wasp
IPA: wˈɑsp
noun
- Any of many types of stinging flying insect resembling a hornet.
- (entomology) Any of the members of suborder Apocrita, excepting the ants (family Formicidae) and bees (clade Anthophila).
- Any of the members of the family Vespidae.
- A person who behaves in an angry or insolent way, hence waspishly.
- Alternative letter-case form of WASP (“white Anglo-Saxon Protestant”)
- (US) Initialism of White Anglo-Saxon Protestant, a member of the supposed ruling class of America.
- (historical) Initialism of Women Airforce Service Pilots.
- Alternative letter-case form of WASP
verb
- To move like a wasp; to buzz
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