whopping

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He faces multiple counts of fraud and US securities violations in what has been described as a whopping great big ongoing fraud involving $8 billion in certificates of deposits.

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  1. adjective Exceptionally large: "yet another whopping pay raise” (Lee Atwater).
  2. adverb Used as an intensive: a whopping good joke.

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  • I used the Feed The Pig calculator to estimate how much I can save by bringing lunch versus buying it -- whopping $100 per month, or $1,200 per year. —  AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed
  • QBs Chris Todd and Kodi Burns (who left that game with a pretty severe cut on his leg) combined for a whopping 85 yards passing, but the Tigers ran for 321 yards and scored TDs on defense and on a punt return. —  Gate 21
  • He faces multiple counts of fraud and US securities violations in what has been described as a whopping great big ongoing fraud involving $8 billion in certificates of deposits. —  TheSpoof.com : Spoof News : Front Page
  • How about a round of applause for what could be the lowest Win Probability Added we'll see this season: A whopping - 0.793. —  Mets Geek
  • Hawaiian Electric has been down for a whopping 16 days in a row, while NWL is on a —  SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page
 

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/ˈhwɑpɪŋ/
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