| 词汇 | dingbat |
| 释义 | dingbat Theme: GADGET n. a name for a gadget.Isn't there supposed to be a little red dingbat that goes in this hole?Is this the dingbat you mean? Theme: PEOPLE - NEGATIVE n. any undesirable person. (Also a rude term of address.)Look, dingbat, stop laughing!I'm tired of reading about that dingbat in the paper every day. Theme: PEOPLE - STUPID n. a stupid person.Who is the dingbat with Bob?That's no dingbat; that's his sister. dingbat noun 1 an odd, foolish or eccentric person US, 1879. 2 used as a (euphemistic) replacement for any noun the user cannot or will not name. Perhaps this sense is the inspiration for the selection of symbols that comprise the Dingbats typeface US, 1923. 3 a daredevil motorcyclist UK, 1979.► go like a dingbatgo fast UK, 1967.► mad as a dingbatextremely mad; very angry. A reference to delirium tremens AUSTRALIA, 1942 dingbat1. One who is stupid or foolish. Geez, he keeps pulling on a door that's clearly marked "push"—what a dingbat. 2. A name for a small gadget whose actual name has, typically, been forgotten. Where's that dingbat? I need it to finish this repair. dingbat1. 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. |
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