Definition of WHIPPERSNAPPER

whippersnapper

Plural: whippersnappers

Noun

  • someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous
  • A young and cheeky or presumptuous person; often with a connotation of ignorance via inexperience.

Examples

  • These whippersnappers have never had to walk far or carry water.

Origin / Etymology

Extension of *whip-snapper (“a cracker of whips”), or perhaps from snipper-snapper. Compare also whipperginnie (“term of abuse for a woman”), late 16th c.

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