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Aplomb

Word of the day on 30 September 2009.

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55
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just_S
A man once owned a dot com. He had more hubris than aplomb. Pity he couldn't function offline. He now tweets in the home of his mom.
@just_S

Good uses

  • jimi_g
    55
    Points
    If one's tweet lacks aplomb, is it then inartwiculate?
    @jimi_g
  • jichikawa
    54
    Points
    What I lack in competence, I make up for in aplomb.
    @jichikawa
  • simonthehunter
    49
    Points
    Watching his headmasters Volvo explode Joe slowly realised that maybe his dad said he should handle this latest homework dispute with aplomb
    @simonthehunter
  • neecha2k9
    45
    Points
    "Fortunately, I keep my feathers numbered for just such an emergency," Foghorn said with haughty aplomb.
    @neecha2k9
  • jeccaberta
    45
    Points
    the hostess very nearly suggested "spin the bottle” at the swine flu party, but such aplomb kept her lips sealed. #artwiculate
    @jeccaberta
  • kevinahern
    45
    Points
    When someone is described as "handling themselves with aplomb", it sounds as if they've mastered a solo sexual technique with style.
    @kevinahern
  • routermonkey
    45
    Points
    When faced with needing to defuse a bomb, one hopes for a squad that will handle with aplomb. #artwiculate
    @routermonkey
  • browningshane
    45
    Points
    The plus-sized plumber plunged the plugged pipe with such aplomb that his pleats never plummeted.
    @browningshane
  • DrMobs
    45
    Points
    Ageing with aplomb means going grey gracefully. Besides a greying blonde dyed brunette is just artificial intelligence.
    @DrMobs
  • SilencioBarnes
    45
    Points
    She stood up in front of the camera with such aplomb, I began to think, maybe she had been doing this kind of thing long before she met me.
    @SilencioBarnes
  • OddlyStarry
    45
    Points
    She took on her quotidian tasks with aplomb, bordering on hubris. "I adjure you to silence your cacophony! Be mellifluous!" #artwiculate
    @OddlyStarry
  • BrightGirl
    45
    Points
    Though his pink sequined gown is clearly an evening look, he pulls it off with an aplomb rarely seen among the cross-dressing homeless.
    @BrightGirl
  • HowardHaines
    45
    Points
    Ned's aplomb gave way as he could no longer hide the gut he'd been holding in all these years. His leather pants creaked at the confession.
    @HowardHaines
  • catnip25
    44
    Points
    #artwiculate The dancer leapt into the air with great aplomb to accompanying gasps from the audience; a seamstress was quickly summoned.
    @catnip25
  • jtw78
    40
    Points
    Winston Churchill had the uncanny ability to insult people with aplomb - it was an honor to be skewered by his wit @artwiculate
    @jtw78
  • jivy
    40
    Points
    At long last Wile E. Coyote captured Road Runner under an ACME box. He lifted up the trap with aplomb but, shit, it's a bomb. #artwiculate
    @jivy
  • caslexplorers
    40
    Points
    The beauty queen strutted down the runway with aplomb, even though her bikini top had fallen round her bum.
    @caslexplorers
  • eightbitsoul
    40
    Points
    I think I handle all situations with utmost aplomb. Well, except fires. Yeah, fires pretty much cause me to freak out like a bastard.
    @eightbitsoul
  • dmriver
    39
    Points
    @DrMobs I tried to retweet your mosquito car but I couldn't figure out how to remove 12 characters with any aplomb.
    @dmriver
  • gravenius
    38
    Points
    Given a choice, I will plump for the plumber who plumbs with aplomb...
    @gravenius
  • mmerrylees
    38
    Points
    The dashing intruder removed his mask, her wine glass and her pearls with aplomb and said "Shall we dance"?
    @mmerrylees
  • weareborg
    37
    Points
    Aplomb is to an Obama as a plumb is to a Bush..
    @weareborg
  • jay_wfu06
    37
    Points
    And with relative aplomb, I've decided to finally buy a MacBook Pro. #artwiculate
