Meanings
nounwasp waist (plural wasp waists)
plural wasp waists
- a very slim waist resembling that of a wasp, especially one attained by tightlacing (corseting)
Translations
Catalan cintura de vespa
- cintura de vespawaist like that of a wasp
Danish hvepsetalje
- hvepsetaljewaist like that of a wasp
Dutch wespentaille
- wespentaillewaist like that of a wasp
Finnish ampiaisvyötärö
- ampiaisvyötäröwaist like that of a wasp
French taille de guêpe
- taille de guêpewaist like that of a wasp
German Wespentaille
- Wespentaillewaist like that of a wasp
Hungarian darázsderék
- darázsderékwaist like that of a wasp
Italian vitino di vespa
- vitino di vespawaist like that of a wasp
Norwegian vepsetalje
- vepsetaljewaist like that of a wasp
Polish talia osy
- talia osywaist like that of a wasp
Portuguese cintura de vespa
- cintura de vespawaist like that of a wasp
Russian осиная талия
- осиная талия (osinaja talija)waist like that of a wasp
Spanish cintura de avispa
- cintura de avispawaist like that of a wasp
Swedish getingmidja
- getingmidjawaist like that of a wasp
Cite this entry
APA
wasp waist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wasp%20waist
MLA
“wasp waist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wasp%20waist. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wasp waist,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wasp%20waist.
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