dingbat

/ˈdɪŋbæt/
noun
  1. A decorative typographical symbol or ornament, such as a star, arrow, or bullet, used in printing or digital design.
    • You can find a flower dingbat in the font's special characters menu.
    • The newsletter used a hand-pointing dingbat to draw attention to the important note.
    • The designer added a small star dingbat to separate the sections of the menu.
  2. A silly or foolish person.
    • My little brother acted like a total dingbat at the party, making everyone laugh.
    • Don't be such a dingbat — you left your keys in the fridge again.
    • She called him a dingbat for forgetting their anniversary.
  3. A small, often decorative object or item of unknown or unspecified name.
    • The craft store sells all kinds of wooden dingbats for scrapbooking.
    • I found a plastic dingbat in the junk drawer and couldn't figure out what it was for.
    • He picked up a metal dingbat from the hardware store, but it didn't fit the shelf.
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