was wotd|2006|August|5
English
Pronunciation
IPA|/��ɪp��snæp�/ (RP)
IPA|/�wɪp�r�snæp�r/ (US)
audio|en-us-whippersnapper.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun

1. a young and cheeky or presumptuous person

#*2004: w: Chris Wallace (journalist)|Chris Wallace, Character: Profiles in Presidential Courage
#*:w:Dwight D. Eisenhower|Eisenhower thought that the President-elect, his junior by over 25 years, was merely a "young whippersnapper."

Translations

Dutch: snotneus
Japanese: ��� (�����, aonisai)
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Spanish: mequetrefe m; arrapiezo m

io:whippersnapper
pl:whippersnapper
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zh:whippersnapper

• 2007-06-04 23:16 - RobotGMwikt - robot Adding: [[pl:whippersnapper]]

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