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/ˈwɪpəˌsnæpə/ · noun
(colloquial) A young and cheeky or presumptuous person; often with a connotation of ignorance via inexperience..
These whippersnappers have never had to walk far or carry water.
"Throw me a nine iron Fatman, I want to make sure of getting inside you young whippersnappers."
Eisenhower thought that the President-elect, his junior by over 25 years, was merely a "young whippersnapper."
Use whipper snapper when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Whipper snapper means (colloquial) A young and cheeky or presumptuous person; often with a connotation of ignorance via inexperience..
Common synonyms include lightweight, jackanapes.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
These whippersnappers have never had to walk far or carry water.
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