Dinger

Dinger

Dinger can refer to:

  • A nickname
  • A song
  • An incredibly annoying word when someone says it in a high pitched voice
  • Baseball argot for a home run
  • The anthropomorphized triceratops mascot of the Colorado Rockies baseball team
  • A slang term referring to persons of East-Indian descent
  • A type of bell-headed monster from the children's television show Sesame Street
  • A pseudonym/nickname for SAS Bravo Two Zero patrol member, Ian Pring.
  • A character in the 1989 film Dream a Little Dream
  • OED: "Something superlative in a positive sense"
  • Ancient Sumerian word for 'God.'
  • Nickname for NASCARSprint Cup driver AJ Allmendinger.


As a name:


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  • Dinger — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Derek Dinger (* 1987), deutscher Eishockeyspieler Fritz Dinger (Künstler) (1837–1904), deutscher Maler und Kupferstecher Fritz Dinger (Offizier) (1915–1943), Pilot der deutschen Luftwaffe Klaus Dinger… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Dinger — Dinger, Fritz, Kupferstecher, geb. 22. Jan. 1827 in Wald bei Solingen, bildete sich seit 1849 an der Akademie und 1852–56 bei Joseph Keller in Düsseldorf. Er machte sich besonders bekannt durch Stiche in Linienmanier (nach Mintrop, Kröner, Deiker …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • dinger — [diŋ′gər] n. [Slang] BaseballBaseball Slang HOME RUN …   English World dictionary

  • Dinger — 1. Berufsname zu mnd. dinger »Richter«. 2. Herkunftsname zu Ortsnamen wie Ober , Unterding (Bayern), Dingen (Schleswig Holstein, Niedersachsen, Nordrhein Westfalen), Hohentengen (Baden Württemberg), das 1247 als Diengen belegt ist …   Wörterbuch der deutschen familiennamen

  • Dinger — Angebotne Dinger sind selten viel was gut. – Weinhold, 15 …   Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon

  • Dinger Doane — Date of birth October 14, 1893(1893 10 14) Place of birth Natick, MA, United States Date of death June 5, 1949(1949 06 05) (aged 55)[1] Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) …   Wikipedia

  • dinger, go one's...... — Scottish Vernacular Dictionary v To Go yer dinger means to become extremely excited or angry about something, usually involving raised voices, possibly the throwing of everyday household objects, slammed doors and the like.. Example: When mah maw …   English dialects glossary

  • dinger — noun Etymology: perhaps from ding to strike + 2 er Date: 1974 home run 1 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • dinger — /ding euhr/, n. Slang. 1. humdinger. 2. Baseball. See home run. [1800 10; perh. DING1 + ER1] * * * …   Universalium

  • dinger — noun a) A home run The starting pitcher gave up three dingers. b) condom Syn: ding, franger …   Wiktionary

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