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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

Example Sentences

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Toronto sacrifice bunted in the third inning versus a tired Ohtani, and I guess you could say it didn’t hurt: It moved George Springer over to second before Vlad took an intentional walk and Bo Bichette hit a 3-run dinger.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the case of Giuseppe Mancuso, a dinger by Mookie Betts literally named his daughter.

From Los Angeles Times

Rick Dinger, president of Crescenta Valley Insurance, said renters policies often offer at least $25,000 to replace damaged personal property and help you find and pay for a new place to live.

From Los Angeles Times

“The situation has been a train wreck coming down the track for a while,” said Rick Dinger, president of Crescenta Valley Insurance, an independent brokerage in Glendale.

From Los Angeles Times

Dinger said his brokerage used to place renters with about a half dozen or so carriers, but now they rely largely on just two and each has become more selective in who they will cover.

From Los Angeles Times