dingbat

1. (разговорное)A silly, crazy or stupid person.

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   a silly empty-headed person

2. A special ornamental typographical symbol, such as a bullet, an arrow, a pointing hand etc.

3. An architectural style of apartment building, where the second storey overhangs an area for parking cars.

4. A kind of word puzzle involving pictures or typography that hint at the solution.

5. (сленг)Anything that can be thrown or swung with force against something else.

6. A small device or gadget, the correct term for which is forgotten or unknown.

1. To spice up the design, he added some decorative shapes with a dingbat font.

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2. The head of the cult was a total dingbat with some really crazy beliefs.

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3. He's such a dingbat. I wish he would be serious for once!

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4. Don't pay attention to him. He's a real dingbat.

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5. These days, it seems that any dingbat who's starred in a couple of films feels qualified to run for President.

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