wasp

1. (US) Acronym of White Anglo-Saxon Protestant, a member of the supposed ruling class of America.Examples: "Bill got to college only by dint of support from a female relative and heiress (a useful WASP resource) and by scholarships, then a symbol of WASP entitlement."; "Joseph Alsop, the acerbic columnist she married in 1961, called his crowd “the ever-diminishing group of survivors of the WASP ascendancy.” It was a world of perfect manners and closely held power, not hugs and meaningful exchanges."; "Growing up in white suburbs and attending elite schools and institutions of higher learning, black American prince and princesses are immersed in Anglo (often WASP) culture and emerge with modes of speech, behavior and grooming that brand them as "Oreos," black on the outside and white in the middle."USabbreviationacronymalt-of

2. (historical) Initialism of Women Airforce Service Pilots.abbreviationalt-ofhistoricalinitialism