wasp waist
Americannoun
noun
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Origin of wasp waist
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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She is possessed of bottle-blond hair that falls past her shoulders, full lips, a wasp waist and a pair of Cindy Crawford beauty marks just north of her upper lip.
From New York Times • Sep. 5, 2014
That applied also to the tiny wasp waist, caged in, as the designer herself took a bow.
From New York Times • Jul. 2, 2012
Ms. Lovelle, whose wavy brown hair and wasp waist evokes Rita Hayworth, has carved out a character for herself as a pin-up, batting giant yellow feather fans and sewing her own sweeping satin gowns.
From New York Times • Nov. 8, 2011
She had a wasp waist and an eagle eye, and when she bared her claws neither slow prey nor a fast buck had a chance of getting away.
From Time Magazine Archive
She perched her hands on either side of her enormous middle as if showing off a tiny wasp waist.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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