pipsqueak
[ pip-skweek ]
/ ˈpɪpˌskwik /
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noun Informal.
a contemptibly small or unimportant person; a twerp.
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How to use pipsqueak in a sentence
After getting shown up by a pipsqueak pop sensation at the turn of the 2000s, Shaq finally got his vengeance on Aaron Carter.
Why, that pipsqueak from Arizona tried tuh tell me that I was hirin' outlaws!
The Lone Ranger Rides|Fran StrikerIt was maddening that the pipsqueak had seemingly disappeared.
Expediter|Dallas McCord Reynolds
British Dictionary definitions for pipsqueak
pipsqueak
/ (ˈpɪpˌskwiːk) /
noun
informal a person or thing that is insignificant or contemptible
Word Origin for pipsqueak
C20: from pip ² + squeak
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