pieanne  +  73835 Mon, 14 Feb 05 11:27 AM Hello, teachers, I have two questions for you: 1. Whats does "WASP" stand for? 2. Can you explain the origin of the verb "to hijack"? I think it has to do with Dutch... Thank you! pieanne Joined on Thu, Jan 20 2005 South of France ...But I'm Belgian! Veteran Member 7,517 I'm glad to help, but I'm not a native! And please excuse my typos... Verbs

	Miche  +  73850 Mon, 14 Feb 05 12:15 PM Hi, 1. As an acronym WASP can stand for many things - it depends on the context. Have a look at: http://www.acronymfinder.com/ 2. I looked up hijack in my dictionary, but all it says is that the word is American, of uncertain origin. Miche Joined on Fri, Jan 7 2005 Full Member 258 There's always sunshine after rain

	Mister Micawber  +  73881 Mon, 14 Feb 05 02:24 PM WASP is usually interpreted as 'white Anglo-Saxon Protestant', meaning (for some reason) the average American. HIJACKER -- '1923, Amer.Eng., from high(way) + jacker "one who holds up." Originally "to rob (a bootlegger, smuggler, etc.) in transit;" sense of "seizing an aircraft in flight" is 1968 (also in 1961 variant 'skyjack'), extended 1970s to any form of public transportation.' 'jack (jak) n. 1. A man; a fellow. 2. One who does odd or heavy jobs; a laborer. 3. One who works in a specified manual trade. Often used in combination: a lumberjack; a steeplejack.' Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,760 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.'

	pieanne  +  73919 Mon, 14 Feb 05 04:38 PM Thanks to you 2! pieanne