单词 | whiffet |
释义 | whiffet in British English (ˈwɪfɪt) noun US 1. an insignificant person 2. a little dog whiffet in American English (ˈhwɪfɪt; ˈwɪfɪt) noun 1. a little whiff, or puff 2. Informal an insignificant, esp. young, person Word origin dim. of whiffwhiffet in American English (ˈhwɪfɪt, ˈwɪf-) noun informal an insignificant person; whippersnapper Word origin [1795–1805, Amer.; whiff1 + -et, modeled on whippet]This word is first recorded in the period 1795–1805. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: oxidize, sharpshooter, steeplechase, unilateral, wrecker |
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