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whippersnapper
What does whippersnapper mean?
whippersnapper (noun): someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use whippersnapper in a sentence?
- Come back here, you young whippersnapper! (Tatoeba sentence #6033678 by mailohilohi, CC BY 2.0 FR)
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What does “whippersnapper” mean?
a readiness in performance; aptness at doing something
Not quite: that's what knack means.
an occupation for which you are especially well suited
Not quite: that's what metier means.
someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous
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an exclusive hereditary or official right or privilege
Not quite: that's what prerogative means.
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