thumping lie
21whopping — /hwop ing, wop /, adj. Informal. 1. very large of its kind; thumping: We caught four whopping trout. adv. 2. extremely; exceedingly: a whopping big lie. Also, whapping. [1615 25; WHOP + ING2] * * * …
22South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… …
23whopping — whop•ping [[t]ˈ(h)wɒp ɪŋ, ˈwɒp [/t]] adj. Informal. 1) inf very large of its kind; thumping: We caught four whopping trout[/ex] 2) inf extremely; exceedingly: a whopping big lie[/ex] • Etymology: 1615–25 …
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