wessie
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Meaning · English
A person from the West Riding of Yorkshire, or the inland part of Yorkshire in general.
Register: derogatory, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
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'.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “wessie” mean?
A person from the West Riding of Yorkshire, or the inland part of Yorkshire in general.
Is “wessie” formal or informal?
wessie is generally derogatory, slang.