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whopper

or whap·per

[ hwop-er, wop- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Informal.

whopper

/ ˈwɒpə /

Origin of whopper¹

First recorded in 1775–85; whop + -er ¹

Origin of whopper¹

C18: from whop

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.

He said Madame Whopper had gained fifty pounds and she made Mr. Costello give her a raise.

The "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.

But anyway, Madame Whopper could eat all she wanted to; she was the fat lady.

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