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==German==

===Etymology===
{{af|de|besser|t1=better|Wessi}}, a play on {{m|de|Besserwisser|t=know-it-all}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|de|/ˈbɛsɐˌvɛsiː/}}
* {{audio|de|De-Besserwessi.ogg}}

===Noun===
{{de-noun|m,,s}}

# {{lb|de|derogatory|informal|dated}}  [[arrogant]] or [[pretentious]] [[Wessi]]
#: {{cot|de|Jammerossi}}
#* {{quote-journal|de|author=Julia Boek|title=Männer aus Ostdeutschland: Mann, oh Mann!|work=Die Tageszeitung: taz|date=2019-11-05|url=https://taz.de/!5635424/|issn=0931-9085|passage=Bei fortschreitender Unterhaltung war das Feindbild meist schnell ausgemacht: '''Besserwessis'''. Fast immer gipfelten die Unterredungen in einer Art Schlusspunkt, dem „Bei uns war auch nicht alles schlecht!“-Satz.}}

====Declension====
{{de-ndecl|m,,s}}

====See also====
* [[Appendix:GfdS words of the year#1991]]

===Further reading===
* {{R:Duden}}
* {{R:DWDS}}

{{C|de|West Germany}}

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