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Word: Dingbat
Speech Type: Noun
mid 19th century (in early use applied to various vaguely specified objects): origin uncertain; perhaps based on ding. dingbat (sense 2) is probably by association with have bats in the belfry
ˈdɪŋbat
a stupid or eccentric person
Short Definition:stupid or eccentric person
Examples:- I couldn't care about them two dingbats
delusions or feelings of unease, particularly those induced by delirium tremens.
Short Definition:delusions or feelings of unease
a typographical device other than a letter or numeral (such as an asterisk), used to signal divisions in text or to replace letters in a euphemistically presented vulgar word.
Short Definition:typographical device other than letter or numeral
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