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hum·ding·er

   [huhm-ding-er]
noun Informal.
a person, thing, action, or statement of remarkable excellence or effect.
Origin:
1885–90; hum + ding1 + -er1
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humdinger (ˈhʌmˌdɪŋə)
 
—n
1.  something unusually large: a humdinger of a recession
2.  an excellent person or thing: a humdinger of a party
 
[C20: of unknown origin]

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humdinger
1905, Amer.Eng., originally used of beautiful women; probably from dinger, early 19c. slang word for anything superlative.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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humdinger definition

[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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