twitterpated

[twit-er-pey-tid]

adjective

Informal.

1. excited or overcome by romantic feelings; smitten.

Word History and Origins

Origin of twitterpated¹

1942; first used in the movie Bambi; twitter + -pated

Example Sentences

It’s that shift you see in the eyes of Disney Princesses the moment they go all twitterpated.

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“Quiet, it's your fault he's all twitterpated. I could've walked.”

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"Sorry, I know I shouldn't read texts while we're talking, but I'm a little twitterpated at the moment."

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While Hoyt may not remember his relationship with Jessica, Jessica does, and she is all twitterpated at Hoyt and his heroic rescue.

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“Twitterpated,” my dad said, smiling.

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