Definitions for waspyˈwɒs pi

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

wasp•yˈwɒs pi(adj.)wasp•i•er, wasp•i•est.

  1. resembling a wasp; waspish.

Origin of waspy:

1650–60

wasp′i•ness(n.)

Wasp•yˈwɒs pi(adj.)Wasp•i•er or WASP•i•er, Wasp•i•est or WASP•i•est.

or WASP•y

  1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of WASPs:

    a Waspy country club.

    Category: Common Vocabulary

Origin of Waspy:

1965–70

Wiktionary

  1. waspy(Adjective)

    Resembling or characteristic of a wasp; wasplike.

  2. waspy(Adjective)

    Infested with wasps.

    a waspy apple

  3. waspy(Adjective)

    Like a wasp (white Anglo-Saxon Protestant), a member of the dominant American upper-class culture.


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