dingbat
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9.2
- noun
- /ˈdɪŋˌbæt/
- Offensive
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- She can be such a dingbat sometimes, always losing her keys and forgetting important dates.
And then Scarlett Johansson plays this dingbat party girl, really spaced out chick, right?
- And then Scarlett Johansson plays this dingbat party girl, really spaced out chick, right?
- His father used to say, you know, stifle dingbat.
- She's a kooky old dingbat who's not a real Doctor Who's setting policy for.
Examples
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We have got to get this dingbat out of office!
Blog text (28) -
He's a real dingbat.
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You think my dingbat wife could have written that?
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Oh, yeah, I'm such a dingbat.
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I know, but sometimes you just have those dingbats who go, Hey, it was me.
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He's not just some dingbat I found on the Strip, man.
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No, you don't know what you're doing here, you ditzy blonde scatterbrained dingbat!
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The desert has always been the abode of dingbats, visionaries, and half-crazed fools.
Academic text (1994) -
The dingbat forgot where she parked her car, causing her to search for hours.
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It was typical of him to act like a dingbat during serious meetings, making everyone laugh.
Synonyms
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9.9
A rude name for a person who is stupid and annoying
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3.7
A person who behaves foolishly or annoyingly
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8.0
A person who acts silly or seems not very smart
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8.8
A person who is silly and not very smart
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8.1
A person who is not very smart or acts silly
8
9.9
A rude person who is annoying or stupid
5
9.2
A person who behaves foolishly and who others often insult with this word
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9.9
A person who does something foolish
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9.9
A person who behaves in a silly or stupid way
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9.9
A rude name for a person who is very silly or not smart
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9.8
A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way
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9.9
A person who acts foolishly or oddly
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9.1
A person who is silly and acts foolishly
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9.9
A person who acts in a silly or foolish way
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9.9
Someone who behaves in a silly or foolish way
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8.9
A person who is silly and often forgets things
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8.7
A person who is silly and not very bright
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9.8
A rude word for a person who is very stupid
1
9.9
A person who acts silly or clumsy and makes others laugh
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8.8
A person who acts in a silly or foolish way
1
9.9
A silly or foolish person used as an Australian insult
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9.5
A person who is silly and not serious
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8.7
A person who is silly and a little forgetful
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9.9
A person who says or does silly things
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9.9
A person who behaves in a foolish way
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9.9
A person who acts foolishly and lacks common sense
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9.9
A foolish or silly person used as an insult
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8.4
A person who behaves in a foolish or silly way
A person who acts silly or foolish
A foolish person who makes simple mistakes
A foolish person who does silly things
A person who behaves in a silly way
A silly person who does not act seriously
A person who is not very smart
A foolish or awkward person
A person who acts in a silly, playful way
A person who acts silly and playful
A rude slang name for someone who acts foolish or makes silly mistakes
A silly or foolish person in Australian English
A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way
A person who behaves in a silly way
A person who behaves in a silly or careless way
Antonyms
How Silly
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dingbat began as a playful name for a small, odd object or a little printed ornament — basically a 'thing' with no real name. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine someone as a small, silly 'thing': people started calling odd or empty-headed people dingbats, which is why today it means a silly person.