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1. Something that is remarkably large or big: When Janet saw her friend's ring, she said that it was a whopper of a diamond!.
2. A gross or blatant lie: Harry's neighbor, told his wife a whopper about how well he played and defeated his opponents during a golf competition even though he was a loser.
3. Etymology: "an uncommonly large thing," originally an audacious lie, was formed as if from whop, "to beat, to overcome." Whopping, "large, big, impressive" is attested by 1620s and is of uncertain origin.
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2. A gross or blatant lie: Harry's neighbor, told his wife a whopper about how well he played and defeated his opponents during a golf competition even though he was a loser.
3. Etymology: "an uncommonly large thing," originally an audacious lie, was formed as if from whop, "to beat, to overcome." Whopping, "large, big, impressive" is attested by 1620s and is of uncertain origin.
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