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Dingbat
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In england this term refers to something undefined, a thingamabob; in the united states it 97 dingbat means a foolish or flighty woman; and in australia and new zealand it applies to a mad or eccentric person, especially one with delirium tremens. each of these terms can trace its origin to sailor slang for a mop made of teased-out old rope’s ends, whose strands flopped around uncontrollably when swabbing the decks.
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Especially, английский
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Dirt sailor, английский
Usn enlisted seaman slang for a seebee (considered to spend all his time on the muddy shore, never going to sea)
Dilbert, английский
Usn slang for a stupid or ineffective aviator (dilbert was the anti-hero of world war ii instructional cartoons for naval airmen).
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