as in lunatic
a person who lacks good sense or judgment
a dingbat who was constantly firing off nonsensical letters to the editor
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Recent Examples of dingbat
Again, how can someone be so essential, so rich and, at the same time, such a dingbat?
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Daniel Vergano, Scientific American, 13 Sep. 2024
Connor’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
Daniel Vergano, Scientific American, 13 Sep. 2024
Connor’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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“Dingbat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dingbat. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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