Waspy

adjective

ˈwä-spē 

ˈwȯ-

variants or WASPy

Waspier or WASPier; Waspiest or WASPiest

sometimes disparaging

: of, relating to, associated with, characterized by, or suggestive of WASPs

a Waspy neighborhood

The next day I meet Scudder, a Waspy investment banker, to go shopping.

—Candace Bushnell

I don't have my father's nose, but there is an Italian trait to it. It's not a short, WASPy nose.

—Isabella Rossellini

Examples of Waspy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Set in muted earth tones in the North Chicago suburbs, Ordinary People focuses on an affluent Waspy family grappling with the death of one son and suicide attempt of the other, who blames himself for his brother’s accidental death. —Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined above