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twitterpated

Syllabification: (twit·ter·pat·ed)
Pronunciation: /ˈtwitərˌpātid/

Definition of twitterpated

adjective

informal
  • infatuated or obsessed:Gus is still hopelessly twitterpated by Lee smiling into each other’s eyes, a seemingly twitterpated couple glided past
  • in a state of nervous excitement:CBS execs are twitterpated over this new idea

Origin:

1940s: from twitter + -pated 'having a head or mind of a specified kind' (from pate); popularized by the 1942 film Bambi

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