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