twitterpated
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
twitter + pated, i.e., having one's pate (“head”) in a twitter (confused). First used in the Disney movie Bambi (1942).[1]
Adjective[edit]
twitterpated (comparative more twitterpated, superlative most twitterpated)
- (Canada, US, informal) Smitten or love-struck; romantically infatuated.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:in love
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “twitterpated”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Further reading[edit]
- “twitterpated”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.