词汇 | pixilated |
词源 | pixilated. Although the British have used the term pixy-led for “enchanted by a pixie or fairy,” pixilated is an Americanism dating back to about the mid-19th century. A combination of pix(ie) and (tit)illated, it means slightly eccentric, or amusingly whimsical, silly. The word also has the meaning of “drunk” in American slang. |
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