dingbat
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Is dingbat a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of dingbat?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (informal) A silly, crazy or stupid person.Examples: "'Midge was such a dingbat', Jenny Fields wrote in her autobiography, 'that she went to Hawaii for a vacation during World War Two.'"; "I hung around the older crews while they sling smack to dingbats"; "The fire department is out here because some dingbat parked in the red zone."Synonyms: dingusinformal
2. (typography) A special ornamental typographical symbol, such as a bullet, an arrow, a pointing hand etc.Examples: ""The compulsive editor, when checking the specs on an article, can't help checking also for such items as initial capital and closing dingbat, if they are used routinely. These decorative items have a way of being forgotten...""
3. (architecture) An architectural style of apartment building, where the second storey overhangs an area for parking cars.
4. (slang) Anything that can be thrown or swung with force against something else.slang
Definition source: Wiktionary