whopper

noun

whop·​per ˈ(h)wä-pər 

1

: something unusually large or otherwise extreme of its kind

2

: an extravagant or monstrous lie

Synonyms

• fable
• fabrication
• fairy tale
• falsehood
• falsity
• fib
• lie
• mendacity
• prevarication
• story
• tale
• taradiddle
• tarradiddle
• untruth

Examples of whopper in a Sentence

That's a whopper of a diamond ring.

He told us a real whopper.

Recent Examples on the Web

Trump gives Vance a whopper of a project: Save TikTok. Senate GOP heads to Mar-a-Lago for a glitzy dinner with Trump. House and Senate Republicans battle over strategy. —Cate Martel, The Hill, 7 Feb. 2025

Well, Trump just handed him a whopper of a project: Save TikTok. —Cate Martel, The Hill, 7 Feb. 2025

Weighing in at 4 pounds and 8 ounces, Costco’s strawberry streusel cheesecake is a whopper—with a price tag to match. —Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2025

And then there was that whopper of a cliffhanger that saw a mysterious couple jumping into the pond in the 1970s and Sam (Rob Stewart) mirroring Elliot from the show's pilot in the present day. —Breanne L. Heldman, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

whop entry 1

First Known Use

circa 1712, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for whopper

• chopper
• copper
• cropper
• dropper
• pauper
• popper
• proper
• shopper
• stopper
• topper
• eavesdropper
• grasshopper

Kids Definition

whopper

noun

whop·​per ˈhwäp-ər 

ˈwäp-

1

: something unusually large

2

: a monstrous lie