One word

Quixotic

Word of the day on 18 December 2009.

Winning tweet

70
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pranavmukul
A perfect epitome of a quixotic person would be Don Quixote.

Good uses

  • tWordBird
    52
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    His quixotic habit of throwing his coat down over puddles for women left him soggy & w/huge clothing bills.
  • osmarjardim
    50
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    Geek'd better improve windmills rather than being quixotic.
  • MaxRaunchiness
    48
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    Tiki Time was the fastest exotic dancer in the nation. In fact, she was so fast that they called her a quixotic dancer.
  • Miridunn
    45
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    It's so chaotic when he's quixotic ~ takes me places quite exotic ~ and if I were not so neurotic ~ I'd find his chaos quite hypnotic
  • drchavi
    45
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    Facts are the enemy of truth. Quixotic naturally - Don Quixote
  • navinsasikumar
    42
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    In my dreams I have talents/ I battle, not windmills, but giants/ You can call me quixotic/ But my tale is an epic.
  • lithiumzombie
    42
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    Quixotic teardrops / Falling from Heaven above / Another windmill
  • Tralala56
    40
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    The new "Quixotic for men" aftershave was withdrawn from the market due to men behaving dangerously like women.
  • tama001
    40
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    I'm great "matador" / wave a red flag in a quixotic politician / punish the cheater politician with a "estoque". #haiku #artwiculate
  • zimmerjohn
    38
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    The impractical pole dancer didn't like it when people watched her show. She was quixotic, erotic and slightly neurotic.
  • emmaexpress
    38
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    Quixotic: Astérix's long lost brother.
  • Nebbisk
    37
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    QUIXOTIC, a holy grail for Scrabble players.
  • TiddK
    36
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    LSD : a hypnotic exotic quixotic narcotic for the chaotic neurotic psychotic and occasionally idiotic
  • ultracutebot
    36
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    he was oft described as iconic, his speech evocatively teutonic, his strength bionic, his demeanor charming, quixotic
  • SJHatzi
    35
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    Quixotic fight - against the windmills of my mind.
  • caslexplorers
    35
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    St Arryeyed - patron saint of the quixotic
  • akhkoshur
    35
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    Quixotic is what your heart says, and not necessarily what your head says
  • harrarp
    34
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    Warhol's quixotic enterprise, his impossible dream of becoming a machine, was ultimately doomed to (unmechanical) failure.
  • 2tweested
    34
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    Oh, great. A bunch of Dulcinea tweets from the quixotic chics - the ones who tweet but don't read.
  • silversteelwolf
    33
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    My quixotic pursuit of the Artwiculate crown continues...O Dulcinea, will you ever be mine?
  • dkthareja
    33
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    My quixotic idea 1: ban all gas vehicles to fix global warming.
  • LABirdie
    32
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    Dreams are often quixotic, but we should reach for them nonetheless.
  • revhappiness
    32
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    To be old and wise, you must first be young and quixotic.
  • 3lbsofluv
    32
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    The queer's quixotic quotes quickly quieted Quimby's anti-gay remarks.
  • davesusetty
    31
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    I can't stop fighting windmills. My doctor thinks I'm manic quixotic.
  • pn8r
    31
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    One of my favorite musicals is Man of La Mancha - the story of the original quixotic quest.
  • MarilynLittle
    31
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    Don Quixote = quixotic chivalry.
  • mxmlxviii
    31
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    "Sancho, fetch me my lance and be quixotic about it." -- Don Q. de la Mancha.
  • leighpod
    30
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    Quixotic is the Hand of Fate, that tallies your votes on #artwiculate.
  • Fatal_Romantic
    30
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    I'd move heaven & earth; tear down the walls of hell for your love-command me. I am quixotic incarnate; fatal romantic. #artwiculate
  • marcosarroyos
    30
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    The Heaven's Gate cult had the quixotic belief that phenobarbital, applesauce, and vodka would fuel their trip to the Hale-Bopp comet.
  • dmriver
    30
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    I've tilted my windmill, but I'm not quixotic. http://bit.ly/56xsI3
  • DaveCurry
    29
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    Extensive use of Twitter has inflated my ego to quixotic proportions.
  • Ysabeluna
    29
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    quixotic wishes ~ are realizable quests ~ do, just accomplish #haiku
  • DrJillZ
    29
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    @artwiculate A quixotic desire to rid the world of superstition and quackery -- let reason and science reign
  • JonPowles
    28
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    ' Quixotic ' is not the same as ' mercurial ', and I'd tell you the exact difference if I could get either to stand still ...
  • Leximaniac
    27
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    I say it's better to be thought of as quixotic than to be thought of as delusional... Pancho, where *are* you? :)
  • jumpmonk
    27
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    I tried to be quixotic by replacing the term "quixotic" with "lamanchariffic". It did not catch on.
  • Eridanus
    27
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    The quixotic survivalist was a danger to the mission, an accident waiting to happen. But Bond needed his skills as a guide.
  • Anamuk
    27
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    And so I launch my quixotic quest for artwiculate gold
  • californiakara
    27
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    A quixotic tweet? How impulsively romantic.
  • AizenTal
    26
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    Would it be too quixotic if I try to build a home for a few of the cats on the street?
  • evilgalblues
    26
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    My darling mate has a quixotic compulsion to buy me my heart's desire without looking at our bank balance first.
  • SaraiLune
    25
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    Love as to be quixotic ortherwise it's manipulation @artwiculate
  • LBY3
    25
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    @artwiculate Romance and the pursuit of love are inherently quixotic. But once achieved, a practical nature is required for it to flourish.
  • architapj
    25
    Points
    quixotic - i thought it will mean impulsive and my guess came true

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