Snipper-snapper

//ˈsnɪpəˌsnæpə// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A worthless or insignificant person. colloquial, dated

    "Why, I thought you liked it immensely : women generally do; but it shows your good sense not to want to be stared at and written up by a lot of snipper-snappers."

Example

More examples

"Why, I thought you liked it immensely : women generally do; but it shows your good sense not to want to be stared at and written up by a lot of snipper-snappers."

Etymology

From late 16th c.

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