Definition of whippersnapper
: a diminutive, insignificant, or presumptuous person
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Examples of whippersnapper in a Sentence
some young whippersnapper piped up with a pointless comment
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For a relative whippersnapper (he’s 38), Reihan Salam has been writing about the relationship between the Republican Party’s policy agenda and its electoral coalition for a long time.
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Cook, 32, acknowledges that most young whippersnappers just don’t print out photos as part of their regular routine.
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That whippersnapper, in other words, would look fly af.
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But get this: According to a Goldman Sachs survey, Generation Z (the oldest are roughly 25 now) is more valuable to organizations than even those whippersnapper Millennials.
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In modern-day literature, whippersnappers who wouldn't know a mule from a hole in the ground are killing mules by the caravan.
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There are certainly octogenarians who are physically fit, sharp as a tack, and as competent at work as any whippersnapper.
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In many of the most popular clips, these whippersnappers engage in adultlike conversations, amusingly given their babyish voices.
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A bunch of relative whippersnappers in their 50s also made the Tony nominations cut, including David Hyde Pierce for Hello, Dolly!
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Origin and Etymology of whippersnapper
alteration of snippersnapper
WHIPPERSNAPPER Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of whippersnapper for English Language Learners
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: a young person who annoys older people by being very confident and acting like someone important
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