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

Spencer Strider and Austin Cox were tagged for three dingers each. —Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025

His most famous home run came against New York in the playoffs: a walk-off dinger to end the 2019 American League Championship Series against New York closer Aroldis Chapman. —Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Aug. 2025

Prior to the dinger, Schlittler didn’t get the call on two consecutive pitches on the outside corner. —Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 29 July 2025

No wonder the fans were ready to watch some dingers by the time MLB’s Home Run Derby arrived, a day before the All-Star Game proper. —Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 10 July 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