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whippersnapper
[ hwip-er-snap-er, wip- ]
noun
- an unimportant but offensively presumptuous person, especially a young one.
whippersnapper
/ ˈɪəˌæə /
noun
- an insignificant but pretentious or cheeky person, often a young one Also calledwhipster
Word History and Origins
Origin of whippersnapper1
Word History and Origins
Origin of whippersnapper1
Example Sentences
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.
News flash: We senior citizens have something you young whippersnappers don’t: the wisdom and judgment that comes from experience.
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.
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.
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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