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wasp-waisted

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wasp waist
n.
A very slender waist or one that is tightly corseted.
wasp-waisted (wspwstd, wôsp-) adj.
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Adj.1.wasp-waisted - having a small waistwasp-waisted - having a small waist                
slender-waisted, slim-waisted
lean, thin - lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare
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wasp-waisted [ˈwɒspˈweɪstɪd] ADJ (fig) → con talle de avispa
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