whippersnapper
A young and cheeky or presumptuous personA young and cheeky or presumptuous person; often with a connotation of ignorance via inexperience.
» Tom's grandfather called him a young whippersnapper.
Дедушка Тома называл его сопляком. — marafon
Дедушка Тома называл его молокососом. — marafon
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1 senses(colloquial)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.
junger Spund, Jungspund, Bengel
someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous
Examples
4 sentencesTom's grandfather called him a young whippersnapper.
ruДедушка Тома называл его сопляком. — marafon
Come back here, you young whippersnapper!
Get off my lawn, you young whippersnapper!
And who's this young whippersnapper!
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Extension of *whip-snapper (“a cracker of whips”), or perhaps from snipper-snapper. ComparExtension 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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Forms
plural: whippersnappers| Singular | whippersnapper |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous:lightweight
Word family
3 related wordsSee also
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