whippersnapper

noun whip·per·snap·per \ˈhwi-pər-ˌsna-pər, ˈwi-\

: a young person who annoys older people by being very confident and acting like someone important

Full Definition of WHIPPERSNAPPER

: a diminutive, insignificant, or presumptuous person

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alteration of snippersnapper

First Known Use: 1700

Synonyms: cipher, dwarf, half-pint, insect, insignificancy, lightweight, morsel, nonentity, nothing, nullity, number, pip-squeak, pygmy (also pigmy), shrimp, snippersnapper, twerp, nobody, zero, zilch

Antonyms: big shot, big wheel, bigwig, eminence, figure, kahuna, kingpin, magnate, nabob, personage, somebody, VIP

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