whopper
noun
something uncommonly large of its kind.
whoppers
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pluralof whopper.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In fact, out of the seven La Niñas seen over the last 15 years, three were whoppers when it came to rain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025
There’s very little she says in “Chimp Crazy” to the lawyers and judges hounding that’s true, but the biggest whoppers she tells highlight her self-delusion.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2024
That part of the Middle East doesn’t get many storms, but when it does, they are whoppers that dwarf what people in the United States are used to, Maue said.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2024
"Those inflation numbers were absolute whoppers, big big upside surprise to the numbers," Chris Scicluna, head of research at Daiwa Capital Markets, said.
From Reuters ● Mar. 30, 2022
Thwaites received four strokes, and by gum, they were four real whoppers.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
