whopper
or whap·per
[hwop-er, wop-]
- something uncommonly large of its kind.
- a big lie.
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Origin of whopper
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His book, not their fast-food chain, is the true Home of the Whopper.
whopper
- anything uncommonly large of its kind
- a big lie
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Word Origin for whopper
C18: from whop
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Word Origin and History for whopper
1785, formed as if from whop (v.) "to beat, overcome." Meaning "big lie" is recorded first in 1791. Whopping "large, big, impressive" is attested by 1620s.
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