# whippersnapper

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈwɪpəˌsnæpə/

## Definitions
1. A young and cheeky or presumptuous person; often with a connotation of ignorance via inexperience.

## Etymology
Extension of *whip-snapper (“a cracker of whips”), or perhaps from snipper-snapper. Compare also whipperginnie (“term of abuse for a woman”), late 16th c.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/whippersnapper