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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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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

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2024

In Seattle’s 3-1 loss to the Nationals Saturday, Rodriguez smacked his third home run of the season, ending an 11-game dinger drought.

From Seattle Times ● May 26, 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

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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