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Idyllic

Word of the day on 17 September 2009.

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Just confuddled the words idyllic & phallic in chat with colleague.Recommendation still stands-just a bit more rock and roll than intended.
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  • yopopodawn
    60
    Points
    He didn't know how to react. Evette hung the chintz curtains. Cut the apple pie. Hummed Dolly Parton. It was too idyllic. Tim was scared.
    @yopopodawn
  • davewark
    50
    Points
    idyllic, you dyllic, he/she/it dyllics, we dyllic, you (pl) dyllic, they dyllic
    @davewark
  • beePencil
    40
    Points
    Oil is toil. Acrylic is idyllic. (And vice versa, depending what mood I'm in...)
    @beePencil
  • philnorton
    30
    Points
    Is there anything better than sleepy cuddles from your 12 week-old daughter?? Slushy? Yes. Idyllic? Certainly...
    @philnorton
  • rudedoodle
    30
    Points
    In an idyllic world, hubbers wouldn't blow his nose as loudly as Dumbo outside WeeSmyth's room before heading out the door to work. Morning.
    @rudedoodle
  • dermois
    30
    Points
    Student quote of the day after seeing the word idyllic on my screen "yea I guess we all die like"
    @dermois
  • teeandtoast
    30
    Points
    idyllic is quite a harsh looking word, spelling it backwards makes it a lot more happy. cillydi :)
    @teeandtoast
  • alaninbelfast
    30
    Points
    Apologies to colleagues for my loud humming along to iPod. Less than idyllic for the rest of you, but perfect accompaniment to spreadsheet
    @alaninbelfast
  • glowmoment
    25
    Points
    Idyllic family dinner interrupted by incredible quantities of dog doo discovered all over brand new natural fiber office rug. (Sorry if TMI)
    @glowmoment
  • heathersloane
    25
    Points
    Idyllic morning, september sun is shining, the air is crisp and there's one day to the weekend. Huzzah!
    @heathersloane
  • AnchorBoy
    25
    Points
    "Idyllic of your ice cream Sir" (* Note Belfast accent)
    @AnchorBoy
  • wearesolid
    25
    Points
    "ooh look at me, I've got a pneumatic drill!" There go my plans for an idyllic afternoon.
    @wearesolid
  • juhboy
    25
    Points
    midway between perfect and pastoral. yes, you've guessed it, it's IDYLLIC!!!
    @juhboy
  • mrjohnmcd
    25
    Points
    Idyllic to be beside the sea side... ohh Idyllic to be beside the sea!
    @mrjohnmcd
  • juhboy
    24
    Points
    well, it's hardly idyllic is it? marooned in a concrete jungle, drained of creativity and forced to drink instant coffee... uuegghh...
    @juhboy
  • SuperKak
    20
    Points
    Hurrah! Change of weekend plans means I'll hopefully get to spend another idyllic Saturday surfing on the crest of a wave :)
    @SuperKak
  • lisam75
    20
    Points
    What's the opposite of idyllic? Whatever it is, that's how I feel at the minute.
    @lisam75
  • thebigmonty
    20
    Points
    @artwiculate Hi! Using my iPhone I fear I may have accidentally voted a post as inaccurate. Which, fittingly, is hardly idyllic. Sorry.
    @thebigmonty
  • kirabarnes
    20
    Points
    Weird dream last night - idyllic anarcho-pagan village in England - consensus broken by one former prince - suddenly we are fugitives
    @kirabarnes
  • davewark
    20
    Points
    an office facing redundancy... more idle than idyllic
    @davewark
  • meluseena
    20
    Points
    @_mermaiden actually sadly it's far less idyllic.. some nearby farmers let their large dogs run loose and they are viciously territorial. :(
    @meluseena
  • fntn
    20
    Points
    Idyllic some chips
    @fntn
  • mops_beyond
    15
    Points
    I imagine the reason that most people find childhood so idyllic is because they had no concept of the real world at that time, I miss that
    @mops_beyond
  • Spoozle
    15
    Points
    Far from idyllic morn when your toilet has spent the night imitating a washing machine on spin cycle.
    @Spoozle
