- whopper
- whopper 1785, formed as if from WHOP (Cf. whop) (v.) "to beat, overcome." Meaning "big lie" is recorded first in 1791. Whopping "large, big, impressive" is attested by 1620s.
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Whopper — April 2005, Mississauga, Kanada Der Whopper (engl. Slang, ungefähre Übersetzung Mordsding) ist eine bekannte Hamburger Variante der Fast Food Kette Burger King und deren erfolgreichstes Produkt. Inhaltsverzeichnis … Deutsch Wikipedia
Whopper — Le Whopper est un hamburger vendu par la chaîne de restauration rapide Burger King. Le Whopper a été créé en 1957 par le fondateur de Burger King James McLamore et était vendu pour 37 cents[1 … Wikipédia en Français
Whopper — Whop per, n. [Cf. {Whapper}.] 1. One who, or that which, whops. [1913 Webster] 2. something very large, especially a big lie. Same as {Whapper}, but the more common spelling. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whopper — ► NOUN informal 1) a thing that is extremely large. 2) a gross or blatant lie … English terms dictionary
whopper — [hwäpər, wäpər] n. [< WHOP] Informal 1. anything extraordinarily large 2. a great lie … English World dictionary
Whopper — This article is about the hamburger. For the candy, see Whoppers. For other uses, see Whopper (disambiguation). Whopper A Burger King Whopper sandwich Nutritional value per serving Serving size … Wikipedia
Whopper — Una Whopper Burger King. Whopper es una hamburguesa comercializada por la cadena de restaurantes de comida rápida Burger King. Se denomina así a un conjunto de sándwiches de diversos tamaños y configuraciones. El contenido de esta hamburguesa es… … Wikipedia Español
whopper — [[t](h)wɒ̱pə(r)[/t]] whoppers 1) N COUNT If you describe a lie as a whopper, you mean that it is very far from the truth. [INFORMAL] ...the biggest whopper the president told. 2) N COUNT If you refer to something as a whopper, you mean that it is … English dictionary
whopper — 1. n. something that is of relatively great size. □ That thing’s really a whopper! □ It was a whopper of an argument. 2. n. a very big lie. □ That one’s a whopper. I don’t believe a word of it. □ … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Whopper — Whapper Whap per, Whopper Whop per, n. [See {Whap}.] Something uncommonly large of the kind; something astonishing; applied especially to a bold lie. Now (1998) usually spelled {whopper}. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
