whopper
noun
whop·per
ˈ(h)wä-pər 
1
: something unusually large or otherwise extreme of its kind
2
: an extravagant or monstrous lie
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Examples of whopper in a Sentence
That's a whopper of a diamond ring.
He told us a real whopper.
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Danny is pathetic, alone and deeply in debt to the Polish mob, so he re-enters Curry’s life to steal a priceless game jersey to pay the debt and, when caught, makes up a whopper about his teenage daughter, Charlie (Layla Scalisi), having a terminal illness.
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Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024
The game, in which contestants spin for the chance to win cash and prizes while trying to avoid Whammy spaces that drain their banks, gets a small update with a whopper of a bonus round.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 20 July 2024
Relations between Fox and the talk show host — who during his tenure at Fox lobbed such on-air whoppers as George Floyd died of a drug overdose — are said to be strained, to say the least.
—Lachlan Cartwright, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2024
Never mind their track record on such wild whoppers — just because Pizzagate didn’t pan out and Biden probably isn’t a robot doesn’t mean this one isn’t true.
—S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2024
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Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024
The game, in which contestants spin for the chance to win cash and prizes while trying to avoid Whammy spaces that drain their banks, gets a small update with a whopper of a bonus round.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 20 July 2024
Relations between Fox and the talk show host — who during his tenure at Fox lobbed such on-air whoppers as George Floyd died of a drug overdose — are said to be strained, to say the least.
—Lachlan Cartwright, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2024
Never mind their track record on such wild whoppers — just because Pizzagate didn’t pan out and Biden probably isn’t a robot doesn’t mean this one isn’t true.
—S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2024
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“Whopper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whopper. Accessed 18 Sep. 2024.
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whopper
noun
whop·per
ˈhwäp-ər
ˈwäp-
1
: something unusually large
2
: a monstrous lie
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