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dingbat

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ding·bat  (dngbt)
n.
1. Slang An empty-headed or silly person.
2. An object, such as a brick or stone, used as a missile.
3. Slang An unspecified gadget or other small article, especially one whose name is unknown or forgotten.
4. Printing A typographical ornament or symbol.
[Probably ding + bat (as in bats in the belfry).]
dingbat [ˈdɪŋˌbæt]
n US slang
1. any unnamed object, esp one used as a missile
2. a crazy or stupid person
[of unknown origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dingbat - a silly empty-headed person; "you would be a dingbat even to try it"; "yet here he was with an upper class dingbat who just happened to be married to his sister"
simpleton, simple - a person lacking intelligence or common sense
Translations
dingbat [ˈdɪŋbæt] N → gilipollas m
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