dinger

noun

ding·​er ˈdiŋ-ər How to pronounce dinger (audio)
plural dingers
baseball, informal
: home run sense 1
Only the Royals, Astros and Cubs have given up more dingers than the Angels.Stephen Cannella
Ramirez had driven in 72 runs and had scored himself 49 times, while smacking 16 dingersDavid Sabino

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Lee’s first dinger of the finale only put one run on the board in the fourth frame after Rodón left a 3-2 slider over the middle. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025 Newcomer Jorge Soler also logged two-run dingers on both Saturday and Sunday. Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025 Entering Monday, Colorado was tied with the Astros and Mets for the fewest homers in the majors with just one dinger. Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 31 Mar. 2025 Judge, Paul Goldschmidt and Cody Bellinger started the game with three consecutive dingers off of Brewers starter Nestor Cortes. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dinger

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from ding to strike + -er entry 2

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dinger was in 1968

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“Dinger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dinger. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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