WASP

WASP

noun, often attributive \ˈwäsp, ˈwȯsp\

Definition of WASP

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

Variants of WASP

WASP or Wasp \ˈwäsp, ˈwȯsp\

Examples of WASP

1. Most of the members of the club are wealthy WASPs.
2. The college had been known as a bastion of WASP privilege.

Origin of WASP

white Anglo-Saxon Protestant

First Known Use: 1957