whipster

whipster
a scholastic often pedantic person, wise guy

Every pitifullest whipster that walks within a skin has his head filled with the notion that he is, shall be, or by all human and divine laws ought to be, ‘happy.’ His wishes, the pitifullest whipster’s, are to be fulfilled for him; his days, the pitifullest whipster’s, are to flow on in ever-gentle current of enjoyment, impossible even for the gods.


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  • Whipster — Whip ster, n. [Whip + ster.] A nimble little fellow; a whippersnapper. [1913 Webster] Every puny whipster gets my sword. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • whipster — whip·ster …   English syllables

  • whipster — ˈhwipstə(r) also ˈwi noun ( s) Etymology: whip (I) + ster 1. : whippersnapper 2. : one that uses a whip …   Useful english dictionary

  • Diligence — Diligence, transportant aussi …   Wikipédia en Français

  • whippersnapper — /hwip euhr snap euhr, wip /, n. an unimportant but offensively presumptuous person, esp. a young one. [1665 75; prob. b. earlier whipster and snippersnapper, similar in sense; see WHIP, SNAP, ER1] * * * …   Universalium

  • Infant — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Infant >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 infant infant babe baby babe in arms Sgm: N 1 nurseling nurseling suckling yearling weanling Sgm: N 1 papoose papoose bambino Sgm …   English dictionary for students

  • whippersnapper — whip•per•snap•per [[t]ˈ(h)wɪp ərˌsnæp ər, ˈwɪp [/t]] n. an unimportant but offensively presumptuous person, esp. a young one • Etymology: 1665–75; prob. b. earlier whipster and snippersnapper, similar in sense …   From formal English to slang

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