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whippersnapper, yapping about

I come down to the office this morning worried, open my mail and here is some little whippersnapper off in New York yapping about what his company wants.

by chatGPT 3.5

 

This sentence seems to convey a person's experience upon arriving at the office. Let's break it down:

  1. "I come down to the office this morning worried": The speaker is describing their arrival at the office on a particular morning, and they are expressing that they feel worried or concerned about something.
  2. "open my mail": The speaker proceeds to open their mail, suggesting that they are checking their correspondence, possibly letters or emails.
  3. "and here is some little whippersnapper off in New York yapping about what his company wants": The speaker finds a message, presumably from someone they refer to as a "little whippersnapper," a term often used colloquially to describe a young, inexperienced, or impertinent person. This person is located in New York and is talking (yapping) about what their company desires or wants.

In summary, the speaker starts the day worried, opens their mail, and discovers a communication from someone in New York who is perceived as a young and perhaps overly talkative individual, discussing their company's objectives or needs. The tone of the sentence suggests some annoyance or frustration with the communicator.

 

whippersnapper: 건방진 애송이 😂

impertinent: (연장자나 더 중요한 사람에게) 무례한, 버릇없는 (=impolite)
yap: 시끄럽게 지껄여 대다