Home › Words › S › skelperskelperskelper means something large for its kind; a whopper.EtymologyFrom skelp + -er.nounSomething large for its kind; a whopper.A kind of hammer used in metalworking.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.skelping 71% match — large; whopping vs skelper →whopper 64% match — Something remarkably large. vs skelper →walloping 61% match — Whopping, large in size. vs skelper →whopping 59% match — Exceptionally great or large. vs skelper →slapping 58% match — The act of giving a slap or slaps vs skelper →swacking 58% match — Huge; whopping. vs skelper →whacking 58% match — Exceptionally large; whopping (often followed by an adjective such as great or big). vs skelper →skimper 57% match — One who skimps or does slipshod work. vs skelper →