whippersnapper

• Nom désignant un jeune homme considéré comme impertinent, présomptueux ou trop sûr de lui, souvent employé sur un ton légèrement dénigrant ou plaisant.

A noun referring to a young person who is considered impertinent, presumptuous, or overly confident, often used in a mildly derogatory or humorous way.

1. Cheeky young personC1informal

   A young person who is considered impertinent, presumptuous, or overly confident, often in a way that is annoying to older people.

   Jeune impertinent

   • That whippersnapper thinks he knows everything about cars.
   • The old man yelled at the whippersnapper for talking back.
   • Some whippersnapper tried to tell me how to do my job.

   Synonymesjackanapesupstartyoung turk