whopper

[hwop-er, wop-] Origin

whop·per

[hwop-er, wop-]
noun Informal.
1.
something uncommonly large of its kind.
2.
a big lie.
Also, whapper.


Origin:
1775–85; whop + -er1
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Whopper is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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whopper (ˈwɒpə)
 
n
1.  anything uncommonly large of its kind
2.  a big lie
 
[C18: from whop]

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Word Origin & History

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 1625.
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Slang Dictionary

whopper definition


  1. n.
    something that is of relatively great size. : It was a whopper of an argument.
  2. n.
    a very big lie. : That one's a whopper. I don't believe a word of it.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Computing Dictionary

Whopper definition


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