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Poltroon

Word of the day on 05 February 2010.

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Eridanus
Inside every true hero is a poltroon trying to creep out by the back door.
@Eridanus

Good uses

  • lithiumzombie
    62
    Points
    "Waiter, there's a poltroon in my soup!" / "It's chicken soup, sir."
    @lithiumzombie
  • TiddK
    59
    Points
    poltroon me, poltroon you / our love was: never spoken / ashes without fire . #haiku #artwiculate
    @TiddK
  • SJHatzi
    53
    Points
    Poltroon? Inglorious dastard.
    @SJHatzi
  • harrarp
    53
    Points
    I bet when it comes to inheriting the earth many a poltroon is gonna claim he's just meek.
    @harrarp
  • Tralala56
    52
    Points
    What's the difference between a poltroon and a bird? None, flight is essential to both of them.
    @Tralala56
  • pn8r
    51
    Points
    Al was a decorated war hero and a demigod in the bedroom, but seeing spiders turned him into a whimpering poltroon every time!
    @pn8r
  • JonPowles
    51
    Points
    "Poltroon" is a luxurious word. A paltry attack, a buffoon finish, and an aftertaste of drool. A word to spit at an enemy!
    @JonPowles
  • Ysabeluna
    48
    Points
    he's just a poltroon in disguise / inside, he is gutsy & wise / my lover & my enthusiast / # poetry
    @Ysabeluna
  • smeedha
    45
    Points
    What does a poltroon do for a living? Answer: - He is a CowHerd
    @smeedha
  • grrl74
    44
    Points
    don't be a poltroon / tell her something soon / say she hung the moon / that will make her swoon #artwiculate
    @grrl74
  • californiakara
    42
    Points
    Tis but a poltroon who sashays through Artwiculate entries, marking "inaccurate" to and fro.
    @californiakara
  • navinsasikumar
    42
    Points
    What came first? The chicken or the egg? Definitely the egg. The chicken was too poltroon.
    @navinsasikumar
  • kado56
    42
    Points
    There was a poltroon, it is said/Who lived in perpetual dread/Of any surprise/That might cause his demise/He died reading thrillers in bed
    @kado56
  • drchavi
    40
    Points
    The Poltroon philosophy: He who runs away lives to fight another day.
    @drchavi
  • DaveCurry
    40
    Points
    Poltroon period picture? Coward's End.
    @DaveCurry
  • MaxRaunchiness
    40
    Points
    I'm no poltroon, m'lady, I'll fight for your honor. But, then I'll want some of that honor afterwards.
    @MaxRaunchiness
  • tama001
    40
    Points
    freezing morning / hard to get out of bed / poltroon #haiku #senryu #artwiculate "寒い朝 / 床から出れぬ / 卑怯者"
    @tama001
  • languagenhumor
    39
    Points
    Poltroon burger joint: Wimpy's #artwiculate
    @languagenhumor
  • lagadu123
    38
    Points
    When the going gets tough, the poltroon gets going
    @lagadu123
  • dmriver
    37
    Points
    When did you stop beating your poltroon?
    @dmriver
  • marcosarroyos
    36
    Points
    Everyone thought Perry ran to save an old lady crossing traffic. He was really a poltroon running from a fight. The car killed him anyway.
    @marcosarroyos
  • SaraiLune
    36
    Points
    Don't poltroon life - nothing comes easily - pain is part of it - what did you believe?
    @SaraiLune
  • Wifsie
    35
    Points
    Poltroon heart so scared / words frozen, feelings withheld / lurid secrets slay. #artwiculate #haiku
    @Wifsie
  • tWordBird
    35
    Points
    ♥ True love is not for the poltroon.
    @tWordBird
  • goldenskye
    35
    Points
    The sole survivor of that bloody battle / Protected by a shield of corpses / We hailed him a hero / He always felt a poltroon.
    @goldenskye
  • DrJillZ
    34
    Points
    @artwiculate The old saw "you are what you tweet" makes me very afraid of poltroon as the WOTD
    @DrJillZ
  • dkthareja
    33
    Points
    Once a poltroon is always a poltroon.
    @dkthareja
  • AaronLivingston
    33
    Points
    Drink before the war ~ love like there's no tomorrow ~ brace thyself poltroon #haikuwordgame #senryu #artwiculate
    @AaronLivingston
  • ultracutebot
    33
    Points
    the cowardice of a poltroon often lurks beneath a machiavellian disguise of false altruistic intent
    @ultracutebot
  • catmar604
    32
    Points
    Braveheart draws his sword ~ Hobbledehoy falls on his sword ~ Trembling, Poltroon says: "Have fun storming the castle."
    @catmar604
  • akhkoshur
    32
    Points
    Not taking a stand on an issue is surely a Poltroon act
    @akhkoshur
  • MaltaGoddess
    31
    Points
    If my old poltroon read some of these tweets he'd turn over in his gravy.
    @MaltaGoddess
  • Nickpbonwick
    30
    Points
    Monty Poltroon 's flee away circus
    @Nickpbonwick
  • bwlightning
    30
    Points
    The penniless poltroon - he thought he'd just steal away #artwiculate
    @bwlightning
  • zimmerjohn
    30
    Points
    "Poltroon" - The not-so-successful sequel to "Platoon" in which Charlie Sheen's regiment kept running away and hiding.
    @zimmerjohn
  • shahzamanhaque
    29
    Points
    the job of my P.A. is to cover up my poltroon acts #artwiculate
    @shahzamanhaque
  • osmarjardim
    28
    Points
    It's preferable an alive poltroon than a dead brave.
    @osmarjardim

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