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waspy¹

  • /ˈwɒspi/ UK
  • /ˈwɑspi/ US

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Where it comes from

From wasp + -y.

adjective waspier · waspiest

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a wasp; wasplike. I'm blond and blue-eyed and twenty-five, and my legs are strong and my bosom is substantial, and I have a waspy waistline.
  2. Infested with wasps. a waspy apple
  3. Waspish; irascible.

waspy²

  • /ˈwɒspi/ UK
  • /ˈwɑspi/ US

Sounds like WASPy

adjective waspier · waspiest · WASPy

  1. slang Like a wasp (white Anglo-Saxon Protestant), a member of the dominant American upper-class culture. “I wasn’t asking the traditional waspy preppy types.

WASPy³

Where it comes from

From WASP + -y.

adjective WASPier · WASPiest

  1. informal Alternative letter-case form of waspy (“characteristic of a WASP”). Laughing, Ms. Vanderbilt said: “I have two very WASPy friends who are quite disapproving. One of them said, ‘I think it’s going to ruin your reputation.’

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"waspy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/waspy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"waspy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/waspy.

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@misc{waspy_2026,
  title = {waspy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/waspy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}