English Dictionary

whippersnapper

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈwɪpəˌsnæpə/

名詞

口語 古風

(colloquial, dated) A young and cheeky or presumptuous person.

日本語の意味

生意気な若者、図々しい若者、若造

The old professor dismissed the new student as a presumptuous whippersnapper during the faculty meeting.

年配の教授は学部会議でその新入生を生意気な若造だと一蹴した。

意味（1）

(colloquial, dated) A young and cheeky or presumptuous person.

Eisenhower thought that the President-elect, his junior by over 25 years, was merely a young whippersnapper.

whippersnappers （ plural ）