whopper

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhwɒpər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈhwɑpɚ, ˈwɑp-/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hwop′ər, wop′-)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
whop•per /ˈhwɑpɚ, ˈwɑp-/USA pronunciation   n. [countable][Informal.]
  1. Informal Termssomething uncommonly large:That fish was a whopper.
  2. Informal Termsa big lie:told whoppers from time to time.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
whop•per  (hwop′ər, wop′-),USA pronunciation n. [Informal.]
  1. Informal Termssomething uncommonly large of its kind.
  2. Informal Termsa big lie.
Also, whapper. 
  • whop + -er1 1775–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
whopper /ˈwɒpə/ n informal
  1. anything uncommonly large of its kind
  2. a big lie
Etymology: 18th Century: from whop
'whopper' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
whapper

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