Wasp slang has multiple meanings depending on context, and most common usage is acronym WASP meaning White Anglo-Saxon Protestant, referring to demographic group in United States historically associated with elite social class, wealth, and influence, often used to describe people of British descent who are white, Anglo-Saxon, and Protestant, and it can be used neutrally or pejoratively to discuss privilege and cultural dominance. In other slang contexts, wasp can mean someone who is irritable or stinging like a wasp, describing person who is mean or easily angered. In British slang, wasp can be used for White Anglo-Saxon Protestant similarly. In drug slang, wasp has been used rarely to refer to substances, but not common. In fashion and culture, wasp style refers to preppy, Ivy League aesthetic associated with WASP elite. In insect slang, to be waspish means to be irritable or sharp tongued. So wasp slang for White Anglo-Saxon Protestant is most common, referring to cultural and social group, and also for irritable person. The term originated in 1950s and 1960s in sociology to describe dominant American elite, and it remains in use in discussions of class, privilege, and culture, though it can be considered outdated or stereotyping if used pejoratively.
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