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    [Noun]  | "whip*per*snap*per" | \ ˈ(h)wi-pər-ˌsna-pər \


    1: a diminutive, insignificant, or presumptuous person


    Origin: 1700 ;

     Alteration of snippersnapper;

    [Noun]  | "whippersnappers" 


    1: a person of no importance or influence;


      * e.g., " ... some young whippersnapper piped up with a pointless comment "





    [Noun]  | "whippersnapper" 


    1: a person of no importance or influence;


      * e.g., " ... some young whippersnapper piped up with a pointless comment "





     [ "whippersnapper" ]

    1: A term generally used by old persons, to insult the younger generation.

      * e.g.,  ... Get off my damn lawn you whippersnappers! 

     [ "whippersnapper" ]

    1: An archaic term used by elderly people to refer to younger, less experienced people. (Often used in a light hearted manner)

      * e.g.,  ... Dang it billy you little whippersnapper, get off my lawn! 

     [ "Whippersnapper" ]

    1: A disrespectful and rude child. Used by older people to refer to much younger.

      * e.g.,  ... The whippersnapper ran right by me and almost knocked me over. 

     [ "Whippersnapper" ]

    1: General derogatory term used by old people to refer to children as way too carefree and chaotic compared to their own childhood. The name comes from the famous painting 'Snap the Whip', depicting children running through a grassy field.

      * e.g.,  ... "Back in my day, kids got the newspaper themselves, now they're all just mean and rude, like you, ya' whippersnapper!" "Apperantly, his grandfather just called him a 'whippersnapper'. What an mean old hobo." 

     [ "whippersnapper" ]

    1: A young and inexperienced person, typically overconfident or arrogant.

      * e.g.,  ... a random elder: dammit i hate that whippersnapper! 

     [ "whippersnapper" ]

    1: a young person that is caught by an elder, either vandalizing or being a punk

      * e.g.,  ... Hey, get off my lawn you whippersnapper 

     [ "whippersnapper" ]

    1: Developed in the early 16th Century by old cowboy dudes to describe the amateur whip-cracking abilities of the young and hip. It has since been stolen and now refers to kids who eat whipped cream on their Cheerios and snap their fingers in a star formation.

      * e.g.,  ... "you young whippersnappers drinkin' your sody pop and listening to that 'hippity hoppity" 

     [ "Whippersnapper" ]

    1: A word used by elderly to insult the dirty youth.

      * e.g.,  ... That Damn Whippersnapperr needs to wash 

     [ "whippersnapper" ]

    1: A boy with blond hair and blue eyes. He is usually somewhat tan and only wears Vans calf socks, khaki shorts, and short sleeve button up shirts. They can be pretty cocky and full of themselves.

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1: Who's that guy Lucinda is talking to? Person 2: Probably another Loyola whippersnapper. 

     [ "Whippersnapper" ]

    1: A young person that you want to hit so hard that your whipping stick snaps on their ass!

      * e.g.,  ... I’d like to get my hands on that whippersnapper! 

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