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    [Noun]  | "ding*bat" | \ ˈdiŋ-ˌbat \


    1: a typographical symbol or ornament (such as, ¶, or ✠)

    2: nitwit, kook


    Origin: 1904 ;

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    [Noun]  | "dingbats" 


    1: a person who lacks good sense or judgment;


      * e.g., " ... a dingbat who was constantly firing off nonsensical letters to the editor "



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    [Noun]  | "dingbat" 


    1: a person who lacks good sense or judgment;


      * e.g., " ... a dingbat who was constantly firing off nonsensical letters to the editor "



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     [ "Dingbat" ]

    1: a stupid or eccentric person.

      * e.g.,  ... No I didn't dingbat listen! I said Brooke is your mother speaking- 

     [ "Dingbat" ]

    1: A ridiculous, silly or stupid person. The word 'dingbat' originally refers to to a character or symbol used in typesetting which gives an instruction to the printer. These should be removed before the text is published, but were occasionally left in by mistake. The character made no sense to non-typesetters and the association of "dingbat" with "nonsense" and "forgetfulness" carried over to describe people.

      * e.g.,  ... Julia's such a dingbat, I asked her to buy me yogurt and she got me cream. This end of year report is riddled with inaccuracies. Looks like we've got a dingbat in the mix. (sarchastic) Nice one Paul, a spectacular display of ding-battery. 

     [ "Dingbat" ]

    1: A term used to describe a very stupid or unintelligent action or person. Has nothing to do with bats or ding. Synonyms are: dumb, stupid, brainless etc.

      * e.g.,  ... Hope asked Emily what a dingbat was since Emily calls her a dingbat very often. Emily then reposponded by calling Hope a dingbat. 

     [ "dingbat" ]

    1: In Kentucky, a slang term for somebody so daft that they LITERALLY don't know which way is up.

      * e.g.,  ... "That dingbat couldn't tell the difference between a six and a nine!" 

     [ "Dingbat" ]

    1: Silly human

      * e.g.,  ... Shut up you dingbat 

     [ "Dingbat" ]

    1: A person who has no understanding of anything in the real world and is so clueless. Gets confused very easily but is very book smart. Is usually a person who likes to have fun and party only when in a good mood.

      * e.g.,  ... Dan: omg caroline is such a dingbat Lucifer: I know it’s insane how she is so book smart but In real life she is crazy 

     [ "dingbat" ]

    1: A weird thing, person or situation, a person considered stupid or foolish.

      * e.g.,  ... You are a real dingbat. 


     [ "dingbat" ]

    2: A set of fonts showing pictures instad of letters.

      * e.g.,  ... I was talking to your best friend, he told me your were in on holiday, he is a real dingbat isn't he. 

     [ "Dingbatitis" ]

    1: An inflammatory condition of the brain that causes humans to turn into dingbats

      * e.g.,  ... E.g. When someone says something utterly stupid...like when a colleague says the dumbest thing in the world or your partner says something daft..."don't worry it probably just a case of dingbatitis..." 

     [ "dingbat" ]

    1: someone who is an idiot but you don't feel like calling them an idiot

      * e.g.,  ... Jess was a dingbat for putting scorpions on her head 

     [ "dingbat" ]

    1: Dingbat is someone who attempts to provide a definition of the word “Dingbat” and misspells the word “retarded” in his or her definition.

      * e.g.,  ... Dingbat is someone who attempts to provide a definition of the word “Dingbat” and misspells the word “retarded” in his or her definition. 

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