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   Ding·bat

   /ˈdiNGˌbat/

   

   noun

   • 1. a stupid or eccentric person. North American, Australian, New Zealand
   • 2. a typographical device other than a letter or numeral (such as an asterisk), used to signal divisions in text or to replace letters in a euphemistically presented vulgar word.

   Word Origin mid 19th century (in early use applied to various vaguely specified objects): origin uncertain; perhaps based on ding2. dingbat (sense 2) is probably by association with have bats in the belfry.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   • I

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   • N

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   • G

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   • B

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   • A

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   • T

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