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Wessi, n. colloq. (sometimes depreciative).
(ˈwɛsɪ, ‖ vɛsɪ)
Also Wessie.
[a. G. Wessi (prob. an abbrev. of Westdeutsche), f. West west.]
A term used in Germany (esp. since reunification) to denote a citizen of the former Federal Republic of Germany; a West German. Cf. *Ossi n.
1990Independent 8 Oct. 13/3 A former NVA lieutenant-colonel, now a major, may get paid about DM2,000 ({pstlg}678) a month, whereas a Wessie may get DM4,500. 1990Fortune 3 Dec. 154/1 West German publishers have acquired interests in newspapers accounting for most of the East's circulation. Wessies captured many offices in October's state elections, including the top post in Saxony—a bit like Mario Cuomo winning the California governorship. 1991Times 3 Oct. 12/6 For the Ossi, the Wessi was an arrogant know-all ruled by an oppressive bureaucracy. Ibid. 12/7 For the Wessi, the Ossi was pot-bellied, lacking in initiative and naive. 1993Vanity Fair (N.Y.) May 44/1 In the East, people often speak of arrogant ‘Wessis’ with fear and loathing; in the West, the idle, scrounging ‘Ossis’ are mocked. |