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whop·per
(wŏp′ər, hwŏp′-)n. Slang
1. Something exceptionally big or remarkable.
2. A gross untruth.
[From whopping.]
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whopper
(ˈwɒpə)n
1. anything uncommonly large of its kind
2. a big lie
[C18: from whop]
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whop•per
(ˈʰwɒp ər, ˈwɒp-)n. Informal.
1. something uncommonly large of its kind.
2. a big lie.
[1775–85]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() lie, prevarication - a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth |
2. | whopper - something especially big or impressive of its kind thing - an entity that is not named specifically; "I couldn't tell what the thing was" |
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whopper
noun
1. big lie, fabrication, falsehood, untruth, tall story (informal), fable He's always telling whoppers about his sex life.
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whopper
noun1. Slang. One that is extraordinarily large and powerful:
2. Slang. An untrue declaration:
canard, cock-and-bull story, falsehood, falsity, fib, fiction, inveracity, lie, misrepresentation, misstatement, prevarication, story, tale, untruth.
Informal: fish story, tall tale.
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whopper
[ˈwɒpəʳ] N1. (= big thing) → monstruo m
that fish is a whopper → ese pez es enorme
what a whopper! → ¡qué enorme!
that fish is a whopper → ese pez es enorme
what a whopper! → ¡qué enorme!
2. (= lie) → bola f
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