WHIPPERSNAPPER

whippersnapper, jackanapes, lightweight

(noun) someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

whippersnapper (plural whippersnappers)

(colloquial) A young and cheeky or presumptuous person. [from 1670s]

Synonyms

• upstart

Source: Wiktionary


Whip"per*snap`per, n.

Definition: A diminutive, insignificant, or presumptuous person. [Colloq.] "Little whippersnappers like you." T. Hughes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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