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wosp(White Anglo-Saxon Protestant; a term used critically (often by minority groups) to refer to the members of the privileged upper middle class in the USA.) (blanco, anglosajón, protestante)- Waspish- waspish
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wasp n avispatr[wɒsp]1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (White, Anglo-Saxon, Protestant) blanco, anglosajón, protestantewasp ['wɑsp] n: avispa fexpr.• americano medio expr.wɑːsp, wɒspnoun (esp AmE) (= white Anglo-Saxon Protestant) persona de la clase privilegiada de los EEUU, blanca, anglosajona y protestante
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Cultural note:
WASP, Wasp - White Anglo-Saxon ProtestantEn EEUU el término se emplea para referirse a una persona blanca cuya familia es originaria del Reino Unido y de religión protestante. Los Wasps están considerados como las personas con mejor posición social y con mayor poder político[wɒsp]N ABBR (US) * = White Anglo-Saxon Protestant WASP La expresión WASP o White Anglo-Saxon Protestant se usa para referirse a los norteamericanos originarios del norte de Europa. Esta expresión fue acuñada en los años sesenta por E. Digby Baltzell, un escritor de Philadelphia. Es un término peyorativo para los miembros de este grupo étnico y religioso, a los que se considera como los más poderosos, privilegiados e influyentes en Estados Unidos. Este término también se utiliza por extensión para hacer referencia a toda persona blanca de clase media descendiente de los primeros colonos y que cree en los valores tradicionales estadounidenses.* * *[wɑːsp, wɒsp]noun (esp AmE) (= white Anglo-Saxon Protestant) persona de la clase privilegiada de los EEUU, blanca, anglosajona y protestante
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Cultural note:
WASP, Wasp - White Anglo-Saxon ProtestantEn EEUU el término se emplea para referirse a una persona blanca cuya familia es originaria del Reino Unido y de religión protestante. Los Wasps están considerados como las personas con mejor posición social y con mayor poder político -
2 wasp
wosp(White Anglo-Saxon Protestant; a term used critically (often by minority groups) to refer to the members of the privileged upper middle class in the USA.) (blanco, anglosajón, protestante)- Waspish- waspish
- waspishly
- waspishness
wasp n avispatr[wɒsp]1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (White, Anglo-Saxon, Protestant) blanco, anglosajón, protestantewasp ['wɑsp] n: avispa fexpr.• americano medio expr.wɑːsp, wɒspnoun (esp AmE) (= white Anglo-Saxon Protestant) persona de la clase privilegiada de los EEUU, blanca, anglosajona y protestante
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Cultural note:
WASP, Wasp - White Anglo-Saxon ProtestantEn EEUU el término se emplea para referirse a una persona blanca cuya familia es originaria del Reino Unido y de religión protestante. Los Wasps están considerados como las personas con mejor posición social y con mayor poder político[wɒsp]1.N avispa fwasps' nest — (also fig) avispero m
2.CPDwasp waist N — (fig) talle m de avispa
* * *[wɑːsp, wɒsp]noun (esp AmE) (= white Anglo-Saxon Protestant) persona de la clase privilegiada de los EEUU, blanca, anglosajona y protestante
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Cultural note:
WASP, Wasp - White Anglo-Saxon ProtestantEn EEUU el término se emplea para referirse a una persona blanca cuya familia es originaria del Reino Unido y de religión protestante. Los Wasps están considerados como las personas con mejor posición social y con mayor poder político
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