whippersnapper

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈwɪpəˌsnæpə/    美 /ˈʍɪpəɹˌsnæpəɹ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A young and cheeky or presumptuous person; often with a connotation of ignorance via inexperience. colloquial
    — These whippersnappers have never had to walk far or carry water.

词形变化

whippersnappers plural whipper-snapper alternative whipper snapper alternative

词源

Extension of *whip-snapper (“a cracker of whips”), or perhaps from snipper-snapper. Compare also whipperginnie (“term of abuse for a woman”), late 16th c.
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