/ ˈwɒpə(r); NAmE ˈwɑːp-/ noun ( informal )
1.
something that is very big for its type :
Pete has caught a whopper (= a large fish) .
2.
a lie :
She's told some whoppers about her past.
/ ˈwɒpə(r); NAmE ˈwɑːp-/ noun ( informal )
1.
something that is very big for its type :
Pete has caught a whopper (= a large fish) .
2.
a lie :
She's told some whoppers about her past.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005