Why is a home run called a dinger

Etymology

perhaps from ding to strike + -er entry 2

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

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Slang term for home run in baseball.

Moreover, what does Dinger mean? dinger in American English 1. a person, thing, action, or statement of remarkable excellence or effect; humdinger. 2. Baseball See home run.

Additionally, how do you hit a dinger in baseball?

Considering this, where does the word Dinger come from? 1819, “to sound as metal when struck,” possibly abstracted from ding-dong (1550s), which is of imitative origin. The meaning “to deal heavy blows” is c. 1300, probably from Old Norse.

Beside the above, what does Dinger mean in Irish slang? 10. Dinger. Not to be confused with a small rubber boat, this is a term of endearment reserved for the attractive. Example: “Your ma’s a right little dinger. No offence.”(Australian slang) A condom. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:condom. (Australian slang) The buttocks, the anus. quotations ▼ Synonym: ding. Let′s leave them to sit on their dingers for a while.

Why can’t I hit a homerun?

If you want to hit a home run, you’ll need to have a more exaggerated load, or momentum, than if you were just trying to hit the ball to get on base. That way, you’ll have a more explosive swing so you’ll be able to apply more force to the ball.

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Definition. A four-seam fastball is almost always the fastest and straightest pitch a pitcher throws. It is also generally the most frequently utilized. The four-seam fastball is typically one of the easiest pitches for a pitcher to place, because of the lack of movement on the pitch.

Definition. A home run occurs when a batter hits a fair ball and scores on the play without being put out or without the benefit of an error. In almost every instance of a home run, a batter hits the ball in the air over the outfield fence in fair territory.

Who was dinger?

Dinger is the official mascot of the Colorado Rockies and if children didn’t like mascots enough to begin with, Dinger is also a dinosaur, another item often of great interest to children. Dinger made his debut on April 16, 1994, at Mile High Stadium.

What does Jam mean in baseball?

The Wikipedia glossary of baseball defines a “jam” as a situation “when runners are in scoring position with less than two outs and good hitters coming up.” The New Dickson Baseball Dictionary defines a “jam” as “a difficult situation during a game.” It continues: “Usually it is said that a pitcher is in a “jam” when …

What does Dinger mean in history?

German: occupational name from Middle High German dingære, Middle Low German dinger ‘judge’, ‘arbiter’.

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What is a pretty girl called in Ireland?

Colleen – definition of colleen by The Free Dictionary.

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What does Dinger mean in Sumerian?

A pseudonym/nickname for SAS Bravo Two Zero patrol member, Ian Pring. A character in the 1989 film Dream a Little Dream. Dinger or dingir, the Ancient Sumerian word for “god”

It's no secret that reddit's baseball fans are fascinated with dongs. Not this dong (Well, that too), but dongs of this nature. We even have an entire subreddit devoted to Monster Dongs.

For the longest time, I thought it was a term we coined, something unique to reddit.

So where did it come from?

My search first began on r/KCRoyals. It was on the Royals sub that I was first introduced to the term dong. Everything from their nicknames for players, to their upvote animation is dong related. Because of this, I mistakenly hypothesized that the term originated on the Royals sub.

The first use of dong on r/KCRoyals that I could find is this post on April 17, 2014. As you can see, people seem to be familiar with the term at this time, but some people were still resistant to the nickname. All searches for the term "dong" in earlier posts and comments have come up empty. Either the original thread was removed, or google just doesn't want to put forth the effort. 1

I then broadened my search to r/baseball. With the help of /u/thedeejus, we were able to find reddit's first us of the term "dong" to describe a home run here on August 19, 2010. As you can see, the term wasn't well received. The OP has not been active for over three years, so I doubted that I could question them for their source of the term and moved on to other early mentions of the term.

Fortunatley, the user behind the second earliest post is still very active and none other than /u/Hanshinfan. Any fan of Japanese baseball on reddit is familiar with /u/hanshinfan, a former member of Hanshin Tigers' ouendan. We were able to message him and get insight from him an where he picked up on the term.

We initially thought dong may have been a Japanese term, but /u/hanshinfan quickly corrected us, explaining that the "ng" sound is not in Japanese. He pointed us to an old Budweiser ad, with none other than Joe Buck, himself. His "catchphrase" ends on the word dong. The working hypothesis was that the catchphrase actually got picked up and then shortened over the years.

For a while we wrestled with this discovery. Considering the flack Buck gets on r/baseball, we were concerned users would be resistant to the discovery that their beloved dongs originated with none other than Joe Buck, himself.

Fortunately, the rabbit hole was not yet over. /u/hanshinfan again came to the rescue and sent us another link.

Here in this baseball dictionary, you can see the term was first recorded in 1987 as a Seattle Mariner's term. In 1987, it was called a "Dome dong," a home run hit inside a dome. Later, you can see that in the 90's "dong" began to exist on its own and be a simple term for all home runs.

Another term I have come across in my search is "Ding Dong." Some sources say that players would shout it from the dugout when a catcher got hit in the helmet by a foul tip. However, other sources (link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_baseball_(D)) say it is used as another term for a home run.

I cannot place dates on when "Ding Dong" first came to use, nor find early sources of people using "Ding Dong" to describe a home run. With that said, it would make sense if the term "Ding Dong" came before "Dome Dong" and actually influenced the Seattle term.

So my working theory is "Ding Dong" evolved into "Dome Dong," then the "dome" got dropped and "Dong" began to exist on it's own in the 90's, however it wasn't used frequently in print until internet forums came about. Considering dong has been slang for penis for over 100 years, it's not surprising that the term didn't take off to the level it did until print media became more digital and allowed for more anonymity from its writers.

Hope you enjoyed reading about my research.

1 Further research shows that in the Game thread from April 16, 2014. Moose hit a home run and there was no mention of "dong." Then, in the Game Thread from April 18, 2014 Moose hits a second home run and we see several dong mentions. The above "MooseDong" post was posted on April 17, 2014.