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dingbat definition

☆ ding·bat (diŋ′bat′)

noun

  1. Informal a stone, stick, or other object suitable for throwing
  2. Printing, Informal any of various decorative marks, as at the beginning of a paragraph
  3. Slang a foolish or erratic person

Etymology: < ding, in obs. sense “to fling” + bat

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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