Definition of: wasp

(wosp, wôsp) noun
Any of numerous hymenopterous insects, chiefly of the superfamilies Sphecoidea and Vespoidea, of which the workers and females are provided with effective stings. The typical social wasps construct papery nests of masticated vegetable material; they feed on fruits, the nectar of flowers, and on insects. The solitary wasps construct nests of mud or sand. ♦ Collateral adjective: vespine. [OE wæsp]

Definition of: WASP

(wosp, wôsp) noun Slang
A white Protestant American. [From the initial letters of the words “white Anglo–Saxon Protestant”]

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Definition of: wasp

Definition of: WASP

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