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’.

单词	Wessi
释义	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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