WASP

Noun

abbreviation alt-of initialism historical

Japanese Meaning

白人系英国・アングロサクソン系プロテスタント。アメリカの支配階級とされる人々の一員を指す。 / （歴史的）女性航空軍のパイロット、すなわちWomen Airforce Service Pilotsを示す初期略語。

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Many of the town's old traditions were preserved by a WASP matriarch who insisted on decorum.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

町の古い伝統の多くは、礼儀を重んじる白人アングロサクソン系プロテスタントの女家長によって守られてきた。

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Sense（1）

Initialism of White Anglo-Saxon Protestant, a member of the supposed ruling class of America.

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.

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Sense（2）

(historical) Initialism of Women Airforce Service Pilots.

WASPs

（ plural ）

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