whopper

• Nom qui peut désigner un mensonge éhonté ou une énorme contre-vérité, ainsi que quelque chose de particulièrement grand ou impressionnant en son genre.

A noun that can refer to a blatant lie or gross untruth, or to something especially large or impressive of its kind.

1. B2informal

   A gross untruth or a blatant lie, often told to deceive or exaggerate.

   Mensonge énorme

   • He told a real whopper about catching a fish as big as a car.
   • She claimed she had met the president, but everyone knew it was a whopper.
   • That story is a complete whopper; don't believe a word of it.

   Synonymescanardcock-and-bull storyfabricationfalsehoodfiblietall taleuntruthyarn

   Antonymesfactrealitytruth

2. Something especially big or impressiveB2informal

   Something that is notably large, impressive, or extraordinary of its kind.

   quelque chose d'énorme

   • Look at that whopper of a burger! It's huge.
   • He caught a whopper of a fish on his fishing trip.
   • That's a whopper of a diamond ring she's wearing.

   Synonymesbehemothcolossuscorkergianthulkhumdingermammothmonsterwhale