whopper

whop·per

anything extraordinarily large
a heinous or outrageous lie

Origin of whopper

from whop

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whopper

noun

Slang

Something exceptionally big or remarkable.
A gross untruth.

Origin of whopper

From whopping

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Noun

(plural whoppers)

something remarkably large
an outrageous lie

Origin

whop +"Ž -er

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A double Whopper has 1,020 calories, a whopping number considering that the American Heart Association a moderately active adult should have between 1,800 and 2,400 calories a day.
Burger King's Chicken Whopper, if you order it with out mayonnaise, has 420 calories with 80 calories from fat, but it contains trans fat, and many people are trying to avoid trans fat.

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