ווסווסים

Hebrew

Etymology

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

ווּסווּסִים • (vusvúsim) m pl

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