单词 | humdinger |
释义 | humdingern. 1. A remarkable or outstanding person or thing, anything of notable excellence. slang (originally U.S.). ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [noun] > excellent person or thing carbunclea1350 swanc1386 phoenixc1400 diamondc1440 broocha1464 surmounterc1500 sovereign?a1513 primrose peerless1523 superlative1577 transcendent1593 Arabian birda1616 crack1637 first rate1681 peach1710 phoenicle1711 admiration1717 spanker1751 first-raterc1760 no slouch of1767 nailer1806 tip-topper1822 ripper1825 ripstaver1828 apotheosis1832 clinker1836 clipper1836 bird1839 keener1839 ripsnorter1840 beater1845 firecracker1845 pumpkin1845 screamer1846 stunner1847 bottler1855 beaut1866 bobby-dazzler1866 one out of the box1867 stem-winder1875 corker1877 trimmer1878 hot stuff1884 daisy1886 jim-dandy1887 cracker1891 jim-hickey1895 peacherino1896 pippin1897 alpha plus1898 peacherine1900 pip1900 humdinger1905 bosker1906 hummer1907 good egg1914 superstar1914 the berries1918 bee's knee1923 the cat's whiskers1923 smash1923 smash hit1923 brahma1925 dilly1935 piss-cutter1935 killer1937 killer-diller1938 a hard act to follow1942 peacheroo1942 bitch1946 brammerc1950 hot shit1960 Tiffany1973 bollocks1981 1905 Dial. Notes 3 62 Hum-dinger, term of admiration. ‘She's a humdinger.’ 1916 ‘B. M. Bower’ Phantom Herd vi. 100 That pit'cher's a humdinger! 1926 Brit. Weekly 12 Aug. 399/1 They showed me a new game. I tell you Red, it's a humdinger. 1926 Brit. Weekly 2 Sept. 456/3 She was a humdinger. She even puts a brand on Brangwyn, and she's no slouch. 1935 Punch 10 Apr. 399/2 Say, she knew her own mind, did that jane. A regular humdinger of a dame. 1937 N. Marsh Vintage Murder vii. 72 I reckon he's all right. Gosh, I reckon he's a humdinger. 1943 J. L. Hunt & A. G. Pringle Service Slang 40 A humdinger, any fast aircraft or vehicle; any engine which runs really well. 1958 Times 16 June 4/4 The last set was a humdinger, to use a transatlantic expression. 2. Electronics. A voltage divider connected across the heater circuit of a valve with the variable tap connected to a source of fixed potential, so that the hum introduced by the heater can be reduced by suitably biasing it with respect to the cathode. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electronics > electronic devices or components > thermionic valve > [noun] > device used for indirect heating of > device reducing hum of humdinger1938 1938 Admiralty Handbk. Wireless Telegr. II. Index Humdinger. 1947 Electronic Engin. 19 82/3 It is..suggested that the centre point on the ‘humdinger’ be returned to a suitable tapping on the cathode bias battery. 1967 P. Spring Tape Recorders vii. 90 It is customary to have a centre-tapped heater winding, or better still, a humdinger. This is adjusted until the hum level is at a minimum. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1905 |
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