whopper

  • 11Whopper — Whapper Whap per, Whopper Whop per, n. [See {Whap}.] Something uncommonly large of the kind; something astonishing; applied especially to a bold lie. Now (1998) usually spelled {whopper}. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster +PJC] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 12whopper — Whapper Whap per, Whopper Whop per, n. [See {Whap}.] Something uncommonly large of the kind; something astonishing; applied especially to a bold lie. Now (1998) usually spelled {whopper}. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster +PJC] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 13whopper — whop|per [ˈwɔpə US ˈwa:pər] n informal [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: whop] 1.) a lie ▪ She tells one whopper after another. 2.) something unusually big ▪ The fish Mike caught was a whopper …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14whopper — UK [ˈwɒpə(r)] / US [ˈwɑpər] / US [ˈhwɑpər] noun [countable] Word forms whopper : singular whopper plural whoppers informal 1) a lie Dan s been telling whoppers again. 2) something that is much larger than other things of the same type …

    English dictionary

  • 15whopper — whop|per [ wapər, hwapər ] noun count INFORMAL 1. ) something that is much larger than other things of the same type: That s a whopper of a bump on your head. 2. ) a lie …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 16whopper — noun (C) informal 1 something unusually big: The fish Mike caught was a real whopper! 2 a lie …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17whopper — Noun. 1. Something very large. E.g. He had a whopper of a spot on his nose. 2. A lie. Derived from the use of the adjective form in the phrase a whopping lie …

    English slang and colloquialisms

  • 18whopper — /ˈwɒpə / (say wopuh) noun Colloquial 1. something uncommonly large of its kind. 2. a big lie: *He simply did not know when to believe them; and as soon as he had detected one whopper he was likely to fall for a bigger one. –randolph stow, 1965.… …

  • 19Whopper (disambiguation) — Whopper can mean: * Slang for anything large or imposing. * Slang for a blatant or outrageous lie. * Dublin Irish slang for something great, good or cool . * Slang from North West England / Wales for an idiot / stupid person. * A hamburger sold… …

    Wikipedia

  • 20whopper — noun Etymology: 1whop Date: circa 1712 1. something unusually large or otherwise extreme of its kind 2. an extravagant or monstrous lie …

    New Collegiate Dictionary