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whipper-snapper

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

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.

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