dingbats
noun
Meaning
- A silly, crazy or stupid person.
- A special ornamental typographical symbol, such as a bullet, an arrow, a pointing hand etc.
- An architectural style of apartment building, where the second storey overhangs an area for parking cars.
- A kind of word puzzle involving pictures or typography that hint at the solution.
- Anything that can be thrown or swung with force against something else.
- A small device or gadget, the correct term for which is forgotten or unknown.
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