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dingbat

noun

A silly empty-headed person

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
D
Ends with
T
Contains
IN
Scrabble score
11

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈdɪŋˌbæt

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. A silly empty-headed person

    “You would be a dingbat even to try it”

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Example Sentences

You would be a dingbat even to try it
Yet here he was with an upper class dingbat who just happened to be married to his sister

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