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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024wasp /wɑsp/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Insectsa slender winged insect with a narrow abdomen and a powerful sting.
WASP or Wasp /wɑsp/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Slang Termsa white Anglo-Saxon Protestant, esp. when considered to be a member of the privileged, established, white upper middle class in the U.S.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wasp (wosp),USA pronunciation n. - Insectsany 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.
- a person who is snappish or petulant.
- Middle English waspe, Old English wæsp, metathetic variant of wæps, itself variant of wæfs, akin to Dutch wesp, German Wespe, Latin vespa bef. 900
- Slang Termsa white Anglo-Saxon Protestant.
- Slang Termsa member of the privileged, established white upper middle class in the U.S.
adj. - Slang TermsWaspy.
Also, Wasp. WASP (wosp),USA pronunciation n. - Militarya member of the Women's Air Force Service Pilots, an organization disbanded in 1944.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: wasp /wɒsp/ n - 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
- any of various solitary hymenopterans, such as the digger wasp and gall wasp
Etymology: Old English wæsp; related to Old Saxon waspa, Old High German wefsa, Latin vespaˈwaspily adv ˈwaspiness n Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Wasp, WASP /wɒsp/ n acronym for (in the US) - 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
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