dingbat



dingbat

1. n. a name for a gadget. Isn’t there supposed to be a little red dingbat that goes in this hole?
2. n. a stupid person. Who is the dingbat with Bob?
3. n. any undesirable person. (Also a rude term of address.) I’m tired of reading about that dingbat in the paper every day.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
VioletVIE-lət, VIE-ə-lətEnglish
TeunTUUNDutch
Shevonshə-VAWN (English)Irish, English (Rare)
ElleryEL-ə-reeEnglish
Noy-Hebrew
Bairre-Irish