dingbatter

== English == === Etymology === From dingbat (“silly person”) + -er. === Noun === dingbatter (plural dingbatters) (North Carolina) An uplander who has come to eastern North Carolina. ==== Usage notes ==== The term is used by residents of eastern North Carolina, including residents of Beaufort (originally for people from any place farther west than Morehead City). === References === Dialects in Schools and Communities, 2nd Edition, by Carolyn Temple Adger, Walt Wolfram, Donna Christian (Routledge: 2007) p. 56. [1]