whippersnapper[noun]Synonyms: nonentity, cipher, insignificancy, nobody, nothing, nullity, whiffet, whipster, zero, zilch
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whip‧per‧snap‧per /ˈwɪpəˌsnæpə $ ˈwɪpərˌsnæpər/
noun [countable][
Date: 1600-1700;
Origin: Probably from snipper-snapper 'whippersnapper' (16-19 centuries), probably from snip + snap]
old-fashioned a young person who is too confident and does not show enough respect to older people
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