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whippersnapper

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whip·per·snap·per  (hwpr-snpr, wp-)
n.
A person regarded as insignificant and pretentious.
[Alteration (influenced by whip) of dialectal snippersnapper.]
whippersnapper [ˈwɪpəˌsnæpə]
n
an insignificant but pretentious or cheeky person, often a young one Also called whipster
[probably from whipsnapper a person who snaps whips, influenced by earlier snippersnapper, of obscure origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.whippersnapper - someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous
jackanapes, lightweight
nobody, nonentity, cypher, cipher - a person of no influence
Translations
whippersnapper [ˈwɪpəˌsnæpəʳ] N (also young whippersnapper) → mequetrefe m
whippersnapper [ˈhwɪpərsnæpər] n → blanc-bec m
whippersnapper
n (dated inf) → junger Spund
whippersnapper [ˈwɪpəˌsnæpəʳ] n (also young whippersnapper) → piccolo/a impertinente
whippersnapper [ˈwɪpəˌsnæpəʳ] n (also young whippersnapper) → piccolo/a impertinente


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And there's the skipper beckoning the whippersnapper to his cabin: the fat will be in the fire in five minutes
The Amateur Cracksman by Hornung, E. W. View in context
The Revolution bequeathed to the French nobility its heritage, and now every whippersnapper of a Parisian may possess manners, methods of expression, and even thoughts that are above reproach in form, while all the time he himself may share in that form neither in initiative nor in intellect nor in soul--his manners, and the rest, having come to him through inheritance.
The Gambler by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
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