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Definition of whippersnapper noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

whippersnapper

noun
 
/ˈwɪpəsnæpə(r)/
 
/ˈwɪpərsnæpər/
(old-fashioned, informal)
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  1. a young and unimportant person who behaves in a way that others think is too confident and rude
    Word Originlate 17th cent.: perhaps representing whipsnapper, expressing noise and unimportance.
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