whopper of a headache (to have a) [exp]

Meaning:

• to have very bad headache.
• to have splitting headache.

Examples:

1. Jessy was absent and couldn’t come to class because she had whopper of a headache.
2. After all this noise, I’m left with a whopper of a headache.
3. The tension in that meeting was unbearable; I left with a whopper of a headache.
4. She clutched her temples, groaning. It was a whopper of a headache, the kind that seemed to split her skull in two.
5. I barely drank water all day, and now I have a whopper of a headache.
6. The loud construction noise gave me a whopper of a headache by lunchtime.
7. This tax paperwork is so confusing; it’s giving me a whopper of a headache.
8. After arguing with my boss all morning, I went home with a whopper of a headache.
9. That was so stressful, I feel like I have a whopper of a headache the size of Texas!
10. After the long flight, I had a whopper of a headache from dehydration.
11. Trying to handle three screaming toddlers gave me a whopper of a headache!