[ UK /hˈʌmdɪŋɡɐ/ ]
[ US /ˈhəmdɪŋɝ/ ]
NOUN
  1. someone of remarkable excellence
    a humdinger of a secretary
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How To Use humdinger In A Sentence

  • His girl - friend is a real humdinger.
  • His concluding paragraph is a bit of a humdinger, though, and is worth quoting in full.
  • Blogging Tory: "By graciously sacrificing his government in order to show how the leftists will stoop to ANYTHING in their mad quest for power, and leaving the recession to be blamed on THEM, harper has once again performed a double triple-axle summersault pirouette of a humdinger of a ... blah, blah, blah. Oh, for fuck's sake, Stephen!
  • She is well-known in the region's jazz circles with a humdinger of a voice.
  • Jane, you used the term humdinger about three segments ago. CNN Transcript Jul 17, 2009
  • I bet it will be a humdinger, and if I weren't so tired, my brother about to exit, and my mental health in need of lots of after-hours cosseting, I would be there.
  • I choose to believe that it's short for "humdinger"? Oh, and...
  • Once again it's final time and after some marvellous competitive action in the opening rounds patrons can look forward to a real humdinger of a decider.
  • America is up for a humdinger of an election - just like our own nail-biter. The Sun
  • 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.
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