Synonyms
Examples of dingbat in a Sentence
I told you it wouldn't work, you dingbat!
a dingbat who was constantly firing off nonsensical letters to the editor
Recent Examples on the Web
Connor’s the dingbat who will never amount to anything.
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Katcy Stephan, Variety, 31 May 2023
The dingbat president has vulgarly insulted his wife, Margaret (Vanessa Williams), in public, and now Harriet and Jean must spin the wreckage.
—Helen Shaw, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2022
Young women have been targeted as linguistic dingbats for a long time.
—Kory Stamper, The Cut, 29 Jan. 2018
Katcy Stephan, Variety, 31 May 2023
The dingbat president has vulgarly insulted his wife, Margaret (Vanessa Williams), in public, and now Harriet and Jean must spin the wreckage.
—Helen Shaw, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2022
Young women have been targeted as linguistic dingbats for a long time.
—Kory Stamper, The Cut, 29 Jan. 2018
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Word History
Etymology
origin unknown
First Known Use
1904, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Dingbat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dingbat. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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