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dingbat

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(Inglese)

  1. (informal) A silly, crazy or stupid 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. (slang) 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.

Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈdɪŋˌbæt/
Etimologia (Inglese)

Unknown, US mid 19th century. The word-puzzle sense comes from the board game Dingbats, which is based on these puzzles.

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