (May. 25, 2005)

Asbo n. Anti-social behaviour orders, introduced in 1999, work successfully where they are implemented, according to the new Home Office study.…Known as Asbos, the orders are designed to prevent theft, intimidation, drunkenness, violence and other nuisance behaviour. [English United Kingdom Acronym] [full cite] (Oct. 31, 2004)

Asbo n. The move would give Scotland’s local authorities, who would be able to apply for Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (Asbos), greater clout in trying to deal with unruly tenants.…It would be unprecedented for the police to apply direct to the civil courts in Scotland, and Mr McLeish has gone along with this and proposed only council involvement in seeking Asbos. [English Scotland United Kingdom Crime & Prisons Acronym] [full cite] (Nov. 2, 2004)

Asbo n. Individuals who break the conditions will be charged with a criminal offence. But Mr Coaker revealed that only one ASBO has been issued nationally since the guidelines were introduced in April. [English United Kingdom Crime & Prisons Acronym] [full cite] (Nov. 2, 2004)

ATM n. This ATM action has little or nothing to do with credit card ATM machines…or maybe it does. These ladies seem to love ass to mouth. [Sex & Sexuality Acronym] [full cite] (Sep. 8, 2004)

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