twitchableadj.

Brit.

/ˈtwɪtʃəbl/, U.S.

/ˈtwɪtʃəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: twitch v.¹, -able suffix.

Etymology: < twitch v.¹ + -able suffix.

1. Of a part of the body: capable of being twitched. Cf. twitch v.¹ 4a.

ΚΠ

1950 Wisconsin State Jrnl. 3 May 6/3 Men talk with just what the Lord meant for them to talk with—their mouths. Not women. Anything on them that's twitchable, they can make it say something.

2015 M. Shanahan Technol. Singularity ii. 40 The basic body pattern would have to be preserved—complete with four legs, paws, and twitchable nose in the case of the mouse.

2. colloquial (originally British). Of a rare bird: that can be observed by birdwatchers; (also) valued by birdwatchers because of its rarity. Cf. twitch v.¹ 7.

ΚΠ

1977 New Society 17 Nov. 341/3 He was in the Scilly Isles.., looking at a Blyth's reed warbler ‘the first twitchable one for years’.

2018 @DouglasMcf1 16 Feb. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Not a twitchable bird I know but has anyone seen the number of Pied Wagtails in the carpark.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	twitchable
释义	twitchableadj. Brit. /ˈtwɪtʃəbl/, U.S. /ˈtwɪtʃəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: twitch v.¹, -able suffix. Etymology: < twitch v.¹ + -able suffix. 1. Of a part of the body: capable of being twitched. Cf. twitch v.¹ 4a. ΚΠ 1950 Wisconsin State Jrnl. 3 May 6/3 Men talk with just what the Lord meant for them to talk with—their mouths. Not women. Anything on them that's twitchable, they can make it say something. 2015 M. Shanahan Technol. Singularity ii. 40 The basic body pattern would have to be preserved—complete with four legs, paws, and twitchable nose in the case of the mouse. 2. colloquial (originally British). Of a rare bird: that can be observed by birdwatchers; (also) valued by birdwatchers because of its rarity. Cf. twitch v.¹ 7. ΚΠ 1977 New Society 17 Nov. 341/3 He was in the Scilly Isles.., looking at a Blyth's reed warbler ‘the first twitchable one for years’. 2018 @DouglasMcf1 16 Feb. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Not a twitchable bird I know but has anyone seen the number of Pied Wagtails in the carpark. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1950
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