whopper
or whap·per
[ hwop-er, wop- ]
/ ˈʰwɒp ər, ˈwɒp- /
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noun Informal.
something uncommonly large of its kind.
a big lie.
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whopper
/ (ˈwɒpə) /
noun informal
anything uncommonly large of its kind
a big lie
Word Origin for whopper
C18: from whop
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