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whippersnapper

[ hwip-er-snap-er, wip- ]

noun

  1. an unimportant but offensively presumptuous person, especially a young one.


whippersnapper

/ ˈɪəˌæə /

noun

  1. an insignificant but pretentious or cheeky person, often a young one Also calledwhipster
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of whippersnapper1

1665–75; probably blend of earlier whipster and snippersnapper, similar in sense; whip, snap, -er 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of whippersnapper1

C17: probably from whipsnapper a person who snaps whips, influenced by earlier snippersnapper, of obscure origin
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Like his character, his powers haven’t dimmed with age, whatever the whippersnappers might think, and if both have made a few bad decisions in a long career, not even Superman is perfect anymore.

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News flash: We senior citizens have something you young whippersnappers don’t: the wisdom and judgment that comes from experience.

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The whippersnapper was about 5 to 7 years old, some 4 meters long, and weighed about 350 kilograms—as much as a large domestic pig, and about 1/10 the heft of its parent.

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Biden aides and allies argue that such critics miss the point - that Biden never set out merely keep the seat warm for the whippersnappers to follow, nor does he believe he’s finished the job.

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Biden aides and allies argue that such critics miss the point — that Biden never set out merely keep the seat warm for the whippersnappers to follow, nor does he believe he’s finished the job.

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