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Definition of
whippersnapper noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
whippersnapper
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈwɪpərˌsnæpər
/
/
(
old-fashioned
)
(
informal
)
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a young and unimportant person who behaves in a way that others think is too confident and rude
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whippersnapper
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