Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Linnean genus of aculeate hymenopterous insects, formerly of great extent, now restricted to certain social wasps and hornets of the modern family Vespidæ, as the common wasp, V. vulgaris, and the common hornet, V. crabro. See cuts under
hornet and wasp.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun (Zoöl.) A genus of Hymenoptera including the common wasps and hornets.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun type genus of the Vespidae: various hornets and yellow jackets
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Examples
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Still highly offensive - as some smug little brat with docs and a vespa could only be ... fernald
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March 17th, 2010 - 11:44:25 AM i want this watch to be able to tell what time it is when i'm riding my vespa.
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I like how in France, being a baller means riding around on a vespa.
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He should have said that all those pink paper scribblers, who can't even ride a vespa at 30 kph, should stick their pens somewhere more useful.
BSNYC Friday Cheese Plate! BikeSnobNYC 2010
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Everyone keeps saying that the bulldog is in reference to the bulldog in Paradise falls, it isn't it is the bobble head dog from wall-E See the beginning when he is collecting garbage, just before the Ratatouille vespa shows up.
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I tried to be a helpful person and right a tipped vespa once.
Forking it Over: Giving Away Your Bike BikeSnobNYC 2009
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I lived in an apartment complex with limited but unassigned parking, and some dude would park his vespa in an entire parking spot.
The Slap of Luxury: Vulgar Displays of Earning Power BikeSnobNYC 2009
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The Asian Giant Hornet, vespa mandarinia is a very large size wasp with a body length of 2.7 to 4.5 cm.
Japanese Bees and European Bees Against Hornet Predators 2006
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The amount of storage in the car is akin to something you'd find in a vespa scooter. in fact, the mini reminded me much of a scooter with an umbrella, or perhaps one for fat people.
Worst of Craigslist: Delicious, Savory Bike Love BikeSnobNYC 2008
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In my opinion, the vespa crowd is the extremely lazy subset of the fixter crowd.
From the Tour to the Torrid: It's Getting Ugly Out There BikeSnobNYC 2008
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