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dingbat

[ding-bat] / ˈdɪŋˌbæt /


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So he just moved one rung lower, at the behest of a dingbat from the internet.

From Slate ● Apr. 5, 2025

Orthodox families fill the area’s dingbat apartments, duplexes and bungalows, and thousands jam the sidewalks Saturday mornings on their way to Torah services.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2023

Inspired by memories of his friends’ former homes, he imagined a Los Angeles dingbat apartment and a boxy room with aluminum-framed windows — an “incredibly non-special” space.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2022

Everything about the show is more confident – the physical comedy is goofier, Devi's dingbat logic is more outlandish, and McEnroe's narration easily flows with the action.

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2021

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


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