Whopper
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈwɒp.ə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Whopper is a noun meaning (informal) Something remarkably large.
Meaning
(informal) Something remarkably large.
More Meanings
- (informal) An outrageous or blatant lie.
Example Sentences
There's a storm blowing up, Sylvester—a 'whopper', speaking in the vernacular of the peasantry.
Coming out with a whopper now. Rhapsodies about damn all. Believes his own lies. Does really. Wonderful liar. But want a good memory.
I’d gone out pike fishing, bless you, never thinking of a trout, and when I saw that whopper on the end of my line, blest if it didn’t quite take me aback. Well, you see, he weighed twenty-six pound.
I’ve just run down from Ulster County to look at the town, bein’ that the hayin’s over with. Gosh! but it’s a whopper. I thought Poughkeepsie was some punkins; but this here town is five times as big.
Word Forms
- whoppers
Synonyms for whopper
Depending on context, synonyms include whacker.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include whacker, giant, tale, lie, exhibit, room.
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