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"Now we have proof, at last, that the midlife crisis is real, and that happiness is U-shaped, like the back of a toilet, a German submarine boat, or the letter U."

Bridget Christie: really – just 26 years until I feel chirpy again?

Now we have proof, at last, that the midlife crisis is real, and that…

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chirpy

ˈtʃəːpi/

adjective

informal

1. cheerful and lively.

   "she looked positively chirpy"

WordNet: twitter

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1: a series of chirps
Synonym: chirrup

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The verb twitter has one meaning:
Meaning #1: make high-pitched sounds, as of birds
Synonym: chitter

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 吱吱叫, 啁啾, 格格地笑, 唧唧喳喳地講話, 顫抖
v. tr. - 嘁嘁喳喳地講, 抖動
n. - 鳥鳴聲, 慌張, 喋喋不休

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - さえずる, ぺらぺらしゃべる
n. - さえずり, そわそわ

snipe

(snīp) n.

1. pl. snipe or snipes.
   1. Any of various long-billed shore birds of the genus Gallinago or Capella, related to the woodcocks and sandpipers, especially the common, widely distributed species G. gallinago or C. gallinago.
   2. Any of various similar or related birds.
2. A shot, especially a gunshot, from a concealed place.

intr.v., sniped, snip·ing, snipes.

1. To shoot at individuals from a concealed place.
2. To shoot snipe.
3. To make malicious, underhand remarks or attacks.

[Middle English, probably from Old Norse -snīpa (as in m[ymacr]risnīpa, marsh snipe).]