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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 excellenceplay

  Familiarity information: HUMDINGER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HUMDINGER (noun)


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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