wasp

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see also: WASP

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /wɒsp/
• (GA) IPA: /wɑsp/
• (obsolete) IPA: /wæsp/

Noun

wasp (plural wasps)

1. Any of many types of stinging flying insect resembling a hornet.
2. (entomology) Any of the members of suborder Apocrita, excepting the ants (family Formicidae) and bees (clade Anthophila).
   1. Any of the members of the family Vespidae.
3. A person who behaves in an angry or insolent way, hence waspish.

Translations

• French: guêpe
• German: (♂♀) Wespe
• Italian: vespa
• Portuguese: vespa
• Russian: оса́
• Spanish: avispa

Noun

wasp (plural wasps)

1. Alternative letter-case form of WASP#English|WASP (“White Anglo-Saxon Protestant”)

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WASP

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Noun

wasp (plural wasps)

1. A member of the dominant American upper-class culture: a white Anglo-Saxon Protestant.
2. A member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:white person

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