twitterpated 的詞源

1942年，據稱首次出現在華特·迪士尼電影《小鹿斑比》中（電影中也有一首同名歌曲，但未收錄在電影發行版中），是由 twitter 的“顫抖興奮”名詞意義（1670年代）和 pate（n.2）“頭”組成的過去分詞形容詞（類似於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：它們爲什麼那樣行動？

貓頭鷹朋友：你不知道嗎？它們被迷住了。

花兒、斑比、小兔子桑普：迷住了？

貓頭鷹朋友：是的。幾乎每個人在春天都會被迷住。例如：你走着走着，專注於自己的事情。你既不向左看，也不向右看，突然間你撞上了一個漂亮的臉。哇哇！你開始感到膝蓋發軟。你的頭暈眼花。然後你感到輕飄飄的，不知不覺間你已經在空中漫步。然後你知道嗎？你被擊倒了，你完全失去了理智！

小兔子桑普：天啊，那太可怕了。