humdinger
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- noun
- /ˈhʌmˌdɪŋər/
- Informal
- Tonight's concert is expected to be a real humdinger, showcasing the best talent in the city.
- a real humdinger
- one humdinger
Examples
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We’re just minutes away from our second match of the day, which promises to be a real humdinger, as they say.
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As mindless oversimplifications go, that one of yours is a real humdinger.
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Sounds like a humdinger of a night.
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Certainly, I had a humdinger last night, if it was a dream.
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It's a real humdinger, honey!
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Ooh, that was a humdinger.
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I think it's sweet that he calls you a humdinger.
Fiction book (2000) -
Wouldn't that be a humdinger?
Fiction book (1998) -
The meetings are sometimes sparsely attended, but the last one was a humdinger.
Blog text (31) -
If they didn't exhaust themselves with their Europa League efforts, this game will be a humdinger.
Blog text (12)
Synonyms
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Something or someone that is very exciting and impressive
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Something very impressive that makes people stop and look
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A person or thing that is very good and surprising
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Something very impressive that causes great surprise
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A person or thing that is unusually good
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A person or thing that is very good and impressive
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A very big success, like a popular film
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Something very fast or impressive
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Something that is very good or impressive
Antonyms
How Impressive
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- Informal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Humdinger probably comes from joining hum ('a buzz' or 'big noise') and dinger ('something that hits or rings'). A helpful way to remember it is to picture something so impressive it makes a loud buzz, which is why a humdinger is an exceptionally impressive person or thing.