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Definition of whipper-snapper
whipper-snapper 
noun
- a young person.
Why, I was using those slang words when you were nothing but a whipper-snapper!
- See more words with the same meaning: young person.
Last edited on Jun 29 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 21 2009.
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