whopper
or whap·per
something uncommonly large of its kind.
a big lie.
Origin of whopper
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How to use whopper in a sentence
The new exoplanet, b Centauri b, is also a whopper—it probably has a similar gaseous composition to Jupiter, but it’s at least 10 times more massive.
This newly spotted massive alien planet is confusing astronomers | Hannah Seo | December 9, 2021 | Popular-ScienceIts real competition among those looking to make the switch to eating less meat, however, is the Impossible whopper.
Burger King still pays poverty wages and has only pledged to stop buying abused chickens after immense public pressure, and initiatives like the “Sustainable whopper” aren’t actually very sustainable, more for PR than anything.
The sesame-seed bun says “America,” but the interior of the whopper places you squarely in India.
Twin bistros in Northern Virginia put a personal spin on Indian cooking | Tom Sietsema | March 5, 2021 | Washington PostThe Impossible whopper has about 10 percent more sodium than its beef counterpart.
His book, not their fast-food chain, is the true Home of the whopper.
I guess Madame whopper slept in another tent; anyway, we didn't see her.
Roy Blakely, Pathfinder | Percy Keese FitzhughHe said Madame whopper had gained fifty pounds and she made Mr. Costello give her a raise.
Roy Blakely, Pathfinder | Percy Keese FitzhughThe "Woolwich whopper," for all his height and overwhelming weight, seemed to toe the scratch with awkward reluctance.
If the relative position of the wafers remained for an hour unchanged, there was no hope for poor John whopper.
John Whopper | Thomas March ClarkBut anyway, Madame whopper could eat all she wanted to; she was the fat lady.
Roy Blakely, Pathfinder | Percy Keese Fitzhugh
British Dictionary definitions for whopper
/ (ˈwɒpə) /
anything uncommonly large of its kind
a big lie
Origin of whopper
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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