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dinger

American  
[ding-er] / ˈdɪŋ ər /

noun

Slang.
  1. humdinger.

  2. Baseball. home run.


dinger British  
/ ˈdɪŋə /

noun

  1. an informal word for home run

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of dinger

1800–10; perhaps ding 1 + -er 1

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Instead, Manny Machado hit a leadoff dinger to left center.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2024

After hitting a national-record 140 high school homers in Japan, Rintaro Sasaki has his first stateside dinger!

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2024

His first Spring Training dinger was a no-doubter.

From Seattle Times Feb. 29, 2024

Those vibes can be found out on the field, in the clubhouse and in the dugout — where players like Votto put on a Viking helmet and cape after every Cincinnati dinger.

From Washington Times Jul. 5, 2023

That night they took in a show which was a "hum dinger," and should have endured a life-time.

From Skookum Chuck Fables Bits of History, Through the Microscope by R. D. (Robert Dalziel) Cumming

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