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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. whippee
  2. whippees
  3. whippen
  4. whippens
  5. whipper
  6. whipper snapper
  7. whipper snappers
  8. whipper snipper
  9. whipper snippers
  10. whipper-ginnie
  11. whipper-ginnies

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