dingbat
Example Sentences
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A similar fate befell the dingbat in 1964, when L.A. once again increased its parking minimums.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 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
Then there was Miranda’s transformation from pragmatic career woman to lovesick dingbat, and the glaring absence of Samantha, a character who now exists solely via text message, like a saucy phantom trapped inside Carrie’s phone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2023
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
Whatever was not a hootin'-annie was a dingbat, and treated accordingly.
From Casey Ryan by B. M. Bower
