DINGER

Meaning of DINGER in English

[ 'dɪŋə ]

■ noun

1》 US informal something outstanding of its kind.

2》 Baseball a home run.

Origin

C19: shortening of hum~ .

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DINGER — noun Etymology: perhaps from ding to strike + 2-er Date: 1974 home run 1
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DINGER — I. ˈdiŋə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: probably from ding (I) + -er slang : humdinger II. noun ( -s …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DINGER — /ding"euhr/ , n. Slang. 1. humdinger. 2. Baseball. See home run . [ 1800-10; perh. DING 1 + -ER 1 …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DINGER — noun Etymology: perhaps from ding to strike + -er (II) Date: 1974 : home run 1
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DINGER — [ding.er] n [perh. fr. ding (to strike) + [2]-er] (1974): home run
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DINGER — dinger BrE AmE ˈdɪŋ ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ dinger|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DINGER — n. Function: noun Synonyms: || DILLY , ||corker, crackerjack, ||daisy, dandy, humdinger, jim-dandy, knockout, ||lalapalooz
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DINGER — noun Synonyms: || dilly , ||corker, crackerjack, ||daisy, dandy, humdinger, jim-dandy, knockout, ||lalapalooz
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DINGER
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DINGER — n. Pronunciation: ' di ŋ - ə r Function: noun Etymology: perhaps from ding to strike + 2 -er Date: …
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HUM-DINGER — Adjective discribing something beautiful like a car or object. Example: That car is a hum-dinger
Slang English vocab
DING — To knock down. To ding it in one's ears; to reproach or tell one something one is not desirous of …
Slang English vocab
ROUSER — n. Function: noun Synonyms: || DILLY , ||corker, crackerjack, ||daisy, dandy, ||dinger, humdinger, jim-dandy, ||lulu, ripper
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RIPSNORTER — n. Function: noun Synonyms: || DILLY , ||corker, crackerjack, ||daisy, dandy, ||dinger, jim-dandy, ||lulu
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RIPPER — n. Function: noun Synonyms: || DILLY , ||corker, crackerjack, dandy, ||dinger, humdinger, jim-dandy, ||lulu, nifty, peach
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PIPPIN — n. Function: noun Synonyms: || DILLY , ||corker, crackerjack, dandy, ||dinger, ||doozer, humdinger, jim-dandy, ||lalapalooza, ||pip
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DOOZER — Function: noun Synonyms: || DILLY , ||corker, ||daisy, dandy, ||dinger, humdinger, jim-dandy, ||lalapalooza, ||lulu, peach
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DILLY — n. Function: noun one that is remarkable or extraordinary of its kind FF1C; came up with a dilly of an …
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DILLY — I. ||dilly adjective Synonyms: foolish 2, absurd, ||balmy, crazy, harebrained, insane, loony, ||potty, silly, wacky II. ||dilly noun one that …
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ROUSER — noun Synonyms: || dilly , ||corker, crackerjack, ||daisy, dandy, ||dinger, humdinger, jim-dandy, ||lulu, ripper
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RIPSNORTER — noun Synonyms: || dilly , ||corker, crackerjack, ||daisy, dandy, ||dinger, jim-dandy, ||lulu
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
RIPPER — noun Synonyms: || dilly , ||corker, crackerjack, dandy, ||dinger, humdinger, jim-dandy, ||lulu, nifty, peach
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
PIPPIN — noun Synonyms: || dilly , ||corker, crackerjack, dandy, ||dinger, ||doozer, humdinger, jim-dandy, ||lalapalooza, ||pip
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DOOZER — noun Synonyms: || dilly , ||corker, ||daisy, dandy, ||dinger, humdinger, jim-dandy, ||lalapalooza, ||lulu, peach
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