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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Every dinger counts just a little more from here on out. Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025 Now in his third major league season, the 28-year-old had just 17 career dingers in over 1,000 plate appearances after Tuesday’s contest, the first multi-homer game of his career. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2025 The Phillies socked some dingers. Matt Gelb, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025 Spencer Strider and Austin Cox were tagged for three dingers each. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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