snipper-snapper UK /ˈsnɪpəˌsnæpə/US /ˈsnɪpəɹˌsnæpəɹ/ noun1 •(informal, old-fashioned) A worthless or insignificant person.Why, I thought you liked it immensely : women generally do; but it shows your good sense not to want to be stared at and written up by a lot of snipper-snappers. — 1883 formssnipper-snappers