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Waspy vs Washy - What's the difference?

waspy | washy |

As adjectives the difference between waspy and washy

is that waspy is (label) of, related to, or characteristic of a wasp (white anglo-saxon protestant) or the culture of wasps while washy is watery; damp; soft.

waspy

English

Etymology 1

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Resembling or characteristic of a wasp; wasplike.
  • * 2001 , Charlaine Harris, Dead Until Dark
    • I'm blond and blue-eyed and twenty-five, and my legs are strong and my bosom is substantial, and I have a waspy waistline.
  • Infested with wasps.
    • a waspy apple

    Etymology 2

    Alternative forms

    * WASPy

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (slang) Like a wasp (white Anglo-Saxon Protestant), a member of the dominant American upper-class culture.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=June 17, author=Allen Salkin, title=Manny and the Socialites: Let’s Roll, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=“I wasn’t asking the traditional waspy preppy types. }}

    washy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Watery; damp; soft.
  • Lacking substance or strength; weak; thin; dilute; feeble.
    • washy tea
    washy resolutions
  • (US, dialect, archaic) Not firm or hardy; liable to sweat profusely with labour.
    • a washy horse