adj
Meaning 1
Resembling or characteristic of a wasp; wasplike.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
waspy
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈwɒspi/
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General-American: /ˈwɑspi/
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homophone: WASPy
adj
Meaning 2
Infested with wasps.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a waspy apple
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adj
Meaning 3
Waspish; irascible.
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adj
Meaning 4
Like a wasp (white Anglo-Saxon Protestant), a member of the dominant American upper-class culture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
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adj
Meaning 5
Alternative letter-case form of waspy (“characteristic of a WASP”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, informal
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History
Etymology
From wasp + -y.