twitterpated(adj.)
1942年,据称首次出现在华特·迪士尼电影《小鹿斑比》中(电影中也有一首同名歌曲,但未收录在电影发行版中),是由 twitter 的“颤抖兴奋”名词意义(1670年代)和 pate(n.2)“头”组成的过去分词形容词(类似于1894年的 flutterpated)。
Thumper: Why are they acting that way?
Friend Owl: Why, don't you know? They're twitterpated.
Flower, Bambi, Thumper: Twitterpated?
Friend Owl: Yes. Nearly everybody gets twitterpated in the springtime. For example: You're walking along, minding your own business. You're looking neither to the left, nor to the right, when all of a sudden you run smack into a pretty face. Woo-woo! You begin to get weak in the knees. Your head's in a whirl. And then you feel light as a feather, and before you know it, you're walking on air. And then you know what? You're knocked for a loop, and you completely lose your head!
Thumper: Gosh, that's awful.
小兔子桑普:它们为什么那样行动?
猫头鹰朋友:你不知道吗?它们被迷住了。
花儿、斑比、小兔子桑普:迷住了?
猫头鹰朋友:是的。几乎每个人在春天都会被迷住。例如:你走着走着,专注于自己的事情。你既不向左看,也不向右看,突然间你撞上了一个漂亮的脸。哇哇!你开始感到膝盖发软。你的头晕眼花。然后你感到轻飘飘的,不知不觉间你已经在空中漫步。然后你知道吗?你被击倒了,你完全失去了理智!
小兔子桑普:天啊,那太可怕了。
该词起源时间:1942年