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whop⋅per

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

Origin:
1775–85; whop + -er 1
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whop·per   (hwŏp'ər, wŏp'-)   
n.   Slang

  1. Something exceptionally big or remarkable.

  2. A gross untruth.


[From whopping.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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whopper

  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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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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