WASPy

See also: waspy

English

Etymology

From WASP +‎ -y.

Adjective

WASPy (comparative WASPier, superlative WASPiest)

1. (informal) Alternative letter-case form of waspy (“characteristic of a WASP”).
   • 2009 June 17, Charles McGrath, quoting Gloria Vanderbilt, “At 85, a Brahmin in Blue Jeans Writes of Sex, Masks and Veggies”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 April 2024:

     Laughing, Ms. Vanderbilt said: “I have two very WASPy friends who are quite disapproving. One of them said, ‘I think it’s going to ruin your reputation.’

   • 2016 May 28, Jessica Valenti, “Jessica Valenti: my life as a ‘sex object’”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎^[2], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 October 2026:

     She was the kind of Wasp-y pretty I desperately wanted to be – the type of beauty that provoked starry-eyed crushes instead of ass slaps.

Derived terms

• WASPiness

Anagrams

• yawps