dingbats
Britishplural noun
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slang delirium tremens
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informal to make someone nervous
adjective
Example Sentences
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Those types of buildings, with regional variations that include Boston’s triple-deckers, Chicago’s three-flats, and L.A.’s dingbats, are often similar in size to large single-family homes.
From Slate • Apr. 25, 2025
By the 1980s dingbats were illegal to build, and much of Los Angeles, including Parkman Avenue, was zoned for lower density.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2024
As with brownstones and dingbats, distaste can dissolve with time.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 23, 2023
Perhaps the next installment could do away with the pretense of these dingbats needing to save the world?
From New York Times • Sep. 30, 2021
Robert E. Lee, drop that club or I'll put the dingbats on you instanter!
From Copper Streak Trail by Rhodes, Eugene Manlove
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