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dingbats

ding·bats [ díng bàts ]


noun 
Definition:
 
Australia 
Same as  delirium tremens




adjective 
Definition:
 
silly: behaving in a way thought to be strange or irrational

[Mid-20th century. Plural of dingbat]

give somebody the dingbats Australia to make somebody nervous or annoyed (slang)

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