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Wasp

Wasp [ wosp ] (plural Wasps) or WASP [ wosp ] (plural WASPs)


noun 
Definition:
 
an offensive term for a white person who has a Protestant Anglo-Saxon background and is viewed as belonging to the dominant and most powerful level of society ( informal insult )

[Mid-20th century. Acronym < White Anglo-Saxon Protestant]

Wasp adjective
Wasp·ish·ness noun
Wasp·y adjective
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