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I have a question about the origin of the word twitterpated. My parents, especially my mom, have used this my whole life as a substitution for the word love or to be in love with. From what i already know is that it was used in the disney movie bambi and has the word pate in it, meaning top of the head. I am wanting to know where is comes from and where else it is used, perhaps even how old or young the word is.