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Ossi, n. colloq. (sometimes depreciative).|ˈɒsɪ|
Pl. Ossies. Ossis.
[a. G. Ossi (prob. an abbrev. of Ostdeutsche), f. Ost east.]
A term used in Germany (esp. since reunification) to denote a citizen of the former German Democratic Republic; an East German. Cf. *Wessi n.
1989N.Y. Times Mag. 17 Dec. 74/2 Everywhere he went he was greeted warmly, once people determined that he was an Ossi (East German). 1990Marxism Today Mar. 7/1 The Ossis want out. The Wall is down. 1991Times Lit. Suppl. 24 May 12/3 None too subtle hierarchies are beginning to appear, with Wessies and Ossies. 1993Economist 10 July 112/3 She rightly lists the many elements of Germany's post-unity despond—including Ossi-Wessi friction, soaring unemployment, record state deficits, an upsurge of violence against foreigners and a rush of asylum-seekers. |