  • wearesolid
    15
    Points
    My brain's in a different place from my body, roaming somewhere in an idyllic coastal setting. Not stuck here behind this desk.
    @wearesolid
  • johndryan
    15
    Points
    Enjoyed (500) Days of Summer last night, with its quirky cinematography, indie soundtrack and idyllic outlook on love.
    @johndryan
  • peterkerr
    15
    Points
    Last Sunday we went blackberry picking (not shopping for phones). Now we're enjoying the fruits of our idyllic day's labour in jam form.
    @peterkerr
  • thebigmonty
    15
    Points
    X Factor is not Pop Idyllic.
    @thebigmonty
  • lisam75
    15
    Points
    Sam is patting me on the head saying, 'you're my best Mummy'! Now THAT is idyllic!
    @lisam75
  • lisam75
    15
    Points
    @Austinslide I checked three dictionaries! But unpleasant doesn't quite cut it. Unpleasant is to pleasant as crapyllic is to idyllic?!
    @lisam75
  • dinglesurf
    15
    Points
    #surf Swell: NW 6 @ 11secs Wind: W 4mph Air: 14˚c Sunny Sea: 14˚c Surf: 1-2ft clean on the push of the tide. Idyllic.
    @dinglesurf
  • teeandtoast
    15
    Points
    boo day! what i'm doing now is far, far, far from idyllic!
    @teeandtoast
  • johndryan
    15
    Points
    When will they stop all these painfully bad reality talent shows? That would be POP IDYLlic. #artwiculate
    @johndryan
  • catfishmaw
    15
    Points
    That's Jonathan Meades desecrating the odious British myth of idyllic village life. http://bit.ly/3jwLr
    @catfishmaw
  • BEETeating
    15
    Points
    Moules with a mouthwatering creamy garlic white wine sauce in the sunshine in idyllic Lynmouth, North Devon. Mmm
    @BEETeating
  • lisam75
    15
    Points
    My children, being the picky buggers they are, want different dinners. So that's three different dinners I'm making. Hardly idyllic, is it?
    @lisam75
  • DiscoverPassion
    15
    Points
    Isle of Lesvos: Remote, wild and idyllic, the Isle of Lesvos in Greece's Northeastern Aegean Sea is an ideal hol.. http://bit.ly/IsID
    @DiscoverPassion
  • lousmom313
    10
    Points
    @schmope me too. re: security...the idyllic life a child. Random ?, I need a title for a fic using the word "bound" Any ideas?
    @lousmom313
  • thebigmonty
    10
    Points
    Lazy days are idyllic.
    @thebigmonty
  • jess_lum
    10
    Points
    @ktkl aw that show sounds like it would have been awesome, if i was still in high school. ahh...college seemed so idyllic back then <3 tbs!
    @jess_lum
  • NorfolkCottage
    10
    Points
    Catch some late-season sunshine at an idyllic seaside location – and save money! See http://bit.ly/4oKgM
    @NorfolkCottage
  • NorfolkCottageD
    10
    Points
    Catch some late-season sunshine at an idyllic seaside location – and save money! See http://bit.ly/4oKgM #fb
    @NorfolkCottageD
  • golfeastlothian
    10
    Points
    @a1wylie Sounds pretty idyllic! Only issue would be the midges and rain on the west coast! I'd stay on in Scotland but travel more often.
    @golfeastlothian
  • stimpled0rf
    10
    Points
    So far an idyllic morning here on the front line in the office.. Fearing it's too good to be true & may simply be the calm before the storm!
    @stimpled0rf
  • austinslide
    10
    Points
    chocolate fudge cake and coffee at 10:30 am. idyllic.
    @austinslide
  • austinslide
    10
    Points
    @lisam75 no direct antonym of idyllic, best is preobably indirect via pleasant hence UNPLEASANT.
    @austinslide
  • johndryan
    10
    Points
    @peterkerr Not the most exciting part of an otherwise idyllic day, I'll admit! ;)
    @johndryan
  • pawelgra77
    10
    Points
    Being woken up by your kid at 2am to read him stories is far from idyllic. Actually even further than far from it.
    @pawelgra77
  • dinglesurf
    10
    Points
    The swell is small but there is a light off shore breeze, and the best news is these idyllic conditions look like lasting into the weekend.
    @dinglesurf

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