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

On Monday night, the writers presented me with a real humdinger of a stupid thing to make famous people do: putting something in their mouths that was either sweet, savory, or a piece of paper. —Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2024

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

Word History

Etymology

probably alteration of hummer

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above