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whipper-snapper

whipper-snapper is the alternative form of whippersnapper.

Meaning of whippersnapper

Noun

whippersnapper (plural whippersnappers)

  1. (colloquial) A young and cheeky or presumptuous person; often with a connotation of ignorance via inexperience.
    • These whippersnappers have never had to walk far or carry water.

Forms of whipper-snapper

pluralwhipper-snappers

Questions about whipper-snapper

What is whipper-snapper the alternative form of?
Whipper-snapper is the alternative form of whippersnapper.

Words near whipper-snapper in the dictionary

  1. whipper snippers
  2. whipper-ginnie
  3. whipper-ginnies
  4. whipper-in
  5. whipper-ins
  6. whipper-snapper
  7. whipper-snappers
  8. whipperjawed
  9. whippers
  10. whippers-in
  11. whippersnapper

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