ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Waspy

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈwɒspi/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Waspy is an adjective meaning Resembling or characteristic of a wasp; wasplike.

Meaning

Resembling or characteristic of a wasp; wasplike.

More Meanings

  1. Infested with wasps.
  2. Waspish; irascible.
  3. (slang) Like a wasp (white Anglo-Saxon Protestant), a member of the dominant American upper-class culture.

Example Sentences

a waspy apple
“I wasn’t asking the traditional waspy preppy types.
I'm blond and blue-eyed and twenty-five, and my legs are strong and my bosom is substantial, and I have a waspy waistline.
At a glance, Thor Steinar resembles waspy American pseudo-collegiate brands like Abercrombie and Fitch, Hollister, and Aeropostale, while displaying a distinctly Nordic aesthetics.

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Related dictionary entries include wisplike, wimplelike, weevillike, wickerlike, weedlike, waferish.

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