plural dingers
baseball, informal
: home run sense 1
Only the Royals, Astros and Cubs have given up more dingers than the Angels.—
Stephen Cannella
Stephen CannellaRamirez had driven in 72 runs and had scored himself 49 times, while smacking 16 dingers …—David Sabino
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Mickey Moniak brings 25-home-run potential as the primary DH, and Jordan Beck and Jake McCarthy should combine for 25 dingers.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
That inning would've been impressive, but the dingers kept coming.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 23 Mar. 2026
The crowd got hot when Junior Caminero homered off Paul Skenes and roared a few more times when Team USA’s Gunnar Henderson tied the game and Roman Anthony hit the go-ahead dinger.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026
The slate jumps off with the New York Yankees at Seattle Mariners on March 31, a potential dinger duel between Aaron Judge and Cal Raleigh.
—Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
That inning would've been impressive, but the dingers kept coming.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 23 Mar. 2026
The crowd got hot when Junior Caminero homered off Paul Skenes and roared a few more times when Team USA’s Gunnar Henderson tied the game and Roman Anthony hit the go-ahead dinger.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026
The slate jumps off with the New York Yankees at Seattle Mariners on March 31, a potential dinger duel between Aaron Judge and Cal Raleigh.
—Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Dinger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dinger. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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