drewkeller
11-03-2003, 06:26 AM
spelling correction
One entry found for whippersnapper.
Main Entry: whip·per·snap·per http://www.m-w.com/images/audio.gif (http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?whippe02.wav=whippersnapper)
Pronunciation: 'hwi-p&r-"sna-p&r, 'wi-
Function: noun
Etymology: alteration of snippersnapper
Date: 1700
: a diminutive, insignificant, or presumptuous person
One entry found for whippersnapper.
Main Entry: whip·per·snap·per http://www.m-w.com/images/audio.gif (http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?whippe02.wav=whippersnapper)
Pronunciation: 'hwi-p&r-"sna-p&r, 'wi-
Function: noun
Etymology: alteration of snippersnapper
Date: 1700
: a diminutive, insignificant, or presumptuous person