Synonym Game

whopping

[hwop-ing, wop-] Origin

whop·ping

[hwop-ing, wop-]
adjective Informal.
1.
very large of its kind; thumping: We caught four whopping trout.
adverb
2.
extremely; exceedingly: a whopping big lie.

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Whopping is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
Also, whapping.


Origin:
1615–25; whop + -ing2
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whop

[hwop, wop] verb, whopped, whop·ping, noun Informal.
verb (used with object)
1.
to strike forcibly.
2.
to defeat soundly, as in a contest.
3.
to put or pull violently; whip: to whop out a book.
verb (used without object)
4.
to plump suddenly down; flop.
noun
5.
a forcible blow.
6.
the sound made by it.
7.
a bump; heavy fall.
Also, whap, wap.


Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English, variant of wap
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whopping (ˈwɒpɪŋ)
 
adj
informal uncommonly large

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whop
"to beat, strike," c.1440, of imitative origin; cf. Welsh chwap "a stroke," also of imitative origin; cf. also wap.
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whopping (great) definition


  1. mod.
    enormous. : What a whopping fool he is!
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