ווסווסים

Hebrew edit

Etymology edit

From Yiddish וואָס, וואָס? (vos, vos?, “what, what?”), which is pronounced as vus, vus in the Poylish dialect of Yiddish that many Israeli ultraorthodox speak.

Noun edit

ווּסווּסִים • (vusvúsim) m pl

(derogatory, slang, dated) Yiddish-speaking Ashkenazim, especially the ultraorthodox