wasp



solitary wasp

A type of wasp that does not live in a social colony. My sister is an entomologist currently studying the behavior of solitary wasps.
See also: wasp

WASP

1. n. a white Anglo-Saxon protestant. (Usually derogatory. Acronym.) Would you call Pete a WASP?
2. mod. having to do with white Anglo-Saxon protestants; waspish. What a silly old WASP idea.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
JÉRÉMie-French
IsibÉAl-Irish
Aybek-Kyrgyz, Kazakh
HÅKanHOK-ahnSwedish
Eadberht-Anglo-Saxon
Tuure-Finnish