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'''WASP''' is a disparaging term for '''White Anglo-Saxon Protestants'''. The term is commonly used in the United States or Canada, usually in a reference to an apparent elite status. It is usually spelled in capital letters, suggesting the nasty [[wasp|insect]]. The "Anglo-Saxon" part means of English descent, though in common usage people descended from elsewhere in western and northern [[Europe]] are included.  

'''WASP''' is a disparaging term for '''White Anglo-Saxon Protestants'''. The term is commonly used in the United States or Canada, usually in a reference to an apparent elite status. It is usually spelled in capital letters, suggesting the [[wasp|insect]]. The "Anglo-Saxon" part means of English descent, though in common usage people descended from elsewhere in western and northern [[Europe]] are included.  

By contrast, [[Yankee]] refers to New Englanders of English descent, regardless of social status, while WASP includes high status white Southerners.<ref> More generally, Southerners in the U.S. call all Northerners "Yankees", and people outside the U.S. call all Americans "Yankees" or "Yanks."</ref>   

By contrast, [[Yankee]] refers to New Englanders of English descent, regardless of social status, while WASP includes high status white Southerners.<ref> More generally, Southerners in the U.S. call all Northerners "Yankees", and people outside the U.S. call all Americans "Yankees" or "Yanks."</ref>