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humdinger

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hum⋅ding⋅er

  [huhm-ding-er]
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–noun Informal.
a person, thing, action, or statement of remarkable excellence or effect.
Origin:
1885–90; hum + ding 1 + -er 1
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hum·ding·er   (hŭm'dĭng'ər)   
n.   Slang
One that is extraordinary or remarkable: a humdinger of a blizzard.

[Origin unknown.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
humdinger [ˈhəm(ˈdɪŋɚ)]

and hummer
  1. n.
    someone or something excellent. (Caution with hummer. See also hum job.) : Now, this one is a real humdinger. , Man, that's a hummer!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

humdinger 
1905, Amer.Eng., originally used of beautiful women; probably from dinger, early 19c. slang word for anything superlative.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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