walloper
Definition
- Noun:
- A very hard hitter: A person who strikes something or someone with great force.
- A winner by a wide margin: A person or team that wins a contest or competition by a large amount.
- A gross untruth; a blatant lie: An obvious and outrageous falsehood.
Usage Examples
Noun (A very hard hitter):
- The boxer was known as a real walloper, ending most fights with a single punch.
- Be careful with that hammer; you swing it like a walloper.
Noun (A winner by a wide margin):
- The home team was a walloper in the championship game, winning 10-0.
- The election result was a surprise; the predicted close race turned into a walloper for the incumbent.
Noun (A blatant lie):
- His excuse for being late was a complete walloper; everyone knew he had overslept.
- Don't believe that story; it's an absolute walloper.
Advanced Usage
- Used informally: "Walloper" is primarily an informal, somewhat old-fashioned or regional term.
- Context-dependent meaning: The specific meaning is heavily dependent on the surrounding context (sports, physical force, or deception).
Variants and Related Words
- Wallop (verb/noun): To hit very hard, or a heavy blow. This is the base word from which "walloper" is derived.
- He gave the ball a mighty wallop.
- Whopper: A more common modern synonym, especially for the meaning of "a blatant lie" or "something very large."
- That fish you caught is a whopper!
- He told a whopper to get out of trouble.
Synonyms
- For "a very hard hitter": Slugger, heavy hitter, bruiser.
- For "a winner by a wide margin": Rout, landslide victor, decisive winner.
- For "a blatant lie": Whopper, falsehood, fib (less severe), fabrication.
Related Phrases
- To pack a wallop: An idiom meaning to have a powerful effect or impact.
- This chili sauce really packs a wallop.
- His final argument packed a serious wallop.
Notes on Meaning
The three definitions of "walloper" are quite distinct. The core idea linking them is an emphasis on excessiveness—whether it's excessive force, an excessive margin of victory, or an excessive (and obvious) falsehood. The intended meaning must be deduced from the situation.
Noun
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a gross untruth; a blatant lie
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a winner by a wide margin
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a very hard hitter
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