"waspy" meaning in English

See waspy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: En-au-waspy.ogg [Australia] Forms: waspier [comparative], waspiest [superlative]
Etymology: wasp + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|wasp|y}} wasp + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|waspier}} waspy (comparative waspier, superlative waspiest)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a wasp; wasplike.
    Sense id: en-waspy-en-adj-tRmZiZho Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 35 1 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 47 53 0
  2. Infested with wasps.
    Sense id: en-waspy-en-adj-ysauSIDv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 35 1 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 47 53 0
  3. Waspish; irascible.
    Sense id: en-waspy-en-adj-NBAUwwBQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

Audio: En-au-waspy.ogg [Australia] Forms: waspier [comparative], waspiest [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|waspier}} waspy (comparative waspier, superlative waspiest)
  1. (slang) Like a wasp (white Anglo-Saxon Protestant), a member of the dominant American upper-class culture. Tags: slang Synonyms: WASPy Related terms: waspie
    Sense id: en-waspy-en-adj--5WwKz51 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 35 1 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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