"WASPy" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: WASPier [comparative], WASPiest [superlative]
Etymology: From WASP + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|WASP|y}} WASP + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} WASPy (comparative WASPier, superlative WASPiest)
  1. (informal) Alternative letter-case form of waspy (“characteristic of a WASP”) Tags: alt-of, informal Alternative form of: waspy (extra: characteristic of a WASP)

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