humdinger

noun

hum·​ding·​er ˈhəm-ˈdiŋ-ər 

: a striking or extraordinary person or thing

That was one humdinger of a storm.

Synonyms

• beaut
• beauty
• bee's knees
• cat's meow
• corker
• crackerjack
• crackajack
• daisy
• dandy
• dilly
• doozy
• doozie
• doozer
• dream
• honey
• hot stuff
• hummer
• jim-dandy
• knockout
• lollapalooza
• lulu [slang]
• nifty
• peach
• pip
• pippin
• ripper
• ripsnorter
• snorter
• sockdolager
• sockdologer
• standout
• sweetheart

Examples of humdinger in a Sentence

The last storm was a real humdinger!

I hear we're in for another humdinger of a storm!

Recent Examples on the Web

This augurs to be a humdinger of an election, as only a small number of undecided voters in a small number of battleground states really count for an Electoral College victory. —Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2024

Live updates:Republican National Convention 2024 starts in Milwaukee ''The speech ... was going to be a humdinger,'' Trump said. —Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 15 July 2024

There were other horological humdingers on display this week, too. —Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 Mar. 2024

He’s got a mullet, too — a real humdinger, with stringy long strands in the back that don’t connect in any way with the short mop on top. —Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Jan. 2024

Word History

Etymology

probably alteration of hummer

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above