pipsqueak

[ pip-skweek ]

noun

, Informal.

1. a contemptibly small or unimportant person; a twerp.

pipsqueak

/ ˈpɪpˌskwiːk /

noun

1. informal.
   a person or thing that is insignificant or contemptible

Word History and Origins

Origin of pipsqueak¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; pip ⁴ + squeak

Word History and Origins

Origin of pipsqueak¹

C20: from pip ² + squeak

Example Sentences

After getting shown up by a pipsqueak pop sensation at the turn of the 2000s, Shaq finally got his vengeance on Aaron Carter.

From The Daily Beast

Why, that pipsqueak from Arizona tried tuh tell me that I was hirin' outlaws!

From Project Gutenberg

It was maddening that the pipsqueak had seemingly disappeared.

From Project Gutenberg