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snipper-snapper en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈsnɪpəɹˌsnæpəɹ/ (US)
• /ˈsnɪpəˌsnæpə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From late 16th c.

Meanings

1. (colloquial, dated) A worthless or insignificant person.
   • 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. 1883, Mary Jane Holmes, Queenie Hetherton: A Novel, page 406:
   • Let me find him once and I'll make him dance. Oh, you snipper-snapper! I'll get the King's letter sent to your house indeed I will! 1914, Devabrata Mukherjee (translator), Rabindranath Tagore (original), The Post Office:

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