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Pronunciation / Transliteration: hōmuran
"彼はセンターへ大きなホームランを放った。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A home run in baseball, especially one hit with great force.
"He hit a massive dinger over the right-field wall to win the game." - 2
Something remarkable, exceptional, or of excellent quality.
"That storm last night was a real dinger with all that thunder and lightning."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the slang suffix -er attached to 'ding', echoing the sound of a bell or impact. Originally used in the late 19th century to describe something remarkable or outstanding, it later gained prominent usage in North American baseball terminology to denote a home run.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dinger" is said worldwide
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coup de circuit
Transliteration: koo duh seer-kwee
"Il a frappé un superbe coup de circuit."
Homerun
Transliteration: hom-run
"Er schlug einen spektakulären Homerun."
fuoricampo
Transliteration: fwo-ree-kam-po
"Ha segnato un fuoricampo decisivo."
jonrón
Transliteration: hon-ron
"Conectó un jonrón con las bases llenas."
home-run
Transliteration: homy-run
"Ele bateu um home-run incrível."
होम रन
Transliteration: hom ran
"उसने मैच में एक शानदार होम रन मारा।"
本垒打
Transliteration: běn lěi dǎ
"他在 ninth 局 hit 了一个本垒打。"
홈런
Transliteration: hom-reon
"타자는 경기 종료 직전 극적인 홈런을 쳤다."
ホームラン
Transliteration: hōmuran
"彼はセンターへ大きなホームランを放った。"
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