It is not the insect. I have seen it in the context of having something to do with people or a certain group or class of people. I don't think young people ever use this acronym. I think it is an acronym. What is it? Is it a rascist thing?
2006-06-08 11:35:35 · 6 answers · asked by Zippy 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
W white
A Anglo
S Saxon
P protestant
It means a Caucasian, English-German-French ancestry,non-Catholic/Jewish/Muslim/Hindu, Christian.
2006-06-08 11:40:04 · answer #1 · answered by artistagent116 7 · 7⤊ 0⤋
It can be a racial acronym used to describe a White Anglo-Saxon Protestant. Certain racially-motivated groups, most notably the Klu Klux Klan (KKK), demand (as a requirement for membership) that a person to be a WASP.
2006-06-08 18:40:46 · answer #2 · answered by lauren 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
White Anglo Saxon Protestant.
2006-06-08 18:39:25 · answer #3 · answered by Lucy S 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What does WASP stand for?
War Additive Support Package
2006-06-08 18:40:03 · answer #4 · answered by chillinvillain1 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is a band from the 80s era.
2006-06-08 18:38:33 · answer #5 · answered by somechick25 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
white anglo saxton protestant (If I spelled it right)
2006-06-08 18:38:49 · answer #6 · answered by loviebunnie2003 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