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dingbat
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun dingbat has 1 sense
OXFORD DICTIONARY
dingbat, n. sl.
1 US & Austral. a stupid or eccentric person.
2 (in pl.) Austral. & NZ a madness. b discomfort, unease (gives me the dingbats).
1 US & Austral. a stupid or eccentric person.
2 (in pl.) Austral. & NZ a madness. b discomfort, unease (gives me the dingbats).
Etymology
19th c.: perh. f. ding to beat + BAT(1)
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