Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Slang One that is extraordinary or remarkable: a humdinger of a blizzard.
Wiktionary
- n. Something that is particularly outstanding, unusual, or exceptional.
WordNet 3.0
- n. someone of remarkable excellence
Etymologies
- Origin unknown.
Examples
“KING: You have used the term humdinger, saying, that when people understand all of the information about this case, all of the facts it will be one humdinger of a case.”
“Jane, you used the term humdinger about three segments ago.”
“KING: You have used the term humdinger, saying that, when people understand all of the information about this case, all of the facts, it will be one humdinger of a case.”
“My favorite is a "humdinger" - a scoop of vanilla ice cream in the bottom, chocolate snowball, topped off with extra marshmallow.”
“When we do get a rain here it is usually what the boys call a humdinger," said Rhoda.”
“But as investigators soon discovered, this has become, in Sheriff Morgan's memorable description, one "humdinger" of a case.”
“I choose to believe that it's short for "humdinger"?”
“That's going to be what Marty would call a 'humdinger' of a storm, Janice.”
“Captain Hunniwell, after a chuckle of appreciation over the "humdinger," began to tell his friend what little he had learned concerning the Armstrongs.”
“Meanwhile, the club's assistant manager Ray Wilkins is looking forward to a 'humdinger' against Liverpool.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘humdinger’.
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old timey talk
Words or Sayings from the 1920's or whatever that no one really uses anymore (at least in that context).
scram, bearcat, heavens to betsy, dick, double-cross, ducky, gams, goofy, hooch, jalopy, john, joe and 174 more...
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Words and Names that Sound Naughty but Aren't
For whatever reason, speaking some words and names can just make you feel dirty. What words might you feel uncomfortable uttering in front of your 8-year-old child or 80-year-old grandmother?
peter o'toole, cockpit, bangkok, ballcock, titmouse, lipsitz, shih tzu, niggardly, andy dick, sausage roll, humdinger, debugger and 3 more...
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Folksy Compounds
Those great mashup words that sound like somebody's grampa made them up.
flabbergasted, flibbertigibbet, fussbudget, snickerpuss, chickabiddy, clapperclaw, screaming meemies, snicker-snack, hornswoggle, humdinger, crinkum-crankum
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Words That Sound Naughty, but Aint
I'm quite sure there already must be a list for this somewhere. But I want.
coccyx, cumquat, bangkok, ramjet, titmouse, seersucker, woodpecker, hormone, phuket, cockade, dicker, country and 13 more...

bilby bellbird? Mar 6, 2010
sionnach What do you get if you cross a doorbell with a hummingbird? Mar 6, 2010