wasp

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[edit] Etymology 1

Old English wæsp.

[edit] Noun

Singular
wasp

Plural
wasps

wasp (plural wasps)

  1. Any of many types of stinging flying insect resembling a hornet or bee.

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[edit] Etymology 2

Originally an acronym for White Anglo-Saxon Protestant.

[edit] Noun

Singular
wasp

Plural
wasps

wasp (plural wasps)

  1. A member of the dominant American upper-class culture, a white Anglo-Saxon protestant.

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