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
- Infested with wasps.
- Waspish; irascible.
- (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.
Word Forms
- waspier
- waspiest
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include wisplike, wimplelike, weevillike, wickerlike, weedlike, waferish.
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