- snippersnapper
snipper-snapper
1> _диал. ничтожество, щенок
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
snippersnapper
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snippersnapper — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1590 whippersnapper … New Collegiate Dictionary
snippersnapper — snip·per·snap·per … English syllables
snippersnapper — ˈsnipə(r)ˌsnapə(r) noun Etymology: origin unknown : whippersnapper … Useful english dictionary
whippersnapper — noun Etymology: alteration of snippersnapper Date: 1700 a diminutive, insignificant, or presumptuous person … New Collegiate Dictionary
whippersnapper — /hwip euhr snap euhr, wip /, n. an unimportant but offensively presumptuous person, esp. a young one. [1665 75; prob. b. earlier whipster and snippersnapper, similar in sense; see WHIP, SNAP, ER1] * * * … Universalium
whippersnapper — whip•per•snap•per [[t]ˈ(h)wɪp ərˌsnæp ər, ˈwɪp [/t]] n. an unimportant but offensively presumptuous person, esp. a young one • Etymology: 1665–75; prob. b. earlier whipster and snippersnapper, similar in sense … From formal English to slang
