wasp waist
noun
a woman's slender waistline, especially when the result of tight corseting.
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Origin of wasp waist
First recorded in 1865–70
OTHER WORDS FROM wasp waist
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British Dictionary definitions for wasp waist
wasp waist
noun
a very slender waist, esp one that is tightly corseted
Derived forms of wasp waist
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