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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 lieplay

2. something especially big or impressive of its kindplay

  Familiarity information: WHOPPER used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WHOPPER (noun)


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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