humdinger
Meaning
Something that is particularly outstanding, unusual, or exceptional.
Synonyms
Translations
crack
Experte
ειδικός
expert
الإستثنائيPronounced as (IPA)
/hʌmˈdɪŋ.ə(ɹ)/
Etymology
US origin, perhaps a blend of hummer (“something that moves fast”) + dinger (“something outstanding”). First attested in a newspaper article in the Daily Enterprise of June 4, 1883, at Livingston, Montana.
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