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).

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

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.