as in dwarf
a person of no importance or influence
I'm not changing my job based on the advice of some pip-squeak who cornered me at a party
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Recent Examples of pip-squeak
After he's captured and turned into a pip-squeak himself, Luke must find a way to turn the tables on the wicked schemers.
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Danny Horn, EW.com, 6 Oct. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pip-squeak
Noun
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Tell me a little bit about the technical side of filming a dwarf and an elf together.—
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Other new characters include Disa, the first female dwarf ever shown in the Lord of the Rings series.—
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In the hands of a lesser actor and director, Laura might have been a frustrating cipher.—
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If Belinda’s lightning-fast transformation is a cipher for Mike White’s thoughts on the corrosive power of money, then perhaps Laurie’s emotional speech comes closest to explaining how a good life could be oriented.—
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And maybe that’s a metaphor for the way a lot of middle-class nobodies feel.—
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While some men are jumping on board, the most popular of these creators—which range from nobodies doing voiceovers to far-right provocateurs like Candance Owens and Megyn Kelly—are women speaking to other women.—
Noun
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Stay cool with clothing: Select lightweight and loose-fitting outfits for enhanced comfort.—
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And if your mom is also a lightweight who can't finish a 6-ounce pour in one go, the 6-ounce size is also compatible with the small MagSlider lid ($10).—
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The restaurant violated 15 standards, including dead insects in back dry storage area and a mattress in the dumpster area.—
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And Swainson’s hawks have been known to follow behind tractors and other farm equipment to nab insects and rodents that get flushed out.—
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Most of the movie is a vaguely comical swipe at Napoleon in domestic life—an awkward lover, a jealous husband, an inveterate complainer, and in sum an annoying twerp.—
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Kind of a little twerp, now and again.—
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“Pip-squeak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pip-squeak. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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