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WHOPPER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does whopper mean?
• WHOPPER (noun)
The noun WHOPPER has 2 senses:
1. a gross untruth; a blatant lie
2. something especially big or impressive of its kind
Familiarity information: WHOPPER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A gross untruth; a blatant lie
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
walloper; whopper
Hypernyms ("whopper" is a kind of...):
lie; prevarication (a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Something especially big or impressive of its kind
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
whacker; whopper
Hypernyms ("whopper" is a kind of...):
thing (an entity that is not named specifically)
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