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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As with brownstones and dingbats, distaste can dissolve with time.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 23, 2023
The dingbats that dot the city to this day were quickly built as uniform boxes with slapped-on exteriors and plucky paint jobs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2022
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
When asked about either of them bring cage-side for the Poirier fight, he replied, "I couldn’t care about them two dingbats."
From Fox News ● Jul. 9, 2021
"Well, gosh-dash my dingbats, if you haven't beaten me to it," Carson swore whimsically, but his disappointment was patent.
From Smoke Bellew by Jack London
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