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Definitions for Wasps

[1] any of numerous social or solitary hymenopterous insects of the Vespidae, Sphecidae, and allied families, generally having a long, slender body and narrow waist and, in the female, a stinger.
[2] a person who is snappish or petulant.
[3] a member of the Women's Air Force Service Pilots, an organization disbanded in 1944.
[4] a white Anglo-Saxon Protestant.
[5] a member of the privileged, established white upper middle class in the U.S.
[6] Waspy.
[7] a satirical comedy (422 b.c.) by Aristophanes.
[8] any social hymenopterous insect of the family Vespidae, esp Vespula vulgaris (common wasp ), typically having a black-and-yellow body and an ovipositor specialized for stinging See also potter wasp, hornet Related adjective: vespine
[9] any of various solitary hymenopterans, such as the digger wasp and gall wasp
[10] White Anglo-Saxon Protestant: a person descended from N European, usually Protestant stock, forming a group often considered the most dominant, privileged, and influential in American society

Words nearby Wasps

waspwashup, washwoman, washy, wasim akram, wasn't, wasp, wasp waist, waspish, wasps, the, waspy, wassail

Origin of Wasps

WASP2First recorded in 1955–60

Other words from Wasps

wasp·like , adjective

Word origin for Wasps

Old English wæsp; related to Old Saxon waspa, Old High German wefsa, Latin vespa