Definitions
Wiktionary
- adj. Smitten or love-struck; romantically infatuated.
Etymologies
- twitter + pated, i.e., having one's pate (head) in a twitter (confused). First used in the Disney movie Bambi (1942). (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Enter your name twitterpated June 13, 2010 at 5:26PM”
“I believe the word twitterpated was used in the move Bambi ... you know where the kids mom gets shot in the head at the end of it.”
“I love the Brookline Blogsmith's reference to Bambi: we are all "twitterpated" now.”
“While "twitterpated" is not listed in the OED, it is in the Urban Dictionary, the most popular definition being "the flighty exciting feeling you get when you think about / see the object of your affection".”
“… and even at times to be "twitterpated" and inspired by what we see in them … the intimacy, the trust, and even the passion of mature love.”
“Guess which quote got MSNBC all twitterpated and had David Schuster apologizing: "We all say things sometimes when we're passionate that we don't intend, and especially on a dayside family-oriented* cable television news network.”
“But Flower has got people all twitterpated, as if one beautiful landscape has decimated the ability to reason.”
“I can't help but think the president didn't mind getting the question; while the punditry gets all twitterpated about his comments on the Gates matter, he can get back to work on the health care reform while they're chasing the squirrel.”
“Fresh from the right-wing pot/kettle department, Newt Gingrich is twitterpated.”
“You don't say anything about it either way -- so if she isn't acting twitterpated, then you're worried prematurely.”
The Washington Post: Carolyn Hax: He's not that into her; how clear should he make that?
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘twitterpated’.
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Nincompoopery
Words that clatter and tumble
nincompoop, pettyfoggery, gaberlunzie, cattywampus, weisenheimer, katzenjammer, hecklephone, loblolly, carriwitchet, flibbertyjibbet, hornswoggle, thimblerigger and 161 more...
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Gapeseeds and Muckworms - Compound De...
A list of compound derogatory names such as gapeseed, muckworm and lickspittle. Your one-word contributions to this list are welcome.
See sionnach's list derogatory terms I should use ...gapeseed, muckworm, lickspittle, makeweight, bootlicker, backscratcher, apple-polisher, backslapper, brownnoser, rakeshame, yesman, freeloader and 293 more...
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WF - nominal compounds (figurative)
An extensive list I have been working on for quite some time. Feel free to add more of the kind if you miss any.
brainstorming, upside, downside, goldplating, bikeshedding, mudslinging, downgrading, headhunter, streamlining, mainstreaming, gerrymandering, frontloading and 503 more...
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select words
luminous, radiant, malicious, zeal, ojalá, voluptuary, rubbish, purlicue, consarnit, upstart, precis, robinsonade and 66 more...
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Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
inniminideciminio..., phantabulous, hotdiggedeedog, soooooeeeeee, pneumonoultramicr..., honorificabilitud..., eckyeckyeckyeckyp..., twitterpated, preantepenultimate, dociousaliexpiist..., squiddiddiddity
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lonelyships's list
insidious, pernicious, persnickety, beguiling, enamored, eponym, twitterpated, tenoroon, diptera, sedge fly, aesthetic, copious and 3 more...
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emo words
feelings...blah, blah, blah, feelings...
forsaken, anguish, angst, sorrowful, dejected, depressed, disconsolate, heartbroken, genial, chipper, inadequate, helpless and 58 more...
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twitterverse
tweet, retweet, follow, unfollow, MT, RT, hashtag, mention, trending, trends, twitterverse, interactions and 71 more...
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JesusIsLord's Words
debauchery, plethora, wiki, numinous, wormwood, scribe, gelded, mithridate, orthogonal, jaculiferous, jaculate, jactitation and 415 more...
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mager's Words
enigmatic, pragmatic, pulchritudinous, nincompoop, annihilation, sociality, entailment, acrosome, egalitarian, culture, technocracy, shenanigan and 541 more...
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Words Covered in Faery Dust (T)
words that evoke magic, mystery, mayhem, magnificence or anything else that glimmers in the grass
tabard, tadpole, taffeta, taffy, talisman, tallgrass, tam, tamarind, tamarack, tambourine, tango, tansy and 144 more...
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slumry's Words
cattywampus, ingratiate, lackadaisical, exactitude, exfoliate, fulminate, circumnavigation, circuitous, debride, sidle, sequester, chicory and 1002 more...
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jagosaurus's favorites
Words I like mostly because of the way they sound and feel.
ticonderoga, petulance, snark, estimable, chickahominy, feline, gezellig, gneiss, shit, willy-nilly, shelter, coda and 366 more...
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feeling words
twitterpated, loquacious, ambiguous, pensive, sluggish, anxious, adventurous, curious, abandoned, absent-minded, abrasive, abused and 653 more...
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samoritan's Words
moxie, zarf, crepuscular, serenity, halcyon, powerfuller, instant classic, abecedary, trilobite, doomsters, 'da bome, evanescence and 149 more...
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vinyl's Words
deliverator, finna, metric fuckton, fag, hyphy, ginormous, sacrilicious, fantabulous, macaca, n-word, pterodactyl, genious and 560 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for twitterpated.
bilby Any other examples of words that once meant whatever but that are now being hijacked by modern brands and technologies? Jan 21, 2013
pelouzek5 A feeling of strong physical or emotional attraction and/or excitement towards a person, usually displayed via a happy, bouncy mood when that person is near. Jun 8, 2009
mager Twitter is a cool website. http://www.twitter.com/mager Oct 12, 2007
slumry According to my Random House dictionary, addlepated goes back to about the year 1630. The word twitter is even older. However, twitterpated is not in that dictionary. I am curious enough to consult the OED, but first I must do some actual work in the real world!!! I would guess that either twitterpated is an old word or it was, indeed, coined following "addlepated" Jun 14, 2007
slumry Wonderful! A new word for me. I think it is the juvenile form of addlepated. Jun 14, 2007
valse A search on TFD yielded an ad for Thumper (Bambi's bunny friend) Massagers...really strange fusion there of things that should not fuse in terms of mental imagery. Anyway, this is a cute little word. May 6, 2007
jennarenn I've always thought that they made it up for Bambi. Does anybody know if that is the case? May 6, 2007
arby confused by affection or infatuation
Etymology: twitter + -pated 'pertaining to the head' May 6, 2007