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HUMDINGER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does humdinger mean?
• HUMDINGER (noun)
The noun HUMDINGER has 1 sense:
1. someone of remarkable excellence
Familiarity information: HUMDINGER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone of remarkable excellence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Context example:
a humdinger of a secretary
Hypernyms ("humdinger" is a kind of...):
apotheosis; ideal; nonesuch; nonpareil; nonsuch; paragon; saint (model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal)
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