dinger

noun

ding·​er ˈdiŋ-ər 

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 dingers …

—David Sabino

Examples of dinger in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The dinger, Chisholm’s 12th of the year, came against former Yankees pitching prospect Mitch Spence, who left a first-pitch cutter middle-in. —Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 28 June 2025

His 10 homers this season trail only Miami Marlins catcher Agustin Ramirez, who hit his MLB rookie-leading 11th dinger of the season on Friday. —Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 21 June 2025

Only three teams — the Athletics, Orioles and Blue Jays have allowed more than the Dodgers’ 83 total dingers. —Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 6 June 2025

The Cardinals also have home run power with Tague Davis (18 dingers); Eddie King Jr. (15); and Rose (12). —Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from ding to strike + -er entry 2

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dinger

• bringer
• clinger
• inger
• ringer
• slinger
• springer
• stinger
• stringer
• winger
• wringer