DINGBAT


Meaning of DINGBAT in English

n. sl. 1 US & Austral. a stupid or eccentric person. 2 (in pl.) Austral. & NZ a madness. b discomfort, unease (gives me the dingbats).

[ 19th c.: perh. f. ding to beat + BAT(1) ]

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