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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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You endure a regular-season OPS of .654 for a postseason of two homers, eight RBIs, and a go-ahead dinger against the San Diego Padres in the deciding Game 5 of the division series.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 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

“When there’s a dinger, the entire stadium erupts.”

From Washington Times • Oct. 23, 2023

They know they’ve got the skills — they’ve hit the dinger twice now, advancing to the national championships in Florida.

From Washington Post • Dec. 26, 2022

She'll ne'er backward linger, this land of our dads, for she is a dinger at nailing the scads.

From Rippling Rhymes by Mason, Walt

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