whipper-snapper

['hwipə,snæpə]
  • n. 傲慢、妄自尊大者；狂妄的青年人；不重要的人
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英文词源

whipper-snapper (n.)
also whippersnapper, 1670s, apparently a "jingling extension" [OED] of *whip-snapper "a cracker of whips," or perhaps an alteration of snipper-snapper (1580s). Compare also late 16c. whipperginnie, a term of abuse for a woman.