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.