WordNet Dictionary
Webster's 1913 Dictionary\Whip"per*snap`per\, n. A diminutive, insignificant, or presumptuous person. [Colloq.] ``Little whippersnappers like you.'' --T. Hughes.
| Pronunciation: | 'wipur`snapur | ||
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| Definition: | [n] someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous | ||
| Synonyms: | jackanapes, lightweight | ||
| See Also: | cipher, cypher, nobody, nonentity | ||
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| Definition: | \Whip"per*snap`per\, n. A diminutive, insignificant, or presumptuous person. [Colloq.] ``Little whippersnappers like you.'' --T. Hughes. | ||
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