whippersnapper
noun
whip·per·snap·per
ˈ(h)wi-pər-ˌsna-pər 
: a diminutive, insignificant, or presumptuous person
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some young whippersnapper piped up with a pointless comment
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Mills gives off the disarming sense of a secure soul undeterred by whippersnappers who toss around fancy words such as gerontocracy.
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Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
The tree was probably a young whippersnapper when the city was founded in 1836, McBain figures.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
And the Sharks have no obvious replacement for him — no young whippersnapper in the pipeline ready for his moment.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
And Markey has defeated whippersnapper-type political foes before.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
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Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
The tree was probably a young whippersnapper when the city was founded in 1836, McBain figures.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
And the Sharks have no obvious replacement for him — no young whippersnapper in the pipeline ready for his moment.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
And Markey has defeated whippersnapper-type political foes before.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
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whippersnapper
noun
whip·per·snap·per
ˈhwip-ər-ˌsnap-ər
ˈwip-
: a small, unimportant, or overly confident person
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