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Meaning of "dingbat" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DINGBAT

Of unknown origin.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF DINGBAT

ˈdɪŋˌbæt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DINGBAT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dingbat is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DINGBAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dingbat

A dingbat is an ornament, character or spacer used in typesetting, sometimes more formally known as a printer's ornament or printer's character. The term continues to be used in the computer industry to describe fonts that have symbols and shapes in the positions designated for alphabetical or numeric characters. Examples of characters included in Unicode: The advent of Unicode and the universal character set it provides allowed commonly used dingbats to be given their own character codes, from 2700 to 27BF. Although fonts claiming Unicode coverage will contain glyphs for dingbats in addition to alphabetic characters, fonts that have dingbats in place of alphabetic characters continue to be popular, primarily for ease of input. Such fonts are also sometimes known as pi fonts. Some of the dingbat symbols have been used as signature marks, used in bookbinding to order sections.

Definition of dingbat in the English dictionary

The definition of dingbat in the dictionary is any unnamed object, esp one used as a missile. Other definition of dingbat is a crazy or stupid person.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DINGBAT

acrobat · aerobat · Ashgabat · bat · batt · brickbat · bullbat · combat · holderbat · noncombat · numbat · sabbat · tittlebat · whirlbat · wombat

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DINGBAT

ding · Ding an sich · ding-a-ling · ding-dong · Dingaan · dingbats · dinge · dinger · dinges · dingey · dinghies · dinghy · dingier · dingiest · dingily · dinginess · dingle · dingleberry · dingo · dingus

WORDS THAT END LIKE DINGBAT

blind as a bat · body combat · close combat · cricket bat · erev Shabbat · fruit bat · hors de combat · horseshoe bat · Nanga Parbat · off one´s own bat · off the bat · old bat · Rabat · right off the bat · Shabbat · single combat · straight bat · trial by combat · unarmed combat · vampire bat

Synonyms and antonyms of dingbat in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dingbat» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF DINGBAT

Find out the translation of dingbat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of dingbat from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dingbat» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

白带
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

dingbat
570 millions of speakers
en

English

dingbat
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

dingbat
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشخص السخيف
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

дингбат
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

dingbat
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

dingbat
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

dingbat
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Dingbat
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

dingbat
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

絵記号
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

딩뱃
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Dingbat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dingbat
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

dingbat
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

डिंगबॅट
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

dingbat
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

dingbat
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

dingbat
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

дінгбат
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

dingbat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

dingbat
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dingbat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dingbat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dingbat
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dingbat

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DINGBAT»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of dingbat
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «dingbat».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dingbat

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DINGBAT»

