quixotic

quixotic
1. (quixotic) (209↑, 19↓)
1. Named after the classic litereary character Don Quixote, it means to pursue ideals without any thought to practicality. 2. The mood in [livejournal]'s mood theme list that no-one knows what the hell it means. Especially not those that make mood theme icons.

Current Mood: Quixotic

2. (quixotic) (88↑, 26↓)
Unrealistic in the pursuit of ideals.

"She was walking around quixotically, without a thought of where she was going."

3. (quixotic) (68↑, 29↓)
Taken from the title character in Cervantes' "Don Quixote." a. tending to take a romanticized view of life. b. tending to act on whims or impulses

Don't be so quixotic. You're going to get hurt one of these days.

4. (quixotic) (40↑, 36↓)
Extremely idealistic.

I want to be the quixotic woman.

5. (quixotic) (11↑, 47↓)
The SLANG word is pronounced EXACTLY as it looks, and the SLANG definition is "quick exotic" such as Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bugatti, etc.

FILO: DAMN\! Did you see that Buz? BUZ: Yeah, it was a 'vette, so what\!? FILO: No man, that was a ZR1 'vette bro'; that's quixotic\!\!\!

Author: Tommy "The Teacher" Twang http://quixotic.urbanup.com/3673777
Related: awesome, idealistic, amazing, sweet
Last updated: 2012.03.01

Urban English dictionary. 2013.

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