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DINGBAT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dingbat mean?
• DINGBAT (noun)
The noun DINGBAT has 1 sense:
1. a silly empty-headed person
Familiarity information: DINGBAT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A silly empty-headed person
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Context example:
yet here he was with an upper class dingbat who just happened to be married to his sister
Hypernyms ("dingbat" is a kind of...):
simple; simpleton (a person lacking intelligence or common sense)
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