Discover the use of dingbat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dingbat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pretty Vacant: The Los Angeles Dingbat Observed
" But Pretty Vacant dares to elevate the low-rise, the boxy, the not remarkably well-constructed to the architecturally sublime.
Clive Piercy, 2003
2
Graphic Designer's Essential Reference: Visual Elements, ...
Dingbat Dingbat 48156 'I 48167 7% Dingbat Dingbat 48157 I 48168 air Dingbat Dingbat 48158 'I 48169 "7114-wk Dingbat Dingbat 48159 I 48170 wk Dingbat Dingbat 48160 1 48171 %* Dingbat Dingbat 48161 I 48172 53* Dingbat Dingbat  ...
Timothy Samara, 2011
3
Old Fishing Lures & Tackle: Identification and Value Guide
DINGBAT, 5100 SERIES Wood, 1937-1956 Plastic, 1956-1978 Dingbat in silverflash color, glass eyes, line tie present, feathering in good shape, all important items to the collector, $75+. MIDGET DINGBAT, 5200 SERIES 1938- 1957 Midget ...
Carl F. Luckey, 2010
4
Code Word: Connecticut! a Super Fun Book of State Facts, ...
What is a "dingbat"? To printers, a dingbat is a decorative mark. For example, a ¶ to mark the end of a story. The dictionary also says a dingbat is "something of an unspecified description or origin". (You know, like when you call your friend a ...
Carole Marsh, 1992
5
Mississippi Dingbats!
What is a "dingbat"? To printers, a dingbat is a decorative mark. For example, a ¶ to mark the end of a story. The dictionary also says a dingbat is "something of an unspecified description or origin". (You know, like when you call your friend a ...
Carole Marsh, 1994
6
Code Word: Hawaii
OK, I mean ok: Are you ready to dingbat? Have a dingbatty good time! See you in the next dingbat book, CAROLE MARSH, that is . . . CAROLE MARSH! ©Carole Marsh/Gallopade International/800-536- Your Dingbat Dictionary Letters: ...
Carole Marsh, 1994
7
Florida Dingbats!
Dingbat Downbeat! See if you can decipher this line from a popular song that has the name of a Florida city in the title! (In other words, can you name this tune in 3 dingbat notes?!) MOON OVER MIAMI __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ...
Carole Marsh, 1994
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Oklahoma Dingbats! Bk. 1: A Fun Book of Games, Stories, ...
What is a "dingbat"? To printers, a dingbat is a decorative mark. For example, a ¶ to mark the end of a story. The dictionary also says a dingbat is "something of an unspecified description or origin". (You know, like when you call your friend a ...
Carole Marsh, 1991
9
Maryland Dingbats!
Carole Marsh. Recipes for Invisible Inks 33 A Dingbat Glossary 34 A Dingbat Bibliography 35 ©Carole Marsh/Gallopade International/800-536- A Weird Word From the Author What is a "dingbat"? 2GET/www.gallopade.com/Page 6.
Carole Marsh, 1994
10
Alabama Dingbats!
What is a "dingbat"? To printers, a dingbat is a decorative mark. For example, a ¶ to mark the end of a story. The dictionary also says a dingbat is "something of an unspecified description or origin". (You know, like when you call your friend a ...
Carole Marsh, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DINGBAT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dingbat is used in the context of the following news items.
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Off Broadstreet brings “Nunsense” back to stage | TheUnion.com
Kris Stepanian returns in her Ellie winning role as the loveable dingbat, Sister Mary Amnesia. She is joined by Off Broadstreet regulars Nancy. «The Union of Grass Valley, Jul 15»
2
Remembering TV's favorite bigot (and family)
Edith Bunker (Jean Stapleton), to whom Archie often refers as “dingbat,” is a modest, loyal wife whose wisdom is evident but purposely ... «East Brunswick Sentinel, Jul 15»
3
From the cheap seats
Or when some dingbat commentator suddenly erupts in a rainbow arc of superlatives over how wonderful the camera work is. (Apparently they ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
4
Study pegs Eagles as healthiest team last two years, Giants …
Data can be misused for any purpose, as we have seen in many things, to push any dingbat narrative. With so much shrill noise from too many ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
5
7 ways parenting is like pledging a fraternity
But the nickname stuck, and some of my dingbat friends still call me it. Today, you can throw a rock and hit any number of nicknames my boys ... «ChicagoNow, Jul 15»
6
No, undocumented immigrants are not tied to 50% of Texas murders
(He also noted that "Putting 'fact' in your URL doesn't make you right, dingbat," but as they say, sticks and stones, and so forth.) Coulter, in her ... «PolitiFact, Jul 15»
7
One-man whirlwind 'Southern Gothic Novel' full of physicality and …
... no-guff-taking large black woman in a Southern story—but having her humorously praise the local dingbat for her “fortitude” (and searching ... «Las Vegas Weekly, Jul 15»
8
So Long Sarah Palin! A Look Back at the Best of Her Worst at Fox …
... the latest video at video.foxnews.com. 8. The time she called Nancy Pelosi a dingbat. We repeat...Sarah Palin called Nancy Pelosi a dingbat. «E! Online, Jun 15»
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What's 'Poldark' And Who's Demelza? Your Guide To PBS's Latest …
... he assumes everything is going to be hunky dory with his childhood sweetheart, Elizabeth, but she has gotten herself engaged to his dingbat ... «Decider, Jun 15»
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'ALL IN THE FAMILY'
... lexicon such words as “meathead,” a nickname Archie applied to his son-in-law, whom he described as “dead from the neck up”; “dingbat,” a ... «Queens Chronicle, Jun 15»
REFERENCE
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