dingbat
Example Sentences
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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
The property, made up of multiple lots, currently houses 10 bungalows, five dingbat apartments, a single-family home and 6-foot-tall weeds growing next to the burned-out structures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 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
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
