noun
Etymology
Origin of dinger
Example Sentences
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My favorite detail is that his last dinger came at Georgia Tech—and even then it required the ball bouncing off the outfielder’s glove to clear the fence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
In the case of Giuseppe Mancuso, a dinger by Mookie Betts literally named his daughter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2025
Wang said he wasn’t aware of this, and his moment of glory that Sunday — the team’s dreaded second dinger — turned into an automatic out that ended an inning.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 7, 2024
“When there’s a dinger, the entire stadium erupts.”
From Washington Times ● Oct. 23, 2023
She'll ne'er backward linger, this land of our dads, for she is a dinger at nailing the scads.
From Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason
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