noun
whippersnapper
Whippersnapper (noun) means a young and cheeky or presumptuous person; often with a connotation of ignorance via inexperience.
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A young and cheeky or presumptuous person; often with a connotation of ignorance via inexperience.
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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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"whippersnapper" (noun) means a young and cheeky or presumptuous person; often with a connotation of ignorance via inexperience.