humdinger

[huhm-ding-er] /ˈhʌmˈdɪŋ ər/

noun, Informal.

a person, thing, action, or statement of remarkable excellence or effect.

Origin

1885-90; hum + ding¹ + -er¹

Examples from the web for humdinger

So if you were an early cell phone adapter, you were getting some humdinger rays into your head.

British Dictionary definitions for humdinger

/ˈhʌmˌdɪŋə/

noun (slang)

something unusually large: a humdinger of a recession

an excellent person or thing: a humdinger of a party

Word Origin

C20: of unknown origin

Word Origin and History for humdinger

1905, American English, originally used of beautiful women; probably from dinger, early 19c. slang word for anything superlative; also cf. hummer.

Slang definitions & phrases for humdinger

noun

A person or thing that is remarkable, wonderful, superior, etc; beaut, lollapalooza: Arnold Moss gave us a humdinger of a talk (1905+)