as in dwarf
a person of no importance or influence
some young whippersnapper piped up with a pointless comment
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Recent Examples of whippersnapper
And the Sharks have no obvious replacement for him — no young whippersnapper in the pipeline ready for his moment.
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Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
30 Dec. 2025
And Markey has defeated whippersnapper-type political foes before.
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David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Oct. 2025
The reasons for the show’s appeal are manifold, starting with the odd-trio chemistry of the three leads (Short, plus his longtime co-conspirator Steve Martin and relative whippersnapper Selena Gomez).
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Damon Wise,
Deadline,
8 Aug. 2025
The new telescope does, though, have a whippersnapper nipping at its heels.
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Sarah Scoles,
Scientific American,
28 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for whippersnapper
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
30 Dec. 2025
And Markey has defeated whippersnapper-type political foes before.
—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Oct. 2025
The reasons for the show’s appeal are manifold, starting with the odd-trio chemistry of the three leads (Short, plus his longtime co-conspirator Steve Martin and relative whippersnapper Selena Gomez).
—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
8 Aug. 2025
The new telescope does, though, have a whippersnapper nipping at its heels.
—
Sarah Scoles,
Scientific American,
28 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for whippersnapper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whippersnapper
Noun
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Beyond the fruit, the dwarf golden spice pear features clusters of white spring blooms and glossy leaves that turn a striking burgundy or bronze color in the fall.
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Many get very large, so be sure to buy a dwarf variety for foundation plantings.
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Consider a dashboard that shows applications, including keys and libraries; network traffic protocols and ciphers; hardware, such as HSMs and TPMs; and third-party dependencies, including cryptographic or software bills of materials.
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As zonky cross-generational ciphers go, the group’s debut, Strictly 4 the Scythe, is no Hypnotize Camp Posse, the amalgam of Three 6 Mafia and a grip of artists signed to their Hypnotize Minds label in the early 2000s.
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Despite the tragicomic instability and the rotating cast of nobodies temporarily tasked with running the country, when seen in macroeconomic terms, Peru appears to be doing just fine, thank you.
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Unlike some of his more strapping forebears (think Liam Neeson, Kevin Costner, or Aaron Eckhart), Odenkirk specializes in nobodies and normals: people one would not expect to be killing machines.
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The lightweight, toner-meets-serum formula also layers in niacinamide and adenosine for anyone chasing a bouncy, healthy glow.
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Now through June 26, the brand is offering up to 90% off lightweight bedding from Laura Ashley, Eddie Bauer, and Kenneth Cole, as well as patio essentials and indoor furniture, including popular accent chairs and coffee tables.
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Elsewhere, a Queen of Hearts figure crafted from plant material, card‑soldier topiaries and oversized mushrooms and insects give families plenty to explore, often with interactive buttons or scavenger‑hunt details for kids.
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In the forest and other natural settings, termites are beneficial insects that recycle woody debris, such as dead trees, and return nutrients to the soil.
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Once a sky-blue democracy is restored, may Trump’s days of infamy be ruled illegitimate and his name and legacy duly tainted by all of history, darkly blackened or cautiously reddened in the honest records that this twerp and his twisted cohorts have conspired so heinously to whitewash.
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Taking on classic buddy-comedy attributes, Sam is the together one with a programmatic path toward life as a wealthy but hollow finance twerp, while Ari is the brash, cracked, less-medicated-than-he-should-be bull in a china shop.
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“Whippersnapper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whippersnapper. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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