"Wessie" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Wessie
  1. (Yorkshire, slang, often derogatory) A person from the West Riding of Yorkshire, or the inland part of Yorkshire in general. Tags: Yorkshire, derogatory, often, slang
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