humdinger

[ huhm-ding-er ]

/ ˈhʌmˈdɪŋ ər /

a person, thing, action, or statement of remarkable excellence or effect.

Origin of humdinger

First recorded in 1885–90; hum + ding¹ + -er¹

And with this first step he takes on a humdinger of a theological problem: Why do bad things happen to good canines?

Are You There, Nobody? It’s Me, Margaret |Candida Moss |October 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Giuliani in 2008 also delivered a humdinger, although it wasn't Lofty like the other two.

Quasi-Random Responses to Comments from the Previous Thread |Michael Tomasky |August 29, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
And compared with his recent speeches, it wasn't entirely a humdinger of verbiage.

A Fair and Balanced Address |Tunku Varadarajan |August 31, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
This is a humdinger of a storm, and its goin to get worse and worse from now on.

The Corner House Girls Snowbound |Grace Brooks Hill

Course, I like to watch Vee in action, for she sure is a humdinger when she gets started.

The House of Torchy |Sewell Ford
There had been several small ones in that vicinity, but this was what Andy termed a "humdinger."

The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle |Laura Lee Hope
I shouldnt wonder, when it does get here, if it turns out to be a humdinger.

The Corner House Girls Snowbound |Grace Brooks Hill
Won't go in this reel, but she'll make a humdinger in some other.

Steve Yeager |William MacLeod Raine

humdinger

/ (ˈhʌmˌdɪŋə) /

something unusually large a humdinger of a recession

an excellent person or thing a humdinger of a party

C20: of unknown origin