Wessie
English
[edit]Etymology
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Proper noun
[edit]Wessie
- (Yorkshire, slang, often derogatory) A person from the West Riding of Yorkshire, or the inland part of Yorkshire in general.
- 2020 May 13, “Man called "Wessie w****r" for Huddersfield Town badge as tensions over tourism run high”, in Yorkshire Live:
- "Now my car has a big Huddersfield Town sticker on the back which drew a couple of very sarky comments whilst picking my wife up from Tesco, the worst being 'f**k off back to Huddersfield you Wessie w****r, we don't want tourists here yet'."