whippersnapper

WOTD – 5 August 2006    

See also whipper snapper

English

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈwɪpəˌsnæpə/
• (US) IPA: /ˈwɪpərˌsnæpər/

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Noun

whippersnapper (plural whippersnappers)

1. a young and cheeky or presumptuous person
   • 2004: Chris Wallace, Character: Profiles in Presidential Courage

     Eisenhower thought that the President-elect, his junior by over 25 years, was merely a "young whippersnapper."

Translations

young, cheeky person

• Dutch: snotneus (nl), branie (nl)
• German: junger Spund m
• Icelandic: oflátungur (is) m, merkikerti (is) n

• Japanese: 青二才 (あおにさい, aonisai)
• Portuguese: metido (pt) m
• Spanish: mequetrefe m; arrapiezo m