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
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
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