dingbat

Example Sentences

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When asked about either of them bring cage-side for the Poirier fight, he replied, "I couldn’t care about them two dingbats."

From Fox News

Sinema may be the egotistical dingbat in this situation, but it's the nation that will pay the price for her hubris.

From Salon

If you thought Trump was an impetuous dingbat before having this disease, wait until you see him after he survives it.

From Salon

On Instagram, where Newton keeps a carefully produced account of his workouts captioned with signature flair in a dingbat font, he recently posted, “This is not about money for me; it’s about respect.”

From New York Times

I heard Spanish being spoken in front of Ray’s building, an eerie artifact of the “dingbat” era of Sun Belt architecture, an aging stucco box perched over the garage where he parked his Mustang.

From The New Yorker