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waspish

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wasp⋅ish

  [wos-pish]
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–adjective
1. like or suggesting a wasp, esp. in behavior.
2. quick to resent a trifling affront or injury; snappish.
3. irascibly or petulantly spiteful: waspish writing.
4. having a slight or slender build.
Origin:
1560–70; wasp + -ish 1

Related forms:
wasp⋅ish⋅ly, adverb
wasp⋅ish⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
2. resentful. 3. testy, touchy.

Wasp⋅ish

  [wos-pish]
–adjective
Waspy.
Also, WASPish.

Origin:
1965–70; WASP + -ish 1

Related forms:
Wasp⋅ish⋅ly, WASP⋅ish⋅ly, adverb
Wasp⋅ish⋅ness, WASP⋅ish⋅ness, noun

Wasp⋅y

  [wos-pee]
–adjective, Wasp⋅i⋅er, Wasp⋅i⋅est.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of WASPs: a Waspy country club.
Also, WASPy, Waspish.

Origin:
1965–70; WASP + -y 1
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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WASP 1 or Wasp   (wŏsp, wôsp)   
n.  

  1. A white Protestant of Anglo-Saxon ancestry.

  2. A white, usually Protestant member of the American upper social class.


[W(hite) A(nglo-)S(axon) P(rotestant).]
WASP'i·ness, WASP'ish·ness n., WASP'y, WASP'ish adj.
wasp·ish   (wŏs'pĭsh)   
adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, or suggestive of a wasp.

  2. Easily irritated or annoyed; irascible.

  3. Indicative of irritation, annoyance, or spite: a waspish remark.

wasp'ish·ly adv., wasp'ish·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
waspish

  1. mod.
    in the manner of a WASP. : She looks sort of “waspish,” but she's not.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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