jasper

n. a hard, colourful stone that is usually red, yellow, or brown and is used to make jewellery.

n. an opaque, impure variety of silica or quartz, typically red, yellow, or brown, often used for decorative purposes or in lapidary work.

“She wore a necklace made of polished red jasper and silver beads.”

“The artisan selected a slab of variegated jasper, intending to highlight its unique earthy bands in the final sculpture.”

n. a slang word for a man or a person, sometimes someone who seems simple or honest.

n. a slang term for a fellow or individual, often implying a degree of simplicity or naivety.

“Some old jasper at the bar was telling stories about the war.”

“The protagonist was portrayed as a harmless jasper, easily manipulated by the more cynical city dwellers he encountered.”

American English · Slang

n. a local name for a wasp used in some parts of southwest England.

n. a regional colloquialism for a wasp, specifically associated with West Country dialects.

“Watch out for that jasper buzzing around your jam sandwich.”

“The gardener warned the children to stay away from the nest, referring to the insects as jaspers in his local dialect.”

British English · Dialect