The difference between Shaggy dog story and Whopper
When used as nouns, shaggy dog story means a long-winded joke or tale featuring the narration of typically irrelevant details, and usually ending with an absurd or pointless punchline which is often a pun or spoonerism on a known catchphrase, whereas whopper means something remarkably large.
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Shaggy dog story as a noun:
A long-winded joke or tale featuring the narration of typically irrelevant details, and usually ending with an absurd or pointless punchline which is often a pun or Spoonerism on a known catchphrase.
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Whopper as a noun (informal):
Something remarkably large.
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Whopper as a noun (informal):
An outrageous and/or blatant lie.