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humdinger

/hʌmˈdɪŋ.ə(ɹ)/ UK
/hʌmˈdɪŋ.ɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ɪŋə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

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.

noun humdingers

informal Something that is particularly outstanding, unusual, or exceptional. Most of the questions were pretty easy, but that last one was a humdinger.

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"humdinger." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/humdinger. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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humdinger. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/humdinger

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"humdinger." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/humdinger.

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@misc{humdinger_2026,
  title = {humdinger},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/humdinger},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}