WHOPPING

humongous, banging, thumping, whopping, walloping

(adjective) (used informally) very large; “a thumping loss”

whopping

(adverb) extremely; “they all were whopping drunk”

WHOP

sock, bop, whop, whap, bonk, bash

(verb) hit hard

whack, wham, whop, wallop

(verb) hit hard; “The teacher whacked the boy”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

whopping (not comparable)

(colloquial) Exceptionally great or large.

Synonyms

• See gigantic

Adverb

whopping (not comparable)

(colloquial) Exceedingly, extremely, very.

Synonyms

• awfully

• terribly

Verb

whopping

present participle of whop.

Noun

whopping (plural whoppings)

A beating.

Synonyms

• thrashing

• walloping

• whupping (colloquial)

Source: Wiktionary

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Whap"ping, Whop"ping, a.

Definition: Very large; monstrous; astonishing; as, a whapping story. [Colloq.]

WHOP

Whap, Whop, v. i. Etym: [Cf. OE. quappen to palpitate, E. quob, quaver, wabble, awhape, wap.]

Definition: To throw one's self quickly, or by an abrupt motion; to turn suddenly; as, she whapped down on the floor; the fish whapped over. Bartlett.

Note: This word is used adverbially in the north of England, as in the United States, when anything vanishes, or is gone suddenly; as, whap went the cigar out of my mouth.

Whap, Whop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Whapped; p. pr. & vb. n. Whapping.]

Definition: To beat or strike.

Whap, Whop, n.

Definition: A blow, or quick, smart stroke.

Whop, v. t.

Definition: Same as Whap. Forby.

Whop, n.

Definition: Same as Whap.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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