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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
dingbat /ˈdɪŋbat/

▶noun informal

1 N. Amer. & Austral./NZ a stupid or eccentric person.

2 (dingbats) Austral./NZ delusions or feelings of unease, particularly those induced by delirium tremens.

3 a typographical device other than a letter or numeral, used to signal divisions in text or to replace letters in a euphemistically presented vulgar word.

– origin C19: origin uncertain; perh. based on ding2.

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