humdinger

English

Etymology

Of obscure origin.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /hʌmˈdɪŋə(ɹ)/
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋə(r)

Noun

humdinger (plural humdingers)

  1. (informal) Something that is particularly outstanding, unusual, or exceptional.
    Most of the questions were pretty easy, but that last one was a humdinger.
    • 1961 (republished 2010), Joseph Heller, Catch-22, London: Vintage Books, ISBN 978-0-09-955218-5, page 22:
      [']I'm a real, slam-bang, honest-to-goodness, three-fisted humdinger. I'm a bona fide supraman.' 'Superman?' Clevinger cried. 'Superman?' 'Supraman,' Yossarian corrected.
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