Definition of WHOP

Examples of whop in a Sentence

despite high hopes, the hometown favorites got whopped again
maybe if that television station replaced its obnoxious news anchor, it wouldn't get consistently whopped in the ratings

Recent Examples of whop from the Web

Bama received 225 first-place votes to win the SEC Western Division, a whopping 92.6 percent from the media brain trust that assembled this week in suburban Birmingham, Ala.

— tod palmer, kansascity, "SEC media poll: Alabama picked to win again, Mizzou pegged last in division," 14 July 2017
Even today, the Mac version of the Winamp installer is only 4.2MB; by comparison, the iTunes Mac installer comes in at a whopping 170MB.

— cyrus farivar, Ars Technica, "Winamp’s woes: How the greatest MP3 player undid itself," 3 July 2017
Because almost every product on the site is a whopping 25% off, a pretty huge deal for any cosmetics company, especially one as popular and beloved as Too Faced.

— kara nesvig, Teen Vogue, "Too Faced Announces Summer 2017 Flash Sale," 28 June 2017
Panning back further to 1990, the number grew by a whopping 265 percent.

— emily udell, Indianapolis Star, "Have bike, will party: Good times roll at monthly Indy Facebook event," 24 June 2017
If over 1.4 million saves (along with a whopping 796 percent rise in searches) so far this year have any say, the claim clearly holds water.

— lindsay schallon, Glamour, "Essie Topless & Barefoot Is Most Popular Nail Polish on Pinterest—and Perfect for Wedding Season," 23 June 2017
Snap’s executives will have more to chat about with marketers at Cannes this year than that whopping ferris wheel.

— lara o’reilly, WSJ, "CMO Today: YouTube Advertisers Split; Vice’s Funding Haul; ‘Fearless Girl’ Notches Wins," 20 June 2017
Pass the Ben-Gay East Carter pitcher Montana Fouts threw a whopping 451 pitches in one day — four games — at the Kentucky state Class 2A softball championships.

— dwight perry / sideline chatter, The Seattle Times, "Understandably, Padraig Harrington will sit out the next pro-am event," 16 June 2017
Weighing in at a whopping 425 pounds, Shango, 28, is tall and powerful with a long face, small eyes and deep brow.

— carli teproff, miamiherald, "They’re strong, hairy and quite a catch. Zoo Miami debuts new bachelor gorilla brothers.," 15 June 2017

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