whipper-snapper

A form of whippersnapper — A young and cheeky or presumptuous person; often with a connotation of ignorance via inexperience.

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Meanings

nounwhipper-snapper (plural whipper-snappers)

plural whipper-snappers

  1. alternativeAlternative form of whippersnapper.
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APA

whipper-snapper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whipper-snapper

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“whipper-snapper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whipper-snapper. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whipper-snapper,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whipper-snapper.

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