whippersnapper

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈwɪpəˌsnæpə/
• (America) IPA: /ˈʍɪpəɹˌsnæpəɹ/

Noun

whippersnapper (plural whippersnappers)

1. (colloquial) A young and cheeky or presumptuous person. [from 1670s]
   • 2004: Chris Wallace, Character: Profiles in Presidential Courage

     Eisenhower thought that the President-elect, his junior by over 25 years, was merely a "young whippersnapper."

Synonyms

• upstart

Translations

• German: junger Spund, Jungspund
• Italian: piccolo impertinente
• Portuguese: metido
• Spanish: mequetrefe m; arrapiezo m, chiquilicuatre, chisgarabís, pollastre

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