whippersnapper

whip·per·snap·per

W5124700 (wĭp′ər-snăp′ər, hwĭp′-)n. A person regarded as insignificant and pretentious.

[Alteration (influenced by whip) of dialectal snippersnapper.]

whippersnapper

(ˈwɪpəˌsnæpə) nan insignificant but pretentious or cheeky person, often a young one. Also called: whipster [C17: probably from whipsnapper a person who snaps whips, influenced by earlier snippersnapper, of obscure origin]

whip•per•snap•per

(ˈʰwɪp ərˌsnæp ər, ˈwɪp-)

n. an unimportant but offensively presumptuous person, esp. a young one. [1665–75; probably b. earlier whipster and snippersnapper, similar in sense]

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Noun

whippersnapper - someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuousjackanapes, lightweightnobody, nonentity, cypher, cipher - a person of no influence

Translations

Steppkespaccone

whippersnapper

whip·per·snap·per

whippersnapper

whip•per•snap•per

whippersnapper

Synonyms for whippersnapper

noun someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous

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