DINGER

Etymology

Noun

dinger (plural dingers)

A bell or chime.

The suspended clapper of a bell.

One who rings a bell.

(baseball) A home run.

(North America, slang) The penis.

(US, slang) Something outstanding or exceptional, a humdinger.

(Australian slang, dated) A condom.

(Australian slang) The buttocks, the anus.

(Australian slang) A catapult, a shanghai.

Synonyms

• (penis): see also penis

• (buttocks, anus): ding

• (condom): franger

• See also condom

Anagrams

• Ginder, Reding, dering, engird, girned, grinde, reding, ringed

Source: Wiktionary



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