wasp waist
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noun
a woman's slender waistline, especially when the result of tight corseting.
Origin of wasp waist
First recorded in 1865–70
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He calls Stacey wasp-waist, but it only calls attention to his own big stomach.
Witch Winnie's Mystery, or The Old Oak CabinetElizabeth W. Champney
wasp waist
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