Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that is extraordinary or remarkable.
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- noun Something that is particularly
outstanding ,unusual , orexceptional .
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- noun someone of remarkable excellence
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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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.
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Jane, you used the term humdinger about three segments ago.
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Jane, you used the term humdinger about three segments ago.
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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.
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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 Annie Roe Carr
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But as investigators soon discovered, this has become, in Sheriff Morgan's memorable description, one "humdinger" of a case.
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I choose to believe that it's short for "humdinger"?
Oh, and... Ann Althouse 2006
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"That's going to be what Marty would call a 'humdinger' of a storm, Janice."
How Janice Day Won Helen Beecher Long
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Captain Hunniwell, after a chuckle of appreciation over the "humdinger," began to tell his friend what little he had learned concerning the Armstrongs.
Shavings Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907
sionnach commented on the word humdinger
What do you get if you cross a doorbell with a hummingbird?
March 6, 2010
bilby commented on the word humdinger
bellbird?
March 6, 2010