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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

Resting a few feet from a dingbat apartment to the south, the ADU is lifted off the ground to preserve two parking spots in the alley and a swimming pool in front.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2023

“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


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