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twitterpated

/ˈtwɪtəpeɪtɪd/
adjective
North American
informal
1 Infatuated or obsessed.
1.1 In a state of nervous excitement.

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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Today, we are ever more twitterpated by the pronouncements of celebrities and politicians, especially when delivered on Twitter!

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