Definition of "vespa" [ves•pa]

• 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. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Still highly offensive - as some smug little brat with docs and a vespa could only be ... fernald"
• "I like how in France, being a baller means riding around on a vespa."
• "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."