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Hly2004 Posted 20 years ago
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whoppers

Once she(grandmother) took Tom and I out to Burger King. Instead of ordering hamburgers well-done, she told the person “They will have two "whoppers" well-to-do.”Tom first burst out laughing,but I almost died.

What does "They will have two "whoppers" well-to-do”" mean?
  

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Once she(grandmother) took Tom and I out to Burger King. ”Tom first burst out laughing,but I almost died. What does "They will have two "whoppers" well-to-do”" mean?

— Nef

  • Once she(grandmother) took Tom and I out to Burger King.
  • ”Tom first burst out laughing,but I almost died.
  • What does "They will have two "whoppers" well-to-do”" mean?
  • Hello, As far as I can tell, your grandmother just confused two similar-sounding terms: well-done (meaning cooked quite a bit, not medium or rare) and well-to-do (an expression sometimes used to mean wealthy, having quite a bit of money).
  • "large, rich hamburgers?
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Once she(grandmother) took Tom and I out to Burger King. Instead of ordering hamburgers well-done, she told the person “They will have two "whoppers" well-to-do.”Tom first burst out laughing,but I almost died.

What does "They will have two "whoppers" well-to-do”" mean?


Hello,

As far as I can tell, your grandmother just confused two similar-sounding te
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Anything that is very large, even surprisingly large, is called a whopper.
If you go fishing, you hope to catch a whopper.
Even a very big lie is called a whopper!
My brother used to tell some whoppers so he wouldn't have to go to school.
Burger King uses the word to refer to its hamburgers.

CJ
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