"humdinger" meaning in All languages combined

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  "etymology_text": "US origin, perhaps a blend of hummer (“something that moves fast”) + dinger (“something outstanding”). First attested in a newspaper article in the Daily Enterprise of June 4, 1883, at Livingston, Montana.",
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "text": "Most of the questions were pretty easy, but that last one was a humdinger.",
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          "ref": "1961, Joseph Heller, Catch-22, London: Vintage Books, published 2010, →ISBN, page 22:",
          "text": "“—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.",
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        {
          "ref": "2011 July 19, Robbie Brown, “Arkansas Town Draws a Line on Clubs”, in New York Times:",
          "text": "“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.",
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        "Something that is particularly outstanding, unusual, or exceptional."
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        "(informal) Something that is particularly outstanding, unusual, or exceptional."
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      "ipa": "/hʌmˈdɪŋ.ɚ/",
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        "US"
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪŋə(ɹ)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "humdinger"
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          "text": "“—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.",
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