The dingnat is characterized primarily by how annoying they are, but the most essential element of their behavior is a resolute refusal to be considerate of how other people's perspectives and feelings differ from their own while refusing to take responsibility.
Root: A combination of "dingus" and "gnat." Gnats are annoying little pesks, but's that's not their fault. Bugs don't choose to exist. Dingnats are similar, but they're human. Not only do they choose to exist, they refuse to take responsibility for their own burden of existence. Dingnats insist on making their problems everyone else's.
Root: A combination of "dingus" and "gnat." Gnats are annoying little pesks, but's that's not their fault. Bugs don't choose to exist. Dingnats are similar, but they're human. Not only do they choose to exist, they refuse to take responsibility for their own burden of existence. Dingnats insist on making their problems everyone else's.
"My roommate is always trying to keep distracted so he plays music loud af 24/7... such a dingnat."
"Every time Becky breaks up she wants everyone to get involved. She's such a dingnat."
"Every time Becky breaks up she wants everyone to get involved. She's such a dingnat."
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The word 'dingbat' originally refers to to a character or symbol used in typesetting which gives an instruction to the printer. These should be removed before the text is published, but were occasionally left in by mistake. The character made no sense to non-typesetters and the association of "dingbat" with "nonsense" and "forgetfulness" carried over to describe people.
The word 'dingbat' originally refers to to a character or symbol used in typesetting which gives an instruction to the printer. These should be removed before the text is published, but were occasionally left in by mistake. The character made no sense to non-typesetters and the association of "dingbat" with "nonsense" and "forgetfulness" carried over to describe people.
Julia's such a dingbat, I asked her to buy me yogurt and she got me cream.
This end of year report is riddled with inaccuracies. Looks like we've got a dingbat in the mix.
(sarchastic) Nice one Paul, a spectacular display of ding-battery.
This end of year report is riddled with inaccuracies. Looks like we've got a dingbat in the mix.
(sarchastic) Nice one Paul, a spectacular display of ding-battery.
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Synonyms are: dumb, stupid, brainless etc.
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Hope asked Emily what a dingbat was since Emily calls her a dingbat very often. Emily then reposponded by calling Hope a dingbat.
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