whippersnapper \ HWIP-er-snap-er, WIP- \ noun
1. an unimportant but offensively presumptuous person, especially a young one.
I knew this word, having read and heard it in countless comedy pieces, always said by some crotchety old man towards kids who are bothering him. Now that I'M a crotchety old man, it's not something I often use but I certainly understand it. I just want the whippersnappers to stay off my lawn and leave me alone.
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