humdinger
/hʌmˈdɪŋə
/noun informal
A remarkable or outstanding person or thing of its kind: a humdinger of a funny story...
- People who can't wait until the end of October to get their live electronic fix will be pleased to hear that this weekend offers a few humdingers.
- Yes, there have been humdingers in the past, and as long as the prize exists it will doubtless continue to create controversy for its selections.
- It will be a humdinger.
Origin
Early 20th century (originally US): of unknown origin.
Rhymes
- Fabianism
- Fabianist
- Fabius
- fable
- fabled
- fabler
- fabless
- fabliau
- Fablon
- Fabre, Jean Henri
- Fabriano, Gentile da
- fabric
- fabricate
- fabrication
- fabricator
- fabric conditioner
- Fabricius, Johann Christian
- fabric softener
- fabrosaur
- fabrosaurid
- Fabrosaurus
- Fabry–Pérot interferometer
- fabulate
- fabulation
- fabulator