humdinger

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /hʌmˈdɪŋ.ə(ɹ)/ (US) IPA(key): /hʌmˈdɪŋ.ɚ/ Rhymes: -ɪŋə(ɹ) === Noun === humdinger (plural humdingers) (informal) Something that is particularly outstanding, unusual, or exceptional. === Further reading === “humdinger”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “humdinger”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.