wasp

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.2 See also

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[edit] Etymology 1

Old English wæsp.

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wasp (plural wasps)

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

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Originally an acronym for White Anglo-Saxon Protestant.

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wasp (plural wasps)

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

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• cracker
• honky