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2007-02-03 02:36:33 · 5 answers · asked by bribri8785 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
My uncle, who is now deceased used to use that word a lot while I was growing up. It is a person who thinks they are highly important and speaks as though they have much knowledge, but in reality, they are young and no very little. He used to refer to young men who came to our house to 'court' my sister and I as "young whippersnappers". (smile) In other words, my mother would say: A know-it-all-who-knows-nothing-at-all.
2007-02-03 02:45:11 · answer #1 · answered by THE SINGER 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The dictionary definition is as follows: "a diminutive, insignificant, or presumptuous person", and generally it tends to be used for a know-it-all young man. It's a fairly old-fashioned term nowadays.
2007-02-03 02:47:28 · answer #2 · answered by catfish 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
whip·per·snap·per (hwÄp'Ér-snÄp'Ér, wÄp'-) Pronunciation Key
n. A person regarded as insignificant and pretentious.
2007-02-03 02:41:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As in young wippersnapper? Basically a young brat kid who thinks he/she knows everything already.
2007-02-03 02:45:00 · answer #4 · answered by Stormy 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what a whipper is - and stop calling me Snapper
2007-02-03 02:42:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