One word

Raillery

Word of the day on 07 December 2009.

Winning tweet

80
Points
changememe
raillery; is that when you have to read between the tracks to get the joke? #artwiculate

Good uses

  • routermonkey
    80
    Points
    Bob's schizophrenia was mild - the voices in his head only engaged in raillery.
  • SJHatzi
    79
    Points
    Raillery - fencing with wit.
  • MarilynLittle
    73
    Points
    Raillery is a workout. My funny-bone is sore as heck.
  • Tralala56
    70
    Points
    Every owl knows that to win the heart of your loved one you need to be good at artful raillery ~ To wit, to woo!
  • tWordBird
    70
    Points
    Ah, yes, "raillery"… we have raillery EXPERTS, within the bird world! Haven’t you heard of the MOCKINGbirds??!
  • harrarp
    70
    Points
    Barman, raillery all around! The joke is on me!
  • kado56
    65
    Points
    When life keeps tripping you up, hold onto raillery!
  • caslexplorers
    65
    Points
    Eat my words? / Oh, no, not me / That's empty calorie / I prefer / That I consume / Some friendly raillery
  • Ysabeluna
    64
    Points
    we enjoy daily raillery / as true blue Artwicullati/ crafting daily tweet/ make our day sweet/ please re-tweet/
  • SJHatzi
    64
    Points
    "For what is a friend that you should seek him with hours to kill? Seek him always with hours to live." In raillery & bonhomie.
  • TheSupercargo
    60
    Points
    Quailery - 3. Raillery about Dan Quail (tips hat to @ultracutebot)
  • ultracutebot
    60
    Points
    Braillery - Raillery for the Blind
  • lithiumzombie
    55
    Points
    Congratulations, @MarilynLittle! Amazing Marilyn, the way you hog the board! What do you have, swine flu? ;-) ~ raillery
  • Eridanus
    55
    Points
    Enough of this raillery, Mr. Bond: we both have work ahead. I have a world to dominate, and you an interesting demise to meet.
  • Nebbisk
    55
    Points
    It was Colonel Mustard, in the Raillery, with a barb.
  • LABirdie
    55
    Points
    To those who are married and starting to go gray - please never let laughter and raillery fade away.
  • MarilynLittle
    54
    Points
    Oh, don't worry yourself. My raillery is really just the highest form of flattery. I think Plato would agree. @artwiculate
  • Ysabeluna
    53
    Points
    a true artwiculatti's wit/ is in crafting a raillery original tweet/ please refrain quote replete/ causes tantrum fit/
  • harrarp
    50
    Points
    Raillery. Basically it's a bon mot.
  • 3lbsofluv
    50
    Points
    Caution: A raillery on a woman's weight may prove disastrous. Make sure you ridicule with utmost care.
  • AdeleWard
    50
    Points
    You know love has gone when the raillery ends, or when it turns to real sniping
  • lexiconehead
    50
    Points
    Raillery, raillery, raillery, raillery, life is but a tease... #artwiculate
  • drchavi
    50
    Points
    Sign above urinal: Please do not throw cigarette butts in the urinal. Scrawled underneath: It makes them soggy and hard to light. #raillery
  • tWordBird
    50
    Points
    Raillery (n): Affectionate angst.
  • tWordBird
    50
    Points
    Raillery oft gets derailed when sensitive egos are involved …or when even the smallest word or nuance is misinterpreted.
  • Tralala56
    50
    Points
    Artwiculate raillery is when you don't care if you win or not, you're just there for the fun.
  • Ysabeluna
    49
    Points
    raillery = Osmarjardim [ jolly artwicullati on a daily banter with arctweeps, love the retweets!]
  • SJHatzi
    49
    Points
    En guarde - let the raillery begin. May the best touché win.
  • hotdng
    49
    Points
    @Artwiculate Raillery is fun amongst close friends/ beware if done by other than one/ it may not be flattery but repugnance/
  • MarilynLittle
    48
    Points
    Don't let raillery stop you. At least we'll get a laugh out of it.
  • Ysabeluna
    48
    Points
    agree, others just fillers,if @MarilynLittle tweets 50 she'll have d board; ds is a raillery tweet/ not sweet/ @drchavi ;-)
  • Ysabeluna
    48
    Points
    all Artwicullatis /are winner wanna be's/2 equal or beat @routermonkey's feat/this sham raillery let's quit/& just go for it/
  • kado56
    45
    Points
    if there's raillery in the rookery will tweeters crow with laugher?
  • kado56
    45
    Points
    Dominatrix raillery involves much poking and quipping
  • LABirdie
    45
    Points
    The best friendships consist of generosity, trust, and raillery.
  • lithiumzombie
    45
    Points
    My goldfish doesn't do raillery. It's because he's a fish, he says.
  • dmriver
    45
    Points
    Apart from a lick of paint, I have finished my raillery. http://twitpic.com/shx37
  • harrarp
    45
    Points
    Raillery? Ah oui, raillerie! Tais toi, Valerie. Just teasing you, ma chère amie!
  • tama001
    45
    Points
    Twitter fail whale is raillery for me. For now, I'm not tweet junkie... #artwiculate
  • harrarp
    45
    Points
    Personally I have nothing against raillery. As long as it is all done on good cheer.
  • SJHatzi
    44
    Points
    Artwiculati badinage - a raillery collage.
  • Ysabeluna
    44
    Points
    raillery,really?/as a kvetch mercenary/ let's rally 4 best ORIGINAL good natured - ridicule/ angst out, c'mon lose your cool/
  • MaxRaunchiness
    44
    Points
    I love to indulge in raillery with a conquest. It's part of the foreplay.
  • MarilynLittle
    43
    Points
    I consider raillery a form of art. Maybe one day it'll have its own publication. Oh, wait, the New York Times. My bad.
  • MarilynLittle
    43
    Points
    Self- raillery ? ...ok, so not funny. @artwiculate
  • LABirdie
    40
    Points
    Is raillery possible between rivals?
  • JaniceHidey
    40
    Points
    Hence the Aim of Raillery, is to please you, by some little Embarrassment of a Person. Morris, 1774
  • pranavmukul
    40
    Points
    Raillery and mirth go hand-in-hand,if you've equanimity enough to not to kvetch.
  • marcosarroyos
    40
    Points
    Anthony lived in a park traillery which gave his friends fodder for much raillery.

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