I told you it wouldn't work, you dingbat!
a dingbat who was constantly firing off nonsensical letters to the editor
Recent Examples on the WebConnor’s the dingbat who will never amount to anything.—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 31 May 2023 The dingbat president has vulgarly insulted his wife, Margaret (Vanessa Williams), in public, and now Harriet and Jean must spin the wreckage.—Helen Shaw, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2022 Young women have been targeted as linguistic dingbats for a long time.—Kory Stamper, The Cut, 29 Jan. 2018
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