whiffet
/ˈwɪfɪt/
noun
- A small, insignificant person or thing; a whippersnapper.
- The puppy was just a whiffet compared to the big dogs.
- Don't worry about that whiffet; he has no real power.
- The old man called the young reporter a whiffet and dismissed his questions.
- A brief puff of air or a small gust of wind.
- Only a whiffet of air came through the crack in the window.
- The candle flickered in a whiffet of breeze.
- A whiffet of wind blew the napkin off the table.
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