dingbat
(informal) A silly, crazy or stupid person.
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Whose dumb idea was it to expose children to Dingbat Trump's rambling, repetitive stream of consciousness?
And the actual Pro in the room can't mention that reality or else Pete, his dingbat boss, will have an "episode"
Me putting myself in their shoes: “I took an oath to protect and defend the Constitution and Trump tried to overthrow the country and destroy the Constitution, so it’s my job to step in and take action.” How the fuc…
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(informal) A silly, crazy or stupid person.
'Midge was such a dingbat', Jenny Fields wrote in her autobiography, 'that she went to Hawaii for a vacation during World War Two.'
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(architecture) An architectural style of apartment building, where the second storey overhangs an area for parking cars.
The fire department is out here because some dingbat parked in the red zone.
“Whose dumb idea was it to expose children to Dingbat Trump's rambling, repetitive stream of consciousness?”
— Bluesky· May 2026“And the actual Pro in the room can't mention that reality or else Pete, his dingbat boss, will have an "episode"”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Me putting myself in their shoes: “I took an oath to protect and defend the Constitution and Trump tried to overthrow the country and destroy the Constitution, so it’s my job to step in and take action.” How the fuck hard is that, dingbat?”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(typography) A special ornamental typographical symbol, such as a bullet, an arrow, a pointing hand etc.
I hung around the older crews while they sling smack to dingbats
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