| 词汇 | young whippersnapper |
| 词源 | young whippersnapper. A derogatory term for any young person who is a pretentious know-it-all with no respect for his elders. An old-fashioned expression that dates back to about 1665 and probably derives from the even older dialectical snip- persnapper, which means about the same. |
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