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twitterpated

American  
[twit-er-pey-tid] / ˈtwɪt ərˌpeɪ tɪd /

adjective

Informal.

  1. excited or overcome by romantic feelings; smitten.

Etymology

Origin of twitterpated

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

Example Sentences

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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."

From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan

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

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone

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