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
Roxannarahk-SAN-əEnglish
VÉRÈNe-French
SibylSIB-əlEnglish
GeffreyJEF-reeEnglish (Rare)
Chandra-Hinduism, Bengali, Indian, Assamese, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Nepali
MillyMIL-ee (English)Swedish, Norwegian, English