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Meaning of WHIPPERSNAPPER

Pronunciation:  'wipur`snapur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous
 
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 Synonyms: jackanapes, lightweight
 
 See Also: cipher, cypher, nobody, nonentity

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Whip"per*snap`per\, n.
A diminutive, insignificant, or presumptuous person.
[Colloq.] ``Little whippersnappers like you.'' --T. Hughes.
 

 

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