WASP


Meaning of WASP in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

or Wasp ˈwäsp, ˈwȯsp

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: w hite A nglo- S axon P rotestant

Date: 1957

sometimes disparaging : an American of Northern European and especially British ancestry and of Protestant background ; especially : a member of the dominant and the most privileged class of people in the United States

• Wasp·dom -dəm noun , sometimes disparaging

• Wasp·ish ˈwäs-pish, ˈwȯs- adjective , sometimes disparaging

• Wasp·ish·ness noun , sometimes disparaging

• Waspy -pē adjective , sometimes disparaging

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.