word of the day: twitterpated
part of speech: adjective
origin: American English, 1940s
- infatuated or obsessed
- in a state of nervous excitement
Examples of twitterpated in a sentence:
“‘Nearly everybody gets twitterpated in the springtime.’ — Bambi (1942)”
“The family is all twitterpated as they pace around the waiting room for the announcement of the new baby.”
When was the last time you were twitterpated?
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“words, words, mere words, no matter from the heart.”
-william shakespeare
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I was pretty twitterpated to discover there was a word ‘twitterpated’ (nervously excited about using it because it needs to be used but I expect a lot of people will think I’m talking about Twitter…)
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Never heard of this word! I learnt something new today, thank you!
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Me neither but enjoyed reading it!
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I am twitterpated every morning waiting for your blog post to start my day!
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I think there is treatment for that )
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I’m twitterpated now having learned a new word that’s not really new, only new to me. :)
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it was new to me too, and when I first saw it, thought it had something to do with ‘twitter’ in social media
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I thought so too. :)
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Maybe a better question for me is: “when was the last time you weren’t twitterpated?” Lol
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at this point in time, yes -)
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I think there may be a new definition for this word these days. 😏
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absolutely
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I love this, Beth; I love posts that deal with the life and death of words; this one escaped me but fascinating nevertheless :)
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me too, I’m endlessly fascinated by words, their origins and the use of them. (nerd alert)
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It was 1942!!? Happy Twitterpated Day.
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there you go!
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Cheers.
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))
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??
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I have heard of folks being all a twitter, Beth, but never have I heard pated added to the end of it.
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ooh, maybe that’s where that phrase came from
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I don’t know this word, one keeps learning. I don’t think I use it though, it sounds like I forget it by tomorrow and it sounds a bit hard, not soft, if you know what I mean. The word cherish is one of my favourites.
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I totally get that, ute
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I love that one – I only knew that birds or small children are twittering – and then of course TWITTER came and changed our world…. this is a lovely expression!
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I’m twitterpated to learn a (not so) new word. If Bambi said twitterpated, that’s the best endorsement!
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bambi is wise
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😀
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Never heard of twitterpated before. Cool word. But it just reminds me of POTUS
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I hadn’t thought about (or heard!) this word in years, Beth. My mom used to use this in reference to nervous excitement. I was twitterpated the first time I tried to use Zoom:)
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Hey beth, it’s my first when i am seeing your blog. Your content is so Relateable . keep doing same.
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So many great words out there!
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just waiting to be found ….
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yes!
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I’ve explored twitterpation many times; happens most mornings as I’m fixing breakfast.
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we each have our moments –
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I love the fact that it can be a noun. :-)
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I am twitterpated multiple times a day – when I click on my WordPress stats… :)
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oh yes, that would be it for you! )
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All that Twitterpating, only to be disappointed, time and time again… :
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Awww that’s prob known as the
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Twitttterpating effect
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💛Bambi💛
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you never know who will make a brilliant quote
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That’s a new one on me…
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it was for me too –
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I ONLY get twitter-pated when there are at least 6 inches of fresh snow and it’s under 25 degrees F. Lots of other things are nice, but NOTHING as nice as that to me. <3
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I love this word. I just realized, it needs to [and it will] go into the novel I just finished. I haven’t heard twitterpated for years! Thank you!
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so glad! and I’ve never heard it before until I ran across it and loved it
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words. it would be fun to put that one in a poem
Sent from my iPad
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It sure would
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First person that came to mind was our President
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Yes )))
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When it begins to feel like fall in late October, which is right around when Hallmark Begins the holiday movie season!
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I get that )
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Such a great word, suitable for describing much of the conversation on Twitter, too. Coincidence? Hard to say….
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I agree, I thought the same thing
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Wow, I always thought it was a word invented by Disney! Thumper provided perhaps the best visual of a definition ever :) And I find it interesting that it’s my Chocolate Lab who often reminds me about things worth being twitterpated about – usually things that smell or taste good ;)
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Thinking about the possibility of vacation.
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oh, I so get that
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It’s been a long time since I’ve had need of that word. I remember it well. I’m old of course so there you have it. I miss that word and will now set forth to find a way to use it again. Thanks for the reminder.
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yes, absolutely find a way to use it, I’m going to as well
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Brings to mind the “twitterpater” of them all. 😉
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Yes!
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Great word. Haven’t heard that one in a while.
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Thanks for the reminder. A great word I haven’t put to use of late.
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There’s still time -)
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