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