Definition of a dingbat

dingbat    

noun

• an unintelligent person.

  Tiffany is the biggest effing dingbat I know.

  Man, she is a dingbat.

  • See more words with the same meaning: unintelligent person, idiot.

  Last edited on Jan 31 2012. Submitted by Angela J. from MI, USA on Apr 13 2005.

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Other terms relating to 'unintelligent person, idiot':
b4k4	Definitions include: (pronounced 'ba-ka') a silly person, an idiot.
bimbo	Definitions include: an unintelligent female.
fool	Definitions include: an unintelligent person.
dink	Definitions include: stupid; useless; dip shit.
putz	Definitions include: an unintelligent person, a jerk (mean person,) or a penis.
bonehead	Definitions include: an idiotic or foolish person.
re-re	Definitions include: a rejected retard.
f*cktard	Definitions include: an extremely stupid person.
himbo	Definitions include: a stupid, attractive man.
window licker	Definitions include: a mentally handicapped person.
dingus	Definitions include: an unintelligent person; "idiot"; "moron".
knuckle-nuts	Definitions include: An ignorant and stupid person.
blonde	Definitions include: a person who acts stupid or does something stupid.
jerk-nut	Definitions include: A stupid person.
ijit	Definitions include: alternate spelling and pronunciation of "idiot".
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