waspy
Quick to sting
Waspy describes characteristics associated with WASPs—White Anglo-Saxon Protestants, particularly those from old-money East Coast families.
The word evokes preppy clothing, country clubs, emotional reserve, and understated wealth: a waspy suburb, her waspy upbringing.
Often carries connotations of privilege, exclusivity, or cultural homogeneity.
Also spelled WASPy.
Pre-Conquest British Germanic peoples
- ProtestantPost-schism Western Christian
- blue-bloodedOf noble ancestry
- patricianHighborn Roman elite
- privilegedHaving special advantages
affluent · exclusive · snobbish · haughty · entitled · genteel · upper-class · debutante
Venom-injecting body part
- venomInjected animal poison
- buzzingLow vibrating hum
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- hiveBee dwelling structure
nest · yellow-jacket · hornet · swarm · colony · queen · drone · worker
Injected animal poison
- stingerVenom-injecting body part
- painBodily or emotional distress
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- anaphylaxisSevere systemic allergic reaction
allergic · antihistamine · epinephrine · welt · redness · itching · inflammation · puncture
Continuous low-pitched sound
- droneUnmanned flying machine
- whirringContinuous buzzing sound
- vibrationRapid oscillating movement
- sibilantFricative with hiss quality
zipping · whizzing · swarming · hovering · darting · angry · menacing · persistent
Having encircling marks
- tiger-stripedHaving bold parallel bands
- segmentedDivided into sections
- patternedHaving repeated decorative designs
Anglo-Saxon
Pre-Conquest British Germanic peoples
- ProtestantPost-schism Western Christian
- blue-bloodedOf noble ancestry
- patricianHighborn Roman elite
privileged · affluent · exclusive · snobbish · haughty · entitled · genteel · upper-class · debutante · polo
stinger
Venom-injecting body part
hive · nest · yellow-jacket · hornet · swarm · colony · queen · drone · worker · pollinator
venom
Injected animal poison
anaphylaxis · allergic · antihistamine · epinephrine · welt · redness · itching · inflammation · puncture · reaction
humming
Continuous low-pitched sound
sibilant · zipping · whizzing · swarming · hovering · darting · angry · menacing · persistent · agitated
banded
Having encircling marks
- tiger-stripedHaving bold parallel bands
- segmentedDivided into sections
- patternedHaving repeated decorative designs
slender
Thin and graceful
hourglass · corseted · constricted · tapered · nipped
waspyplump
Agreeably fat, well-filled
rotund · stocky · heavyset · full-figured · boxy
waspyethnic
Of a cultural group
working-class · bohemian · nouveau riche · immigrant · multicultural
- wasp stingVenomous insect puncture
- wasp nestColony structure for stinging insects
- wasp sprayAerosol targeting flying stingers
- paper waspPulp-nest-building stinger
- giant wasp
- wasp waistExtremely slender midsection