dingbat
Example Sentences
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That scene is in “Minions & Monsters,” a delightful dingbat homage to Tinseltown set during the transition from silents to sound.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
So he just moved one rung lower, at the behest of a dingbat from the internet.
From Slate ● Apr. 5, 2025
“It’s been my home for 40 years,” said Cathy Livas, 77, who pays $824 a month to live in a dingbat unit with her 56-year-old son with special needs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
In the original, that’s thanks mostly to Ariel’s talking Caribbean crab guardian, Sebastian, and her Noo Yawky dingbat sea gull pal, Scuttle.
From New York Times ● May 24, 2023
The hootin'-annie appeared to be the thing that went wrong, while the dingbat was the thing the hootin'-annie was attached to.
From Casey Ryan by B. M. Bower
