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jasper (2)

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jasper2 /ˈdʒaspə /
noun dialect a wasp:
I got stung by a jasper this morning.
– ORIGIN 1960s: origin uncertain; perhaps from the male given name Jasper (from the similarity in sound between the name and the word wasp).