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dinger

noun ding·er \ˈdiŋ-ər\

Definition of DINGER

:  home run 1
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Origin of DINGER

perhaps from ding to strike + 2-er
First Known Use: 1974

Rhymes with DINGER

bringer, clinger, flinger, pinger, ringer, Schwinger, singer, slinger, springer, stinger, stringer, swinger, winger, wringer, zinger

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