humdinger

[ huhm-ding-er ]
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nounInformal.
  1. a person, thing, action, or statement of remarkable excellence or effect.

Origin of humdinger

1
First recorded in 1900–05; of uncertain origin; perhaps from hum + ding1 + -er1

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How to use humdinger in a sentence

  • He says he knows your mine; it's the Golden Prize, and it's a bonanza; regular humdinger!

    The Pike's Peak Rush | Edwin L. Sabin
  • I shouldnt wonder, when it does get here, if it turns out to be a humdinger.

  • This is a humdinger of a storm, and its goin to get worse and worse from now on.

  • Won't go in this reel, but she'll make a humdinger in some other.

    Steve Yeager | William MacLeod Raine

British Dictionary definitions for humdinger

humdinger

/ (ˈhʌmˌdɪŋə) /


nounslang
  1. something unusually large: a humdinger of a recession

  2. an excellent person or thing: a humdinger of a party

Origin of humdinger

1
C20: of unknown origin

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