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Lurid

Word of the day on 19 February 2010.

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81
Points
MaxRaunchiness
You wanna know lurid? I wrote the book on lurid! I AM LURID!
@MaxRaunchiness

Good uses

  • lithiumzombie
    75
    Points
    "Lurid looking goldfish you got there." / "Oh, he's acting out - he's just seen Jaws."
    @lithiumzombie
  • rickybobbygpig
    67
    Points
    watching lurid imaginary videos of @MaxRaunchiness and @MaltaGoddess with my eyes closed
    @rickybobbygpig
  • tama001
    62
    Points
    lurid flash / searing images / ground zero . #artwiculate
    @tama001
  • harrarp
    61
    Points
    And her face at first just ghastly turned a whiter shade of lurid.
    @harrarp
  • StarOfSavannah
    61
    Points
    Skinny moon climbs an ink-stained sky/ Traces a path like the arch of a lover's back/ And bathes Earth in a lurid glow
    @StarOfSavannah
  • TiddK
    60
    Points
    senescence looms ~ a lurid spectre beckons ~ all my yesterdays . #haiku #artwiculate
    @TiddK
  • symphonist
    57
    Points
    Lurid: the look of crapulous. #artwiculate
    @symphonist
  • ultracutebot
    54
    Points
    unapologetically lurid one moment/saccharine sentiment the next/both splendid emotions genuine/regardless of context
    @ultracutebot
  • MaltaGoddess
    52
    Points
    The stars festoon the sky, the moon a courtesan tonight. The lurid of the night seducing me.
    @MaltaGoddess
  • drchavi
    51
    Points
    When lurid gets into your eyes, that's when innocence dies.
    @drchavi
  • catmar604
    51
    Points
    Shine light on lurid / Expose what shocks and rocks you / = golden accolades
    @catmar604
  • dmriver
    50
    Points
    today am contrite ~ no lurid will pass my lips ~ oh buggrit to hell
    @dmriver
  • AaronLivingston
    49
    Points
    Omg I'm the King of Crap! I'll spare you all the lurid details! Wooohooo!
    @AaronLivingston
  • CaliforniaKara
    49
    Points
    The indian moon, lurid in its perch high above the prairie, hung delicately over the mist.
    @CaliforniaKara
  • OddlyStarry
    48
    Points
    Icicles aim at my icy heart; lurid dreams do not melt them.
    @OddlyStarry
  • DrJillZ
    48
    Points
    @artwiculate St. Artling - patron saint of lurid tabloid journalism
    @DrJillZ
  • JonPowles
    48
    Points
    I think that lurid light in your eye is the reflection of a gold medal you did not win.
    @JonPowles
  • kado56
    45
    Points
    Night, night, sleep tight/in your lurid sheets/psychodelic dreams all night/ because of lurid tweets
    @kado56
  • SJHatzi
    44
    Points
    And I shall paint this life of mine in strokes of bold. Lurid in garish reality, magic unfolds.
    @SJHatzi
  • kings_indian
    43
    Points
    my lurid dreams always start with the bursting of an overripe mango
    @kings_indian
  • lagadu123
    43
    Points
    Missed the grisly details, but the lurid lovelight in your eye did not escape me: betrayal.
    @lagadu123
  • Tralala56
    42
    Points
    Me Red Cloud, chief of the Sioux. Me no like lurid colour of pale face. Me no like pale face!
    @Tralala56
  • Ysabeluna
    40
    Points
    lurid ? artwiculate's definition, yours or mine ?
    @Ysabeluna
  • coinopratdchris
    40
    Points
    My excessive tweeting has given me a lurid look.
    @coinopratdchris
  • emmaexpress
    39
    Points
    I came down with lurid - ophobia today. It means I can't walk on the wild side.
    @emmaexpress
  • navinsasikumar
    39
    Points
    Lurid? That's beyond the pale.
    @navinsasikumar
  • MaryJenkins
    38
    Points
    The light is lurid / Old parchment hide words of love / Once vivid dreams fade. #haiku
    @MaryJenkins
  • dkthareja
    38
    Points
    A person looks lurid in both cases when he is too hungry or crapulous.
    @dkthareja
  • JoeKnaack
    38
    Points
    I confess... I am having a lurid affair with words and tweets of 140 characters or less. Join me? #artwiculate
    @JoeKnaack
  • tWordBird
    38
    Points
    ☼ The lurid sunset ends the day's lurid tales …only to unearth lurid nightmares beneath a lurid moon, & wake lurid & sweaty. ☾
    @tWordBird
  • docrajen
    38
    Points
    Its a lurid tale when my girlfriend throws a tantrum ~ I am livid with fear~The jug adorns the ventilator ~and broken glass chips do dance
    @docrajen
  • Eridanus
    37
    Points
    Lurid details (n. pl.): Too Much Information
    @Eridanus
  • Miridunn
    37
    Points
    Lurid words upon the page, spilling red with inner rage ~ burn the white like flames of fire; restful soul, its one desire
    @Miridunn
  • Quatfest_Haiku
    37
    Points
    Forget truth, just lurid details please #artwiculate #sixwords
    @Quatfest_Haiku
  • celticgladiator
    37
    Points
    lurid? no just jaundice.
    @celticgladiator
  • ale_bundy
    35
    Points
    lexicon-crack, i love its lurid splendor. wan-t some? #artwiculate
    @ale_bundy
  • marcosarroyos
    35
    Points
    Q: What's the difference between a lurid tabloid and the NY Times? A: The Times has smaller pictures.
    @marcosarroyos
  • osmarjardim
    34
    Points
    Lurid? Frankenstein from Mary Shelley. Tetric.
    @osmarjardim
  • languageNhumor
    34
    Points
    -Lurid? Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side. -That's Lou Reed! Well, I guess the lyrics were pretty lurid for 1972.
    @languageNhumor

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