twitterpated

English

Etymology

twitter +‎ pated, i.e., having one's pate (“head”) in a twitter (confused). First used in the Disney movie Bambi (1942).

Adjective

twitterpated (comparative more twitterpated, superlative most twitterpated)

1. (Canada, US, informal) Smitten or love-struck; romantically infatuated.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:in love

Related terms

• twitterpation
• flutterpated

Further reading

• “twitterpated”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.