One word

Unrequited

Word of the day on 27 October 2009.

Winning tweet

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a resignation to the unrequited may lend hesitation to the requiter; hesitation of the requiter may lead to a resignation of the unrequited.

Good uses

  • routermonkey
    50
    Points
    The tortoise mistakenly wooed the boulder for years, his love going unrequited the entire time. #artwiculate
  • harrarp
    45
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    Unrequited? Don't call us, we'll call you.
  • DaveCurry
    45
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    She tweeted him directly / Her tweets at times quite dirty / Her tweets all unrequited, why? / Her pic the default birdie
  • chrisdetar
    40
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    Restraining Order:That's taking unrequited love to the nth degree.
  • indymavs
    40
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    My relentless efforts at @artwiculate are unrequited
  • Ysabeluna
    39
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    In current parlance unrequited means "he's not just that into you"
  • Ysabeluna
    39
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    Unrequited kindness? Just pay it forward.
  • SJHatzi
    37
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    True Love cannot be unrequited for reciprocity is inherently not requisite.
  • caslexplorers
    37
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    Ed fell in love with Sally Sue / He asked her if she loved him too / Alas his love was unrequited / As she replied "Well, no, not quite, Ed"
  • harrarp
    35
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    Make Love - Unrequited War will only cause Congressional Hearings.
  • chrisdetar
    35
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    Unrequited is just a fancy way to say being ignored.
  • zombieshoemaker
    35
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    Alas, nothing stings like unrequited love... Except for bees... Those sting quite a bit... They hurt like hell, really.
  • Ysabeluna
    35
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    The most painful of experiences is unrequited love
  • revhappiness
    35
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    It's been one of those days when the toast is burnt, the train's late, no clean undies and even affections to the dog remain unrequited.
  • tWordBird
    35
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    Hotel California: Where your feral desire to leave is sempiternally unrequited.
  • indymavs
    35
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    How come no one ever talks about unrequited hate?
  • Ysabeluna
    34
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    Unrequited is the opposite of "I wish I knew how to quit you"
  • SJHatzi
    32
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    "Nothing spoils the taste of peanut butter like unrequited love". -Charlie Brown
  • tama001
    30
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    Fall, fallen leaves, sentimental season of unrequited love. #artwiculate
  • MaryJenkins
    30
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    Paycheck: Unrequited cash.
  • 2tweested
    30
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    Unrequited Love Folklore: If you love something set it free/If it comes back, it's yours/if it doesn't hunt it down & kill it
  • TheSupercargo
    30
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    Through October storms / She gazes, the fisherwife. / Hope, unrequited. http://bit.ly/1WGmJR #haiku
  • TheSupercargo
    30
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    Her ambition to be elected Pope was doomed to go forever unrequited.
  • silversteelwolf
    30
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    The cactus sweetly serenaded his heart's desire beneath the moon. But alas! His feelings went unrequited: His beloved was a balloon.
  • chrisdetar
    30
    Points
    In talking 2 the curly haired girl at d class reunion I learned that my unrequited love was mostly due 2 shyness on her part and not my acne
  • OddlyStarry
    30
    Points
    #cryptic #crossword #clue #unrequited #artwiculate Messy equine turd not returned (10)
  • lydialeavitt
    30
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    Exhausted... I am not cool with unrequited text messages! Grrrr
  • ntmce
    30
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    Sorry, it's unrequited, love.
  • airynothing
    30
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    Sigh. My hopes of moving up the ranks of #artwiculate remain unrequited. Perhaps there's an elixir to help...
  • onesparrow
    30
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    i, unrequited/love him, quite in spite of what/i know [about him] (#haiku: e.e cummings style) #artwiculate
  • SJHatzi
    28
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    You think unrequited love is hard to deal with? Try marriage.
  • caslexplorers
    27
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    The cure for unrequited teenage love? The 30-year high school reunion.
  • SJHatzi
    27
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    "Let's be friends": Unrequited Love hell
  • indymavs
    25
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    I eat large fries and drink large cokes everyday, but my hope to collect "Boardwalk" AND "Park Place" is unrequited.
  • DaveCurry
    25
    Points
    If his love of cookies had gone unrequited, he wouldn't have those extras pounds that make him feel crummy.
  • eightbitsoul
    25
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    He was once unrequited but when he was knighted the damsels in town gathered 'round.
  • CaliforniaKara
    25
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    Some of life's greatest gifts are unrequited prayers.
  • jsal13
    25
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    When the boy saw the girl, he got quite excited // but since it was a picture, the love went unrequited.
  • harrarp
    25
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    Oh I get the picture: if I make my tweets too long they can not be retweeted and are therefore doomed to forever go unrequited.
  • dmriver
    25
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    For the sake of my arteries, my desire for lovely salty chips better go unrequited. :(
  • threeze
    25
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    How come you don't read about unrequited hate? It's all love, love, love, love!
  • Fatal_Romantic
    25
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    @artwiculate A crush denied hope/Distant dream disillusioned/Unrequited love
  • EffYouBob
    25
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    I could write an epic poem on the tragic saga of my unrequited love, but instead I'm going to sulk on the couch with a tube of cookie dough.
  • marcosarroyos
    25
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    Richie passed the joint to Joanie, but she kept it and wouldn't pass it back. Not only was it bad etiquette, but it was an unrequited joint.
  • OddlyStarry
    25
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    Love unrequited / As Winter banished by Spring / Feelings ignited #artwiculate
  • Smoodle
    25
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    Workaholism: when your love for your job never goes unrequited.
  • PuddleMonkey
    25
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    His feelings for Sue unrequited so long, Joe finally resorted to writing bad poetry: "Before I met you, the sun looked like a grape..."
  • just_S
    25
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    When it comes to intimate advances; better unrequited than unrequested I'd say.
  • just_S
    25
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    The hapless, first time skydiver soon found himself on the wrong end of an unrequited shove.

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