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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. Slang One that is extraordinary or remarkable: a humdinger of a blizzard.

Wiktionary

  1. n. Something that is particularly outstanding, unusual, or exceptional.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. someone of remarkable excellence

Etymologies

  1. Of obscure origin. (Wiktionary)
  2. Origin unknown. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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.”

    CNN Transcript Jul 21, 2009

  • “Jane, you used the term humdinger about three segments ago.”

    CNN Transcript Jul 17, 2009

  • “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.”

    CNN Transcript Jul 21, 2009

  • “My favorite is a "humdinger" - a scoop of vanilla ice cream in the bottom, chocolate snowball, topped off with extra marshmallow.”

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  • “When we do get a rain here it is usually what the boys call a humdinger," said Rhoda.”

    Nan Sherwood at Rose Ranch

  • “But as investigators soon discovered, this has become, in Sheriff Morgan's memorable description, one "humdinger" of a case.”

    Newsweek: Murder in the Panhandle

  • “I choose to believe that it's short for "humdinger"?”

    Oh, and...

  • “That's going to be what Marty would call a 'humdinger' of a storm, Janice.”

    How Janice Day Won

  • “Captain Hunniwell, after a chuckle of appreciation over the "humdinger," began to tell his friend what little he had learned concerning the Armstrongs.”

    Shavings

  • “Meanwhile, the club's assistant manager Ray Wilkins is looking forward to a 'humdinger' against Liverpool.”

    Give Me Football Featured Content

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  1. excellence

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