whopper

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

whop + -er.

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whopper (plural whoppers)

1. something remarkably large
   • Professor Marvel, talking to his horse, in The Wizard of Oz: "There's a storm blowing up, Sylvester -- a 'whopper', speaking in the vernacular of the peasantry."
2. an outrageous lie

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