Definition of "topper" []

• One that removes tops or puts tops on. (noun)
• One that is exceedingly or surpassingly good of its kind. (noun)
• Slang Something, such as a witticism, that surpasses all that has gone before. (noun)
• A woman's short, lightweight coat. (noun)
• Slang A top hat. (noun)

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• ""No!" shouted the other; and with a make believe of fierceness, Jack gave each what he called a topper on the head with one of the kiris he held."
• "Forget that's a drop in the bucket of our foreign aid, or that the Republicans would stonewall any reallocation of money to unemployment or the welfare system: The topper is that this was actually an initiative of the George W. Bush Administration as part of its anti-AIDS campaign, one of the few decent things that ol 'W did."
• "And the topper is Democrats saying they'll vote for McCain if Hillary doesn't get the nod."