01-30-2018, 12:22 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by homoe
origin: Smitten is related to the verb smite, which comes from the Old English smitan, meaning “to hit, strike, beat.” What do hitting and beating have to do with love, you may ask? Well, when some people fall in love they report feeling as though they've been "struck by lightning." Obviously those people have never actually been struck by lightning!
Overwhelmed or struck by something, usually love
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I think smitten is such a non-threatening way of telling someone you like them in a 'special way" without making them or yourself uncomfortable...
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