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noun
1.
any of numerous social or solitary hymenopterous insects of the Vespidae, Sphecidae, and allied families, generally having a long, slender body and narrow waist and, in the female, a stinger.
2.
a person who is snappish or petulant.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English waspe, Old English wæsp, metathetic variant of wæps, itself variant of wæfs, akin to Dutch wesp, German Wespe, Latin vespa
before 900; Middle English waspe, Old English wæsp, metathetic variant of wæps, itself variant of wæfs, akin to Dutch wesp, German Wespe, Latin vespa
Related forms
wasp·like, adjective
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Wasps
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noun
1.
a white Anglo-Saxon Protestant.
2.
a member of the privileged, established white upper middle class in the U.S.
adjective
3.
Also, Wasp.
Origin:
1955–60
1955–60
noun
a member of the Women's Air force Service Pilots, an organization disbanded in 1944.
Wasps, The
noun
a satirical comedy (422 b.c.) by Aristophanes.
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Word Origin & History
WASP
acronym for White Anglo-Saxon Protestant, 1962, said to have been coined by University of Pennsylvania sociologist E. Digby Baltzell, but first recorded reference is in an article by E.B. Palmore in "American Journal of Sociology."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
WASP definition
An acronym for “white Anglo-Saxon Protestant” — a member of what many consider to be the most privileged and influential group in American society.
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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