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whopper

Or whap·per

[hwop-er, wop-]

noun

Informal.
  1. something uncommonly large of its kind.

  2. a big lie.



whopper

/ ˈwɒpə /

noun

  1. anything uncommonly large of its kind

  2. a big lie

“Collins 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of whopper1

First recorded in 1775–85; whop + -er 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of whopper1

C18: from whop
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Example Sentences

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You have invested so prodigiously that you have left yourself with a whopper of a tax bill if you were to withdraw large sums now.

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Ms Crickmore said she spoiled her flea-bitten plant with masses of manure and plenty of water to produce the whopper.

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I’m not sure about you, but 2025 has been a whopper of a year so far.

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The answer, in a report now circulating through City Hall, is a whopper: $21.7 billion over a decade.

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Trump isn’t the only one pedaling fake accusations, and his whoppers aren’t the craziest.

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