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whippersnapper

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈwɪpəˌsnæpə/ / /ˈʍɪpəɹˌsnæpəɹ/

noun

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.

  1. A young and cheeky or presumptuous person; often with a connotation of ignorance via inexperience.

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

    "Throw me a nine iron Fatman, I want to make sure of getting inside you young whippersnappers."

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