One word

Philistine

Word of the day on 29 November 2009.

Winning tweet

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tama001
Why is other party of my blind date each and every time an irritating philistine? #artwiculate

Good uses

  • MaxRaunchiness
    60
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    No, hun, I said you're my special philistine, not my special valentine.
  • Ysabeluna
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    philistine in current lingo is "so pedestrian"
  • marcosarroyos
    55
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    Blessed are the philistine for they shall give us someone to feel superior to.
  • caslexplorers
    55
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    Philistine anthem: Don't know much about history Don't know much biology Don't know much about a science book
  • hotdng
    50
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    @Artwiculate My grandma overheard me mumbling philistine & asked: "Why is Phil thin? Tell your brother to quit dieting now".
  • lithiumzombie
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    I sneezed, farted, scratched my groin and burped, then sneezed again; it was a bad case of the Philistine flu.
  • tWordBird
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    America’s funniest famous Philistine-s: The lovable “Beverly Hillbillies”! ☺
  • routermonkey
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    Bill was no philistine - he would only eat his macaroni and cheese with cut up wieners mixed in.
  • caslexplorers
    45
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    Inartwiccurater (n) A Philistine who doesn't understand poetry, word play, or sophisticated wit. #artwiculottery
  • marcosarroyos
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    Philistine mansion: a double-wide on a dirt road in Mississippi.
  • tama001
    45
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    Scientist in Japan where budget had been reduced denounced judgment of a certain politician as a philistine who knew nothing about science.
  • harrarp
    40
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    "Samson knew he was done for when he had his hair cut by a Philistine woman called Delilah..."
  • marcosarroyos
    40
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    When Izzy told Phil that his mom was philistine, he thought it was a compliment.
  • caslexplorers
    40
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    Oh my darling, Oh my darling, Oh my darling, Philistine, Thou are lost and not so clever, Dreadful sorry, Philistine
  • harrarp
    35
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    A boor might be a bore for echoing news soundbites from redneck pundits, but calling him a philistine would be rash.
  • lithiumzombie
    35
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    "When it comes to general knowledge, I'm a complete Palestine." / "Philistine."
  • goldenskye
    35
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    Vulgarity or art? Philistine or connoisseur? The answer lies in eye of the beholder.
  • dmriver
    35
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    In Australia you are a philistine if you don't appreciate cricket, footy and a punt on the nags.
  • MaxRaunchiness
    35
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    The young woman in the elevator called me philistine! All I asked was, "Would you let me cop a feel for $100?"
  • osmarjardim
    35
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    If I ever go to Rome I will visit Philistine Chapel. The ceiling was painted by an Angel name Michel.
  • MaxRaunchiness
    35
    Points
    Can you think of anyone more philistine than Roseann Barr? Uh-huh, Tom Arnold.
  • SJHatzi
    35
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    Philistine Cuisine: ketchup on everything.
  • SJHatzi
    35
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    Philistine fashion: open toe shoes with socks.
  • SJHatzi
    35
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    Philistine Silk: Polyester
  • MaxRaunchiness
    35
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    "I'd like to invite you to come see my etchings." "Etchings? What the hell is that?" "Let me translate it to Philistine - let's screw."
  • marcosarroyos
    35
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    I just booked a 7-day cruise on Philistine Cruise Lines. You don't just share tables at dinner, you share staterooms too!
  • MaxRaunchiness
    35
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    Philistine sex talk: "Squeal like a pig."
  • marcosarroyos
    34
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    Center of the philistine world: Opryland.
  • SJHatzi
    30
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    Six Degrees Of Propinquity: 1° Edam > 2° Dutch > 3° Farmer > 4° Boor > 5 ° Euphemism > 6° Philistine #Kudos@TheSupercargo
  • harrarp
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    Leave it to a Philistine to come up with Linear A, an alphabet which no cultured person has been able to decipher so far.
  • 3lbsofluv
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    "Swirly Paint" is the name given by a philistine to Van Gogh's "Starry Night". #artwiculate
  • lithiumzombie
    30
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    A true Philistine only dines at McDonalds if he has some special occasion.
  • harrarp
    30
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    A literary challenged philistine infiltrated @artwiculate with the intention to wreak hysterical havoc.
  • lithiumzombie
    30
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    Hair and beard all messed up, holes in his cape and a big smudgy 'F' on his chest - it could only be... Philistine Man!
  • DaveCurry
    30
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    The philistine fulfilled his life's purpose at 5:06AM by purchasing a flat-screen TV at $200 below cost. He never felt so alive.
  • marcosarroyos
    30
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    Yesterday was Philistine Appreciation Day, otherwise known as Black Friday.
  • MaxRaunchiness
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    @osmarjardim I've heard the philistine women like it better when you use your tongue.
  • marcosarroyos
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    "I can't believe how philistine Paris is!" exclaimed Joanne. "I loved Paris when we went there," Joyce replied. "Not France, Hilton!"
  • SJHatzi
    30
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    Philistine Tart: Britney Spears
  • SJHatzi
    30
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    Philistine News: National Inquirer
  • SJHatzi
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    All this philistine tweeting is giving me a headache... I'm taking a break from the vulgarity.
  • akhkoshur
    30
    Points
    not being on artwiculate is philistine
  • akhkoshur
    30
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    he was Machiavellian, how can he be philistine
  • akhkoshur
    30
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    i will come, i will see, i will conquer , but not with philistine ways
  • ultracutebot
    30
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    Philistine art appreciation: "Hey, well look at that! My turd kinda looks like an airplane!"
  • Ysabeluna
    29
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    a philistine can't get it when you tell him "carpe diem", its beneath his upbringing
  • Ysabeluna
    28
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    i wear hats 2 suit d occasion as machiavellian yesterday/ 2day i skip play/ be a philistine & splurge in X'mas give-away/
  • MaxRaunchiness
    25
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    I knew she was philistine when I asked her to accompany me to MOMA, and she said when you've seen one mummy, you've seen them all.
  • SJHatzi
    25
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    Being a philistine can be a blessing: one is not assaulted daily by the vulgarities in the world.

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