It is interesting, but not altogether surprising, that baseball lingo has so many expressions for a home run. Arguably, no one event in a baseball game is more dramatic than the home run.
So, despite my affinity for doubles, the following are expressions for a home run:
- homer
- dinger (also: ding-dong)
- tater
- long fly
- round tripper
- four bagger
- jack
- jimmy jack (usually a three-run homer)
- grand slam
- upper deck shot
- moon shot
- clout
- swat
- belt
- gopher
- salami (or, grand salami, if a grand slam)
- haymaker
- rainmaker
- money ball
- the whole enchilada
Here are the expressions used for the act of hitting a home run or what happens to the baseball as a result of a home run:
- went deep
- went yard
- launched one
- touched them all
- got all of it
- jacked one
- cranked one
- unloaded one
- took the pitcher deep
- left the yard
- outta here!
- gone!
- I don't think he's going catch that one!
Many thanks to kthejoker for his additions.
(Note: Please /msg me if I've left any out and you don't want to make your own w/u.)