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snipper-snapper

UK/ˈsnɪpəˌsnæpə/US/ˈsnɪpəɹˌsnæpəɹ/

snipper-snapper noun: a worthless or insignificant person.

Noun

snipper-snapper (plural snipper-snappers)

  1. (colloquial, dated) A worthless or insignificant person.
    • Why, I thought you liked it immensely : women generally do; but it shows your good sense not to want to be stared at and written up by a lot of snipper-snappers.1883, Mary Jane Holmes, Queenie Hetherton: A Novel, page 406
    • Let me find him once and I'll make him dance. Oh, you snipper-snapper! I'll get the King's letter sent to your house indeed I will!1914, Devabrata Mukherjee (translator), Rabindranath Tagore (original), The Post Office

Forms of snipper-snapper

pluralsnipper-snappers

Origin of snipper-snapper

From late 16th c.

Questions about snipper-snapper

What does snipper-snapper mean?
Snipper-snapper means a worthless or insignificant person.
What part of speech is snipper-snapper?
Snipper-snapper is a noun.
How do you pronounce snipper-snapper?
Snipper-snapper is pronounced /ˈsnɪpəˌsnæpə/ (UK).
What is the plural of snipper-snapper?
The plural of snipper-snapper is snipper-snappers.

Words near snipper-snapper in the dictionary

  1. snippages
  2. snippectomies
  3. snippectomy
  4. snipped
  5. snipper
  6. snipper-snapper
  7. snipper-snappers
  8. snippers
  9. snippet
  10. snippet journalism
  11. snippeted

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