Monday, May 17, 2010

FOLDEROL


Folderol
°A decorative object of little value; a trifle or gewgaw.
15 May 2010




41 Points
Folderol? Terrific… Artwiculate's training us to tweet twaddle. o_O



23 Points
Folderol? Nonsense!



27 Points
Folderol, foofaraw & fribble: Top-3 things your average feral flibbertigibbet likes to finagle fellas into festooning her with …to keep her felicitous.



21 Points
Folderol? Gewgaw. EGADS!

BLOVIATE


Bloviate
°To speak or discourse at length in a pompous or boastful manner.
14 May 2010




26 Points
The Sandman needn't bloviate ~ 'Cause he's got tons of sand ~ Stay awake? He'll alleviate ~ U of your tweets - UR definitely out-manned!



33 Points
The early bird always bloviate-s about how huge & juicy the worms were that he got that a.m. What a lot of effluvial wind!!



17 Points
"Go bloviate it out your…" No, wait - that would just create major effluvium.



23 Points
Want me to bloviate that balloon up, for you? I've got plenty of hot air (or so I'm told)! ;)



20 Points
Ah, all U pompous fellows ~ Who blow hot air like bellows ~ We don't want 2 hear U bloviate ~ So, go BLOW - don't vociferate!



37 Points
Don't bloviate your own horn!

OSTENSIBLY

Ostensibly
°seemingly, apparently, on the surface.
13 May 2010



34 Points
Max was ostensibly endowed …or so he avowed. But once his redhead took stock, his 'manhood' was discovered to be mostly-sock.

[This tweet refers to tweep @MaxRaunchiness.]



25 Points
The bird who gets her worm at dawn is ostensibly an early bird …however, she's late, according to all of the other time-zones!



39 Points
I am, ostensibly, a bird. :)>

SVENGALI


Svengali
(n) : one who manipulates or controls another as by some mesmeric or sinister influence; especially with reference to coaches, mentors or industry moguls
12 May 2010



22 Points
Your svengali tactics won't work on me: It's been tried by the best of them, on me, so I can see right through it, now!



26 Points
The early bird uses svengali techniques to lure the worms out, at dawn: Mesmerizing worm-charming, mostly.



16 Points
Sven's Galley? That's that new Nordic diner over on 3rd, right? We should go there, sometime. #artwiculate svengali



20 Points
As your svengali, I am directing all who view this tweet to vote for it at http://artwiculate.com/users/tWordBird. ... NOW!!;)

PANACEA


Panacea
(n) : a remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all; something that will solve all problems
16 May 2010



20 Points
Will the day ever come when computers come w/a panacea-protocol protection-program built-in? I need one NOW!!



26 Points
Origami: Panacea …or FOLDerol? :)



15 Points
The early bird discovered a panacea long, long ago (why do you think she's so motivated?!) …but she's not tweeting about it!


20 Points
Panacea or placebo? Does it matter …if it works?



15 Points
Twitter: panacea for the masses, modern snake-oil sales-vehicle for spammers.



15 Points
Artwiculate: panacea for the vocabulary- &/or ego-challenged? ;)

Friday, May 14, 2010

OBSTREPEROUS


Obstreperous
°Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise; boisterous.
°Noisily and stubbornly defiant.
11 May 2010



29 Points
Her fashion sense was beyond loud - it was SO obstreperous that her friends turned her in to 'What Not to Wear'.



22 Points
The propinquity of obstreperous planes pierced the pulchritudinous peacefulness of the pastoral plantation.



18 Points
Milquetoast tweeps are obstreperous whilst they sleep.



27 Points
Obstreperous - the word contains its' own cure: Strep! ;)



18 Points
The obstreperous bowel tolls, toils AND soils for thee …with much effluvium! 
(MT @dmriver)



15 Points
Obstreperous??? HA!!!!!!! *phbbbbbt!*



21 Points
Obstreperous - Wayward of the Day



23 Points
Chihuahuas: Tiny epitomes of obstreperous-ness.



26 Points
The early bird is never obstreperous: It scares the worms away!

HOMOLOGATE


Homologate
°To confirm, ratify or approve, especially officially or legally.
10 May 2010



34 Points
Homologate? I approve! (I'll even validate & substantiate that, too!)



35 Points
Max wants a redhead to homologate ~ His raunchy line inviting a date ~ But she's only in the mood to repudiate.



21 Points
History's showed that one shouldn't conflate ~ Homologate-ing with Watergate!



25 Points
It was a gated community. EVERYthing had to be homologate-d via the homeowners committee.



20 Points
.@HereNowParkdale Really? Raillery? No need 2 homologate, then. Thx 4 the heads-up: My brain is mostly milquetoast. Or just plain toast! ;)



32 Points
So, to approve a gay marriage law, you'd homologate it? Is that idoneous, idiosyncratic, idyllic, ironic, oxymoronic …or just ineffable?