DINGBAT


Meaning of DINGBAT in English

/ ˈdɪŋbæt; NAmE / noun

( NAmE , slang ) a stupid person

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent. (in early use applied to various vaguely specified objects): origin uncertain; perhaps based on ding mark or dent .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.