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▪ I. † dinger1 Obs.
? = ding n.3
1533J. Kene in Weaver Wells Wills (1890) 40, Ij candel-styks of latyn, vj dyngers of pewter.
▪ II. dinger2 dial. and slang (orig. and chiefly U.S.).|ˈdɪŋə(r)|
[f. ding v.1 3.]
Something superlative; a ‘humdinger’.
1809Amer. Mag. Nov. 1 This land of our dads..is a dinger at nailing the scads. 1892Leeds Merc. Suppl. 22 Oct. 8/8 Dinger, anything of a superlative character, as in size, quality, &c. ‘It's a dinger.’ 1904Topeka (Kan.) Daily Capital 1 June 4 The alfalfa crop this year is going to be a ‘dinger’. 1939Steinbeck Grapes of Wrath iv. 37 See how good the corn come along until the dust got up. Been a dinger of a crop. |