One word

Festoon

Word of the day on 28 January 2010.

Winning tweet

70
Points
kado56
Festoon - one way to be cheerful about your hang-ups

Good uses

  • tWordBird
    60
    Points
    Hawaiian festoon : Getting lei-ed.
  • Tralala56
    58
    Points
    Festoon? Isn't that when Roger Rabbit throws a party?
  • navinsasikumar
    57
    Points
    Festoon denouement - hang over
  • lithiumzombie
    56
    Points
    "Why is there a festoon in your goldfish bowl?" / "I'm guessing it's his birthday."
  • Eridanus
    54
    Points
    Fly me to the Moon / Let me sing among those stars / Let me wind a fresh festoon / Around Jupiter and Mars.
  • dmriver
    54
    Points
    Mummy, my festoon burst. :(
  • tama001
    51
    Points
    four-leaf clover and ladybird / festoon with chaplet / memory of childhood with mam #haiku #senryu #artwiculate
  • JonPowles
    50
    Points
    Festoon walks into a bar, says "Man I need a drink! I'm full of hang-ups, all strung out, and my whole life's just for show"
  • emmaexpress
    48
    Points
    Don't call Festoon & co. They keep you hanging on forever.
  • jumpmonk
    47
    Points
    Guy goes into a bar, orders a Festoon. Bartender snorts, "Great. This guy'll be hanging around here all night."
  • grrl74
    41
    Points
    if a bear shits in the woods and nobody's there to see it, will a festoon of charmin toilet paper appear? #artwiculate
  • Ysabeluna
    40
    Points
    festoon me with your string of laughter / a touch, a smile, a witty banter / let happy moments bind us together / #poetry
  • lagadu123
    40
    Points
    I'm suspended ? What do you take me for, a festoon ?
  • bumfuzzled2004
    40
    Points
    "see my festoon?" he asked. She said, "zip your pants up" #artwiculate
  • ultracutebot
    40
    Points
    our limbs entwined, festoon of our longing fulfilled #artwiculate
  • SJHatzi
    37
    Points
    For what is life, but a big party? Festoon it in love, living all worlds.
  • MaxRaunchiness
    37
    Points
    You can groom me, broom me, and even festoon me, but whatever you do, please, please, please va-va-voom me!
  • marcosarroyos
    37
    Points
    While hanging a festoon from the 4th floor of his office building, Fred slipped and fell. He ended up impaled on an awning support.
  • Nickpbonwick
    37
    Points
    I cannot compete with these clever folks who festoon their tweets with such poetic dexterity
  • TiddK
    36
    Points
    Festoon fellow : hangman
  • harrarp
    36
    Points
    When I pass through the valley of falling anvils I shall fear none, because I wear a hat with a festoon.
  • caslexplorers
    35
    Points
    Why did she refer to her boyfriend as a festoon? She was just stringing him along.
  • catmar604
    34
    Points
    iHang a festoon from iEar to iEar to iBlock loud festivities as iDisappear into 'U-clever = i-tweet' ...via iPhone
  • Wifsie
    33
    Points
    Festoon of doubt: hung jury #artwiculate
  • DaveCurry
    32
    Points
    Garnish alone adorned the plate of the trim couturiere who liked to festoon her frame with infinitesimal attire.
  • californiakara
    31
    Points
    Festoon of fools #failedArethaFranklinSongTitle
  • sanmeera
    31
    Points
    Wear me like a festoon before I wilt.
  • akhkoshur
    31
    Points
    My tweets are festoon s , decorating my Twitter timeline
  • kings_indian
    31
    Points
    kali wore a festoon of skulls and cackled with glee.
  • DrJillZ
    30
    Points
    @artwiculate A town in California has garlic festoon-ed streets to ward off vampires. No vampires have been seen since. Success.
  • chrisdetar
    30
    Points
    Sad Punk Rocker girl | Festoon between ear and nose | Stuck on his braces #haiku #artwiculate
  • TheSupercargo
    28
    Points
    Degrading colonial practices #23 Festoon the Octoroon
  • SaraiLune
    28
    Points
    Festoon my life with joy - that's the only garland I'll wear
  • MaryJenkins
    28
    Points
    A festoon a day keeps the blues away.
  • AaronLivingston
    28
    Points
    Festoon the heavens ~ wreathed dalliance true whimsy ~ Jupiter's finger
  • mysocalledtweet
    28
    Points
    Cheat on me and the whole world will find your genitals hanging from a pine scented festoon on your rear view mirror!
  • shahzamanhaque
    27
    Points
    monsoon wedding: festoon the area but don't forget the tarapaulins
  • pn8r
    27
    Points
    Festoon-s of intestines, large and small / Adorned the fussy cannibal's wall. #artwiculate #yuck
  • goldenskye
    27
    Points
    The living room makeover was almost complete. All that remained was to festoon the large window with a velveteen drape.
  • PallaviSwaroop
    27
    Points
    Life is all those tinee tiny moments strung together in a festoon ....
  • dkthareja
    27
    Points
    She festoon herself to his body by putting both arms around his neck.

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