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whopper

noun/ˈwɒpə/

What It Means

Something remarkably large.

An outrageous or blatant lie.

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Whopper in Context

“Coming out with a whopper now. Rhapsodies about damn all. Believes his own lies. Does really. Wonderful liar. But want a good memory.”

— 1922 February 2, James Joyce, Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company

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From whop + -er.

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