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Dingbat is someone who attempts to provide a definition of the word “Dingbat” and misspells the word “retarded” in his or her definition.
Dingbat is someone who attempts to provide a definition of the word “Dingbat” and misspells the word “retarded” in his or her definition.
(ding'*bat') n. Slang 1. A person, esp. a woman, lacking common sense and an ability to properly reason.
The dingbat backed into another car while talking to her girlfriend on her cell phone.
dingbat by Paul Rael March 10, 2008
Originated from dingo and bat merged together

Used to describe:

A stupid person

Or Tony and Joseph
a term used to describe a person (often a woman) who does not think before acting and most times acts on pure impulse.
Some start off intellectually or emotionally retarted which eventually leads to being a dingbat. Others are born that way and are cursed with being a dingbat for life.
ex: I dated some real dumb chicks, but that Courtney girl was the biggest "dingbat" I ever encountered.
dingbat by non-dingbat July 5, 2003
A childs toy from the 1970's that consisted of a platic table-tennis like bat with a rubber ball attached to the centre by elastic.
The ball could be hit repeatedly and always come back.
whack, whack, whack... and so on.
dingbat by Or am I the Dog January 9, 2004
Female, and perhaps effeminate males, that are exceptionally flighty and irresponsible are often called dingbats. Reason and accountability are concepts that dingbats refuse to acknowledge.
The dingbat got a speeding ticket on the way to her hair appointment. She was not upset about receiving the citation, but was very unsatisfied and upset about her bad haircut.
dingbat by Rook's Buddy May 10, 2010