One word

Feral

Word of the day on 06 October 2009.

Winning tweet

65
Points
ZimmerJohn
A twig is snapped; a scent is caught; a creature now in peril. A stalking paw; a sharpened claw; eyes narrow, keen and feral.

Good uses

  • routermonkey
    60
    Points
    The feral dog showed no interest in the squeaky chew toy, preferring instead the joy of separating small animals from their heads.
  • DrMobs
    50
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    Slovenly teenagers should realise that it's way past time to clean their rooms when the dust bunnies under the bed go feral.
  • lechaz
    50
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    The quick brown fox jumped over the feral dog, and got the heck outta town. #artwiculate
  • MaryJenkins
    50
    Points
    The Reaper, they feared, was nearing, and the fever was rapidly spreading.The only cure for his feral nature was..more cowbell. #artwiculate
  • andreajnichols
    45
    Points
    Fourteen famished feral felines fought fearlessly.
  • phuggins
    44
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    @Artwiculate "That," said mama boar "is the story of Athos, Porkthos and Aramis, the 3 friends whose motto is: "ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FERAL!"
  • rjshrikant
    40
    Points
    An #artwiculate joke: Y did d tiger migrate 4m the jungle 2 the City Zoo? He was wrkn undercover 4 the Feral Bureau of Investigation! :D
  • TheSupercargo
    40
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    According to Dilbert feral is one of those words You Don't Want to Hear During Your Annual Performance Review. @artwiculate
  • nebyoohae
    40
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    When asked about her husband's primitive and wild comedic tendencies, she replied, "Will? Feral? No, just a little odd." #artwiculate
  • SJHatzi
    40
    Points
    COUGAR: Single, feral female over 40
  • SJHatzi
    39
    Points
    Fuhrer, Fuhrer on the wall, who's the most feral of them all?
  • 4TailsLampwork
    35
    Points
    ...sharpening a pencil with a knife as the man in the car beside me looked horrified. I gave him a feral grin & he floored it. #artwiculate
  • SJHatzi
    35
    Points
    For what is a friend that you should seek him for boring bleats? Seek him always for feral tweets. (Paraphrasing Gibran here).
  • axisofphilippe
    35
    Points
    "I may be Feral," purred the cat, "But you sir, are a philistine. Now excuse me while I poop in this box."
  • JoeyCoonce
    35
    Points
    Upon her return from holiday, she found her once fastidiously maintained flower bed had degenerated to a feral state more fitting a jungle.
  • DaveCurry
    35
    Points
    Letterman's feral libido fuels lampooning flames. #artwiculate
  • bunnirice
    35
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    They say you're in peril / when faced with something feral / keep your cool and tame the beast / otherwise you'll become the feast
  • s8ge
    35
    Points
    Linguistically feral...maybe... but it's fun to verb the shit out of nouns.
  • Melly2424
    35
    Points
    Don't give me that feral grin. It makes my heart grow cold within. #artwiculate
  • dmriver
    35
    Points
    Note to Neighbours: My black cat is not feral and although large is NOT A PANTHER. Take OFF your beer goggles!
  • _ado
    34
    Points
    "What do you mean? your rabbit is feral? It looks cuddly and fluffy... OH MY GOD...! GET IT OFF ME! GET IT OFF ME!"
  • SJHatzi
    30
    Points
    Foraging for tweeter fodder I think I've earned my triple-F rating: Frenetic Feral Female
  • onesparrow
    30
    Points
    Tim had gone rather feral in the days since Mary had left. Dishes, washing. Nothing got done. He missed her. "Come back Mum..."
  • lexiconehead
    30
    Points
    Remember, Only you can Prevent feral foragers (investment bankers) from getting more funds from the Fed, by getting feral foragers fired!
  • TheSupercargo
    30
    Points
    Romulus and Remus, suckled by a she-wolf, saved by a shepherd, grew to manhood. But feral blood will out: Rom slew Rem to found feral Rome.
  • jonalexander
    30
    Points
    I live in a feral world, where the barriers of organisation and chaos are blurred
  • Ysabeluna
    30
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    Pugilist linguists ferrociously pounding laptops,PCs, blackberries/ laboriously wordsmithing worthy tweets/ if that ain't FERAL / nothing is
  • djzeratul
    30
    Points
    @artwiculate Colin Farrell stars in a new self-titled docu-porno entitled "The Feral Side of Farrell" which is said to already be a hit.
  • christinayak
    30
    Points
    The feral kitten, cornered by the curious rottweiler, howled and spat with cougar-like ferocity, completely unaware of his lesser size.
  • SJHatzi
    30
    Points
    Feral females over fourty feast on young flesh.
  • caslexplorers
    30
    Points
    She ditched the diet and attacked the bowl of ice cream with a feral passion.
  • SJHatzi
    30
    Points
    Belying the feral glint in her eye, she sweetly cooed to him: "Of course, darling, it was good for me too".
  • mathmama
    30
    Points
    I must remind myself that my kids are merely loud happy crazy kids, not the feral creatures I sometimes mistake them for! #artwiculate
  • Padraig
    29
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    @johndryan All fer one and one Feral!
  • razorbladedream
    29
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    Dear God i have 'poker face' stuck in my head. Its eating my brain like a feral child would eat a taco.
  • SJHatzi
    29
    Points
    Just TRY to escape the feral claws of a female whose biological clock is ticking.
  • tekchic
    25
    Points
    He found the feral child in the alley, gnawing on an old box corner. The boy narrowed his eyes and growled a gutteral threat. @artwiculate
  • zbanks
    25
    Points
    This feral tweet just killed 3 of your brain cells. RAWR!
  • barnerd
    25
    Points
    fears how quickly humans would return to a feral existence without our internet. ;) #artwiculate
  • morgantepell
    25
    Points
    I shepherd my words carefully, but occasionally one gets loose. A feral fastidious went and got me a prize on @artwiculate.
  • PuddleMonkey
    25
    Points
    A feral grin spread over Bob's face as he put on his new lion suit. "So long Wuss Puss! Hello King of the Jungle. Camp Furry, here I come!"
  • gradster1
    25
    Points
    There's a feral wisdom that comes with pregnancy.
  • SJHatzi
    25
    Points
    It's feast or famine for us feral fourty-somethings.
  • SJHatzi
    25
    Points
    Martha Stewart is a feral domestic Fuhrer.
  • SJHatzi
    25
    Points
    Is there anyone more feral than a bridzilla?
  • afahy
    25
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    Signs I need a vacation: just mistook my shoes for feral beast waiting at bathroom door poised to strike
  • caslexplorers
    25
    Points
    There once was a hooker named Sally/Who liked to hook up in the alley/Among the filthy rats/And the feral cats/She gave them a helluva dally
  • tWordBird
    25
    Points
    Catwoman’s New Perfume Hits the Market: “Eau d’ Feral Feline” - A fragance guaranteed to drive ‘em wild! #artwiculate
  • Smoodle
    25
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    Fear in my heart, I approach the fridge. I'm afraid the leftovers have gone feral and may attempt to make a meal of me should I seem weak.

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