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
Who can forget the pip-squeak who broke the fourth wall to reel in preschool audiences with problem-solving questions?
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Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
After he's captured and turned into a pip-squeak himself, Luke must find a way to turn the tables on the wicked schemers.
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 6 Oct. 2023
Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
After he's captured and turned into a pip-squeak himself, Luke must find a way to turn the tables on the wicked schemers.
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 6 Oct. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pip-squeak
Noun
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Over billions of years, the galaxy probably collided with smaller dwarf galaxies, which brought in fresh gas and stars and helped build up the outer spiral arms.—
Lisa Kewley,
The Conversation,
14 May 2026
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The shrub grows 6 to 15 feet tall; there are dwarf, medium-sized, and tall varieties.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
14 May 2026
Noun
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As zonky cross-generational ciphers go, the group’s debut, Strictly 4 the Scythe, is no Hypnotize Camp Posse, the amalgam of Three 6 Mafia and a grip of artists signed to their Hypnotize Minds label in the early 2000s.—
Dylan Green,
Pitchfork,
12 Mar. 2026
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The still-unidentified Zodiac Killer, who terrorized the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 1960s, frequently sent threats, demands and ciphers to multiple local papers — namely the San Francisco Chronicle.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Unlike some of his more strapping forebears (think Liam Neeson, Kevin Costner, or Aaron Eckhart), Odenkirk specializes in nobodies and normals: people one would not expect to be killing machines.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
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After all, why listen to a podcast with two nobodies co-hosting when a listener can get an hour from a familiar celebrity.—
Frank Racioppi,
Forbes.com,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The pants feature the line’s signature lightweight, four-way-stretch fabric and a high-rise, dig-free waistband, too.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
20 May 2026
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From lightweight, heat‑resistant foundations to hair care tailored for humidity and texture diversity, these brands are solving problems that international players historically misunderstood or ignored.—
FMG Studios,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Chrysanthemums contain natural compounds that repel a range of insects, which is part of why their extracts show up in commercial bug sprays.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
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Pollinators love its bright blue flowers, and planting borage can help increase the activity of beneficial insects near your zucchini plants, too.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Once a sky-blue democracy is restored, may Trump’s days of infamy be ruled illegitimate and his name and legacy duly tainted by all of history, darkly blackened or cautiously reddened in the honest records that this twerp and his twisted cohorts have conspired so heinously to whitewash.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Taking on classic buddy-comedy attributes, Sam is the together one with a programmatic path toward life as a wealthy but hollow finance twerp, while Ari is the brash, cracked, less-medicated-than-he-should-be bull in a china shop.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
8 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Pip-squeak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pip-squeak. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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