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Related topics: Youthwhip·per·snap·per /ˈwɪpəˌsnæpə $ ˈwɪpərˌsnæpər/ noun [countable] old-fashionedSSYRUDE/IMPOLITE a young person who is too confident and does not show enough respect to older people 妄自尊大的年轻人，傲慢无礼的小子Examples from the Corpuswhippersnapper• An older Tony Gwynn must compete only with that whippersnapper and a young Dave Winfield with an aversion to the right-field wall.Origin whippersnapper (1600-1700) Probably from snipper-snapper “whippersnapper” ((16-19 centuries)), probably from snip + snapwhip·per·snap·per nounChineseSyllable is and does person confident not too young who a Corpus |