humdingerとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /hʌmˈdɪŋ.ə(ɹ)/
• (米国発音) IPA^(key): /hʌmˈdɪŋ.ɚ/
• 韻: -ɪŋə(ɹ)

名詞

humdinger (複数形 humdingers)

1. (informal) Something that is particularly outstanding, unusual, or exceptional.

   Most of the questions were pretty easy, but that last one was a humdinger.

   • 1961, Joseph Heller, Catch-22, London: Vintage Books, published 2010, →ISBN, page 22:

     “—immense. I'm a real, slam-bang, honest-to-goodness, three-fisted humdinger. I'm a bona fide supraman.” “Superman?” Clevinger cried. “Superman?” “Supraman,” Yossarian corrected.

   • 2011 July 19, Robbie Brown, “Arkansas Town Draws a Line on Clubs”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     “I’ve seen some humdingers, but never any ordinance like this,” said Mark Hayes, general counsel for the Arkansas Municipal League, an organization for towns and cities.