whippersnappern.

Brit.

/ˈwɪpəˌsnapə/, U.S.

/ˈ(h)wɪpərˌsnæpər/

Etymology: ? A jingling extension of *whip-snapper, a cracker of whips (see whip n. 1, snap v. 12), on the model of the earlier snipper-snapper.

A diminutive or insignificant person, esp. a sprightly or impertinent young fellow. Also rarely applied to a thing. †In quot. 1674 apparently: A violent or dangerous person, a ‘rough’: cf. quot. 1590 at whipster n. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > bodily height > shortness > [noun] > person

dwarfeOE

congeonc1230

go-by-ground?a1300

smalla1300

shrimpc1386

griga1400

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murche1440

nirvil1440

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little person1538

manikin1540

mankin1552

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Jack Sprat1570

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Tom Thumb1579

pinka1585

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screaling1594

giant-dwarf1598

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dwarflinga1618

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whippersnapper1674

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dwarf man1699

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Lilliputian1726

wallydraigle1736

midge1757

minikin1761

squeeze-crab1785

minimum1796

niff-naff1808

titman1818

teetotum1822

squita1825

cradden1825

nyaff1825

weed1825

pinkeen1850

fingerling1864

Lilliput1867

thumbling1867

midget1869

inch1884

shorty1888

titch1888

skimpling1890

stub1890

scrap1898

pygmoid1922

lofty1933

peewee1935

smidgen1952

pint-size1954

pint-sized1973

munchkin1974

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > one who is unimportant > of little importance

nekardc1450

man of clouts, king of clouts1467

dandiprat1556

Tom Thumb1579

minim1590

pygmy?1592

titmouse1596

gnatling1614

rye straw1615

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whippersnapper1674

nick-ninny1699

little me1711

squita1825

lightweight1831

lay figure1835

whiffet1839

pinkeen1850

huckleberry1868

bush leaguer1906

knibloch1915

the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > [noun] > impudent person > young man

princock1540

puppy?1544

skipjack1554

pup1590

whelp1611

whisk1629

whippersnapper1674

whiffet1839

Jack the Lad1968

Essex man1990

1674 R. Head Jackson's Recantation sig. C2^v Have a care of Marlbrough Downs, there are a parcel of whipper Snappers have been very busie there of late.

1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Whipper-snapper, a very small but sprightly Boy.

1700 T. Brown Amusem. Serious & Comical xi. 136 A Grave Old Gentleman..thus repremanded our Saucy Whipper-Snapper.

1827 W. Scott Surgeon's Daughter in Chron. Canongate 1st Ser. II. iii. 91 A whipper-snapper of an attorney's apprentice,..I'll teach him to speak with more reverence of the learned professions.

1840 W. M. Thackeray Paris Sketch Bk. I. 29 Not that he feared such fellows as these—little whipper-snappers—our men would eat them.

a1865 E. C. Gaskell Wives & Daughters (1866) I. xxii. 254 A little whipper-snapper of a French watch.

1876 W. Black Madcap Violet xxxviii It is only the whipper-snapper in criticism who is always crying out for a grand and tremendous motive.

attributive.1742 H. Fielding Joseph Andrews II. iv. vi. 210 A Parcel of Whipper-snapper Sparks. 1856 C. M. Yonge Daisy Chain i. xxix A whipper-snapper school-boy.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	whippersnapper
释义	whippersnappern. Brit. /ˈwɪpəˌsnapə/, U.S. /ˈ(h)wɪpərˌsnæpər/ Etymology: ? A jingling extension of whip-snapper, a cracker of whips (see whip n. 1, snap v. 12), on the model of the earlier snipper-snapper. A diminutive or insignificant person, esp.* a sprightly or impertinent young fellow. Also rarely applied to a thing. †In quot. 1674 apparently: A violent or dangerous person, a ‘rough’: cf. quot. 1590 at whipster n. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily height > shortness > [noun] > person dwarfeOE congeonc1230 go-by-ground?a1300 smalla1300 shrimpc1386 griga1400 gruba1400 murche1440 nirvil1440 mitinga1450 witherling1528 wretchocka1529 elf1530 hop-o'-my-thumb1530 pygmy1533 little person1538 manikin1540 mankin1552 dandiprat1556 yrle1568 grundy1570 Jack Sprat1570 squall1570 manling1573 Tom Thumb1579 pinka1585 squib1586 screaling1594 giant-dwarf1598 twattle1598 agate1600 minimus1600 cock sparrow1602 dapperling1611 modicum1611 scrub1611 sesquipedalian1615 dwarflinga1618 wretchcock1641 homuncio1643 whip-handle1653 homuncule1656 whippersnapper1674 chitterling1675 sprite1684 carliea1689 urling1691 wirling1691 dwarf man1699 poppet1699 durgan1706 short-arse1706 tomtit1706 Lilliputian1726 wallydraigle1736 midge1757 minikin1761 squeeze-crab1785 minimum1796 niff-naff1808 titman1818 teetotum1822 squita1825 cradden1825 nyaff1825 weed1825 pinkeen1850 fingerling1864 Lilliput1867 thumbling1867 midget1869 inch1884 shorty1888 titch1888 skimpling1890 stub1890 scrap1898 pygmoid1922 lofty1933 peewee1935 smidgen1952 pint-size1954 pint-sized1973 munchkin1974 the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > one who is unimportant > of little importance nekardc1450 man of clouts, king of clouts1467 dandiprat1556 Tom Thumb1579 minim1590 pygmy?1592 titmouse1596 gnatling1614 rye straw1615 nazzard1619 whisk1629 whifling1640 snifty1660 whippersnapper1674 nick-ninny1699 little me1711 squita1825 lightweight1831 lay figure1835 whiffet1839 pinkeen1850 huckleberry1868 bush leaguer1906 knibloch1915 the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > [noun] > impudent person > young man princock1540 puppy?1544 skipjack1554 pup1590 whelp1611 whisk1629 whippersnapper1674 whiffet1839 Jack the Lad1968 Essex man1990 1674 R. Head Jackson's Recantation sig. C2^v Have a care of Marlbrough Downs, there are a parcel of whipper Snappers have been very busie there of late. 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Whipper-snapper, a very small but sprightly Boy. 1700 T. Brown Amusem. Serious & Comical xi. 136 A Grave Old Gentleman..thus repremanded our Saucy Whipper-Snapper. 1827 W. Scott Surgeon's Daughter in Chron. Canongate 1st Ser. II. iii. 91 A whipper-snapper of an attorney's apprentice,..I'll teach him to speak with more reverence of the learned professions. 1840 W. M. Thackeray Paris Sketch Bk. I. 29 Not that he feared such fellows as these—little whipper-snappers—our men would eat them. a1865 E. C. Gaskell Wives & Daughters (1866) I. xxii. 254 A little whipper-snapper of a French watch. 1876 W. Black Madcap Violet xxxviii It is only the whipper-snapper in criticism who is always crying out for a grand and tremendous motive. attributive.1742 H. Fielding Joseph Andrews II. iv. vi. 210 A Parcel of Whipper-snapper Sparks. View more context for this quotation1856 C. M. Yonge Daisy Chain i. xxix A whipper-snapper school-boy. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1674
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