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whippersnapper in Japanese

whippersnapper in Japanese is 青二才 — whippersnapper means a cocky young person who acts with more confidence than their experience deserves.

whippersnapper in Japanese

青二才
noun
Pronounced: aonisai
(colloquial) A young and cheeky or presumptuous person; often with a connotation of ignorance via inexperience. [from 1670s]

What does "whippersnapper" mean?

  1. noun A cocky young person who acts with more confidence than their experience deserves.
    "These whippersnappers have never had to walk far or carry water."
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whippersnapper in a sentence

  • 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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What is "whippersnapper" in Japanese?
"whippersnapper" in Japanese is 青二才. whippersnapper means: A cocky young person who acts with more confidence than their experience deserves.
How do you pronounce 青二才?
"whippersnapper" in Japanese is 青二才, pronounced "aonisai".
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