- ding-bat
- n A stupid or foolish person. Archie Bunker always called his wife a ding-bat. 1910s
Historical dictionary of American slang . 2014.
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ding|bat — «DIHNG bat», noun. 1. U.S. Slang. a gadget; invention: »The drawings…contain an exploded view of the parts, above the assembled dingbat (Scientific American). 2. U.S. Slang. a) a strange, silly, or stupid person. b) a beggar; hobo. 3. Printing. a … Useful english dictionary
ding-bat — n. person that someone dislikes or insults … English contemporary dictionary
ding·bat — /ˈdıŋˌbæt/ noun, pl bats [count] US informal : a stupid or crazy person I told you it wouldn t work, you dingbat! … Useful english dictionary
Ding — may refer to: Ding (vessel), a type of ancient Chinese vessel with three legs Ding (surname), a Chinese surname (and list of people with the name) (ding) or Gnus, a news reader Ding, a webcomic by Scott Kurtz Ding , a song by Seeed <ding>,… … Wikipedia
bat — bat·tail·ous; bat·ta·lia; bat·tal·ion; bat·tel·er; bat·te·ment; bat·ten·berg; bat·ten·er; bat·te·rie; bat·ter·sea; bat·tery; bat·tery·man; bat·ting; bat·tle·dore; bat·tle·ment; bat·tle·ment·ed; bat·tle·some; bat·tu; bat·tue; bat·ture; bat·tu·ta;… … English syllables
ding-a-ling — [ˈdıŋ ə lıŋ] n also ding|bat [ˈdıŋbæt] AmE spoken [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: ding a ling sound of a bell (19 21 centuries)] a stupid person ▪ Some ding a ling parked too close to us … Dictionary of contemporary English
ding — bid·ding; boe·del·hou·ding; boe·del·schei·ding; brob·ding·nag·ian; clad·ding; cod·ding·ton; ding; ding·ey; ding·man; eil·ding; el·ding; fad·ding; for·bid·ding; gaul·ding; had·ding·ton·shire; hai·ding·er·ite; har·ding·grass; hum·ding·er; jed·ding; … English syllables
ding-a-ling — also ding.bat noun (C) AmE spoken a stupid person: Who s that fat dingbat over there? … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Ding — 1. Acht Dinge bringen in die Wirthschaft Weh: Theater, Putzsucht, Ball und Thee, Cigarren, Pfeife, Bierglas und Kaffee. 2. Acht Dinge haben von Natur Feindschaft gegeneinander: der Bauer und der Wolf, Katze und Maus, Habicht und Taube, Storch und … Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon
Kang-Ding-Klasse — … Deutsch Wikipedia
