General derogatory term used by old people to refer to children as way too carefree and
chaotic compared to their own
childhood. The name comes from the famous painting 'Snap the Whip', depicting children
running through a grassy field.
"Back in my day, kids
got the newspaper themselves, now they're all just
mean and rude, like you, ya' whippersnapper!"
"Apperantly, his grandfather just called him a 'whippersnapper'. What an
mean old hobo."