noun
- a small, insignificant, or unimportant person
Usage: informal; somewhat archaic
Examples
- Don’t let that little whiffet boss you around.
- He may look like a whiffet, but he’s tougher than he appears.
- The new employee was dismissed as just another whiffet by the senior staff.
- She proved she was no whiffet when she stood up to the bullies.
- The political whiffet had no real influence in the party.