Crossword clues for whippersnapper
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Whippersnapper \Whip"per*snap`per\, n.
A diminutive, insignificant, or presumptuous person.
[Colloq.] ``Little whippersnappers like you.''
--T. Hughes.
Wiktionary
n. a young and cheeky or presumptuous person
WordNet
n. someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous [syn: jackanapes, lightweight]
Wikipedia
Whippersnapper was an English folk band formed in 1984, consisting of Dave Swarbrick ( fiddle, mandolin, vocals), Chris Leslie (fiddle, mandolin, vocals), Kevin Dempsey ( guitar, vocals) and Martin Jenkins ( mando-cello, flute, vocals).
Swarbrick left the group in 1989, and the band continued as a trio until 1993, with the only album recorded that line-up being Stories. During that time, Dempsey and Leslie released an album called Always With You as a duo. The band split when Jenkins left the group in 1993. However, they did tour briefly again in 1994.
Following Swarbrick's recovery from illness, Whippersnapper toured again as a full four piece in both 2008 and 2009.
Martin Jenkins (born 17 July 1946, London, England) died on 17 May 2011, in Sofia, Bulgaria, from a heart attack.
Not to be confused with the Australian indie rock group The Whipper Snappers who coincidentally played during the same period 1988 to 1993.
Whippersnapper or "whipper snapper" is a young, impertinent person. It may also refer to:
- Whippersnapper (band), an English folk group
- "Whipper Snapper", a song by LaVern Baker
- Whipper-snapper, another name for Stunner (professional wrestling), a wrestling move
- The Whippersnapper, the 1970s advertising mascot for Kellogg's Corn Pops
Usage examples of "whippersnapper".
Thekla and Harras parented Prinz -- well, then, my father, Herr Leeb, a few gentlemen with gold Party badges, four or five young whippersnappers in uniform but older than I, we all stood in silence, steeling ourselves.
All the deserving citizens, among them Herr Leeb of Ohra, to whom the meanwhile deceased Thekla of Schüddelkau had belonged -- Thekla and Harras parented Prinz -- well, then, my father, Herr Leeb, a few gentlemen with gold Party badges, four or five young whippersnappers in uniform but older than I, we all stood in silence, steeling ourselves.
Also must remember what happened last time snogged whippersnapper: ghastly 'Ooh, you're all squashy' humiliation with Gav.