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单词 dingbat
释义

dingbat

noun

ding·​bat ˈdiŋ-ˌbat How to pronounce dingbat (audio)
1
: a typographical symbol or ornament (such as *, ¶, or ✠)
2
: nitwit, kook

Synonyms

  • berk [British]
  • booby
  • charlie [British]
  • charley
  • cuckoo
  • ding-a-ling
  • ding-dong
  • dipstick
  • doofus [slang]
  • featherhead
  • fool
  • git [British]
  • goose
  • half-wit
  • jackass
  • lunatic
  • mooncalf
  • nincompoop
  • ninny
  • ninnyhammer
  • nit [chiefly British]
  • nitwit
  • nut
  • nutcase
  • simp
  • simpleton
  • turkey
  • yo-yo
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Example Sentences

I told you it wouldn't work, you dingbat! a dingbat who was constantly firing off nonsensical letters to the editor
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Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined at sense 1

dingbat

noun

as in lunatic
a person who lacks good sense or judgment a dingbat who was constantly firing off nonsensical letters to the editor

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • lunatic
  • fool
  • idiot
  • moron
  • goose
  • nitwit
  • nutcase
  • jackass
  • doofus
  • nincompoop
  • nut
  • ninny
  • turkey
  • booby
  • simpleton
  • loser
  • cuckoo
  • monkey
  • half-wit
  • berk
  • mooncalf
  • simp
  • charlie
  • ding-a-ling
  • dipstick
  • featherhead
  • dolt
  • airhead
  • knucklehead
  • daredevil
  • ninnyhammer
  • imbecile
  • dummy
  • git
  • nit
  • donkey
  • ignoramus
  • ding-dong
  • yo-yo
  • blockhead
  • pinhead
  • numskull
  • madwoman
  • dunce
  • numbskull
  • madman
  • character
  • birdbrain
  • charley
  • fathead
  • schnook
  • scatterbrain
  • kook
  • know-nothing
  • dork
  • goon
  • crackpot
  • chump
  • weirdo
  • dope
  • dodo
  • schlub
  • dumbbell
  • screwball
  • gander
  • laughingstock
  • schlump
  • oddball
  • codger
  • shlub
  • butt
  • schlemiel
  • dupe
  • mockery
  • stock
  • crank
  • featherbrain
  • crackbrain
  • shlemiel

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • genius
  • sage
  • thinker
  • brain
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