Whippersnapper

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ˈwɪpəˌsnæpÉ™/
• US IPA: /ˈwɪpÉ™rËŒsnæpÉ™r/

Full definition of whippersnapper

Noun

1. a young and cheeky or presumptuous person
• 2004: Chris Wallace (journalist), Character: Profiles in Presidential CourageDwight D. Eisenhower thought that the President-elect, his junior by over 25 years, was merely a "young whippersnapper."