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词汇 Wessi
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Definition of Wessi in US English:

Wessi

noun ˈwesēˈwesē
informal
  • A citizen of West Germany.

    Compare with Ossi
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Ossis and Wessis, as East and West Germans are called, get along just fine in Berlin these days, he insisted.
    • There are still clashes between Wessis and Ossis.
    • The dingiest place we saw in Berlin was on the Wessi side, changing from S - to U-bahn at Yorckstrasse.
    • Now, however, they have sprung back to life, owned perhaps by Wessis but mostly staffed by the Ossis they aim to please.
    • It actually makes me angry to hear Wessis making jokes about the Ossis or criticizing them for whatever reason.
    • As an illustration, he describes how some got their elderly Wessi relatives to smuggle forbidden commodities across the border and then later used those goods as needed.
    • ‘When I realized Ossis and Wessis were growing further apart, I had to illustrate that,’ she said.

Origin

Probably from German Westdeutsche 'West German'.

Definition of Wessi in US English:

Wessi

nounˈwesē
informal
  • A citizen of West Germany.

    Compare with Ossi
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The dingiest place we saw in Berlin was on the Wessi side, changing from S - to U-bahn at Yorckstrasse.
    • Now, however, they have sprung back to life, owned perhaps by Wessis but mostly staffed by the Ossis they aim to please.
    • It actually makes me angry to hear Wessis making jokes about the Ossis or criticizing them for whatever reason.
    • There are still clashes between Wessis and Ossis.
    • As an illustration, he describes how some got their elderly Wessi relatives to smuggle forbidden commodities across the border and then later used those goods as needed.
    • Ossis and Wessis, as East and West Germans are called, get along just fine in Berlin these days, he insisted.
    • ‘When I realized Ossis and Wessis were growing further apart, I had to illustrate that,’ she said.

Origin

Probably from German Westdeutsche ‘West German’.

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