What is a diminutive, insignificant, or presumptuous person. [Colloq.] "Little whippersnappers like you." T. Hughes called?
whippersnapper — A diminutive, insignificant, or presumptuous person. [Colloq.] "Little whippersnappers like you." T. Hughes. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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