dinger

[ding-er]

ding·er

[ding-er]
noun Slang.
2.
Baseball. home run.

Origin:
1800–10; perhaps ding1 + -er1
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Dinger is always a great word to know.
So is yawp. Does it mean:
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a person who is obnoxious or peculiar
raucous or querulous speech; a noisy, foolish utterance
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dinger (ˈdɪŋə)
 
n
(US) an informal word for home run

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Main Entry:  dinger1
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  humdinger; outstanding thing
Main Entry:  dinger2
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  in baseball, a home run
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