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Usurp

Word of the day on 26 April 2010.

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SJHatzi
May greatness, honor, generosity and goodness usurp all.
@SJHatzi

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  • baccatum
    83
    Points
    We bold few decided to usurp power from the dictator on Sunday. A day of wrest...
    @baccatum
  • MaxRaunchiness
    77
    Points
    The brunette tried to usurp the blonde who tried to usurp the redhead. Ladies, ladies! No need for loneliness at the top!
    @MaxRaunchiness
  • mazpow
    75
    Points
    Paralysed by wonder, shyly awaiting each accidental touch. Nothing can usurp the tormented glory of first love.
    @mazpow
  • TheSupercargo
    69
    Points
    Then SHAKESPEARE cried: Oh Cargo, cargo, thou Superficial poltroon! Seek'st thou thus to usurp my place? #notthebard
    @TheSupercargo
  • Wifsie
    66
    Points
    The inner chamber of my power: this pilot light does not flicker, no human hand can touch, no evil might will usurp. #artwiculate
    @Wifsie
  • bwlightning
    63
    Points
    Nothing sleeps in my bed ~ not fear, nor hate, nor dread ~ that has the power to usurp my dreams #artwiculate
    @bwlightning
  • TiddK
    60
    Points
    "WHY did I let him usurp my heart?" There is no reply from the wind which, like my own folly, feeds me to the dogs of despair
    @TiddK
  • yearning4d_sky
    58
    Points
    Assemblage of stars ~trying to usurp under dark~ moons rightful place #haiku #artwiculate
    @yearning4d_sky
  • Krafti_kit
    58
    Points
    Clouds usurp sunshine. The rain falls. #artwiculate #sixwords
    @Krafti_kit
  • navinsasikumar
    55
    Points
    What happened to the archer's attempt to usurp the king? It came to be known as the Arrogate scandal.
    @navinsasikumar
  • JonPowles
    55
    Points
    Maxku, Catku, Cooku, Icandu, Baitku, Fucku: all threaten to usurp the rightful place of haiku. And not a moment too soon.
    @JonPowles
  • Gardencomet
    55
    Points
    Wyatt Usurp - don't ask how he got to be sheriff
    @Gardencomet
  • TinaNguyen
    54
    Points
    riding in the dark / one poet king / battles to usurp all others #micropoetry #artwiculate
    @TinaNguyen
  • Ysabeluna
    52
    Points
    as dusk usurp daylight ~ i glow in dreamy moonlight ~ bathe in starlit night ~ #haiku #poetry
    @Ysabeluna
  • catmar604
    51
    Points
    one glance, intent known / throw in the towel, usurp / heady power...shown ;) #haiku
    @catmar604
  • Tralala56
    51
    Points
    Chicco the clown lost his hair in one fell swoop when he usurp-ed Madge's identity for a pastiche knife-throwing act.
    @Tralala56
  • HourlyDavidson
    50
    Points
    Confucious says : If u surf net without protection, u will be usurp~ed by hacker.
    @HourlyDavidson
  • PeggyKnaack
    50
    Points
    After you seized my pancakes, do you really expect me to pass usurp? #artwiculate
    @PeggyKnaack
  • asim7asim
    50
    Points
    How to usurp without chaos? To ask politely. #artwiculate
    @asim7asim
  • tWordBird
    49
    Points
    BREAKING NEWS: The early bird did NOT get the worm, today! The nightingale usurp-ed her, & got the worm first!
    @tWordBird
  • dmriver
    49
    Points
    Hard to usurp the coat of a man with one arm.
    @dmriver
  • gBaYgUrL
    49
    Points
    Springtime has sprung ~ the weeds usurp the flowers ~ taking all their air #haiku #artwiculate
    @gBaYgUrL
  • hfeaga
    49
    Points
    To coup is human, to usurp divine. #artwiculate
    @hfeaga
  • jneen8
    48
    Points
    Anne Boleyn / Usurp-er of the throne / Vitiated queen. #haiku #artwiculate
    @jneen8
  • harrarp
    47
    Points
    About to usurp I had second thoughts: does a coat of arms have pockets for weapons of mass destruction?
    @harrarp
  • goldenskye
    47
    Points
    Let love usurp your heart.
    @goldenskye
  • Squawkingalah
    46
    Points
    Usurp wine, I surp tea. Who feels better in the morning?
    @Squawkingalah
  • agezoko
    46
    Points
    Democratic change of government is sometimes usurp-ed by the mass media. #artwiculate
    @agezoko
  • lithiumzombie
    46
    Points
    clouds usurp my head / invasion of lead balloons / each weighing a ton #haiku #artwiculate
    @lithiumzombie
  • OddlyStarry
    45
    Points
    Be careful what you wish for - if you usurp the wrong crown, you could wind up as Miss Autopsy 1992.
    @OddlyStarry
  • tama001
    45
    Points
    Don't usurp my Twitter. Fail Whale... meow #artwiculate
    @tama001
  • ajeanne
    45
    Points
    I shall not attempt to usurp your heart; instead, I will gently request to link, to friend, to follow and to be followed.
    @ajeanne
  • celticgladiator
    44
    Points
    i'll usurp the crown, the king of fools, i wear this frown, my most prized jewels
    @celticgladiator
  • dsceiorg
    43
    Points
    Collective nouns: a zeal of zebra; a leap of leopards; an usurp of assumptions #artwiculate
    @dsceiorg
  • AaronLivingston
    42
    Points
    Usurp: very effective method of taking over your neighbor's soup. #artwiculate #salonartwois
    @AaronLivingston
  • aarthycrazy
    42
    Points
    I came I saw I conquered - Caesar claimed as he usurped others territories. Same we claim- as we usurp his quotes. #artwiculate #satire
    @aarthycrazy
  • OldJoeStalin
    40
    Points
    Willie is a schizophrenic at the state hospital for the insane. He usurp ed the psychiatrist, and no one knew the difference.
    @OldJoeStalin
  • silverne
    40
    Points
    Why we can’t usurp the world as we use the bed sheets? Because the Jouissance of love is frequently a chimerical short termed catastrophe.
    @silverne
  • CaliforniaKara
    40
    Points
    Looking forward to the day my vacation schedule usurp s my work schedule.
    @CaliforniaKara
  • marcosarroyos
    39
    Points
    With this tweet I shall usurp the @Artwiculate throne! Mwah-ha-ha-ha!
    @marcosarroyos
  • Sally677
    39
    Points
    No offence, usurp Catholic gals, but at school the nuns and I didn't quite take the same, um, position on things ;-)
    @Sally677
  • DrMobs
    38
    Points
    Pundit pressure/Spurn disrepute/Prudent uprises/Run up persisted/Usurp president #anagrampoetry
    @DrMobs
  • osmarjardim
    37
    Points
    Thou shalt not kill but usurp sometimes is all right.
    @osmarjardim
  • Lomnoir
    36
    Points
    An open question to women: how long does it take for useless items to usurp space in your purses?
    @Lomnoir
  • DaveCurry
    35
    Points
    Usurp a banana boat? Seize the day-o. #artwiculate
    @DaveCurry

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