Wasp
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.
noun
1.
a member of the Women’s Air Force Service Pilots, an organization disbanded in 1944.
noun
1.
a white Anglo-Saxon Protestant.
2.
a member of the privileged, established white upper middle class in the U.S.
adjective
3.
Waspy.
noun
1.
any social hymenopterous insect of the family Vespidae, esp Vespula vulgaris (common wasp), typically having a black-and-yellow body and an ovipositor specialized for stinging See also potter wasp, hornet related adjective vespine
2.
any of various solitary hymenopterans, such as the digger wasp and gall wasp
noun acronym (in the US)
1.
White Anglo-Saxon Protestant: a person descended from N European, usually Protestant stock, forming a group often considered the most dominant, privileged, and influential in American society
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.
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Wasp
White Anglo-Saxon Protestant
WASP
World Association for Social Psychiatry
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