    @jay_wfu06
  • Sheamus
    35
    Points
    Twitter Tip: Strive to deliver each and every tweet with great aplomb. (Failing that, retweet somebody else who does.)
    @Sheamus
  • ArcPGX
    35
    Points
    A plum pit can be deadly if you eat it, but aplomb can be deadlier if you mean it. fyi
    @ArcPGX
  • CindieLou
    35
    Points
    That lady is a peach, a plum, she's a bombshell with aplomb #artwiculate
    @CindieLou
  • Hedgehog79
    35
    Points
    Isn't it much better to say poise than aplomb. That word sounds like something you would find floating in your toilet.
    @Hedgehog79
  • rmvance
    35
    Points
    That swooping motion! Such aplomb, I've ne'er seen its equal, not in real life. You, my good pizza delivery guy, have earned this $3 tip.
    @rmvance
  • J_Acevedo
    35
    Points
    The secret of tweeting is tweeting with aplomb -believe in what you say and everyone will follow!
    @J_Acevedo
  • ohyesidid
    35
    Points
    That smooth fellow took to the dance floor with such great aplomb that even the straight fellows stared at him with mouths agape.
    @ohyesidid
  • febca
    35
    Points
    Twitter Tip: Strive to deliver each and every tweet with great aplomb. (Failing that, retweet somebody else who does.) (via @Sheamus) -- :-)
    @febca
  • SorcaDesign
    35
    Points
    See the dapper don order champagne with aplomb, he always leaves with models and he leaves his necktie on ;) #artwiculate
    @SorcaDesign
  • theholotrope
    35
    Points
    She handled her Kanye West interruption with aplomb. #artwiculate
    @theholotrope
  • indymavs
    35
    Points
    My quotidian aplomb is often mistaken for hubris
    @indymavs
  • bunnirice
    35
    Points
    With utter aplomb / nature paints a landscape of / pain and tragedy // #haiku
    @bunnirice
  • DaveCurry
    35
    Points
    A bum with aplomb isn't a poised posterior, a doubtless derrière, or a fearless fanny. Rather, he's a self-confident slugabed. #artwiculate
    @DaveCurry
  • deeleea
    34
    Points
    "she speaks with aplomb in her mouth." he wrote "Don't you mean a plum?" I replied "No" he said, "She's cucumber cool & snooty to boot."
    @deeleea
  • PuddleMonkey
    34
    Points
    The peckers in the IT department handle their charge with great aplomb. I can no longer visit www.artwiculate.com on my PC.
    @PuddleMonkey
  • Theonlygolux
    34
    Points
    The roomba boomed as it zoomed about the gloomy room with aplomb. Not sensing its doom, it caromed from the goon who loomed over the tomb.
    @Theonlygolux
  • TheSupercargo
    34
    Points
    Above the waterline, Pablo Mallard meets the world with aplomb, while below madly paddling.
    @TheSupercargo
  • grimnir
    34
    Points
    He stuck in this thumb and pulled out with aplomb, a plum. "Ha! Let me out of this corner." #theRebelJackHorner #artwiculate
    @grimnir
  • MaryJenkins
    32
    Points
    You dropped aplomb on me. Baby.
    @MaryJenkins
  • Tang_3000
    32
    Points
    With great aplomb, I will attempt to participate in artwiculate every day.
    @Tang_3000
  • averyhise
    30
    Points
    For immediate aplomb just add sunglasses.
    @averyhise
  • hari_cihuy
    30
    Points
    aplomb doesnt include wandering around the street without your pants
    @hari_cihuy
  • jd_sand
    30
    Points
    "Come quick!" whispered dowdy fellow, who calls the authorities to report Posh and David Beckham entering Comic Convention. "Aplomb threat!"
    @jd_sand
  • geckomayhem
    30
    Points
    I must say, I shall post with such aplomb that none shall resist the urge to read my tweets. With great choice comes great vocab building.
    @geckomayhem
  • seanpatrickr
    30
    Points
    @artwiculate He whipped it out with such aplomb, she didn't know if he was going to use it or just show it to her.
    @seanpatrickr
  • lagadu123
    30
    Points
    balancing hubris and humility with aplomb...sounds tricky
    @lagadu123

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