- WASP
- [[t]wɒ̱sp[/t]]
WASPsN-COUNT: also N n (disapproval)WASP is used to refer to the people in American society whose ancestors came from northern Europe, especially England, and who are considered to have a lot of power and influence. WASP is an abbreviation for `White Anglo-Saxon Protestant'. [AM]
...a WASP with a Yale degree.
...the WASP elite that dominated the advertising business.
English dictionary. 2008.